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1/18 Ferrari 333SP, Daytona 24hrs 1998


Pascal

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A collector asked me to build this car, using a Hotwheels 1/18 model.

 

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The Hot Wheels model and some PE from Tremonia :

 

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And some parts and decals from Legende Miniatures :

 

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I got rid of the paint and used my Dremel to trim off the metal on the sides. Before :

 

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After :

 

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The original car has large air-inlets on both sides :

 

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My Dremel made short work of the zamac :

 

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I cut out a gap for the resin NACA duct :

 

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WOW, thanks for all the likes :yahoo:

 

@ mark31 : Thanks mate, how are you ?

 

@ Joe66 : Thank you. You actually SAT in a 333SP ? Lucky man, I have never seen one in real live.

 

This project started on januari 14 2013, and it's still going on, so there's plenty more updates :

 

(The next couple of updates will show a watermark on the photos, after that it will be gone)

 

I took a look at the rims and tires, and decided to use the original Hot Wheels tires because they fit the rims better :

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The tires look a lot better after some sanding :

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I found a way to fix the rims to the suspension. First I cut off the brakes and sanded the plastic brake discs to the same diameter of the PE ones :

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Three little pieces of tubing for the front rims :

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The front rims are to wide :

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The diameter is to small for the Hot Wheels tires :

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I glued a pieces of tubing to the rear rims :

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A dryfit :

 

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Looks good, but I wasn't happy. In future updates you'll see just how much extra work I put into the rear suspension.

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Update :

 

This is how Hotwheels made the cockpit :

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The cockpit of the real car looks like this :

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The seat has some plastic rods on the sides :

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These were cut off, and will be replaced :

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With my Dremel (What else ?) I removed the left sidewall :

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With a couple of pieces of plasticard, I extended the cockpit bathtub :

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Dryfit :

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I made a new sidewall :

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So that car is chassis # 19, Michelotto built.... nice ! Can't wait to see the finished model !!

 

The one I was in was a car from 1995 stable of Scandia Racing, a Dallara built car.... All of them are awesome in my book !

 

Joe

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Hi Joe, yes it's chassis 019 that I'm building. Very cool video, the sound of that engine is great !

 

Update :

 

This is how Hot Wheels made the exhaust pipes :

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The first 2, made from sprue :

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Four more. Looks a bit better than the ones from Hotwheels, but there's a lot more room for improvement :

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This 333SP has no radiators, the inside of the sidepods will be visible. I removed the 4 metal tubes that hold the screws :

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And modified the fueltank. Before :

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After :

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It took a lot of work (and patience) to build the rear suspension from brass tube and copper plate :

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Fixed together with a soldering iron :

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Dryfit with the wheels :

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The construction is hold together by 2 brass tubes inside the gearbox. It will be glued after painting :

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There still a lot of sanding work left on the headlight housings, and I have to find a way to make the headlight covers :

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Sincerely

Pascal

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The Ferrari 333 SP is the first Sports Prototype racing car since the 312 PB.....examine them together and you can see the direct link in purity of design..... here is a short vid of the 312 PB.....listen to the 12 cylinder music !

 

- Joe

 

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