VPJ Viceroy Lola T-332 Al Unser

[afx]

Looks great Art.

[Art]

Thanks, JC!

[Art]

I got some work done on the cockpit this weekend. It's almost done. I just need to get the shifter in.

I couldn't figure out how I was going to detail the dash that was molded in, so before I painted the tub, I sanded out the dash. After painting, I made my own dash.

I started with making some gauge bezels from aluminum tube, but I used my lathe to cut a small groove in them the mimic a real gauge. The rest of the gauges have a face I printed, and some epoxy for the lenses. I mounted just to a piece of styrene I cut out for the dash face. Then I made a fire extinguisher pull lever from a straight pin, and added a toggle switch I got from Hobby Link Japan a while back.









Making my own dash also allowed me to raise the steering wheel location, which I think is a little more accurate.



I also made my own belts using a Pro Tech hardware kit.





Here it is all together.

[Chris K. Hale]

Rockin It Bud!! Looking Great... Chris

[crazyed]

Art that Insturment Panel came out really nice. I do like the effect the clear epoxy gives for the Lenses, and the stepped bezels are an artful touch!

[Art]

Chris and Ed, thanks for looking and the encouraging comments!

[Art]

I got the front suspension glued in today, but first I spent the last day or two making some new shocks. I also polished out the white metal and dipped it in Future to keep it from tarnishing. Hope it works!











I managed to get the roll bar glued in too, so I can join the engine soon.

[robhart]

It looks superb! The dash and front suspension are really sharp.

[Art]

Oct 25, 2015 10:54:42 GMT -8 robhart said:

It looks superb! The dash and front suspension are really sharp.

Thanks a lot, Rob!

[Patrick]

A typical "Art werk". But, I still have to build mine!

Patrick

[Art]

Thanks, Patrick!

Still making some progress. I made some front brake disks on the lathe and used some white metal calipers I had. I then plumbed them with some Pro Tech braided line and Tee fitting. I still have one more line to run up to the fron once I get the sway bar in. the disks are a littel thick, but buried inside the wheel, you won't be able to see the thickness. Once I get the wheels ready to fit, I'll trim the axle stubs.
I hope the pictures aren't too large for you guys. Fotki made me upgrade from a free account, so the pics are original sized. Not sure that's a good thing!!!













I also got the engine wired. I used a Morgan Automotive Detail (MAD) resin pre-wired distributor with the correct color that matches my reference shots for this particular car. It's actually a magneto, but still had a distributor-style cap, so this works, but I had to lengthen the body with some aluminum tube.
I had to get it wired before I can put the exhaust pipes on, or there's no way I could get in there later.

[afx]

Looks good Art. I appreciate the larger photos.

[Art]

Thanks for the comments, JC. I managed to get a little more bench time in lately. I added a Pro Tech Mallory coil, and made a decal for it. Used some Pro Tech detail wire and photo etch nuts to detail it up a little. I also got the headers in and used some Detail master flanges and more Pro Tech nuts to detail those as well, along with some guitar string springs for the exhaust brackets. I made a new sway bar and some rods to connect to the uprights. I'm getting closer to getting this thing on wheels!

[afx]

Very nice detailing Art.

[Art]

Thanks, JC!