LHD Seven

All installed and painted.
https://i.imgur.com/hmr8aC5.jpg

I used the piece of brass I cut out of the inner window frame (attached to the inside of the roof) as the template to cut the window from some clear plastic stock.
The second piece of the frame below the window and template will sandwich the window into the roof assembly.
https://i.imgur.com/hUNy2Xz.jpg

The rear window is installed. More machined hardware to hold it all together.
https://i.imgur.com/ZIzvKyK.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CqHtEoP.jpg

I started the steering wheel over a week ago. Being 0.032 inches thick it took 8 days to acid cut the brass parts out. Due to that extended time the cuts came out a bit rougher, but that issue will be dealt with later.
https://i.imgur.com/oIltDCZ.jpg
Seven pieces soldered together.
https://i.imgur.com/7pVnIp4.jpg

Corrected the center of it. Added a little more material to the spokes for the grip and am continuing to fine tune/shape them.
https://i.imgur.com/L1Q8iAz.jpg

I machined the rim for the steering wheel from 7075 aluminum.
https://i.imgur.com/RPGTPWc.jpg

The brass center and aluminum ring are melded together.
Front:
https://i.imgur.com/EmIbMEA.jpg
Back:
https://i.imgur.com/TV7kfxa.jpg

I milled a license plate frame from some resin I cast into a blank first.
I used dye to make it gray when I mixed it, this hasn't been primed yet.
Front:
https://i.imgur.com/3uSQl43.jpg
Back:
https://i.imgur.com/lQ6Y2Be.jpg

A mix of pearl white and silver was shot to match the reflective finish on the face of real plate. (The back was painted flat silver.) I made a decal that was applied to the front for the lettering.
https://i.imgur.com/xK58jPK.jpg

I painted the spokes of the wheel metallic gray then built up the black with Tamiya Smoke for a subtle gloss anodized black look. Still need to finish the rim.
https://i.imgur.com/3m1vWaH.jpg

I made and added the tags. The year tag is the actual sticker material from one of my real cars with a custom made decal for the details.
https://i.imgur.com/ey7gQt3.jpg

Phillips head stove bolts to hold the steering wheel to the coupler.
https://i.imgur.com/Ie4Zoft.jpg

Crush sleeve and mounting nut for steering wheel/shaft.
https://i.imgur.com/TfRtrD1.jpg

I decided I could do better. So I made a new flange and nut with broached splines so the flange will fit onto the shaft like a real one.
https://i.imgur.com/u88A6Iv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ulZjVob.jpg

The welting for the fenders was cut from flat black vinyl.
https://i.imgur.com/gRTeHnc.jpg
Taillights are installed and the fenders mounted to the body.
https://i.imgur.com/u5rN2WQ.jpg
The same material as used to make the welting was cut for the stone guards.
https://i.imgur.com/AZ2reWj.jpg

The steering shaft was threaded through the header and into the rack & pinion. Then the scratch-built dash was installed.
https://i.imgur.com/GTAysXa.jpg

The beginning of the spare tire hold down. PE frame and milled resin handle; brass hinge pin.
https://i.imgur.com/0Xv8Olv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gIn8gYd.jpg

The headlights have been installed and wired. I made bulbs for the parking lights too. Radiator is installed. More electrical wiring getting done…
https://i.imgur.com/OnMx4If.jpg

We have ignition, wires… They will be routed properly after the carbs are installed.
Also added the ground point for the battery, the clutch hydraulic line and some more oil lines.
https://i.imgur.com/VDSHDjV.jpg

Been working on the Weber carbs. Adding the linkages and more hardware. Even made the tiny screws to sync the carbs.
https://i.imgur.com/4weMFUJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/S465gFL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iPPuWX7.jpg

Throttle cable guide with mounting bracket. Aluminum and stainless steel.
https://i.imgur.com/jHB4kpq.jpg

Holy smokes. Outstanding updates. The plate is out of this world!

Thanks Spider! It is a fun project...

Got the cable and linkage installed. Still need to wind the return spring.
https://i.imgur.com/hqNufia.jpg

I made and installed the throttle return springs; should be two because one is not safe.
Made and added the lettering to the plug wires too.
https://i.imgur.com/SmJfqHO.jpg
Also finished plumbing the rear brake lines.
https://i.imgur.com/Aiqko2h.jpg

Do you have rear license plate holder? Mine broke.

That's normally part of the frame. I modified this one so it can be removed with the spare. If I were in you r position I would make a new one from brass and/or plastic.

