Ferrari Monza

Scale-Master · #1 06-25-2007, 11:53 AM

This is a Resilient Resins body. I wet sanded it, primed it (with green primer), and sanded it again to find any low spots and remove any high spots. Any pin holes and low spots were filled with CA. The wheel wells were shaped and refined and the cockpit was cut out. I will make a firewall before cutting open the hood.

The head light openings were first drilled open for brass tubing to make the recesses.

This is how they looked after the brass was cemented in with CA and shaped. Also the rear view mirror has been shaved off.

Now the body is primed with a more traditional white primer, shown under it are the donor head light lenses from a Tamiya Morgan kit.

It is not going to be a "normal" Monza when it is done, but you'll have to wait to see what develops...

drunken monkey · #2 06-25-2007, 12:21 PM

Fantastic car!
One of the original happy smiling race cars and I'm glad to see someone, especially you build one. Did this come with an engine or is it a third part kit?
I wasn't aware anyone made a kit of the 4 cylinder ferrari engines.

oh wait....
i guess that might be the not normal part then.

robrex · #3 06-25-2007, 06:42 PM

Great thread! I'm going to stay glued to this one!

Veyron · #4 06-25-2007, 07:27 PM

You're brave....very brave.

klutz_100 · #5 06-25-2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by robrex

Great thread! I'm going to stay glued to this one!

Dave5.0 · #6 06-26-2007, 09:05 AM

Hehe....I love these little guys. Nice start

360spider · #7 06-26-2007, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Veyron

You're brave....very brave.

Indeed...Making anything even remotely close to original 750 Monza from this body will require a lot of work! The body is incorrect in so many places! Good luck with the build!

gionc · #8 06-26-2007, 10:46 AM

750 Monza, picts taken at maranello's gallery: Stevensky don't be narrow, pull out your picts

Scale-Master · #9 06-26-2007, 12:04 PM

Here the hood has been cut out (using a scriber and the back side of an older X-acto #11 blade). A lip was made of sheet styrene so the hood won't fall through the hole. The firewall (mounted before cutting out the hood for structural rigidity) is visible through the opening.

The hood in place after being cut out.

The tail lights were done the same way as the headlights, just smaller brass inserts (tubing). I'll probably machine red lenses for them if I don't trip over some first.

A shot of the engine and some of the engine bay frame work. The hole in the firewall has been cut for the transmission tunnel.

gionc · #10 06-26-2007, 12:08 PM

?? a V8 in her belly?

360spider · #11 06-26-2007, 12:44 PM

Ok, so this is not a prototypical build?

stryfe101 · #12 06-26-2007, 12:54 PM

Hmmmm.. Very interesting build. I look forward to seeing where this one goes.

Gray

bigfrit · #13 06-26-2007, 01:19 PM

Wow, very very brave undertaking, as veyron and alex stated...
this thread will be a treat! Do it justice! I know you will

Scale-Master · #14 06-30-2007, 03:01 PM

Here's the engine, so far...

And the chassis and suspension being mocked up, again, so far...

gionc · #15 06-30-2007, 04:33 PM

Well, what is sure is that we're discovering a new (and obscure-LOL) side of Mark!

This also made me try to answer to the question "why seems unsacre to fit a modern V8 on the belly of a 850 Monza, equipped with a revolutionary Lampredi's L4 coming from F1, and seem cool mount on a Colin's S7 anything, from Vtecs to V12s?"

Haven't an answer jet, I guess is a "skin" question: I'll like to waith the finish of this job to find the answer

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