Blue Super Seven W.I.P.

Officially a WIP. It is actually more than just parts! Finally!
I got a lot done on it yesterday, at least assembly wise, it finally looks like a potential car. After over two years of building, it's not just a shelf of parts and sub-assemblies.
The suspension is bolted on for alignment so I can take measurements and make some more parts, but I am now in the process of replacing the phillips heads with hex heads. I need to make about 50 just to change over what I have assembled here... - Mark
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Previous threads for those interested in the history of this build:
Blue Seven (Parts):
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=312338
Blue Seven (Parts 2):
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=488279
Blue Seven (Parts 3):
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=537010

WOW. I have a question. Are those calipers cast or are they machined?

this is not only a model, this is a piece of art. great work, and keep it coming!

whoa, amazing! :D

Are those calipers cast or are they machined?

The fronts and rear red ones (parking brakes) are plastic, but I textured them to make them look cast and coated. (There's a company up in Washington that does the process in real life.) The rear main calipers are resin items I cast and treated the same as the others.
Each of the black main calipers has at least 20 metal parts in addition to the caliper bodies...
The rotors are machined, but notice the vent holes are different styles. Square for the fronts, round for the rears...
The hubs are machined, (aluminum, like the rotors), but treated similarly as the calipers to make them appear raw cast metal... - Mark

FANTASTIC, I have been looking forward to seeing this one come together

wow. Makes me want to give up on my 1/12th Camaro. I dont know that my parts will ever be that superb!

HOLY SH!T :eek: I don't have any questions :eek:

Wonderful work Mark.

Seeing what you've done is going to make me try that much harder to try and top myself. Thanks for the inspiration.

its wonderful!

Wonderful work Mark.

Seeing what you've done is going to make me try that much harder to try and top myself. Thanks for the inspiration.

:uhoh: In the UK this means you want to end your life.. I'm sure this isn't true.. I hope.

Anyhow, Mark very funny thats the pictures of the 1:1 car you are building, can I now please see the model...:p

Very nice work. Very clean, crisp and just all out stunning.

A true masterpiece in the making...I have nothing more to say... :)

Winston

MASTERPIECE!!!!

Cesar Bossolani
www.scaleimportracer.com

Here we go!
I can't wait to see this build progress!

is it gonna run when its finished?

Insane, but in a good way.

So how many Super Sevens have you built now? :D

Awesome! I'll be waiting to see this come together :sunglasse

Pardon the silly question that you've probably answered already I but missed, but does the suspension operate? It looks like it could. Also, what reference are you using? Tomes of photographs or do you have a 1:1 Super 7 laying about?

I beleive this is his seventh seven

Ive been following your parts thread since day 1, it was worth the wait to finally see it coming together. Looks fantastic!

Oh yeah BTW can i be the one to turn the ignition on when you finish it? hey with the amount of detail that in this baby i wouldnt be surprised if it actually ran!

Sweet fancy Moses!!!!
When did you do those hard brake lines? What are they made of and how did you form them?

It's a track car and there's no stainless steel braided brakes lines? :p

I've been waiting to see this built up. You'll have me hanging on for more!

And Hiroboy - don't top yourself - haven't ordered anything from your shop yet!

Thanks all. Still the better part of a year I suspect before I get it all done, and yes, that is working on it at every chance I get, it's like a second full time job, but I still enjoy it.

No, it will not run, in fact it won't even roll when finished, even though at this time almost everything moves. Most of it has been built like a real car, but as I set it up I "freeze" or pose the moving parts in their permanent positions. I don't want anything broken down the road, and after all, it is a static model.

The suspension does function now and will stay that way, as does the steering, but I don't intend to "play with it", it just allows me to display it in more than one way. The gas cap opens and the dip stick comes out, but they are easily damaged or lost if played with. So they may become immoveable by the end if the build too.

I do have some nice reference books, and have seen and shot many in person and have friends who own them. Yes, this is my seventh Seven, and I have number eight lined up to do after this and probably a number nine.

It's not a track car, it's a street car. With nitrous... Stay tuned... - Mark

Approximately 80 individual pieces. The intake runners are the only kit parts, (but modified), the rest is all scratchbuilt/machined, mostly aluminum. The electrical wiring will be done after installation... - Mark
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crying....

iam sorry, but what scale is it?

iam sorry, but what scale is it?
1/12

Very nice work. what material did you use for your springs on the coil overs? Its nice to see a company other than NOS

Exquisite detailing!

