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Some time ago, I built a Fujimi Gulf/Wyer 917 to race in our Can Am/Gran Sport class. The body and paint came out so well that I have been afraid to race it. An image of that car is shown below. The car is mounted on a Scholer chassis and powered by a very strong ProSlot 16D motor. It is the fastest of all of my hard body rides including many scratch-built “small wheeled” cars.

I thought it would be fun to build another Fujimi kit and use it as a “race body” for the Scholer chassis/motor combination mentioned above. The project is finally complete. The model is a replica of the car that won Le Mans in 1970. The build was not that easy. First, the body consists of four or five pieces. After the body is assembled, the lower section or pan had to be cut out so that the body could be mounted on the chassis. Second, the decals were a nightmare taking several hours to affix. In the end, the result was worth the effort. I really like the way it turned out. Now the dilemma is which of the two bodies should be the “race body” and which should be the “display body”. No worries, I have two more unbuilt kits on the shelf; another Gulf Wyer car and another 1970 Le Mans winner. Images of the finished kit are shown below.

Well done. You are right, your time was well worth it. The finish looks outstanding.

Too good!! Now you have two cars you cant race :lol: You need to have a complete stuff up on your next attempt. That way you wont worry about racing it and getting it all scratched up on your first big off. :D

Both look great! Hard to beat a Gulf livery on almost any car; let along a 917k. But, the red car is, I think, my favorite of the two.......

Beautiful finishes.

Allan

Beautiful work... :clap:

Very nice work.

Which Scholer chassis did you use?

Looks like a piece of expensive art!!!!

Dundee Denny

Looks like an expensive piece of art!!!

Dundee Denny