Heller 1/8 traction avant cabrolet conversion

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all, well I've done it, the roofs gone (hope I can make the canvas roof for it.

I'm going to use the cut out roof as a template for making the ribs for the canvas part.

 

[Morpheus]

That looks a great kit, look forward to seeing it come together ☺

 

[Deleted member 3568]

It truly is a great kit I would recommend it to anyone. It's a pocher kit for pocket money prices.

 

[james pithouse]

your insane ken nice work tho:D

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is the framework for the canvas roof (the nuts and bolts won't stay the final version will have a plastic pin) I may try a version using piano wire as the copper wire is very soft, it may stiffen up a bit when the canvas is stitched to it (that I think is going to be a nightmare, not known for my sewing skills)
Need to make a couple of of ribs for the middle section.

 

[Morpheus]

Looks the part, will it be a working roof or just for show.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

I'm hoping to make it working.

 

[Morpheus]

Very cool, looking forward to seeing the progress.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is another update on this.
From my experience of building this kit before it is critical that this piece is glued totally square and true if you don't want bonnet fitting problems.
As you can see from the pics with a little effort you can get a perfect fit.

On my first build this part was out only by about a half a mill and when I fitted the bonnet there was a 5 mil gap at the top which I could not get rid of, after days of investigation scratching my head and swearing it turned out this was the problem, of course I had got a lot further on in the build and it caused me a lot of problems to sort it out.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all another update, I've made the carpets out of wet and dry then the driving mat out of couser sand paper.

 

[steve5]

gee I love watching your builds ken , I 'm an upholsterer and wouldn't try what you are doing . keep it up .

 

[Deleted member 3568]

You wouldn't know how to stitch a roof would you mate.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is the next update

I think gold and purple are a great mix sooo,
Chrome

Some of this through the ab

And you end up with gold

 

[james pithouse]

very nice work ken, more picks
:D

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all got the fire wall on, then couldn't resist trying the body on.

 

[james pithouse]

very nice keep them coming those pics

 

[Morpheus]

Looking great, and that is one big model now it's coming together

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all did some more work on the engine bay, have I mentioned I love this kit, so much detail.

 

[james pithouse]

nice work ken, hope this helps

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all well i have the steering rack done.