Ferrari F40 "Beurlys" spider

I got a little bored with my street version of the F-40, and decided to start another project : the F-40 Beurlys.
This is not a well known car, but here's a brief history :

In 1993 the car was bought by a belgian driver named Jean "Beurlys" Blaton, and extensively modified. For example : it received an F1-type suspension (horizontal springs, sort of the the type you find in the F-50 and Enzo), finally it was modified into a spider. Also the entire exhaust system was altered, the exhaust pipes come out at both sides, just in front of the rear wheels.
Specifications : electronic injection Weber-Marelli IAW, 2 turbos IHI with 2 Behr intercoolers, pressure 2,5 Bar, 760 BHP at 7800 RPM, gearbox Enforced Hewland 5 speed + reverse (Crabots), weight 800 kg, rims BBS E-19 style 3-piece magnesium centerlock racing with Goodyear tyres, topspeed 360 km/hr.

These picture show the F1-type suspension :







And this is before and after the modification into a spider :







And this is the result :



The car has gone through some changes after it was converted into the spider, these will be discussed in future updates.

Since there' s only one lousy 1/43 scale model of this car, I wanted to build one in 1/8 scale. So this project is a unique one : the first Pocher F-40 ever to be converted into the F-40 Beurlys
A lot of work will be needed to make it look like the 1/1 car, and I hope that I will succeed in finishing it. (Sofar, it's been a real nightmare, with a lot of headaches )

OK, here we go :

First thing I did was cut the ducts out of the front bonnet, and put them on in the "side walls", just in front of the rear wheels :





















The holes for the "popup" headlights have to be filled :





That's it for now.

Greetings

Pascal