Model Space PORCHE 911 Carrera RS 2.7 User manual

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PORSCHE
RS 2.7
Build the legendary

PORSCHE
RS 2.7
Build the legendary
ContentsContents
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Published in the UK by De Agostini UK Ltd, Battersea Studios 2, 82 Silverthorne Road, London SW8 3HE.
Published in the USA by De Agostini Publishing USA, Inc.,121 E. Calhoun Street, Woodstock, IL 60098.
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Warning: Not suitable for children under the age of 14.
is product is not a toy and is not designed or intended for use in play.
Items may vary from those shown.
STAGE PAGE
1The boot lid 3
2The right front wheel 7
3The steering system 11
4The chassis front 15

Step by Step
3
2
1A Boot lid
1B Boot hinge left
1C Boot hinge right
1D Boot reinforcement
1E Boot pads
1F Badge
1G Boot light case
1H Boot lock plate
1I Boot lock
1J Pin
1K Spring
1L C-rings
1M Washer
1N Boot light
7 AM 1.7 x 3mm screws
6 BM 2 x 4mm screws
3 AP 1.7 x 4mm screws
2 BP 1.2 x 3mm screws
Screwdriver
Tweezers
Stage 1:
The boot lid
DIAGRAM
YOUR PARTS
1A
1B1C
1I
1H
1J 1K 1M
1N
AM BM AP BP
1F1G
1L
1E
1D
Note: The screws provided are always supplied with some extras in case of loss or breakage.
In this stage, you will assemble the boot lid, which is positioned at
the front of the car, with its hinges, lock, lighting and badge.

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STEP 1 - 4
Secure the boot lock
plate to the inside of the
boot reinforcement with
two AP screws.
STEP 1-1
Remove the two pads from
the sprue (1E). Insert a
pad into each of the two
indicated holes in the
boot reinforcement (1D).
Push them into the holes
as far as they will go.
STEP 1-2
Insert the boot lock (1I) into
the boot lock plate (1H)and
secure with a BP screw.
STEP 1-3
Pass the pin (1J) through the
washer (1M) and the spring
(1K), then up through the lock
plate. Make sure you have the
washer the right way around.
Remove the C-rings (1L) from
their sprue in the same way
as the two pads. Push the pin
through the plate and place
the C-ring around the pin, as
shown.
1E
1E
1E
1D
1I 1H
BP
1K 1L
1M
1J
AP
AP
1D
1E
1H

Step by Step
5
STEP 1-7
Take the left hinge (1B),
identifiable by the L (inset),
and place it into the
corresponding position
on the boot lid. Secure
the hinge with two
BM screws.
1D
1G
1G
1A
1N
1D
AM
AM
BM BM
1B
AM
AM
AM
STEP 1-5
Insert the boot light case (1G)
into the indicated hole in the boot
reinforcement.
STEP 1-6
Place the boot light (1N)
into the hole in the boot
lid (1A), as shown in the
inset. Place the boot lid
reinforcement onto the
boot lid, and secure with
five AM screws.

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Here is how your assembly
should look at the end of this
stage. Keep any unused parts,
assemblies and tools to one side
until they are needed.
STAGE COMPLETE
STEP 1-9
Use tweezers to remove the
badge sticker (1F) from the
backing sheet (inset) and
place it onto the boot lid.
STEP 1-8
Fit the right hinge (1C) to
the other side of the boot
lid with two BM screws,
as shown.
BM
1C
1F
BM

Step by Step
7
2A Tyre
2B Rim
2C Wheel
2D Hub cover
2E Washer
2F Right front hub
2G Shock absorber tube
2H Shock absorber body
2I E-ring
2J Spring
2K Brake disc
2L Brake caliper A
2M Brake caliper B
2N Brake connector
2 O
Right front brake hose
3 AM 1.7 x 3mm screws
6 BM 2 x 4mm screws
2 CM 2.3 x 5mm screws
3 AP 1.7 x 4mm screws
In this stage, you will assemble the right front wheel.
Stage 2:
The right front wheel
DIAGRAM
YOUR PARTS
2A 2B 2C
2I2H 2J 2K 2M 2N 2 O
AM BM APCM
2F 2G
2L
2E2D

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STEP 2-1
Insert the wheel (2C) into the tyre (2A), then
place the rim (2B) into the wheel. Align the
holes of the wheel and the rim, and fix them
together with three BM screws.
STEP 2-2
Secure the front brake caliper
A (2L) to the right front hub
(2F) with two AM screws.
Then combine the right front
brake hose (2O) with the
brake connector (2N). Place
the connector into the hole in
the middle of the caliper.
2A
2B
2C
2F
BM
BM
BM
2N
2L
AM
AM
2 O

Step by Step
9
STEP 2-4
Now take the shock
absorber body (2H) and
place the spring (2J) and
shock absorber tube
(2G) over it, as shown.
Press the tube down to
compress the spring, and
lock the E-ring (2I) into the
top of the shock absorber
body. Secure the shock
absorber to the wheel hub with a
BM screw.
STEP 2-3
Place the brake disc (2K) onto the hub.
Then place the brake caliper B (2M) over
it, aligning the holes with those in brake
caliper A, and secure them together with
two AP screws.
2K
2M
AP
AP
2L
2F
2I
2H
2J
2F
2G
BM

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STEP 2-6
Place the hub cover (2D)
into the hole in the centre
of the rim.
STEP 2-5
Insert the hub into the
wheel, then place the
washer (2E) into the hole
in the rim and tighten a
CM screw into it.
2B
2D
Here is how your assembly
should look at the end of this
stage. Keep any unused parts,
assemblies and tools to one side
until they are needed.
STAGE COMPLETE
CM
2E 2F

