RallyRaider

Decided to put the doors open Evo VI on hold for a while and have a crack at a slightly unusual Evo VII. Mika Hakkinen was always one of my favourite F1 drivers and this year he tried his hand at rallying. He drove this Lancer Evo VII WRC2 on the 2003 Arctic Lapland Rally.



The kind folks at Studio 27 recently released a rather nicely done set of decals for the car so the countdown has begun.



There are a few modifications needed to convert the Tamiya Evo VII to a WRC2. Most of the changes are to the nose, reshaping the cooling inlets and moving the side duct on the bonnet from the left to the right. Already made a start, still needs straightening out and deepening at the front. Filled in the vent and will need to cut a new one on the other side.



Obviously the Arctic Rally is a snow rally, but I've found a few pictures (like the one below) with Mika's car sporting what seem to be regular 15" gravel wheels.



So to simplify matters I'll just use some Enkei's out of Tamiya's Evo VI kit. Brake discs for the front are from a Safari Subaru kit.



Quite a bit of Carbon Fibre decaling to do. All these pieces will need to be at least partly covered in some kind of CF or Kevlar.



If time permits I intend to have a go at building a light pod too. Should be able to modify one out of another kit. Hmmm… I wonder if it has a bare carbon fibre finish…

I'll keep you posted!

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bigfrit

Good luck , nice to see you undertake such an immense challenge in such a short period!
Be sure to keep us updated, as I guess most rally freaks would like to know what's the difference between the step I and II evo!

Ciao Olivier

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SpoonMan Dos

Looking good. I know this will turn out great.

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Veyron

Cool project! Go Mika!

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njh

Looking forward to your completion.

supratuner

cant wait to see it completed~!~!

kunta

Keep up the great job!!
I'm taking pleasure in your progress.

I didn't know Hakkinen goes in Rally this year.
The Flying Fin became Sliding Fin...

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freakray

Phil,
Looking good, I can't wait to see more

I was wondering when you would get on this model, being a HUGE Mika fan myself, so I am glad to see it so soon.

BTW, I had a look at the light pod in the 1999 Subaru kit, it looks to be around the right shape if you are up to making the light pod for the nose.

Ray

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flyonthewall

I will most certainly be keeping an eye on this progress.

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Forhod

Ditto.
And good luck

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Layla's Keeper

Love seeing the front valance modifications. Keep it up.

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_835_

yeah !!!
another thread to follow with attention !!!
Hey phil, don't want to put pressure, but you are right !!! this car will be nice in bmom contest
Good luck, and nice starting work !!!!

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Marco_Wrc

I like to read/follow your progress threads, so much te learn from you.
It would be nice if you get this model completed before the contest.

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chaos

Do keep the progress updates coming. It looks like a fantastic project!

Hiroboy

This should be interesting to watch, the progress of.
I like it so far.

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