Scale-Master Posted February 7, 2014 Author Posted February 7, 2014 I again outgrew the box I have been using to house the parts as I make them, so I decided to do a little inventorying before repacking them. Here is the sum of all parts that I have made for this project over the course of almost exactly one year and three months. Most are just in primer, much like kit parts waiting to be finished and assembled. A few are painted and even less of them are finished sub-assemblies. I wonder if I’m halfway? Not that it matters…
sjordan2 Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 This is astounding. You should have this done as a kit as an alternative to the others.
Scale-Master Posted February 8, 2014 Author Posted February 8, 2014 I cut the windshield from some Lexan stock. Added the rubber seal to both sides… And painted the brass parts.
Harry P. Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 How did you do the rubber gasket around the glass? Tape?
Pete J. Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Mark, looks like you are getting down to the end to me! You have made a lot of progress over the last couple of months. I don't know about you, but with my projects, I seem to have a lot of subassemblies that take forever and looks like I have a lot to do. Then one day, they are done and it is just a matter of putting them all together. The end seems to come on kind of suddenly. See you in two weeks?
Scale-Master Posted February 8, 2014 Author Posted February 8, 2014 How did you do the rubber gasket around the glass? Tape?Ordered a generic seal from J.C.Whitney and used the shrink ray...Actually I used the frame as a pattern and cut the seal from a medium thickness matte finish vinyl. Mark, looks like you are getting down to the end to me! You have made a lot of progress over the last couple of months. I don't know about you, but with my projects, I seem to have a lot of subassemblies that take forever and looks like I have a lot to do. Then one day, they are done and it is just a matter of putting them all together. The end seems to come on kind of suddenly. See you in two weeks?Yes, that does happen to me too. I'm trying to make as many of the parts as I can before I go about the final finishing and assembly, but there are a lot of parts I know I'll have to make as I assemble the final build. I will see you on the 21st.
Harry P. Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Ordered a generic seal from J.C.Whitney and used the shrink ray... Ok, but the curb feelers really are coming from JCWhitney, right?
Scale-Master Posted February 12, 2014 Author Posted February 12, 2014 The gauges are assembled and installed into the dash. Each gauge is made up of six pieces plus a decal. Speedo and Tach are the large ones, a small Vacuum gauge is positioned between them. The Water temp and Oil press gauges are mechanical units, the Volts and Fuel level are electrical. Looks like the lenses mess with the focus on a couple of them Trying to get a better shot of the gauge, the camera flash really glitters up the textured matte charcoal dash
Harry P. Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 Do you use any sort of magnifier when you work? If so, what kind?
Scale-Master Posted February 12, 2014 Author Posted February 12, 2014 Oh yeah, I wear reading glasses. Even need 'em to read these days...
Harry P. Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 Really? That's all? No other magnification, like a magnifier lamp? Wow... it's amazing that you can do such fine detail work without "help." I know I can't!
Scale-Master Posted February 12, 2014 Author Posted February 12, 2014 Oh, I have lights.But just regular fluorescent fixtures, plus little incandescent desk type lights for the lathe/mill and other shop machines.Never got into using a magnifier or light loops.
Pete J. Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 Heck Mark, I need my reading glasses just to find my magnifying glasses to get my optivisor on!
majel Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 Incredible work Mark, that dash and the gauges are very realistic.
Scale-Master Posted February 13, 2014 Author Posted February 13, 2014 I finally decided on a personalized license plate. Like my last two Sevens, the plate will have raised “stamped” characters. I already put a coat of primer on the face. But in addition to raised characters, I decided to make the backside detailed too and made the characters in reverse and depressed. Shown here in the raw brass.
Skypower Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Wow Wow Wow is all I can say just amazing detail, you are a true artist.
Armornv Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Incredible work so far.... I've been watching this one for a while now but I couldn't stop from commenting now. As soon as I saw the first pic of the license plate, I KNEW you would go and do something crazy and awesome like do the reverse stamp on the back of it.... I'm amazed at the quality and detail of this build. Well done!
Art Laski Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Mark, can I please place an order for one of those kits? Incredible work, as always....
Scale-Master Posted February 14, 2014 Author Posted February 14, 2014 Thanks guys! Art, bring a wad of cash to the next meeting and then we can discuss payment options... I machined the frame for the license plate from aluminum. The back side has more work in it… To allow the plate to fit inside flush, like a real car.
Art Laski Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks guys! Art, bring a wad of cash to the next meeting and then we can discuss payment options...Oh, I'm pretty sure I can't afford it! I could probably buy a real Seven if you value your time the way I do.
Scale-Master Posted February 23, 2014 Author Posted February 23, 2014 The steering wheel will be another Momo unit. I started by annealing some brass rod and forming it around an aluminum buck I machined then soldering the joint. I acid cut the spoke section and soldered it into the wheel. I also acid cut parts to use for the wrapping where it goes over the outer edges of the spokes.
Scale-Master Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 Thanks Tony! I made the hub (mounted to the wheel) and steering column from various sizes of brass tubing and turned a turn signal lever from aluminum. The horn button and mounting hardware (in the bag) were also machined from aluminum. The three bolts are scaled down versions of 9/32 heads with 5/16 diameter washers. I’ve started to texture the grip of the wheel; I’ll sand the texture off of the spokes later.
Scale-Master Posted February 27, 2014 Author Posted February 27, 2014 Originally I had thought about making the grip in suede, but with the suede versions they bond the material to the wheel, they aren’t not sewn. I wanted to add stitching too, so I went with the standard leather wrap.
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