Step by Step
11
2
3A Steering links (2)
3B Steering rack
3C Steering rack housing 1
3D Steering rack housing 2
3E Left front hub
3F Shock absorber tube
3G Shock absorber body
3H E-ring
3I Spring
3J Brake caliper A
3K Brake caliper B
3L Brake connector
3M Left front brake hose
3N Brake disc
3O Left front suspension arm
3P Shock absorber mounts (2)
3Q Front crossmember
3R Left front crossmember support
3S Right front crossmember support
3T Right front suspension arm
3 AM 1.7 × 3mm screws
7 BM 2 × 4mm screws
6 DM 1.7 × 5mm screws
8 AP 1.7 x 4mm screws
Stage 3:
The steering system
DIAGRAM
YOUR PARTS
3A
3E
3J
3O
3R 3S 3T AM BM DM AP
3Q
3P
3K 3L 3M 3N
3F 3G 3H 3I
3B 3C 3D
In this stage, you will assemble the steering system and the
left front wheel hub.

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STEP 3 - 4
Combine the front
crossmember and the
steering rack assemblies,
as shown, and secure
them with two AP screws.
STEP 3-1
Place the steering links
(3A) onto either end of the
steering rack (3B), and
secure them with two
DM screws.
STEP 3-2
Fit the steering rack between
the two steering rack housing
parts (3C and 3D), and secure
them together with two
AP screws.
STEP 3-3
Fit the two front crossmember
supports (3R and 3S)
at the ends of the front
crossmember (3Q), using four
BM screws.
3A 3B
DM
DM
3A
AP AP
3C
3D
BM
3R
3Q
3S
BM
AP AP
3Q
3D

Step by Step
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STEP 3-7
Place the brake disc (3N) onto the
hub. Then place brake caliper B
(3K) over it, aligning the holes with
those in brake caliper A, and secure
them together with two AP screws.
3J
3M
3L
3E
3E
AP
AP
3H
BM
3E
3F
3G
3I
3K
3J
3N
AM
AM
STEP 3-5
Combine the left front brake hose
(3M) with the connector (3L). Then
place the connector into the hole in
the middle of caliper A (3J).
STEP 3-6
Secure the brake caliper
(3J) to the left front hub
(3E) with two AM screws.
STEP 3-8
Place the spring (3I) and shock absorber tube (3F)
over the shock absorber body (3G). Press the tube
down to compress the spring, and lock the E-ring
into the top of the shock absorber body. Secure the
shock absorber to the wheel hub with a BM screw.

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Here is how your assembly
should look at the end of this
stage. Keep any unused parts,
assemblies and tools to one side
until they are needed.
STAGE COMPLETE
STEP 3-10
Fit the second shock absorber mount (3P) to the right
front wheel assembly from the previous stage with a
DM screw, as shown.
STEP 3-9
Fit the first shock absorber mount
(3P) to the bottom of the shock
absorber body with a DM screw.
3G
3P
DM
2H
3P
DM

Step by Step
15
4A Chassis front
4B Left front suspension arm bracket
4C Right front suspension arm bracket
4D Front anti-roll bar rods 1 (2)
4E Front anti-roll bar rods 2 (2)
4F Front anti-roll bar
3 AM 1.7 × 3mm screws
8 BM 2 × 4mm screws
3 CM 2.3 × 5mm screws
6 DM 1.7 x 5mm screws
3 CP 1.7 x 3 x 5mm screws
In this stage, you will be assembling more of the suspension, using
the parts provided and those from Stage 3.
Stage 4:
The chassis front
YOUR PARTS
4A 4B
AM BM CM
4F
DM CP
4C 4D 4E
DIAGRAM

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STEP 4-1
Combine the two sets of anti-
roll bar rods (4D and 4E), as
shown, fixing them together
with DM screws. The anti-roll
bar rods 1 (4D) should be
positioned on the outside.
STEP 4-3
Secure the front anti-roll bar
assembly to the indicated
area of the chassis front (4A)
with two AM screws.
4E
4E
4D
4D
DM
DM
4F
CP
AM
4F
AM
4A
4E 4E
CP
STEP 4 - 2
Place the anti-roll bar
rods onto the ends of the
front anti-roll bar (4F),
and fix them there with
two CP screws.

Step by Step
17
STEP 4-4
Retrieve the front
crossmember assembly
from the previous stage.
Place the two posts on
the underside into the
corresponding holes in the
chassis front, then secure
with CM screws.
STEP 4-5
Insert the ends of the right front suspension arm (3T), marked R, and the
left front suspension arm (3O), marked L, into the holes in the front of the
crossmember and the grooves in the chassis front.
3Q
4A
CM
CM
3Q
3O 3T
4A

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Here is how your assembly
should look at the end of this
stage. Keep any unused parts,
assemblies and tools to one side
until they are needed.
STAGE COMPLETE
STEP 4-7
Fix the anti-roll bar rods to
the two front suspension
arms with two DM screws.
STEP 4-6
Place the two front
suspension arm brackets over
the fronts of the suspension
arms. The right front
suspension arm bracket (4C),
marked R, fits over the right
front suspension arm (3T).
The left front suspension arm
bracket (4B), marked L, fits
over the left arm. Secure each
bracket with three BM screws.
BM BM
4C
3T 3O
3O
3T
4D4D
DM DM
4B