8448 Alternate Instructions

[Blakbird]

Recently there's been some discussion on the instructions for the 8448 Super Street Sensation. The set comes with printed instructions for the convertible top and for gull wing doors. There are also instructions for the mechanisms of 4 other models on the same chassis. However, the instructions for the bodies of these 4 models were not included and had to be downloaded from LEGO. Thankfully, I had done so years ago and had printed them out. After many requests and lots of scanning, I have made these instructions available. There are deep links below to the files on Brickshelf. I've also uploaded them to Peeron, but I don't know how long it will take for them to show up. Enjoy everyone!

• Hot Rod
  
• Buggy
  
• Concept Car
  
• Racer
  

[Conchas]

Thanks Eric!

This was very nice from your part.

66 pages scanned...

[cagri]

Thanks a lot Eric, we'll put them to good use :) I'm really happy to find these instructions

[Lupus74]

Eric, you are a genius!

Thank you very much! I really appreciate the work you have done!

Edited August 30, 2009 by Lupus74

[Blakbird]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate the work you have done!

I'm glad you like it. Actually, I had forgotten that I even had these. I only found them when some questions came up and I started rummaging around through the box. It is a good thing I printed them since I seem to have lost the source files.

[Aliencat]

Thanks a lot for this Eric! This helps out greatly! :D

I'll buy you a drink in Seattle next month.

[Blakbird]

I'll buy you a drink in Seattle next month.

Deal.

[Conchas]

Now, it just rests to ask for the 8458 (Silver Champion) online instructions, of the third LEGO official model (2nd alternate)...

[Blakbird]

Now, it just rests to ask for the 8458 (Silver Champion) online instructions, of the third LEGO official model (2nd alternate)...

Didn't I post that a long time ago? If not, here it is again:

• 8458c: Street Sensation
  

Fernando, feel free to add this link to your blog along with the others.

[Conchas]

Have seen now your answer, Eric. Thanks!

This just after looking for them in the net, and to have found these 8458 official alternante third model instructions (Street Sensation) at BrickFactory and Worldbricks.

The latest is a new building instructions repository website for me, but for the BrickFactory I'm pretty sure to have searched for them before and not being there. Maybe they were added more recently!?...

But adding them to the blog post, anyway. Thanks!

[pablo432]

Hi!

First of all, I know the topic is very old, but I think I've got no other option ;P

I still have my 8448 But I've got only instructions for convertible and wing-doors models. For alternative models I've got only instructions how to create a mechanism.

Links in first post are damaged, I'll be really happy if someone can reupload them.

Regards!

[DLuders]

Links in first post are damaged, I'll be really happy if someone can reupload them.

I have all four of the #8448 Alternate Model instructions on my computer. If you send me an e-mail (LudersDG@MSN.com), I'll be glad to send them all to you. Each PDF file is just over 3 MB in size.

[pablo432]

I have all four of the #8448 Alternate Model instructions on my computer. If you send me an e-mail (LudersDG@MSN.com), I'll be glad to send them all to you. Each PDF file is just over 3 MB in size.

Many thanks. I just sent e-mail.

Regards

[DLuders]

Many thanks. I just sent e-mail.

Regards

Hey Pablo432, I only got e-mails from zmanlane and Marjan _____ , so if you're not one of these fellows, I didn't get your message. Please retransmit.

[pablo432]

Hey Pablo432, I only got e-mails from zmanlane and Marjan _____ , so if you're not one of these fellows, I didn't get your message. Please retransmit.

Retransmitted, they are not me ;p

If you still don't receive my e-mail, maybe can you upload pdf on any file-upload service, for example sendspace and post links here ? It will be useful not only for me :)

[DLuders]

Retransmitted, they are not me ;p

If you still don't receive my e-mail, maybe can you upload pdf on any file-upload service, for example sendspace and post links here ? It will be useful not only for me :)

Pablo432, I just e-mailed you 5 different messages (one for each of the four Alternate Models, and a fifth one telling you where to download the original 8448 Super Street Sensation building instructions). Let me know if you didn't get them.

[pablo432]

Pablo432, I just e-mailed you 5 different messages (one for each of the four Alternate Models, and a fifth one telling you where to download the original 8448 Super Street Sensation building instructions). Let me know if you didn't get them.

