Pinewood Derby 997
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Pinewood Derby 997
My son is in cub scouts, and its pinewood derby season. Last year, we made a 308GT4 pinewood derby car, and actually took first place. This year, we decided to go with my 997 Targa. Everything was done with hand tools. It was actually much tougher than I thought it would be, and we had to do tons of sanding. If I had to do it again, I think I would have done it a little differently, cutting the front out first before adding the side wheel wells, etc.. The lines aren't perfect. The front still isn't perfectly smooth, but it looks pretty good in person.
Here's some pics from the build:
Wood:
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Primer:
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For paint, I happened to have a spray can of touch up paint in Porsche Racing Green (22G).
First Coat:
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Second Coat:
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After the paint was done, we hand painted some windows in silver paint, the fender protectors in black, and got some Porsche 1:18 decals from ebay. Put them on the car, and painted with Clear coat over them. The finished product came out pretty well, IMHO.
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The actual race isn't until a couple weeks, will update on how it goes. I'm not sure its as fast as the 308 we made last year, but we still have time to do some tweaks before the race.
Finally, here's a pic of the 1st place 308 GT4 from last year (The red and black one):
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Wish us luck!
Here's some pics from the build:
Wood:
K0hJUUEl.jpg
Primer:
XKhnWFCl.jpg
For paint, I happened to have a spray can of touch up paint in Porsche Racing Green (22G).
First Coat:
RyCUHDul.jpg
Second Coat:
NumOun7l.jpg
After the paint was done, we hand painted some windows in silver paint, the fender protectors in black, and got some Porsche 1:18 decals from ebay. Put them on the car, and painted with Clear coat over them. The finished product came out pretty well, IMHO.
iKyjmzxl.jpg
QCeicLcl.jpg
l1jtWTOl.jpg
The actual race isn't until a couple weeks, will update on how it goes. I'm not sure its as fast as the 308 we made last year, but we still have time to do some tweaks before the race.
Finally, here's a pic of the 1st place 308 GT4 from last year (The red and black one):
z0dH1zXl.jpg
Wish us luck!
Last edited by F308gt4; Jan 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM.
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Nice! Good luck at the race!
I remember building these with my dad when I was also in cubs. Our first car was a black 930 turbo cabriolet and we won some regional awards for the design.
Funny, they're still around at my parents house. I'll have to find some photos of it!
I remember building these with my dad when I was also in cubs. Our first car was a black 930 turbo cabriolet and we won some regional awards for the design.
Funny, they're still around at my parents house. I'll have to find some photos of it!
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Race was today. Got 3rd place!
We did bring the 308 from last year, and aftwards raced the two against each other. The 308 beat the 997. I wonder how much aerodynamics came into play for the pinewood derby, as the 997 is taller than most of the other cars.
We did bring the 308 from last year, and aftwards raced the two against each other. The 308 beat the 997. I wonder how much aerodynamics came into play for the pinewood derby, as the 997 is taller than most of the other cars.
