WIP: Enzo Prototype M3

Recently i replaced my majorette F355 with a UT. since the model was essentially worthless, i wanted to make use of it.
I also recently became tired of my yellow Enzo. a couple years ago i cut the roof making it a T-top.

a couple years ago some of you may recall, Ferrari auctioned off one of the test mules used to develop the Enzo's powerplant. It was part 348, part 355 with a Enzo engine shoehorned in. They called it the Enzo Prototype M3.




So for the last little while i've had this idea for a model in my head. I've never seen any one attempt this model before, so this is a huge project for me.
About 3 weeks ago i purchased 2 348TS models. 1 for my collection, 1 to chop up for the project. Last weekend i got started.

planning the first cuts


Luckily i realized my mark was in the wrong place before cutting


348 and 355 cut apart


wheels selected and painted (for those wondering, they came from my Lotec Sirius which has 10 spoke Kinesis rims)



That was day one.

 

Recently i replaced my majorette F355 with a UT. since the model was essentially worthless, i wanted to make use of it.
I also recently became tired of my yellow Enzo. a couple years ago i cut the roof making it a T-top.

a couple years ago some of you may recall, Ferrari auctioned off one of the test mules used to develop the Enzo's powerplant. It was part 348, part 355 with a Enzo engine shoehorned in. They called it the Enzo Prototype M3.




So for the last little while i've had this idea for a model in my head. I've never seen any one attempt this model before, so this is a huge project for me.
About 3 weeks ago i purchased 2 348TS models. 1 for my collection, 1 to chop up for the project. Last weekend i got started.

planning the first cuts


Luckily i realized my mark was in the wrong place before cutting


348 and 355 cut apart


wheels selected and painted (for those wondering, they came from my Lotec Sirius which has 10 spoke Kinesis rims)



That was day one.

 

Day 3: Chassis assembly.

When i finished working the night before, i put the model in my display cabinet and put the wheels under it so i could see what i would look like.
doing that revealed to me a critical flaw in my work. with this revelation, i realized my work on the interior tub wasn't necessary after all


The wheel base was much to short to replicate the car i was building. I needed this much more


I made a surface to glue on the rear part, and added a piece to extend the length

For structural support i put a large piece of styrene on the bottom of the car

The bottom of the enzo was grinded flat and then sanded(no pic - sorry) and then then glued to the front half


Next up, engine. I trimmed the muffler off the exhaust, too about a quarter inch off the back of the transmission piece (just a square piece that held the muffler up) and i trimmed the front and back of the black side pieces attached to the airbox


Then i put it all together to see where i'm at. I put the wheels that belong to each hub so i can get a proper feel for wheelbase.
i'm happy with my results so far.






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unfortunately it broke off a few weeks after i bought it (now going back more than 4 years).
It was my fault, so i couldn't return it.
I've tried unseccessfully to fix it on a couple occasions. I still have the mirror, and just bought a pin vise so i might be able to try put some sort of metal bar inside.

Yeah plastic would be much easier, but i prefer 1:18 scale. And i'm liking the challenge

 

I'm using a rotary tool much like a dremel.
it uses dremel attachments.

the blade im using is a EZ-Lock metal cutter. you can get them at any hardware store that stocks dremel parts. 1 blade was more than enough to make all the cuts so far.