One of my all time favorite race cars: the Porsche 908/03 from 1970. I got a toy car model of the Porsche in my youth from a relative from West Germany. Via Internet i could collect a lot of pictures from the car and details like gearbox, engine, supension, frame, cockpit… I did start with the gea…

Hi there! just wanted to thank you for sharing the project, is really amazing.

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. I’m not thinking to go away from sketchup as long as sketchup 2017 make is working. I made the shock absorber and the spring: [porsche_908-3_039_001] The spring is made according to some examples presented here in the forum. Most of the parts already …

50 years ago: Porsche wins the first time the 24h race at lemans with the incredible Porsche 917k. Air-cooled 12 cylinders with 4,5 liters capacity and 560 horse power. I did the design of the body according to some drawings from a book about the 917, it shows a large range of cuts through the body…

Still straightforward and pur sketchup… Rear tyre thread done, made with components. Body work adjusted and thickness for 3d printing added. Tyre is made with 120 segments, each segment is a component and has a component for the tyre shape (2x), a component for the thread (6x) and a component for…

Render shots from the engine… [image] [image] Some detail render shots: Crankcase with air cooled pistons [image] Fan, Fanhousing and belt drive for the air cooling of the engine [image] Mechanical fuel injection pump [image]

I can’t imagine how you put all this together, combining the accurate information with your modeling skills. And the renderings look great as well. KUDOS!

Generator design done and “mounted” on the engine. Only the belt drive is left :face_with_monocle::scream::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: [image] [image] The generator is made like the fuel pump according to a drawing found on the internet. [image]

[porsche_908-3_044_005] [porsche_908-3_044_004] Some more progress - lots of details made according reference pics - like hood lock on the bonnett, cockpit instruments and lights,…

Tengel07's wip project: 1970 Porsche 908/03

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tengel07 July 11, 2020, 11:20pm 74

Progress so far,
The front and rear supension system is done and fitted into the frame.

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Tengel07's wip project: 1970 Porsche 908/03

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