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#16
06-26-2014, 09:10 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Yes, the MFH kits are nice!
This is rear frame section after being trimmed and painted. A couple of white metal parts have been added to it too. 
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#17
06-26-2014, 09:55 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Awesome as always! Love it...
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#18
06-26-2014, 06:24 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Engine installed, and the rear upper roll bar too.
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#19
06-27-2014, 02:27 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
nice progress !!
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#20
06-27-2014, 09:49 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
The tail section of the rear frame with the ducting and a couple other details has been added to the engine/frame assembly. I missed a couple reinforcement “beams” on the main frame that I had to cut out after the engine was installed. I didn’t see it in the section of the instructions that shows what areas to remove, but it is shown in the step pertaining to this assembly. Fortunately the material is fairly forgiving and relatively easy to work with. I think the gaps between the top rear frame rails needs to be there at this point to fit this assembly into the chassis.
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#21
06-27-2014, 05:42 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Shocks…
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#22
06-27-2014, 06:59 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Base color is on the body. Mica Silver over Gloss Aluminum.
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#23
06-29-2014, 11:15 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Got the first two decals on the body. It took the better part of 90 minutes to apply them, they needed to stretch quite a bit over those fenders, but they fit pretty well.
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#24
06-30-2014, 10:52 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
And a few more… I needed to put the top stripes on to be able to properly locate the roundels on the sides...
 …Which I needed to do so I could clear coat the lower sections of the body before installing the interior and engine bay parts into them. I also added the other decals to the lower side areas at the same time.  And cleared then assembled them…  
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#25
07-01-2014, 11:21 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Now I am running into some tight fitting issues. All the materials take paint well so that paint build up is nearly a zero issue and many of the pieces are being hand painted after installation.
It would have been much easier to install the half shafts before the shocks and sway bar & links, and I had to unbuild a little, but I followed the instructions in this case where in other sections I took my own path fearing this outcome. The rear frame is also picking up some unnatural bends, but there is no way for it to fit otherwise, and everything else still lines up. I’m hoping I can persuade them into a straighter look. Surprisingly it still all fits under the body.   
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#26
07-01-2014, 06:45 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Ah yes, the famous Hiro crap decals. I was completely unable to get them to fit on a 908 I was working on. They just cracked instead, and I ended up having to mask 'n spray. They also seemed completely unresponsive to decal solvents as well. How did you get the damn things to conform?
ianc
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#27
07-01-2014, 09:00 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
Being immersed in the decal industry for many many years (Scale-Master Decals) I have been accused of being critical about decals some times. But these decals are very well drawn, very well printed, and quite usable.
I used my normal favorite solvent, Gunze Mr. Mark Softer, and a hair dryer. Yes, a healthy dose of patience helped too. And there are some minor cracks I'll have to touch up, but nothing unexpected. Maybe these being newer they were printed by another printhouse than what you got in your 908?
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#28
07-02-2014, 11:06 AM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
The fit of the rear hub carriers and brakes appears to be quite well, but I am getting a little gun shy after some of the other fit issues even after repeated test fitting sessions… All in all for how many parts there are to deal with and on such a small scale, I’m still impressed with the overall fit.
 
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#29
07-02-2014, 01:10 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
I've actually never used a hairdrier in applying decals before. It sounds kinda scary. Does heating them ujp make them more pliable or just dry them out faster? What's the technique?
Also, I'm curious as to why the rear rotors appear to have grooves in them? I thought in '71 they began using drilled rotors on 917's? ianc
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#30
07-02-2014, 01:19 PM
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Re: Porsche 917 LH
The heat used in conjunction with the solvent makes the decals more pliable. I used the hair dryer after I've worked them for a while and if they have not stretched enough. Some decals respond better than other to heat, these respond well.
Being a metal body there is little concern for body damage, obviously plastic and resin parts require a bit of care. I don't have an answer regarding the rotors, it is what the kit provides. The front rotors are the same.
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