The tops of the carbs have been installed and the fuel fittings were machined/fabricated and attached to them. A section of the fuel line is on too.
It's starting to get tight between the carbs. But there is enough clearance for the linkages to work without rubbing the wires.

https://i.imgur.com/Glkco8z.jpg

Fuel pressure regulator. Because it's mandatory for Webers… Machined aluminum.
https://i.imgur.com/37WPnaK.jpg

Added the decals and installed the regulator into the fuel line.
https://i.imgur.com/D1DzrGR.jpg

Not cast; individually machined from resin. Air filters…
https://i.imgur.com/ajBqIM3.jpg

Made the flanges and the mounting hardware for the air cleaners.
https://i.imgur.com/hbk9urb.jpg

Added the stitching to the steering wheel and mounted it to the crush sleeve.
https://i.imgur.com/RqPyFfB.jpg

Finished the air filter set. Foam filters on hard plastic bases that use hose clamps to fasten to the the intake horns.
https://i.imgur.com/EzhCfRW.jpg

Made and installed all the hose clamps (including the hex head worm drives) for the fuel lines and radiator hoses.
https://i.imgur.com/zQIHDm1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Bck5egN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/m6B8WNk.jpg

Finished the stone screens and fasteners for them.
https://i.imgur.com/dC5ZKhJ.jpg

Great detail, as usual. Stitching on the wheel - decal?

Yes, decals for the stitching.

The radiator cap is finished. Machined aluminum/custom decal.
Also made the overflow tank and mounting hardware.

https://i.imgur.com/sebIEuC.jpg

Looks real.

Thanks Spider!

From the near start of the project I planned to make the spare tire and support section of the frame removable for part-time racing. The main bolt to hold the wheel to the car frame was fabricated from brass.
https://i.imgur.com/ewk5u7C.jpg
The hold-down strap with ratchet buckle is scratch-built. I also made a "working" connector for the wiring that powers the license light and machined all the mounting hardware.
https://i.imgur.com/yCFOQBc.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/nQagOKD.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iNgywVH.jpg
(License plate/frame and wheel are also made from scratch.) Looks like I better hurry and finish it before the tags expire…
https://i.imgur.com/XX21rm3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qW0EENX.jpg

This is so unbelievably awesome...

Thank you Kjenjak!

I cut and installed the front fender welting…
https://i.imgur.com/691c1vo.jpg

It has wings… Or front fenders as we call them in America.
https://i.imgur.com/LYAslGP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cP8pJwE.jpg
Windshield and roll bar are installed and fitted to accept the brass roof too.

Woo, on a finish straight! Looks terrific.

Thanks! Let'sTime to make the ubiquitous (at least in my cars) fire extinguisher. The bottle was turned on the lathe from aluminum.
https://i.imgur.com/t5UIhgJ.jpg
The bottom has the correct "dimple".
https://i.imgur.com/Qsi102T.jpg
The head with gauge and nozzle also turned from the same stuff.
https://i.imgur.com/klR1nUP.jpg
The handle pieces were freehand milled and then hand finished before being painted black.
https://i.imgur.com/MsxqHbP.jpg
hope this is the finish run for it...

Rear-view mirror and mount parts, all aluminum.
https://i.imgur.com/BQz6A6l.jpg

Assembled with the mirror face installed…
https://i.imgur.com/h2KyOFT.jpg

The gauge has the correct face and the needle is on a raised pin. Custom drawn decals for the gauge and label. Safety pin is correct diameter.
https://i.imgur.com/vRajnHp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rtW38Z3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PIKab9a.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6erSsHu.jpg

I milled the "rubber" extinguisher holders from a block of resin and made the hold-down bolts and washers.
https://i.imgur.com/0zVW3kF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hTbwzGm.jpg

Machined a shift knob and the shifter boot. (More aluminum…)
https://i.imgur.com/AiS0IP9.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Vo7g8PO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/h8EWMPO.jpg

Scratch-built bottle jack. (Copy of what I kept in my old Chevy truck.)
Milled from raw resin with aluminum bolts and brass for the screw parts.
https://i.imgur.com/klXFpTM.jpg

And the crank.
https://i.imgur.com/sFaVKdP.jpg

Very cool.

Thanks!

I drew up a label and printed a decal then slightly weathered it. Yes, it's a Binford.
https://i.imgur.com/rIqVuLV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Vmhu4kO.jpg

You know, having slowed down, way down in my building, I started to appreciate these "models within models" on a totally different level.

Scale-Master, How can you work with very tiny parts unless you shrink youself to 1/12 scale?

Think this is small? I also work in 1/24th and 1/43rd.

Finally got around to balancing the tires…
https://i.imgur.com/LJrxo4a.jpg

Then I realized I had to make a tire iron to install the wheels… Yes, it has a hexagonal recess and actually fits and works on the lugs.
https://i.imgur.com/QGk1PZX.jpg

How do you make a hex inside? Hex tubing of sorts? Or is it resin cast?

I made and installed the padded tunnel cover. (It matches the seat padding.)
https://i.imgur.com/FYBQLmE.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/51ZRkFn.jpg

How do you make a hex inside? Hex tubing of sorts? Or is it resin cast?

First I broached the hex into a lead blank with a machined male hex tool. The plan was to solder it to a brass rod and then machine the outside, but the lead turned out to be too soft to function without rounding/stripping out. So I cut up the four-way tire iron I had and reshaped and bent it into the single type. It's made of zamac and is strong enough to do the job repeatedly.