Lola T-70 MkIII [FINISHED!]

Well Said:

        I think you have made some very good points. When I built models on Commission the folks around me thought I was Nuts! I mean c'mon a real working hydraulic system in 1/8 scale? That's what the client needed. The worse part of that was using R.C. it had to fail at a critical point. In front of a Jury!

        After five months they got what they asked for! The thing worked just like the real one. Then, Failed like the real one! That was for me the pinnacle of my career. I have done what you have done. Looking back at my builds, I just didn't realize it til now.

 How sad that I don't have space for even a small 8'x8' shop now, much less, anything larger. No place to put the mill, Even if it still worked. it's been packed up for so long I believe it may not perform as it used to. And then the cutters. Heaven knows where they are.

      You know what though? You have re-kindled my memories and in some ways dormant skills .Thank You So Much. I am going to follow this build til you get done and have a flat tire on your inaugeral drive LOL.LOL.

I was wondering if you were going to machine those or cast them.  I remember seeing your yellow Caterham in the magazines, but didn't remember it being scratchbuilt.  I thought it was a continuation of the series of Tamiya Lotus's that you did.  I did get to see your Lotus at the Nats in OKC and was amazed by your work.

lewbud

I was wondering if you were going to machine those or cast them.  I remember seeing your yellow Caterham in the magazines, but didn't remember it being scratchbuilt.  I thought it was a continuation of the series of Tamiya Lotus's that you did.  I did get to see your Lotus at the Nats in OKC and was amazed by your work.

 

Even at the few shows I took it to people asked how I "converted" the scratch-built one to left hand drive.  I don't think some people read or listen that well sometimes.

There are also the two yellow JPE Caterhams I built using Tamiya kits as the base almost 20 years ago.  (I gave one to Mr. Tamiya after the first one earned me a trip to Japan at the '01 TamiyaCon.)

Did we meet at the '03 IPMS Nats in OK?

It is entirely possible that we did, but honestly I don't recall.  I do remember a couple of your models though.

lewbud

It is entirely possible that we did, but honestly I don't recall.  I do remember a couple of your models though.

 

That's nice to hear, thanks.  Yeah, I had a few models entered there since we drove (vs fly).  I met a lot of people that weekend, but I'm better with faces than names, and that's not much help here, or now... 

The show was memorable and an obvious favorite for me; winning the Judges Grand Best of Show with a car there... 

My Dad won in '69 so it is the only time a father and then son have won the award.

That's a detail most wouldn't have thought of.  Be easier to see if it was on a different surface.

That's true, I should have shot it on a piece of white paper as I'm doing for other small parts now.  (Three of them will fit on my pinky fingernail.)  It will show up against the orange engine.  Whether it will be visible on the finished project remains to be seen...

I have a feeling a lot of the work you are doing won't be seen, but that's okay because you will know it's there.  A couple more questions.  Is the end of the starter where the solenoid is 3D printed?  Why the use of brass and aluminum on the starter?

Some of it may be hidden, but I'd rather have that than leave something off or skimp on the detail and find out later it would have been visible.  And yes, I'll have the photos...

No 3D printing for this part, all "old school" fabication. I milled that piece from raw stock, and turned the front piece from alumnum rod.  Brass tubing measured out correctly for the body so I soldered those parts together and finished it on the lathe.  I like to work with metal for it's strength and often the material doesn't need paint.

I can see how you built the starter bracket out of one piece of brass, were you able to do the same with the timing mark indicator?  Was wondering about the holes in the starter body, but didn't see the 1/12 Phillips head screws coming. 

The four L shaped pieces below the distributor assembly, are they holddowns for the distributor cap?

lewbud

The four L shaped pieces below the distributor assembly, are they holddowns for the distributor cap?

I don't know if the world has enough popcorn for me to sit and watch all this. Super neat work and detail like always. Amazing stuff.

BK

Scale-Master

 

 

lewbud

The four L shaped pieces below the distributor assembly, are they holddowns for the distributor cap?

 

 

 

 

Yes, as stated in the post they are the hold down clamps.

 

Forest for the trees kind of thing.  You've mentioned several times that you're using parts off your car, what car is it?

Thanks guys!

I'm just using the engine in one of my cars as the reference for this engine, it's in a Camaro.  (I built it too.)

But I'm running a Holley, not Webers.