As said in my previous post: time to tackle the underside of the car, and as they are the lowest parts of the car: let's start with the wheels?
I drilled the rims to insert 5 brass pins. The I drilled the brake drums in the same pattern, so I could press-fit the wheels against them. This way they actually carry the car, instead of just being glued against the drums. It is my attempt to deal with the weight of the model. By glueing the wheels using the small center pins on the plastic parts, I think the glue joint would not be able to cope in time. A tad of gel glue between wheel and drum must enforce the structure.
My solution means the wheels will not be able to freely turn, but that was never my goal. I chose for strength. Time will tell if it will keep up, I surely hope so.
After all 4 wheels did undergo this treatment, it was time for the usual show-off pictures, so here she is on her own wheels for the very first time:
And this is how she sits on my work bench, this "Déesse de la route", aka "Queen of the road":
