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Old 05-24-2021, 10:59 AM   #286
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

There is no joint. I turned it on the lathe.
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Old 05-26-2021, 03:45 PM   #287
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

I made the tailpipes. I bent steel armatures to form the tubing from the insides. The ends are brass.
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Old 05-27-2021, 09:06 PM   #288
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

The rear section seemed like it needed something more, so I freehand drilled a dozen holes in the rear panel. For a part that is based on a kit piece, I'm somewhat surprised how much scratch-work it has on it now. It didn't start out in my plans that way, but such is the nature of this project.

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Old 06-11-2021, 10:13 AM   #289
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

I designed the spokes for the steering wheel in SolidWorks from a real one I liked and printed a master.

This is a resin copy I cast from it with the aluminum rim I turned. I milled out three areas in the rim for the spokes to fit into.

Dry fitted together.

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Old 06-17-2021, 08:41 PM   #290
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

Shoulder belt anchor bar.

Shoulder and lap belt anchor hardware.

And the buckle sets. All scratch-built.
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Old 06-18-2021, 11:49 AM   #291
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

The kit seats are both the same.

I notched the inboard edges for shifter clearance and cut holes for the lap belts.

They needed some cushion detail. I thought I could use the pre-scribed sheet plastic I used on the camper I built last month, but it was so brittle (old stock I guess) it kept snapping, and not just in the recessed lines. I hoped to do each in two pieces but it was more like eight per seat.

The indentations needed to be scribed a lot deeper and some curvature added.

Primed and on hold until painting.
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Old 06-20-2021, 04:09 PM   #292
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Rather than C/F or Kevlar I went with the main body color for the seat backs.
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Old 06-22-2021, 07:18 PM   #293
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The shoulder belt adjusters, made from scratch.
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Old 06-24-2021, 07:30 PM   #294
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I painted the hardware and made the belts. The little hook latches for the buckles will be installed later with some other details; they are too delicate.


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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

New dash made from scratch, discarded kit dash above (black). I'm using the kit gauge pod with modifications.

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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

I machined the AutoMeter gauge bezels out of aluminum. The air vent and lower gauge housings are brass.
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

Still following and still blown away! Keep it up!
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I've been following from the beginning and am amazed at your work.
I look forward to every update.

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Old 07-01-2021, 08:33 PM   #299
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Re: Lola T-70 Mk III

Thanks guys! I really appreciate it!

While doing a periodical mock-up of the main parts I noticed the front end had somehow incurred five fractures around the wheel well, headlight and driving light openings. I know this blue plastic is very brittle, but this was a surprise.
As much as I intended to install the headlight buckets after the body was painted I went ahead and did so after repairing the damage for added strength.
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I made some Jabroc wear strips for the bottom of the chassis.

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