LHD Seven - Page 9

Scale-Master · 10-12-2018, 11:49 AM

I wasn't planning on it, but then I didn't plan to make a lot of things I already did...

Scale-Master · 10-18-2018, 05:06 PM

I used SMS C/F decal for the dash, but it was too light and a bit coarse/high contrast for the look I wanted. So I tinted it with Tamiya Smoke and Clear Blue lacquers before clear coating it.

Scale-Master · 10-22-2018, 11:16 AM

The gauges are installed in the dash…

Scale-Master · 10-25-2018, 09:26 PM

The master cylinder needed to be converted to left-hand drive too, but it instead of modifying the existing part I made a new one from brass, aluminum and resin. I had a leftover resin copy I made years ago; I cut the reservoir off and fitted it to a hand filed and cut brass cylinder body. The flange was milled from aluminum.

Scale-Master · 10-27-2018, 12:17 PM

Textured and painted…

Scale-Master · 10-27-2018, 03:26 PM

Finished the dash. Machined all the switches and warning lights in aluminum.

Scale-Master · 11-01-2018, 11:45 AM

It wasn't until after I painted the upper frame (after converting it to left-hand drive) I noticed the Tamiya BDR factory build I cannibalized was built with the JPE version part that has a big boss to mount an overflow tank in the middle of the forward X brace.
Keeping the Ford over GM (Vauxhall) theme I filled, whittled and filed the "error" into a correct configuration.

Scale-Master · 11-01-2018, 03:02 PM

The parking brake lever was at the wrong angle for a LHD application so I cut it off the boot and machined a new one. The handle is rubber.

Scale-Master · 11-05-2018, 03:22 PM

Hmmm… What will this be…?

Scale-Master · 11-06-2018, 06:17 PM

I milled the top of the battery so it snaps onto the brass body of it.

360spider · 11-06-2018, 11:37 PM

That's very cool. Clean milling too!

sjelic · 11-07-2018, 02:14 AM

I so much enjoy your seven threads...sorry for not commenting before.
Have a question thou since you like those Seven's very much, I recently bought re-issue and wanted to get other wheels since I don't like ones in kit.
Since there is't a lot of 1/12 wheels in aftermarket I took ones from studio Rosso 16" Watanabe, do you maybe have those and tried for fit, will they be too big.
Anyhow, sorry for intrusion and not commenting, but I follow closely every new post. Great Optima battery btw

Scale-Master · 11-07-2018, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjelic

I so much enjoy your seven threads...sorry for not commenting before.
Have a question thou since you like those Seven's very much, I recently bought re-issue and wanted to get other wheels since I don't like ones in kit.
Since there is't a lot of 1/12 wheels in aftermarket I took ones from studio Rosso 16" Watanabe, do you maybe have those and tried for fit, will they be too big.
Anyhow, sorry for intrusion and not commenting, but I follow closely every new post. Great Optima battery btw

No apologies needed.
I have not used aftermarket parts for my Sevens as I enjoy creating my own parts, so I don't have a definitive answer for you. The Tamiya tires are 15's in the BDR kits, but they may stretch over a 1/12 scale 16 inch rim.

Scale-Master · 11-07-2018, 09:57 PM

"Made" this for it today. Designed a Mallory ProMaster Coil in SolidWorks.

Then I made the factory mount to go with it.

I'll have them grown separately and assemble them to this configuration, and then add my own milled hardware and wiring.

Scale-Master · 11-08-2018, 02:21 PM

The ribs around the top and bottom (with correct notches) have been added as well as the end details (flat panels).

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