Porsche 356

[afx]

• Filled the hood handle holes, won't be installing the handle
• Added a through the bonnet fuel filler

[drodg]

Looking very good.  A bit of an Emory outlaw?   

[afx]

12 hours ago, drodg said:

Looking very good.  A bit of an Emory outlaw?   

Thanks David.  For the 356A I'm going to go period race/rally style.  Not sure yet about the 356B.

[afx]

• Decide to assemble/install the interior and paint it in place
• Made a simple roll hoop
• racing seat is from a Fujimi 911R kit

Edited August 20, 2023 by afx

[afx]

I’ve settled on the build direction for the 356A.

I’m a fan of the Porsche lightweights.  I have already built Gerald Larrousse’s 911S/T (the lightest production 911 ever built)

and I have (nearly) completed a C4 Lightweight. 

To add to my collection I will be building the 356A Carrera GT.  It will take a little kit bashing and a little more scratch building but I am working out the details.  History of the Carrera GT for those that might be interested.

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by afx

[drodg]

Love those hot rod 356's 

[afx]

• The GT used Speedster seats (although the Speedster had a steel frame the GT's are made of aluminum) so I robbed them from my Speedster kit (ouch!)
• Opened the slots in the seat backs
• The 1500GS kit does provide a Nardi steering wheel, its dished in lieu of flat but it will do
• Removed the radio detail, GT's had no radio

Edited August 29, 2023 by afx

[afx]

• Fabricated are more accurate roll bar, my previous effort was not correct for the GT
• The small floor mounted item ahead of the shifter are the heater controls (part C50) - made a plate to cover the opening in the tunnel, no heater in the GT
• extended the front inner wheel well panels to close the gaps

Edited August 25, 2023 by afx

[iamsuperdan]

This is pretty awesome.

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[afx]

The GT ran a dry sump with an external oil tank mounted inside a protective box behind the driver side rear wheel.

 

I fabricated the box (not perforated though) as well as the inner engine bay panels.

Edited August 29, 2023 by afx

[PhilX]

Hyper interesting ... ?

[Finks Garage]

Lots of detail on this, great job! 

[Pierre Rivard]

Looks very good JC. The kit is very good and with your research and skills you are making the required adds or mods to achieve the best possible replica.

A joy to follow.

[afx]

• Add the oil fill tube
• Added a pair of front mounted oil coolers - I'll plumb them during final assembly.

[absmiami]

Yup

[afx]

GT's frameless Plexiglas rear quarter window.

• Removed the trim
• installed flat stock for the flange
• cut windows from clear sheet stock

 

With the window in place:

 

 

[papajohn97]

I just started following this WIP and am really impressed with the methodical dry-fitting and adjustments that you are doing on these builds. I have built two of these excellent 356 kits and followed the instruction assembly/ bonding sequence to the letter on the first build (the B/C Coupe) which resulted in significant alignment/ fit issues at the engine-transmission - rear suspension - chassis assembly. On the second build (the B 1600S Roadster), I pre-bonded the engine and transmission before installing it into the chassis which made it much easier to assemble everything with a minimum of alignment issues. Hopefully you’ll avoid these headaches on your builds.

Edited August 30, 2023 by papajohn97
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[afx]

Thanks John for the comments and advice. I'm trying to sort out the issues before I start painting and final assembly - wish me luck.

[afx]

After painting you can better appreciate the level of detail Fujimi achieved with the engine. 

[250 Testa Rossa]

Are you doing the Swedish Ice Racer by any chance? This particular car was painted in Aquamarine and ran on spiked tires. It was also owned by Jerry Seinfeld in the early 1990s and he recently sold the car. 

[porschercr]

1 hour ago, afx said:

After painting you can better appreciate the level of detail Fujimi achieved with the engine. 

Well done JC.

[afx]

3 minutes ago, porschercr said:

Well done JC.

Thanks Trevor.

[afx]

1 hour ago, 250 Testa Rossa said:

Are you doing the Swedish Ice Racer by any chance? This particular car was painted in Aquamarine and ran on spiked tires. It was also owned by Jerry Seinfeld in the early 1990s and he recently sold the car. 

No ice racer Maxx.   Aqua Marine is a nice color but would be difficult to match

Edited September 1, 2023 by afx

[afx]

Surprisingly Fujimi did not detail the top of the air cleaners which are very prominent in the engine bay. 

• Made a top plate from flat stock to cover sink marks in the parts
• Added bolt detail

Edited September 2, 2023 by afx

[Rich Chernosky]

JC...those engine parts look sooo good.  What did you use for a base coat and wash.  If I may ask?