Build Project MO55 begins,,,,,

Build Project MO55 begins,,,,,

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RichB

51,431 posts

283 months

Sunday 28th August 2016
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Looking good. Relieved to see it's a Jag lump and that you've not taken one from a DBS wink

Y100

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166 months

Sunday 28th August 2016
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RichB said:
Looking good. Relieved to see it's a Jag lump and that you've not taken one from a DBS wink
RichB hi, not obvious from the pics but it is a straight six from a 1970 DBS. It was taken more than 10 years ago by the previous owner, from a previous owner that had taken it originally from a scrapped DBS. The engine had been rebuilt and then stored as a reserve engine for a DB4 that was being raced by a well know AMOC member.

RichB

51,431 posts

283 months

Sunday 28th August 2016
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Y100 said:
RichB said:
Looking good. Relieved to see it's a Jag lump and that you've not taken one from a DBS wink
RichB hi, not obvious from the pics but it is a straight six from a 1970 DBS. It was taken more than 10 years ago by the previous owner, from a previous owner that had taken it originally from a scrapped DBS. The engine had been rebuilt and then stored as a reserve engine for a DB4 that was being raced by a well know AMOC member.
Oops, I must get along to specsavers. That or hand in my AMOC card! redface

Y100

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166 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Things worthwhile,,,,,etc.







LordBretSinclair

4,285 posts

176 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Loving those shut lines - so great to see British craftsmanship at it's best bow

SELON

1,172 posts

128 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Y100 said:
Things worthwhile,,,,,etc.






Looks beautiful Bob. A labour of love but will definitely be worth it.
Almost a shame to paint it.

Y100

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166 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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LBSinclair,,,,just beautiful aren't they,,,if they keep'em like that throughout I'll be cock-a-hoop.

Mike,,,you are so close to the truth,,,what's stopping me is the superb paint job that Andrews paint shop deliver and I do mean superb!


RichB

51,431 posts

283 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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There's no doubt that shape is beautiful and the paint on those is mirror finish but what's your intention with the car once it's completed? Road use only, track days? It will inevitably pick up stone chips and battle scars but IMO that's the sort of patina a replica racing car should collect proudly. scratchchin

Y100

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Sunday 23rd October 2016
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RichB said:
There's no doubt that shape is beautiful and the paint on those is mirror finish but what's your intention with the car once it's completed? Road use only, track days? It will inevitably pick up stone chips and battle scars but IMO that's the sort of patina a replica racing car should collect proudly. scratchchin
Rich hi, interesting point you raise. Unsure how I feel myself re patina, I thought I might fast forward and see what the original cars look like today and use that to guide my forecast view, here is what the experts think:







They look almost prestine don't they, not a single dot of patina in sight. Friedrichs 900 BH is reflecting 3 ceiling lights which look like blemishes but are not (I know cos I took the pic at Goodwood Rev where it was being raced).

My intended use is as you might imagine, road use with the occasional track day thrown in.





RichB

51,431 posts

283 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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I imagine Wolfgang has his cars repainted every year, given how frequently they seem to get bent laugh

Y100

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Tuesday 25th October 2016
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RichB said:
I imagine Wolfgang has his cars repainted every year, given how frequently they seem to get bent laugh
RichB, not sure on the damage history of DBR1/5 since Wolfgang aquired it in 2001 but what I am sure of, is of the huge gratitude of the many to so few, despite the risks, that continue to appear at Goodwood and other classic sports car race events, where we can continue to endulge our passion.


RichB

51,431 posts

283 months

Tuesday 25th October 2016
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Y100 said:
RichB, not sure on the damage history of DBR1/5 since Wolfgang aquired it in 2001 but what I am sure of, is of the huge gratitude of the many to so few, despite the risks, that continue to appear at Goodwood and other classic sports car race events, where we can continue to endulge our passion.
Goes without saying...

Y100

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166 months

Monday 14th November 2016
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All aluminium body panels have now been formed, so its a complete strip down before being sent off for frame powder coating.

|http://thumbsnap.com/5BclIOfI[/url]



Handyman2009

165 posts

102 months

Monday 14th November 2016
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Wow just amazing workmanship, it is a piece of art. I would just polish the aluminum and clear coat it to show that no body filler was used to achieve those shapes.

Y100

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Tuesday 15th November 2016
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Handyman2009 said:
Wow just amazing workmanship, it is a piece of art. I would just polish the aluminum and clear coat it to show that no body filler was used to achieve those shapes.
If the DBR1 Racing green wasn't so gorgeous, I might have been tempted to do exactly that. wink

RichB

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283 months

Tuesday 15th November 2016
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Y100 said:
If the DBR1 Racing green wasn't so gorgeous, I might have been tempted to do exactly that. wink
Are you going for the darker olive shade of green that Aston Martin used in period or the lighter almond green that has become the accepted colour for Aston Racing green? Personally I'd love to see someone with the nerve to do one in the darker colour, with squared of front arches and spats over the rear wheels biggrin





Edited by RichB on Tuesday 15th November 11:43

Y100

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Tuesday 15th November 2016
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RichB said:
Are you going for the darker olive shade of green that Aston Martin used in period or the lighter almond green that has become the accepted colour for Aston Racing green? Personally I'd love to see someone with the nerve to do one in the darker colour, with squared of front arches and spats over the rear wheels biggrin
The colour match between the original DBR1 cars as they are today and the ASM replica cars is close to being exact (see images on the above posts) any difference insignificant and for me absolutely spot on. IMHumbleO the modern lighter almond green is less appealing.

The various body mods they made for the 1959 Le Mans DBR1 race cars whilst providing obvious performance improvements, did nothing for the aesthetics,,,notable that they were removed for subsequent races. So yes, it would take some nerve to do as you suggest Rich and have a replica built in that less attractive body shape. Nice pictures by the way.

MO551E chassis blasted ready for the powder coating.

RichB

51,431 posts

283 months

Tuesday 15th November 2016
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Y100 said:
IMHumbleO the modern lighter almond green is less appealing.
Indeed...

AWG

854 posts

155 months

Tuesday 15th November 2016
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What a superb thread, glad I stumbled upon it!

Y100

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166 months

Wednesday 16th November 2016
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Chassis back from the paint shop nicely powder coated in the original chassis colour and ready for reassembly: