My Lancia 037 Rally

[Yoshisaur 283]

After buying My First Wild Willy 2 the Tamiya virus really hit me, bought a Sand Scorcher and a Grasshopper, both are waiting for better weather to be painted which led me to getting a Lancia 037 Rally from Tamico.

The chassis is done, had a great time building it, did nothing fancy to it but the obvious bearing upgrade.

 

[Yoshisaur 283]

Next up is the body. I decided I don't want to build it stock but do some modifications.

I started on the front, cutting the holes next to the indicators

I will also replace the fake indicator/daylight running lights with the Ampro ones. I also want to replace the grill and vents with the Ampro version, but very hesitant about the headlight set combined with that as that can be a very tricky task possibly ruining the body, so I'm in contact with @Pintopower to be able to order the indicator/daylight running lights as a separate purchase.

[Yoshisaur 283]

Another thing I did was removing the rear bumper, I plan on building it as a Evolution 2 version of it

Was quite a task and it may be very difficult to also prepare the body to fit the Ampro Rear Grill, so not yet sure about if I will do that or not.

But I do like the looks of it without the rear bumper!

 

[Xv01ra 7]

i was going to buy this chassis but, in my country, u get the xv01 for the same price

Also the unusual wheelbase and overall the lack of ball bearing , for the price is sold at, make it an hard choice, stilll an amazing looking one

[Yoshisaur 283]

@Xv01ra Seeing how the Tamiya virus works you will most likely end up owning both some place in time  

[JimBear 1024]

I am really looking forward to see what you get up to here, @Yoshisaur! I loved the Wild Willy and the attention to detail on that one.

[Pintopower 1495]

Very excited to see this!

 

[Yoshisaur 283]

Thanks, I’ve just ordered the parts. Will take some time for them to arrive, gives me the time to remove the plastic that needs to be removed. 

[Ferruz 12941]

Looking good already without the rear underpants!  very good idea

[Yoshisaur 283]

The parts I ordered from Ampro Engineering I ordered via Shapeways have arrived, wil start removing more and more from the original body  

[Yoshisaur 283]

So, holes to fit the marker lights are done. 

Started with drilling some holes (from the back) and after that started scrapping carefully to get rid of the plastic. Next I sanded what was left to get a flat surface. The hole needs to made a bit bigger to fit the marker lights. After the left one was done it was a matter of repeating the steps on the other side as well.

 

Took my time to not rush it and damage the body and it turned out pretty great!

[Yoshisaur 283]

I got some more work done today, I removed the real panel where the sticker of the grill should go to make room for the real Ampro Rear Grill.

The Rear Grill is printed flat while the body has a curve, so I used a hair dryer to heat up the grill and a clothespin to hold it in the bumper I cut of earlier as it has the exact same curve as the rear panel.

 

I let it cool off and test fitted it to the body, I think it looks great!

 

[njmlondon 577]

Love the 037 and looking forward to seeing more.

[RyantheRed 223]

Man that rear axle under that body looks really cool.  Like a drag car. Been looking for a TA03R-S kit with a 037 body. Such a cool body.

[Anthroxoid 190]

Oh nice bodywork. I’m subbing to see how you make out and congrats on getting the RC disease!