I have built the Ferrari 350S and raced it as well- no shelf queens in my shop! Later models may have had a bit more attention paid to casting thickness than the Ferrari but my experience was that although I did a fair amount of grinding and even cut away large sections of the driver-cockpit casting that are hidden by the tonneau cover, the combination of the heavy body and narrow track make for a somewhat "tippy" car. I have added weight by fashioning a guide holder from 0.125" brass (needed to get the guide down far enough) and by using some stick-on lead on the bottom of the chassis but have yet to achieve the performance I want to go along with the great appearance. ( I want, at least, to be able to run with the Ninco classics of the same period) Currently I have it fitted with a PlaFit Rabbit - a bit too much motor - slot-it gears and alloy rear wheels machined to take the Slot Classics photoetched inserts (the kit, as supplied had good but not overwhelming resin wire wheel inserts)
"On the list" as a to do is building a scratch brass chassis and some more grinding of the body. Assuming that this approach is successful, the Aston, Morgans and 300SLs on the shelf will get the same approach.
EM
"On the list" as a to do is building a scratch brass chassis and some more grinding of the body. Assuming that this approach is successful, the Aston, Morgans and 300SLs on the shelf will get the same approach.
EM
