16-05-2018, 10:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-05-2018, 11:05 PM by Ian Williams.)
Another blog worth checking is;
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/austin7/
This is about Simon Jansens first attempt at constructing a special and shows what can be achieved by a total novice with a little determination, and a willingness to research and learn.
Further inspiration maybe, this is my old special, I started construction in 1985 at the time it was my first attempt, LWB ulsters had not been invented and there was little choice on a modest budget. I had seen the Paxton bodies made of plywood and thought I can do that myself, so I had a go, the car evolved a bit over the years and was not quite as nice as this initially, but I learnt as I went along. The car has now gone but I could sketch up the construction if you really were keen to try for yourself. One thing I failed to fully appreciate at the time is the importance of the relationship between bonnet length, scuttle/cockpit and tail length, when I look at this car now I can see that the bonnet and tail are too short and the cockpit too large. With my latest special, covered on another thread here, I have addressed these points, one thing that really helps is lengthening the steering column, I have found an easy way of doing this by combining parts of a Big seven and Ruby steering column.
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/austin7/
This is about Simon Jansens first attempt at constructing a special and shows what can be achieved by a total novice with a little determination, and a willingness to research and learn.
Further inspiration maybe, this is my old special, I started construction in 1985 at the time it was my first attempt, LWB ulsters had not been invented and there was little choice on a modest budget. I had seen the Paxton bodies made of plywood and thought I can do that myself, so I had a go, the car evolved a bit over the years and was not quite as nice as this initially, but I learnt as I went along. The car has now gone but I could sketch up the construction if you really were keen to try for yourself. One thing I failed to fully appreciate at the time is the importance of the relationship between bonnet length, scuttle/cockpit and tail length, when I look at this car now I can see that the bonnet and tail are too short and the cockpit too large. With my latest special, covered on another thread here, I have addressed these points, one thing that really helps is lengthening the steering column, I have found an easy way of doing this by combining parts of a Big seven and Ruby steering column.
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