Hey, I received everything :)

Big thanks!

[paanjang16]

Can someone re-upload the instructions again? the links seems to be dead. As for me I lost all of the pdfs after a HDD problem

[DLuders]

You can download the PDF instructions for the four Lego 8448 Alternate Models by linking to these MegaUpload SkyDrive sites (where I put them):

BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS ALL FOUR 8448 ALTERNATES (Concept Car, Racer, Hot Rod, & Buggy) in one PDF File: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!166&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

INDIVIDUAL FILES:

Lego 8448-3 Concept Car Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!167&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

Lego 8448-4 Racer Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!168&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

Lego 8448-5 Hot Rod Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!169&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

Lego 8448-6 Buggy Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!170&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

LEGO 8448 OFFICIAL MOTORIZATION MODIFICATIONS PDF BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!171&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

Edited February 8, 2012 by DLuders

[Yannick1988]

You can download the PDF instructions for the four Lego 8448 Alternate Models by linking to these MegaUpload sites (where I put them):

8448 Alternate Model 1 (Concept Car): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4FNOWO5L .

8448 Alternate Model 2 (Racer): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZKPK5AM5 .

8448 Alternate Model 3 (Hot Rod): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I226HN4H .

8448 Alternate Model 4 (Buggy): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9XTT6CFR .

Hello,

thank you for these instruction. Do they exist in better quality?

Anyway thanks a lot.

[Blakbird]

thank you for these instruction. Do they exist in better quality?

Anyway thanks a lot.

Not really, no. The only reason we have them at all is that I happened to have printed out copies that I scanned back in. Some quality was lost in the process, however remember that these photos came from LEGO almost 2 decades ago and Internet bandwidth was small at the time. I don't think any of the images were over 600 pixels.

[AVCampos]

Actually, I happened to save the original images when they were online, and they managed to survive several hard disks until now.

I have just uploaded them to Brickshelf here, so their folders aren't public yet. But meanwhile you can access the deeplinks, replacing the numbers at the end:

Buggy: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AVCampos/Misc/8448/Buggy/und640x480us0buggystep00.jpg (00 to 16)

Concept Car: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AVCampos/Misc/8448/Concept-Car/und640x480us0conceptstep00.jpg (00 to 14)

Hot Rod: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AVCampos/Misc/8448/Hot-Rod/und640x480us0hotrodstep00.jpg (00 to 16)

Racer: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AVCampos/Misc/8448/Racer/und640x480us0racerstep00.jpg (00 to 16)

There are also instructions to "robotise" the 8448 with an RCX here. Since they're divided in subfolders and I guess you guys aren't that interested in them, I'll wait for the respective folder to become public instead of bothering to deeplink.

Besides the standard version with gull-wing doors, I also built the Racer (I was lucky to win two 8448's in a contest at that time ). I remember it looked really good, but the front wheels rubbed against the ribbed hoses if the suspension was pressed too hard.

[Blakbird]

Actually, I happened to save the original images when they were online, and they managed to survive several hard disks until now.

I have just uploaded them to Brickshelf here, so their folders aren't public yet. But meanwhile you can access the deeplinks, replacing the numbers at the end:

Thanks! I will re-PDF these and then archive them so I never lose them again.

[DLuders]

Thanks to AVCampos for providing the individual JPG files. I have revised my earlier post to reflect the new hyperlinks to the higher-quality PDF files.

You can download the PDF instructions for the four Lego 8448 Alternate Models by linking to these MegaUpload SkyDrive webpages (where I put them):

BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS ALL FOUR 8448 ALTERNATES (Concept Car, Racer, Hot Rod, & Buggy) in one PDF File: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!166&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

INDIVIDUAL FILES:

Lego 8448-3 Concept Car Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!167&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

Lego 8448-4 Racer Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!168&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

Lego 8448-5 Hot Rod Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!169&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

Lego 8448-6 Buggy Alternate Model PDF Building Instructions: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!170&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

LEGO 8448 OFFICIAL MOTORIZATION MODIFICATIONS PDF BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5641cce2a1cc0886&resid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!171&parid=5641CCE2A1CC0886!165 .

Edited February 5, 2012 by DLuders

[JunkstyleGio]

Is there anybody who has got some pictures of the ready build alternates?

Would love to see those!