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Post by Calvin on Jul 29, 2011 15:15:06 GMT -5
The Batmobile is HERE! ;D What an Awesome kit! Thank you Lance! Thank you! Nice Work! to get the batmobile you better hurry www.lsresincars.com/page1.html     So the WIP adventure begins once more......  But first a little history behind the car. Feel free to tell what you know because I dont know much actually about this team or car.  On pg. 21 of the Indianapolis 500 yearbook there is a picture of the 81 Interscope and it says ".....We hope Danny Ongais' full bodywork is a wave of the future. Nice.' ex. the new 2012 car So.....basically you can say that this 81 Interscope was 30 years ahead of design?  This car was originally designed for a Porsche engine. But Phil Casey and crew revamped the car to accept the Cosworth power plant. This car was one of the fastest of the month but on lap 64 a broken suspension part sent him into the wall and the rest is history.  The photos are from www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/galleries/show/5684-1981-indianapolis-500/I will give updates almost everyday on this wip. |
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Post by SWT500 on Jul 29, 2011 15:43:55 GMT -5
RR wheel bearing seized. They had that issue during practice also. That is straight from a crew member. The later Reynards had that issue at super speedways, which was fixed by remachining them to accept a larger, heavier duty bearing with special grease.
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Post by SteveK51 on Jul 29, 2011 16:05:12 GMT -5
How many drivers would be willing to climb into a car of the same design after going through an accident such as Danny's 1981 disaster? There's a man some big attachments.
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Post by racerbrown on Jul 29, 2011 16:56:50 GMT -5
it's amazing after seeing how severe the wreck is that he actually survived it!
duane
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Post by 2lapsdown on Jul 29, 2011 17:26:29 GMT -5
Danny was a racer for sure. Drove everything and drove them all well. Big attachments indeed!
John
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Post by Calvin on Jul 29, 2011 17:42:34 GMT -5
This is the only footage I know of that actually shows the spin.
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Post by SteveK51 on Jul 29, 2011 18:57:17 GMT -5
I saw that clip and was puzzled to not see the impact. Check around the 2:30 mark on this clip:
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Post by Calvin on Jul 29, 2011 19:01:22 GMT -5
Wow that is an even better shot. 2:43
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Post by stonecold44 on Jul 29, 2011 21:56:21 GMT -5
Nice looking kit. I cant wait to see how you master this one Calvin!
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Post by pje on Jul 30, 2011 18:56:30 GMT -5
Just go mine today. Great job Lance!
Are there any detail photos around of the car? Cockpit?
Paul Erlendson
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Post by Calvin on Aug 1, 2011 0:40:41 GMT -5
I got the cockpit glue on and the rear skirts on, which are pretty cool. Its amazing how long the car looks just because of the extended rear body work.   |
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Post by Calvin on Aug 6, 2011 19:31:49 GMT -5
I got the car in primer, hopefully in a few days I can get some black on!
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Post by Calvin on Aug 13, 2011 16:56:49 GMT -5
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Post by Chris on Aug 13, 2011 16:59:24 GMT -5
Sweeet!! I really want one... if the bank account will allow.. Very nice paint, Black can be a pain! Chris  |
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Post by Calvin on Aug 13, 2011 20:35:11 GMT -5
Black is hard to take pics of. My camera has a hard time with black, it gets a bunch of red and blue in it so I have to fix it afterwards with the photobucket tools.
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Post by stonecold44 on Aug 13, 2011 23:37:00 GMT -5
What's your ETA for this one Calvin? Two, three days? Just kidding. I just want to see you do up the 1989 Newman-Haas car, now that Michael has the new decals for them.
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Post by Calvin on Aug 13, 2011 23:45:50 GMT -5
What's your ETA for this one Calvin? Two, three days? Just kidding. I dont know.....there is a few things I need to get so it might be done in a week.... I'd love to but I really need to get some other cars done first. |
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Post by Calvin on Aug 14, 2011 2:06:23 GMT -5
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Post by illeagle10 on Aug 14, 2011 7:14:48 GMT -5
Lookin' smmoooooth there Calvin! Another great job about to happen!
Jim
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Post by Calvin on Aug 14, 2011 23:52:58 GMT -5
I just finished up the clear coat.
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Post by shunter on Aug 15, 2011 2:05:26 GMT -5
That simply looks stunning, great job on that paint.
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Post by harveythedog2 on Aug 15, 2011 6:57:54 GMT -5
SWEET!!! ;D
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Post by lance on Aug 15, 2011 9:04:05 GMT -5
Have been looking forward to your building this one, it looks great! Lance
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2011 13:03:25 GMT -5
For a car that never won the 500, it is a pretty looking machine. Although the thing that made this and some of the other cars from 1981 look so weird were those tiny rear wings over the boat tail. Were they able to get that to work because the back end of the car provided a bit of downforce itself?
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Post by Chris on Aug 15, 2011 14:55:24 GMT -5
Based on the 1981 "Black Art" ground effects, my guess on the actually downforce provided by the body alone at probably around 2,000 lbs.. Back then it was truely a "Black Art" technology that had been sucessfully used by Jim Hall and Colin Chapman but literally scared the crap out of most builders. For a lot of them the result was well .... refer to the crash pics. Suspension failure, poss. caused by extreme downforces (G) and total loss of Adhesion.. End Result.. Ongasis was a truely blessed person this day. Chris
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Post by Patrick on Aug 15, 2011 19:44:26 GMT -5
Zowie that's a rocket! Looks excellent Calvin!
Hope things are going well,
Patrick
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Post by Calvin on Aug 19, 2011 1:47:40 GMT -5
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Post by harveythedog2 on Aug 19, 2011 6:40:46 GMT -5
Holy Batmobile Batman! POW! ZAP! ZOWIE!
Calvin, you may be too young to know but those are terms I remember from the old 60's Batman Show!
Awesome job and beautifully built & painted.
Stu
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Post by stonecold44 on Aug 19, 2011 8:04:15 GMT -5
Great job on this one Calvin. It looks like it took many hours to do.
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Aug 19, 2011 9:08:27 GMT -5
Beautiful work. Really nice finish with the black paint. Did you buff out the finish or is it SOC - straight out of the can?
Sandy
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