Fly 1966 Fly GT40 MkII

 

A while back, I purchased that Fly Ford GT40 and sort of left it alone in a corner for a while. A little tweaking and it has become one of my favorite light magnet cars.

 

v  Here is a shot of the original car taken at Le Mans in 1966. Mario Andretti and Lucien Bianchi drove that car but got a DNF 8.5 hours into the race after blowing a head gasket.

 

 

v  As we got used to from Fly over the past few years, this car is a very nice reproduction of the original. Check out the details on the front tires for example, or the rear of the car.

 

 

 

v  Flipping the car over shows even more how much Fly has been paying attention to details on this car.

 

 

v  I wanted that GT40 to be competitive with the Scaley Ferrari P3 that we run on our long Carrera track. To achieve this I did the following to the car:

·      Lubed the gearing with PTFE grease

·      Lubed the axles and motor shaft with one drop of racing oil

·      Glued the motor in place using hot glue

·      Glued the rear bushings in place using CA glue

·      Put Indy Grips IG3009 in the rear

·      Added a 9 mm diameter by 1 mm thickness magnet from Super Magnet Man

·      Sanded down the front tires by about 1 mm and coated them with nail polish for less friction

 

 

After I did that, this car lapped about 0.1 sec better than my Ferrari P3 … Mission accomplished !!!

 

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