I built this !, show off what you tinker with other than 914's Options

[falcor75]

I love a good project and now that the 914 is done and has a great new owner I can fully focus on the next build. Well its kinda been my main project since 2019 but I couldnt say that out loud around the 914. For me its the ultimate diy thing except for maybe building your own house from scratch.



The frame and suspension is based on the Haynes book "Build your own sports car on a budget"



The engine is a five cylinder NA from a Volvo 850 GLT mated to a manual M90 gearbox from the Volvo 960. Uprights and rear diff/axles are from a Ford Sierra/Mercur.



The bodywork is all my own idea, 1.2 mm 1050 alu sheet. I built myself an english wheel and bought a cheap beadroller and slightly more expensive shrinker/stretcher. Doing the body myself added about a year to the project time.

What remains to be done is fenders (road legal requirement sadly) and all the gauges/lightning and interior bits.

Two weeks ago was the first time it rolled out of the garage as a new vehicle.

https://youtu.be/BYJZTnMe6KU

A few days later after doing some brake adjustments the driver got to try some braaap.

https://youtube.com/shorts/E2XruVZ5qmE

Those short drive were hugely motivating to get the rest done and hopefully get it roadlegal during next spring. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


What are you building thats not a 914? Show it off in this thread wether its woodworking or something else. I love to see other people being creative.

[falcor75]

Cool, I have always been an airplane nerd since I was young. I got into RC's as a teenager, first with a glider and then with methanol and then around my 30's just when electric started being a viable option. Favorite prop plane is a tricky one as its shared between the Hawker Tempest and Mosquito. The Tempest for its V2 huntin abilities and the Mosquito because of its development historym being a "wooden underdog" to becoming the plane that would perform all the tasks given to it from long distance mail haulage to precison bombing and nightfighting.

I love the last few years development in foamboard rc planes, often find myself watching flighttest on youtube and their mad builds.