Another Super 7

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A while back I set the rear bodywork aside not realizing it was on an uneven surface. Unfortunately it picked up a bit more than just a mild warp. I tried to bend it back into shape and it looked like it might fix it.
So I added four more hard mounting points with screw in fasteners on the frame and also keyed the bodywork to fit snugly onto the frame and it did help, but did not cure all the issues and it still needed to be trued up.

I flexed the body until I broke some of the joints and then fastened it to the frame.
Next I made two vertical relief cuts in the lower rear sides of the fenders. The one on the left side was drawn in…

…and the one on the right was shimmed out until the rest of the bodywork was trued up. Even the trunk lid fit properly again.

Additional brass and styrene bracing was bonded to the inside of the body to shore it up while it was still bolted to the frame. I also used laminating resin and three layers of fine fiberglass mat on the inside of the wheel wells for more rigidity and rebonded all the fractures I created by bending and flexing it.


A brass “leading edge” was added for strength between the fenders. You can see some of the piecework sheet styrene and CA construction where I have sanded through the primer.

Now it is strong enough to continue with the surface work without being bolted to the frame.

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The basic exterior of the fuel tank is done and I added more parts to the frame for the mounts and made a pair of straps too. They will tighten up once the insulation is added. The screws will be replaced with bolts later.

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More frame supports have been added…

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This is the trunk inner liner. It is constructed of styrene and brass and fiberglassed for strength and appearance. The inside will be textured and finished later.

The round section at the forward edge is a separate piece that snaps on. It is the only way to install it into the frame.



The rear body section is also coming together after reworking the warp out of it… The primer is glossy; those are reflections not discoloration from sanding.

A side note, at this point it already weighs 11 ounces, that’s almost a ¾ pounder…

[eugene78]

This awesome work inspires me to build another Lotus!

[Tamm85]

Differential and gearbox looks really similar to ford sierra diff and gbox

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These are the rear shocks. Mostly brass with some aluminum for the piston shaft. I wound the springs from steel wire.

[MidMazar]

The trunk liner exterior looks like the real thing. Eager to see this masterpiece finished.

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Since I am working on the trunk and the spare, I made this scissor jack. Just a dry run test, I’ll make another one with more details. This one is all brass with a steel jackscrew. I just wanted to see if it would work.

And yes, it does work.

[icon_modeler]

Working scissor jack, now that is cool. Nice work Scalemaster!!!

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I guess I already got tired of the wheel I made at the onset of this project. I also realized after working on the spare that I wanted more detail on the inside/backside of the rim. I made this wheel center to remedy both of those issues as well as making an overall thinner rim with the same bead dimensions. Still a little more clean-up required before a mold is made from it.


I also had to modify the rims I already cast to allow this larger diameter wheel center to fit, as well as to set it into the rim deeper for less overall width.

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The jack on the right is the one I will use on the model. As you can see it is significantly smaller than the test jack, (70% of the size) on the left. It also is made of brass, but with a few machined aluminum parts too. Furthermore it has a pattern cut into the top pad that the larger one does not have.


It also works the same way as its big brother.


There is a fork on the handle that fits into the receiver. You can see the knurling I put on the handles too.

[eugene78]

I think the new wheel design is the best so far, and these jacks are simply amazing!

[white97ex]

You never cease to amaze me!

[Scale-Master]

Thanks guys!

I need to add the seat mounting points to the frame, and needed seats to fit those to. These seats are items I cast from a master I made for my last Seven. I did some reworking around the seat belt guides in the headrest areas to the parts and I made a new mold for the guide inserts after I modified the pattern. Still more clean-up and finish work to do on them, but they are fine for measurements now…