LEGO Technic Supercar

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The main image on the front of the box shows the convertible version of the Super Street Sensation on a test road in a wind tunnel. There is also a smaller image showing the alternate gull-wing-door version of the car. Light Bluish Gray Electric 9V Battery Box 4 x 11 x 7 PF with Orange Switch and Dark Bluish Gray Covers The effect of all this geometry is that these wheels have a positive scrub radius of half a stud (4mm); the wheels pivot half a stud from the centre of the tyres. This gives 8448 Super Street Sensation the most accurate steering geometry of all Technic sets. Inside the instructions shows how the first five parts-boxes are needed to build the chassis; these are the five boxes in the left window of the protective cover mentioned above. There was a flyer included with the set that shows the two main models of 8448 Super Street Sensation, with images of the four concept cars.

The swirl wheels and low profile tyres are also unique to this set. The tyres have 81.6 x 34 ZR printed on their walls: 81.6mm diameter and 34mm wide. ZR tyres are rated for speeds above 240 kph (150 mph). The box itself seems more substantially built than the boxes found in today's larger flagship sets. This set introduced the driving ring extension and continued to use the Technic 16 tooth gear with clutch with teeth for half bushes. Super Street Sensation is one of my favourite Technic sets. I received this set as a gift in 2001 when my, then, six year old son was really into Slizers and Robo-riders. For me, it was a period of slightly-grey dark ages. On the rear of the box are some concept drawings for four alternate models, all based on the common chassis.Holding all the boxes and wheels in place is a yellow tray. While not as effective as a sorting tray found in earlier Technic sets, it is still useful as a place to deposit parts during each modular building stage. Fill out an Inventory Change Request ( ?) [ Show Inv Item IDs ] if you found an error in this inventory.

Looking at the comments posted over the last day regarding the teaser for the release of 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, I thought I would post Part 1 of a two part review of this iconic Technic super car which is, in my opinion, the last super car produced by LEGO. Box While Technic vehicles tend to be built with left hand steering, due to Denmark following European standards and driving on the right hand side of the road, it is relatively easy to modify your build to make the vehicle right hand steering, should you want to.

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The sheer number of inspiration models in this set surprises me. I'm really not a big fan of the gappiness of this era of sets, nor of those old panels with the specialized ridges and grooves for tubing. I prefer the cleaner and more solid look of modern Technic sets. The red 2M friction pins with cross hole are used to connect various modular components during the build. The swirl wheels have zero offset meaning the distance from the centre of the wheel to the face of the bolting plate is zero.