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Once the rod has a slot filed to make a stem - i placed the rod on a hard surface and rolled a file over the cap end to leave the markings on the cap … here’s the results of the first experiment …

While metal is soft - so i can’t machine it - but i can turn these scraps into reasonably useful rods - and i can file and sand these with hand tools -

Since i’m replacing and making my own susp parts for both the Lotus 25 and the Lotus 38 - ive got some spare parts to canabilize -

And here’s the fuel filler cap … now the question is how to mark or impress the pattern on to the sides of the cap in small scale ? Sherline offers some tools that can be used to emboss a cross-hatched pattern on to metal rod - but i think the pattern is a bit over scale for 24th ….

The oil tank and the fuel filler pipes that feed both left and right fuel tanks both have a hand cap that is cast with hand grip markings - here’s the oil tank …

Not enough solder in the joint - even though i’m using silver solder …. But i managed a repair and then soldered up the left side arm … checked the width - i’ll get real close to spec tread width …

Gracias BK - but you jinxed me …

Yup …

Well - actually the early Road & Track drawings did include an overhead with susp drawings but it turns out that the fr susp drawing wasn’t accurate - the included angle was too narrow …

Suspension members : the lower fromt A arms were soldered w silver solder - using .040 nickel silver tube, with short lengths of .060 and .047 tube for the joints - this was tricky because none of the published chassis plans have susp overhead susp drawings - so the first part required multiple attempts to find the correct angles - the second one will be easier …

Happy family …

Air ducts left and right - made with Evergreen channel strip and tube - one of the curious things about the first or early 25s is that there were no visible radiator sub-frames - it appears that Chapman thought that the radiator was adequately supported by the water hoses and the airducts - but the subframes soon appeared - and all of the survivors have them - another example of commen sense over Chapman …

In between the radiator and the footbox is an oil tank that feeds an oil radiator - thats integrated into the left hand portion of the radiator shell - made fr Evergreen strip - mostly a sandwich of .125 by .250 … i’ve pegged it to the base of the footbox - thats a guess as my many photos fail to show just exactly how it was attached …

Back to the … front …. The resin Joker Lotus kit contributes a resin radiator casting that has the correct size and shape to fit within the white metal nose casting fr the Auto-Kits 25 - with some detail mods - the white stuff is Evergreen …

Rear susp half shaft U joints -

Will use the Girling brake castings that Norman made for me for the 18 …. And i’ve got to make some brake discs - in the mean time …

Spa is such a great circuit - top of my bucket list …. Lots of stuff to make in front of the foot box …

Front uprights - will have to shape some tie rod posts … and make some brake discs -

You’re probably thinking that i’ve abandoned the Lotus kit entirely - au contrare - the uprights fr and rear are usable with these mods …