Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
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Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
Bon soir mes amis!
The last months i became a real Yankee fan/nut.
And i purchased several Yankees.
One of these is this sweet Enduro 80.
Car is in a good state, but not perfect.
In the first step i will strip it down, then refurbish parts and put it together again.
Updates on the rebuild/restoration will be posted here from time to time.
OC
The last months i became a real Yankee fan/nut.
And i purchased several Yankees.
One of these is this sweet Enduro 80.
Car is in a good state, but not perfect.
In the first step i will strip it down, then refurbish parts and put it together again.
Updates on the rebuild/restoration will be posted here from time to time.
OC
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completely agree with you. the fascination is in the simplicity of these models. and for yankee - i love the early yankee look; it's very characteristic.
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Resto steps
Yes, it is in okay condition. But want to make it perfect.
The hole in the body will be fixed with ABS sheet and a bit of glass fiber mat and expoxy on the backside.
Front and rear tires will be replaced. By foam tires.
The hole in the body will be fixed with ABS sheet and a bit of glass fiber mat and expoxy on the backside.
Front and rear tires will be replaced. By foam tires.
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- lehornetvosgien
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- Inscription : 01 Jan 1970, 01:00
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New Wheels Ready
Specially designed aluminium wheels are here. I made the 3D drawings of the wheels earlier several weeks ago. Between drawings and finished wheels is a period of about 1 month.
Dimensions are same as original rims. Result is pretty nice with the gold anodizing. Gold color matches the new chassis plate very well.
Center recess will get some ball bearings fitted later.
New Wheels
Old Wheels
New Wheels
Old Wheels
Dimensions are same as original rims. Result is pretty nice with the gold anodizing. Gold color matches the new chassis plate very well.
Center recess will get some ball bearings fitted later.
New Wheels
Old Wheels
New Wheels
Old Wheels
Dernière édition par outta_control le 26 Nov 2013, 22:05, édité 1 fois.
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Semi Assembled
After stripping down my little Enduro, refurbishing and replacing old/broken parts/screws and further designing and producing new ones such as wheels & tires, the little racer now is in semi-assembled state.
The black/gold/silver concept works well. Old skool kool - like no other. I also mounted one of my specially made velocity stacks and "knock-off" style wheel center nuts.
A few parts still need to be attached like radio plate and rear cage.
The black/gold/silver concept works well. Old skool kool - like no other. I also mounted one of my specially made velocity stacks and "knock-off" style wheel center nuts.
A few parts still need to be attached like radio plate and rear cage.
Dernière édition par outta_control le 28 Nov 2013, 20:34, édité 1 fois.
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Filling & Priming the body
After a break of half a year the project continues.
The past few weeks i paid attention to the body.
I removed the old paint with "Paint Killer". This took a while until the paint went off.
Note the black colored ABS, very special as normally the bodies came in white color.
Some sections were repaired with epoxy and glass fiber matt and filled with putty. Then i primered the body. After that sanding with 400 grid paper followed. I repeated this step several times till the surface was smooth.
Now its ready for its read coat.
The past few weeks i paid attention to the body.
I removed the old paint with "Paint Killer". This took a while until the paint went off.
Note the black colored ABS, very special as normally the bodies came in white color.
Some sections were repaired with epoxy and glass fiber matt and filled with putty. Then i primered the body. After that sanding with 400 grid paper followed. I repeated this step several times till the surface was smooth.
Now its ready for its read coat.
Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
J attaque le remontage d un 80 ,il me manque la carrosserie et quelque bricoles
Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
Superbe travail
le travail sur les jantes est impressionnant
le travail sur les jantes est impressionnant
Dernière édition par f2g78 le 26 Sep 2015, 19:00, édité 2 fois.
Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
Mon Yankee avance ,j ai trouve dans Mon stock pas mal de choses une carro de 83 qui une fois decoupee devrait aller, j ai des jantes Yankee il me manque une jante noire arriere avec la gorge pour la poulie ,j ai deux jantes vertes pour l avant ,il me faudrait les dimensions des roullements de jantes ainsi que ceux des deux bras arrieres
Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
J essaie de metres une photo pas simple ,j ai trouve un k&b il manque une jantes arriere
Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
Bonsoir le k&b ,vient d être remplacé par un cipolla ,il me manque une jante yankee noire à gorge pour l arrière ,des que j ai appris à installer les photos vous en aurez devrait rouler à la vosgienne ,éric ,en possedes aussi ,donc une arsouille des yankee préhistoriques .
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Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
Bon soir!
Finally restoration is finished! The whole story about it as follows:
Restoration started from a good used example which underwent elaborate treatment. The custom made wheels are outlined after the classic Wolfrace design and are made from aluminium with gold anodizing. Even the tires front and rear are limited production based on the design of the original foam tires. Several of the worn out original aluminium parts were made new through CNC machining. And many of the metal/steel parts are chromed to complete the show condition. The ABS body was stripped and repaired and got several coats of Red paint. Decals/Livery is inspired by 60s Ferrari Formula race cars. The engine is classic OS Max 21 with customized and chromed exhaust end.
Finally restoration is finished! The whole story about it as follows:
Restoration started from a good used example which underwent elaborate treatment. The custom made wheels are outlined after the classic Wolfrace design and are made from aluminium with gold anodizing. Even the tires front and rear are limited production based on the design of the original foam tires. Several of the worn out original aluminium parts were made new through CNC machining. And many of the metal/steel parts are chromed to complete the show condition. The ABS body was stripped and repaired and got several coats of Red paint. Decals/Livery is inspired by 60s Ferrari Formula race cars. The engine is classic OS Max 21 with customized and chromed exhaust end.
Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
Beautiful car . You get an amazing model after all this work !
By the way , I believe your car is an Enduro 81 , not a 80 version . Your shock absorbers and wheel fixations are the late version of Enduro 80/81 .
JJ LUX
By the way , I believe your car is an Enduro 81 , not a 80 version . Your shock absorbers and wheel fixations are the late version of Enduro 80/81 .
JJ LUX
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Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
Le travail réalisé sur cette voiture est tout simplement superbe. Le rouge est une couleur qui convient vraiment très bien aux TT Yankee.
Congratulations !
Congratulations !
Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
Wouahhh!! Magnifique
David
David
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Re: Yankee Enduro 80 - Restoration/Rebuild
Merci pour vos commentaires positifs! Je suis heureux.
It took quite some time to make as perfect as possible.
And i am happy with the result.
It took quite some time to make as perfect as possible.
And i am happy with the result.
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