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Old 07-09-2021, 07:29 PM   #301
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

The driving lights did not align well with the openings in the body. I also thought the openings looked bland being just holes in the nose. I machined two tubes from aluminum impregnated resin and faired them into the nose. This should also help to reinforce the nose where it has been cracking. The inward facing openings of them were shaped to accept the lights.

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Old 07-10-2021, 01:29 PM   #302
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I wanted to mount the lights to the forward structure for easier final assembly after painting. A new set of mounting brackets were fabbed up and the original light housings were reused.


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Old 07-13-2021, 02:15 PM   #303
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The seatbelts are complete and ready for installation.
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Old 07-14-2021, 04:15 PM   #304
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

Key switch and water temp, tach and speedo bezels were machined out of aluminum.
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Old 07-14-2021, 05:40 PM   #305
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

Left and right side dash panels. The vents are brass and aluminum with PE screens. Rivets are steel. Glove box door handle and gauge bezels are aluminum; gauge housings are brass.
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Old 07-15-2021, 01:29 PM   #306
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I made the lenses out of 0.005 sheet styrene and set them in to the bezels from behind. Just a little tedious to fit and secure.

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Old 07-15-2021, 03:37 PM   #307
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This is the tach "movement" before installation.
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Old 07-15-2021, 04:39 PM   #308
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

These are the finished Auto Meter gauges.
The water temp and oil pressure are mechanical, the tach, fuel level and volts are electrical and the speedo is an electrical GPS unit.

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Old 07-16-2021, 12:45 PM   #309
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

I made all the switches, more machined aluminum, and got them installed…
I haven't decided if I'll add the labels I made for them yet.



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Old 07-17-2021, 05:00 AM   #310
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

With the amount of detail you are putting into the build, I would include the labelling
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Old 07-18-2021, 02:08 PM   #311
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

You're correct. I think I will add the labels.

The painted wheels needed one last machining action to remove the paint build up where the aluminum rims mate to them.
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Finished scratch-built wheels with the kit provided tires installed.
The rears have the ends of the axles installed; the front spindles will come later.
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Old 07-20-2021, 08:28 PM   #313
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

I reworked one of the kit knock-offs and used it as a master and cast four new ones. Tamiya lacquers for the color, aluminum powder for the light shading to enhance the anodized effect.

The rear axle ends are blackened brass and the front spindle ends are machined aluminum.
This is the left rear and right front.
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

More great progress. I guess this means the main body color is going to be yellow, correct?
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

No not yellow, it will be the upper color I used on this SMX.
It might get a yellow stripe though.
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