Detailing of the firewall (Gilles - Legacy Post)

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With a bit of plastic, plasticard and metal washers I made a wiper motor to replace that of the model.



Waiting for the painting:





I also decided to detail the servo brake with the master cylinders.

A small aluminum sheet 0.5mm thick, some washers of two different sizes, plasticard, screws...



Once the sheet metal is bent and the washers stacked, placed in place:





Start of the production of master cylinders: two tubes threaded one into the other and drilled to connect the pipes:



Provisional result:





I notice that the servo brake is too small, so I will redo one with larger washers (it’s the one installed under the firewall)

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smillervette4

Exquisite worksmanship!

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Gilles

Hello everyone,

I just finished the heating valve that does not exist on the Revel kit.

Brass, cutting, assembly, welding and more than a week working on it..

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Chris Craddock

That’s great Gilles. I love how you’re using brass and aluminum. So much more accurate than styrene.


Gilles

The madness continues with the pedals housing

In an aluminum bar measuring 10x20mm, cut it with a handsaw.











The second one receives the same treatment:







and setting up a trial. The reason why some parts are not aligned is that everything is not definitively fixed.










Chris Craddock
Superb

Chris Craddock
The footwells are some of the flakiest parts with wide open gaps all round

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Gilles
Thank you Chris!

...are you talking about the parts of the Revel model?


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Chris Craddock

Yes. Colin has done nicer front faces for the footwells, but there’s a wide open seam around the footwells between the firewall and the floor pan. I have filled and smoothed mine, but I’m still not particularly happy with the finish. I will probably tinker with it some more before seating the engine and front cradle.

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Gilles

ok, I understood. The translator is sometimes fanciful..
And I agree with you, there is a wide open seam.
I am waiting for parts from Colin to make progress on this problem

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Ed Bird
Very nice!! Looks like the real thing!

Ed

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Gilles
Thank you Ed...

smillervette4
Beautifully done! Looks so much better than kit part.

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Gilles
Aug 06

Thank you Stephen...

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Chris Craddock

Gilles, that’s brilliant. Bravo!


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Gilles

Thank you Chris...

[Gilles]

The heating valve I made seemed too big to me, so I redid a smaller one:

the washers simulating the servo brake were covered with a thermo-retractable sheath

Although it's not finished yet, it's starting to take shape.

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Gilles, what kind of drill bits do you use for drilling the brass tubing?

Ed

[Gilles]

Hi Ed,
These are metal drill bits that I find at specialized dealers.
Here, in France, I find it that goes from 0.3mm to 1.2mm for the small black box and from 1.3mm to 2.5mm for the large one. The blue box goes from 0.3mm to 1.6mm.

But the most important thing is to have a bench drill press. Mine is equipped with a micro compound table that allows more precision.

Here is an English-language site that talks about my bench drill press:

https://www.proxxon.com/us/micromot/38128.php

and the micro compound table:

https://proxxon-us-shop.com/products/mi ... able-kt-70

I am talking about the brand Proxxon because that’s what I have, but I think that in the USA you have equivalent equipment and of good quality.

If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask...