LEGO Technic Supercar

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Only the convertible and wing-door models have complete instructions: the other four models have partial instructions and some concept drawings. Above the four concept cars is a character using a light bulb to think about the necessary steps to complete these four builds. 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. 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).

These LT logos have a clever rotational symmetry. These logos have not been carried through to any other Technic set. These gears add to the traditional 8, 16 and 24 toothed gears and give Technic sets a better range of gear ratios.

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These eight parts-boxes are held in place with a cardboard sheet with three clear plastic windows. The window to the left shows the first five boxes, the window in the middle shows the last three boxes. On the right is a window which holds the four swirl wheels and low profile tyres.

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. 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.The red 2M friction pins with cross hole are used to connect various modular components during the build. 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. On the rear of the box are some concept drawings for four alternate models, all based on the common chassis.