Mclaren F1 GTR 24h du Mans 1995 winner

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June 26, 2015
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June 26, 2015
Quit a bit of work to lower the suspension. First replace the low plastic placeholders by longer metal ones, followed by adding 1,5 mm of plastic to lower the car.
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June 26, 2015
Basically same procedure on the rear as on the front.
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June 26, 2015
Added 1,5 mm of plastic to the front upright to coincide with the 1,5 mm on the suspension.
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June 26, 2015
Front upright and suspension after lowering it. Also notice I had to scrape a bit of the front tyre (see green arrow), otherwise the dashboard would be pushed up (that's how tight it all is).
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June 26, 2015
Rear upright needed a litte bit more work as the original plastic pin wasn't long enough. It was replaced by a new, longer one.
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June 26, 2015
Rear upright in place. Note the 1,5 mm of added plastic (green arrow), which will be rounded off later.
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June 26, 2015
And this is what all the work was for: a decent stance on the F1! The green arrow indicates the huge gap using an unaltered suspension.
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June 26, 2015
With the front (and rear) wheels 1,5 mm higher in the chassis, the wheelarches won't fit over the tyres anymore. So most of it was taken away allowing the tyre to move freely again.
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July 19, 2015
Finished basic work on the chassis.
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July 19, 2015
Finished basic work on the chassis.
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July 19, 2015
Started construction of the PE brake discs. The difference with the original plastic ones are good to see here.
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July 19, 2015
Opening the gaps on the rear deck.
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July 19, 2015
And "filling" them up again with PE mesh. Looking a lot better now!
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July 19, 2015
Cut away a sizeable "lip" at the top of the front screen. This prevents the screen from fitting properly!
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July 19, 2015
Green arrow shows were the window is now flush with the body because of the removal of the plastic "lip" on the inside.
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July 19, 2015
Rear deck with engine and exhaust "detail".... not much and completely wrong as this is the basic layout for the street version of the F1!
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July 19, 2015
After cutting away most of the rear I replaced it with some plasticard.
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July 19, 2015
And the rear of the car stand-alone. Still a lot of work to do.
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July 19, 2015
Glued the rear part of the body to the chassis instead of to the body itself. This will be very useful when construction the exhausts.
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July 19, 2015
Adding shock absorbers. Found these in my left-over box, probably came from some rally car.
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July 19, 2015
Construction of the exhaust has started. Now to replicate it for the left-side 😉
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July 22, 2015
Made an almost exact mirror copy of the exhaust. Also added PE parts on cylinder heads.
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July 22, 2015
And the view through the back of the car.
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August 9, 2015
Scratchbuild rear brake cool ducts. Basically a bendable straw you might find in your favourite drink.
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August 9, 2015
Dummy exhaust pipes.
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August 9, 2015
And the dummies in place. Also note the added ribs on the rear housing.
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August 9, 2015
Overall picture showing the current state. (forgot the shock absorbers for the picture).
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August 9, 2015
Another picture showing the current state. (forgot the shock absorbers for the picture).
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November 19, 2015
added new, bigger, sills to replace the one's I took away earlier.
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November 19, 2015
They're held in place with a couple of slightly bend PE leftovers.
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November 19, 2015
Opened up more holes...
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November 19, 2015
Scraped the top of the air intake to make it look thinner.
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November 19, 2015
Put part of the head-lamp covers in place (arrow) and filled up 2 of the 5 "holes" over the wheel well.
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January 11, 2016
CF'ed the interior.
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January 11, 2016
CF on the left hand door.
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January 11, 2016
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March 23, 2018
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March 23, 2018
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March 23, 2018
CF'd inside of the right hand door.
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March 23, 2018
Sanded the side windows to remove the line that shouldn't be there on the LM car.
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March 23, 2018
Added a couple of more details to the engine bay. These will be visible throught the rear "window"
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March 23, 2018
Scratchbuild the gold "plated" air conductor.
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March 23, 2018
And what you can still see through the rear end.
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March 23, 2018
Scratchbuild the right hand dash after loosing the original.
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March 23, 2018
Replaced the wheel by a correct open-top one.
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March 23, 2018
Added some cabling to the cockpit. These will be visible through the opened door.
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March 23, 2018
Finished the dashboard and steering column.
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March 23, 2018
Added dual seat belts. One for big drivers, one for thinner ones 😉 Red wire represents elastic wire to pull the belts away during stops.
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March 23, 2018
And added the shoulder belts as well. Red wire will be attached to the roll cage later on.
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March 23, 2018
Finished the dash.
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June 27, 2018
Finished the cockpit.
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June 27, 2018
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June 27, 2018
Decals placed and protected by clearcoat. Then a lot of extra's were added (see next picuture as well)
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June 27, 2018
More details on the body.
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June 27, 2018
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June 27, 2018

Tim van Dooremalen Автор
Thanks Kerry! Because I opened the gaps on the rear deck AND most of rear gaps will be (almost) uncovered there will be quite a bit visible (in my opinion 😉). Also, I'm not going to fatefully replicate the entire engine bay, just enough to make it look like a proper one.

19 July 2015, 12:00

Kerry COX
It certainly will look a stunning build Tim. Your attention to detail is really good to see. 🙂

19 July 2015, 12:04

Steve Wilson
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Great start Tim, the added comments do help with understanding the photo's better👍🙂

19 July 2015, 14:55

Tim van Dooremalen Автор
A bit more progress with scratch-build exhausts and some cooling ducts.

9 August 2015, 11:58

Roberto Rocat
Great work so far! I'm following 😉

9 August 2015, 12:17

Tim van Dooremalen Автор
Bit of progress on this one so added a couple of new pictures!

19 November 2015, 18:58

Adam Gudynowski
Any progress here?

19 March 2018, 12:49

Choppa Nutta
sweet

19 March 2018, 18:46

Spanjaard
amazing job so far.

20 March 2018, 07:07

Kees Kleijwegt
Following, great build so far!

20 March 2018, 07:14

Adam Gudynowski
Finally some progress 🙂 Dashboard looks great 👍

23 March 2018, 12:48

Spanjaard
What are you using for the belts? They look simply excellent

23 March 2018, 14:07

Tim van Dooremalen Автор
@Spanjaard: It's basically stuff to repair outdoor-clothing. A friend found it at the "Veritas" in Belgium years ago. I don't have the package anymore, but I think it was from a brand called "Prym".

28 March 2018, 06:01

Spanjaard
thanks a lot Tim, really appreciated.

28 March 2018, 09:59

James Koziuk
Thanks for the step by step photos and explanations on fixing the problem areas of this kit. Great work and inspiration. Is the final results available?

23 October 2020, 00:35