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Car photographer 24th August 2015 20:09

Cheers
Thanks for the advice

redratbike 24th August 2015 20:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Car photographer (Post 70385)
cheers for the info,

the chassis on these needs to be lengthened slightly so I'm not sure if that would be an issue or not for you on your vitesse chassis,

Ironically I really wanted a miglia too before I found this!

If it's not registered don't mention this otherwise it's iva time

Car photographer 26th August 2015 02:26

Yeah understood :)

Car photographer 4th September 2015 10:25

So a bit more progress, although it's slowed down a bit over the last couple of weeks unfortunately.
got a possible grille and am toying with the idea of adding a 'hump' behind the drivers seat - so I made a papier mache mockup ... what do you think?
http://www.paulward.net/wp-content/u...9/DSC_0693.jpg
http://www.paulward.net/wp-content/u...DSC_0686_1.jpg
....
and tried my old spitfire seat in the car - could be a bit wide at the top though as the edge seems to catch on the car slightly.
http://www.paulward.net/wp-content/u...9/DSC_0639.jpg

oxford1360 4th September 2015 10:55

I think the hump looks really good and it ties nicely with the scuttle and the rear light plinths. If you make it detachable you can cave two cars for the price of one. I'm planning to make mine a little like a Transformer with several different configurations.

a big scary monster 4th September 2015 20:27

Stop the hump with a vertical edge like the wheel arch light bump and put a high level 3rd brake light on. 2 reasons 1 people are so used to seeing 3 lights they seem to forget to see just 2 and secondly it will twist peoples minds when trying to work out what the car is and if its original old or a replica. With a flip down pad the bump could be good quick storage or a home for a tonneu cover. I like the mesh too.

Car photographer 4th September 2015 22:53

Cool - glad you guys think it looks ok,
I'm thinking of attaching it to the bottled so that I could swap the lid for a regular one if needed

Paul L 5th September 2015 17:43

Car Photographer - I think a slightly smaller hump might work better, stopping short of the end of the boot lid.

I think that would show off the rear curves of the body shell better, a bit like Mac's Navigator/Cordite MkII.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k.../IMG_02312.jpg

I have longer aero humps on my Cordite MkI.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z...o/DSCF4475.JPG

Notes:
- I absolutely love the way my boot lid cuts through the humps. :cool:
- But it was, without doubt, one of the hardest jobs I've done on my build. :icon_sad:

If you didn't want to have two boot lids (one with a hump and one without), I'd be tempted to hinge the front of the hump.

That way it could be flipped up out of the way when required.

This 2CV Sammio extended that idea a little further and the whole boot lid hinges up too.

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...8&d=1437273809

Actually, that idea might have been stolen from this design.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g...SLR-2-1536.jpg

Although I could only find a photo of a toy car with the boot open. :rolleyes:

http://www.bongos.net.au/images/thum...tmp_YqJlZy.jpg

Good luck with whatever option you choice, Paul. :)

Car photographer 6th September 2015 00:53

Impressive bit of sculpting Paul!
Unfortunately I don't think my skills will stretch to going that far though ( unless someone wants to give me a hand) ;)

Car photographer 11th September 2015 01:15

More updates - been cutting into the fiberglass hump to get the shape right - https://flic.kr/p/xvV14o

Car photographer 11th September 2015 01:18

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/657/2...dd7ebe3b_b.jpgDSC_0720 by paul ward, on Flickr

Car photographer 11th September 2015 01:20

then got my laser cut aluminium dashboard back today too - still needs some more holes cutting but looks ok https://farm1.staticflickr.com/734/2...01779e59_b.jpgDSC_0722 by paul ward, on Flickr

Car photographer 11th September 2015 01:22

next - 6mm aluminium panels cut to mount the seats on - https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5718/...9ff28a43_b.jpgDSC_0723 by paul ward, on Flickr

Car photographer 11th September 2015 01:23

and lastly we are making a tubular mounting bar for the seatbelt mounts - https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5622/...d5d5b909_z.jpgDSC_0728 by paul ward, on Flickr

Car photographer 17th October 2015 12:52

So, now got the petrol tank in, and seatbelts mounted, also got myself a quick release steering wheel for ease of access.

Currently trying to work out seats to fit - bought some from Europa spares, but it now looks like I'll have to make a custom set :(

anyone want to buy some apollo style bucket seats??

Car photographer 17th October 2015 12:57

http://www.europaspares.com/interior...ed-piping.html

Car photographer 3rd November 2015 19:16

steering wheel sorted
 
So a few things have been happening this week - firstly I got my quick release steering wheel fitted and then used an old balti dish to make a billet to fit the badge into :)
so here's the wheel without the insert -
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/637/2...b4c019b4_b.jpgsteering wheel 1 by paul ward, on Flickr

then I hack up the balti dish -
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/734/2...12fdf7f3_b.jpgsteering-wheel-2 by paul ward, on Flickr
then - hey presto - vintage Ferrari steering wheel ;)
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/675/2...9e0d1ff6_b.jpgsteering wheel 3 by paul ward, on Flickr

Car photographer 3rd November 2015 19:23

seats
 
So today I finally got my seats sorted out - after the fiasco of my old spitfire seats not really fitting, and then forking out for the Apollo seats from Europa spares (who were very gracious and gave me a refund) - I finally decided to design my own to fit the space - So I made the templates and then got a company called 'Inta Trim' near Telford to make them up for me. - not cheap, but I think they look great considering the circumstances. :)
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/617/2...433aeb86_b.jpgseats1 by paul ward, on Flickr
unfortunatly as I couldn't get the car there he had to match the base and back without knowing that in the cockpit the bases are slightly offcentre - so they don't match up perfectly, but I think they look pretty cool.

Paul L 4th November 2015 18:49

Not sure if it is just me, but I can not see the photos in the last two posts. :icon_sad:

peterux 4th November 2015 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul L (Post 72383)
Not sure if it is just me, but I can not see the photos in the last two posts. :icon_sad:

me neither......


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