Gobsmacking........:smokin:
Mark, could you post larger images say 800x600 the photos are so small on my screen and I love looking at the detail.

As complete as it can be before installation into the frame. I don't know exactly how many pieces are in/on it without going through my notes, but there are hundreds and hundreds... Some of the parts were made two years ago and have been waiting. What a fun project! More to come... - Mark
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So after it's finished are you keeping it, selling it or making for a customer/friend ?

This is just for me to enjoy a journey of building, but I'm keeping it. I could never sell it for a fair price to me or a buyer, but if someone offered enough, you know... But how do you put a price on something like this? In August I'll have been working on it for three years. And I doubt it will be done then.
The next one is for someone else, and it won't take this long... - Mark

Hey Mark,

I just found this thread on your Seven. Awesome!! I missed last week's Tamiya meeting, and I wanted to ask you what brand of lathe and mill you have- sorry if this has been asked before, but I could not find it in the previous threads.


You guys should see this stuff in person. Mark brings these parts in little boxes, and you need really good eyes to see it, then you try to figure out how the heck he machined some of the stuff. And, he doesn't shake or twitch from the work! :)

Hopefully I will see you in June!

Thanks, Matt Wellhouser

Hi Matt. I use Sherline. And recommend it too... - Mark

i find myself at a lack of words to express my awe at the amount of detail put into this.

first post here in a long time! good to know it was in this thread.

There are no words to express what I did when I saw this. That thing is a work of art. Pure brilliant and beautiful.

amazing, purely amazing.

but.. Needs more zetec :biggrin:

Your building ability is remarkable every time i look at your threads, very inspiring. The engine is mouth dropping.

The engine is just Fantastic. I just wish I could see it in person. I'm sure it's even better.

Ive been trying to visualise this build since day 1 but seeing it all come together has just blown my mind. This model belongs in a museum for all to see,mark you are a master craftsman! You give a new meaning to the word super detailed! Your skills is way beyond anything that ive ever seen.

I can't believe it's only a model. Brings true meaning to the word, REPLICA.

What's enjine? it looks like 4a-ge...But i think that i mistaken

Thanks for the very kind words everyone.
It is a GM Vauxhall engine. Commonly used in Chevette rally cars as well as some Super Sevens... - Mark

Affectionately known to us Vauxhall people as "The Red Top"

Un-believable. The detail is astonishing. All you need now is some fuel, and you can crank it up on a dyno and rev it up….

And now it is in the car, for me this is a milestone. So much effort, and now it looks like something identifiable. Still, much work to do...
I did mention it was going to be BLUE... - Mark
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whoa...

Yes, I have been very busy...
Mounted in the "trunk". Once the rear bodywork is put on this view will be obscured. Lot's of aluminum. SMS Hi Def C/F decals... - Mark
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very nice work. It is always a wonderful feeling when things begin to come together and take shape. All of that hard work becomes that much more worth while with each and every piece you add to the whole!

Stop posting pictures! I'm going to end up falling out of my chair and getting a concusion because of you!

This thing is looking wonderful. Magnificent, outstanding.

I've been amazed by this project all along. Just WOW!

I cant say anything other than what has been said. Mark, you are the Scale Master, no doubt about it.

That... it... the... um, it's, uh. Wow. I'm speechless. I saw the engine and I think my jaw locked trying to pull my chin out of the floor. Excessive amounts of drool... This build is officially in the Number One spot of my favorite model builds ever. And Number Two, Three, Four...

Honestly... if it weren't for the ruler and the way the wires and hoses retain there springiness, there would be no way to convince me it's scale. Never have I seen so much detail. 2 THUMBS UP! Shoot, ten fingers and ten toes...

I want it...

Mark, looks awesome so far. Did you make the timing belt yourself or is it from the kit? I need one of those for my dragster project.

Perfect!

Thanks guys, your words are very kind and encouraging.

Did you make the timing belt yourself or is it from the kit?

I made it, it's machined from a nylon zip-tie. And it was a pain in the you know what, but worth it to me... - Mark

WOW, I´m speachless! Really stunning work :worshippy:worshippy:worshippy

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Insane! That must be the 1/1 not a model! Just insane!