Porsche 917 Le Mans Tamiya RC F103

Gulf Porsche 917 Siffert / Redman Le Mans 1970. Selfmade body on a Tamiya F103 RC chassis.

[@tonyrollman3991]

Man that thing looks factory...beautiful car

[@rcupgradeschannel]

Very nice

[@RECKLESSMOTORstudio]

Awesome nice build bro👍🏼exelent high speed bro👍🏼👍🏼🤝🤝🤝

[@fastrack59]

Very nice! I have the Tamiya F104. Will this body be a good fit for it as well? Also, where did you get the tires and wheels? Thanks!

[@scalercmodels9261]

The wheels and tires are actually F-104. Bought them on Ebay. The chassis has a shorter wheelbase (240mm) than the original F103/F104. The reason is that the original Porsche 917 had 2400mm wheelbase. There are bodies on the market for 260mm wheelbase, but compared to the original 917 they look a bit "streched". This is why I made my own 917 mold and vacuum formed the body "do it yourself"- style. Regarding the adjustments of the chassis, the front arms and servo have been repositioned by cutting and drilling additional holes in the chassis plate.

[@fastrack59]

@@scalercmodels9261 how much will you charge for this custom Porsche 917 body of yours?

[@fastrack59]

What kind of sky blue paint did you use? Brand?

[@scalercmodels9261]

Hobbynox Polycarbonate Color. But I mixed additional "white" into "blue sky" before airbrushing

[@Jaxon_durbidge]

Where can I find the plans in 1/10 scale so I can make my own

[@scalercmodels9261]

I use 3-view blueprints from Google. I print them with the width corresponding to the chassis I'm using. That's all...

[@Jaxon_durbidge]

@@scalercmodels9261 got a link?

[@guymarotta2596]

Where can I get a body like that?

[@scalercmodels9261]

I made the body myself by building a mold and then vacuum forming.

[@shadow7037932]

@@scalercmodels9261 planning to sell the shells?

[@scalercmodels9261]

@@shadow7037932 it's homemade by hand, not industrial mass production. Selling is not worth the effort, unless I charge an unreasonable high price

[@27note]

Excuse me. I want to buy this body please😭

[@scalercmodels9261]

I'm sorry, this is only hobby, I'm not a commercial seller

[@27note]

Thank you sir