The box (Yes, 1141 pieces)
Once it's all out of the box, assembly instructions in 3 books!
Double-wishbone pushrod rear suspension with functional diff:
Transmission (not for vehicle drive) with functional shifter:
The engine, including pistons, rods, and a crank:
Completed engine mounted to rearend with full coilover suspension mounted:
Front clip with double-wishbone pushrod suspension and steering box mounted:
Engine detail with exhaust mounted:
Completed:
The rear wing and engine cover are both lowered and raised by rotating the cog coming off the transmission shown earlier. With the lever in the forward position, the engine cover is adjusted, the wing with the rearward position, and neutral in the middle. When the rear wheels turn, the differential makes the engine rotate and you can see the pistons moving. This thing is so cool for a 35 year old kid like me!
Now I just have to take it all apart again and build the "B" model, a race truck. 
Definitely not getting that into it, but I'm definitely interested in building more of these. There's an entire community out there of adult Legoers, and they make some pretty cool custom models. I'll see what I can find to build with the this set.
Maybe that's because I had never laid eyes on this type of Lego set, and I initially put the rear diff in backwards and had to find a way to flip it without taking the whole rearend apart? 
