Lancia rally 037 wheels & tires WIP 1:10

[Nino Furicchio]

Hallo , a little update of the first wheel (incomplete) is a test piece to see if it has the right look..


it is composed of many parts..




still much work to do and changes to be made.

[Nino Furicchio]

Precision drilling through the divider at the milling machine.






the drilling / milling job takes a long time and if there are vibration the workpiece moves and you lose the exact spacing between the various holes.

[puffyrs]

Very nice.

[Nino Furicchio]

And this is the assembly of a rear wheel not sure about the depth of the center disc.

[CMalfitani]

Amazing wheel Nino!!!

What a nice start!

Congratulations!

[sportracer02]

Originally Posted by CMalfitani

Amazing wheel Nino!!!

What a nice start!

Congratulations!

dito, these wheels are outstanding

[Nino Furicchio]

Thank you for the comments hope that the overall shape of the rims looks good,but have not finded good reference photos to compare with the pieces.
This is how the central part of the wheel is made.

starting from a roughed piece must sign the start and the stop of the internal groove.

when finished with the correct internal/external diameter and depth must be drilled in the center than cutted in total length adding correct machining allowance.

Once obtained the right external sizes and shape whe have to go at the divider for a drilling session of some hours to realize the design.

The bigger holes must be machined in 4 steps for each angular movement, 1st the centering bit.

2nd the small drill bit.

3rd the large drill bit.

And finally the 2 edges milling cutter to obtain a polished finish of the holes.

[Nino Furicchio]

Update,the shop where i buy plastic materials re opened after the summer holidays so I bought this piece of acetalic resin to start the tires machining is a expensive kind of resin and cost 10 euro each kg.

And this is the final result.

the photos were taken with a 200 focal lens unsuitable for the macro, so the result is bad .i have to redo photos.