Three Porsches 959 were used in the Paris-Dakar Rally, with Jacky Ickx as the prime motivator. in 1986 the 959 of René Metge en Dominic Lemoyne finished first and the others ended second and 6th.
Specifications
- 2849 cc Twin-turbocharged flat-6, 390 bhp / 291 KW
- four-wheel-drive
- 6-speed manual
- fully adjustable shock absorbers
I designed and constructed this Lego Porsche 959 myself. This MOC isn't based on anything existing in the Lego community. I first drew all views in Adobe illustrator and printed it out on scale 1:8. The i used the printout as un undelay for the right proportions.
Scale 1:8
weight: 4 kg
size: 54 x 23 cm
about 3000 pieces
Engine and drive train
- 6 cilinder flat engine
- four-wheel drive
- steering
- 6 speed gearbox: 5 forward and a reverse
- manually adjustable shockaborbers
- fake throttle with flexible cable to engine
- working brakes on rear wheels
- working clutch
- Selfmade stickers