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Old 2012.08.05, 10:23 AM   #31
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Polishing the first coat of silver with car compound



Then a second coat of silver

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Old 2012.08.05, 10:54 AM   #32
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Old 2012.08.05, 12:10 PM   #33
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This will give you an idea of the size

The AWD chassis fits tight.
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Old 2012.08.05, 12:57 PM   #34
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Well, the Enzo is a large body to begin with. But the picture of the Insight and the Audi TT was a much better show of how small the Insight is.

With the tight fit, how is the performance? Does it have the tendency to pop off, any rubbing?
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Well, the Enzo is a large body to begin with. But the picture of the Insight and the Audi TT was a much better show of how small the Insight is.

With the tight fit, how is the performance? Does it have the tendency to pop off, any rubbing?
It rubs a bit front and rear with the rubber tires, I need to address that. The Mini-z wheels standard diameter is a bit oversized for that body.
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Old 2012.08.05, 01:12 PM   #36
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Had to rethink my question. I thought we could size the wheels to fit the scale of the body better, but it's the tires that are standard size and are the issue. Unless we could find smaller tires................
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Had to rethink my question. I thought we could size the wheels to fit the scale of the body better, but it's the tires that are standard size and are the issue. Unless we could find smaller tires................
Its impossible to size the wheels down, because of the ground clearance (is is already very low).
I will fix the rubbing on the 3d model by slightly enlarging the front wheel wells where it rubs (behind the wheel when steering) and rear (rear bumper slightly rubbing the tire).
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Old 2012.08.06, 12:03 PM   #38
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Will this effect the scale appearance of the car?
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Will this effect the scale appearance of the car?
It is about 1 or 2 mm, you will see no difference by eye.
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Old 2012.08.06, 07:22 PM   #40
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Sweet, keep up the good work my man!
I soooooooooooo can not wait to see a video of this thing in action! Hope you can race it by itself and against others, would love to see how this FWD teardrop will handle.

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Old 2012.08.17, 01:12 PM   #42
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Finally received the masking tape. Started painting the windows and black trim + wheels.


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Here is the prototype finished with 2 coats of clear (not yet polished).




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Old 2012.09.03, 11:24 AM   #45
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Oh my god! I thought I was looking at my real car there for a second! WOW! Now wheres the video of that thing racing along with a Murcielago? LOL!
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