Another Super 7

[Scale-Master]

Thank you guys, that is very nice of you to say.

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…

[Scale-Master]

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.

[Scale-Master]

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.

[andrew59it]

Originally Posted by Scale-Master

Trying to get a better shot of the gauge, the camera flash really glitters up the textured matte charcoal dash…

Nothing to say.... speechless.... only one question: what did you use to make the texture on the dash?

[Scale-Master]

The dash texture was done by lightly spraying a few dry coats of two-part urethane. Once cured, the color was applied. And thanks!

[Scale-Master]

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.

[JeremyJon]

More and more amazing work, bravo!

[Scale-Master]

Thanks Jeremy.

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.

[MPWR]

Signal lever??

On a 7??!!

Wow, man, that's high class. I remember having to get used to the toggle switch for the turn signals on the Caterham I drove. If I ever build a full scale one, I want a piece of CF to cut to shape for paddles behind the wheel like gear shifters- so I can use them to turn on/off the turn signals.

That steering wheel is gorgeous. And I love the needles on the instruments. Easy to imagine them twitching as the engine comes to life.

[Scale-Master]

Fake paddles; what a great idea!

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.

[Scale-Master]

The dash is assembled…

[Scale-Master]

Reflectorized with the characters painted, it still needs the month and year tags…


Not that it will ever be seen once installed on the car; I still wanted to make both sides of the plate prototypically accurate…

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Finished the steering wheel…

[HondaSan72]

Amazing... Simply amazing!!!

[Scale-Master]

Projector type headlights in traditional sealed beam housings.
First I machined the main housing and bezel. Then I machined the projector housing and ornamental bezel, (note the 7 accent detail), all from aluminum. Then I machined the projector lenses from acrylic rod.



Next I machined a mold to vac-u-form the main lenses and pulled a couple.

There is a lens installed in the assembly here.