3428TM Build Log

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Erich Stahler

2,878 posts

269 months

Sunday 6th July 2014
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GTRene said:
something like this wide body M looks brutal too (me thinks) with 1968 Chevy Camaro rear lights

Uh oh! Your starting to give me ideas about mine now, I do like the wide body look!

Slow M

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2,726 posts

205 months

Sunday 6th July 2014
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Those are too uniformly radiused, for my taste. I also dislike the flat lip (side view).

This is more in line with what I'm thinking, as far as cross sectional shape is concerned. The common thread, among them, is that they all start at an angle nearly perpendicular to the ground, and then the radius increases, as the curve rises. Sort of like a "frech curve," or compound curve.










Best,
B.


GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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they all look fine by me, I also like the more flowed/round style and the way your trial out now has biggrin

here you can see the side of that white wide body





and here somewhat different a Dutch M series.





Edited by GTRene on Monday 7th July 00:02

GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Erich Stahler said:
GTRene said:
something like this wide body M looks brutal too (me thinks) with 1968 Chevy Camaro rear lights

Uh oh! Your starting to give me ideas about mine now, I do like the wide body look!
I added 2 more pictures of that project, I like those rear lights in combination with that V8, also that fuel cap on the back, looks a bit 60/70 race car style.

GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Also found those 2 M's on my PC,

one with more round/elegant wide body and one with a bit sort like your trail, only rear vieuw, the side is really different (not not my taste, probably good for down-force?)





and this USA racer>




Slow M

Original Poster:

2,726 posts

205 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Yes,

I have pictures of all of those cars, I believe the white and yellow ones are both V8s. The yellow one is (was?) Bill Yongbloed's car. The wheels are of his manufacture. He was in the business of making custom racing wheels (company just changed hands). He also, at some point, published drawings on how to reinforce the M chassis, and sold M body panels. The silver, Dutch one was purchased by someone on here, not long ago.

Here's another one (Huysman). One of the better ones, in my view, and a photochop version of it, where i was looking at softening the shape.



Then there's Robert's red one,

and a couple of the red V8 running around Asia (ugly hinges, like the Titan).


Also, look at this V8 from down under.

I unfortunately lost the owner's contact info. Would love to know how highly he's developed the car, by now.

Here, on the other hand, is a shape only a Porschephile could love.


Best,
B.

Hansoplast

570 posts

159 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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What's in the name " SLOW M"??????

I like the line of the fender especially in the 3th picture.

However I am to shy to drive a car with this looks.

Hans

Slow M

Original Poster:

2,726 posts

205 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Hansoplast said:
What's in the name " SLOW M"??????

I like the line of the fender especially in the 3th picture.

However I am to shy to drive a car with this looks.

Hans
Hans,

It's the slowest project of my life. 17 years. Maybe the slowest M build ever? It's also more than a little tongue in cheek, as I hoped for it to be the fastest M, when done. We shall see.

Best,
B.

ivanhoew

974 posts

240 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Hansoplast said:
I like the line of the fender especially in the 3th picture.



Hans
smile

chassyman

103 posts

157 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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hi bernard, out of interest, on that red car i happened to have done the arches and the initial work on the bonnet including that blooming scoop against my judgment. i had to widen a corvette stingray to accept 11J wheels, and i was able to use those because the hubs they were using were the same pcd and they were going to use the same wheels. we call that the hong kong 'S' and i still happen to have the original windscreen chrome surround that i took off to fit, initially fly screens. it used to race in macau in the gentlmens driver series but with the hand back it's now in malaysia. somewhere i've got pictures of the vet and a griff 200 i widened in a similar style that you are perceiving. it got wrote off, again in macau, hit a fresh piece of tarmac on a corner at speed and a piece of armco is unforgiving!!!. best regards keith

Cerberus90

1,553 posts

212 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Slow M said:
Here, on the other hand, is a shape only a Porschephile could love.


Best,
B.
Presumably that cars still sitting there as the owner was surely stoned as soon as they got out of the car, biggrinbiggrin

my250gt

626 posts

218 months

Sunday 13th July 2014
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How about this for some inspiration?
https://www.facebook.com/APSMotorsports/photos/ms....

Phil.

Slow M

Original Poster:

2,726 posts

205 months

Sunday 13th July 2014
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Killer B!

smile

Best,
B.

Slow M

Original Poster:

2,726 posts

205 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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Another weekend, with more time spent doing the same thing, as I've done during most recent weekends.




I'm finally happy with the shape; now it's down to details, like the radius at the wheel opening, and building the flange.

Best,
B.

GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Monday 22nd September 2014
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indeed, great shape and looking good.

Slow M

Original Poster:

2,726 posts

205 months

Saturday 1st November 2014
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Sunroof pictures.








The stainless "peg," in the last picture is one of two, each of which is spring loaded.
The original intention for the wood, was to provide something to upholster to.
Best,
B.

Slow M

Original Poster:

2,726 posts

205 months

Sunday 18th January 2015
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One step closer to finishing the plug.






Best regards,
Bernard.

ivanhoew

974 posts

240 months

Sunday 18th January 2015
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looking nice B.

madsvlund

345 posts

131 months

Sunday 18th January 2015
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Bernard, what's your plan for the rear end look ?

GTRene

16,372 posts

223 months

Sunday 18th January 2015
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impressed, very nice so far.