I continue with work on the rear axle...which is almost at the end.

I fitted the new disc and caliper assembly at the rear...between the set-up and the new components I took the liberty of modifying the postiton of the caliper in order to make easier the fitting of the braided hose.
With the adoption of the new caliper I had the banjo facing the arm that goes to the torsion bar.

Once the braided hose was positioned I then made the cable grommet between the hose and the frame

The same procedure was also done for the other side.
Once this first part of the braking system was finished, I then created the clutch cable and positioned it...the rubber boot will then be 3d printed.

I then worked on the turbofans: I don't not want them totally black or turquoise, my idea is to made them two-tone.

I give a coat of primer, external black and internal white base. I the masked externally and then turquoise on the internal side and a final coat of matt clear.

I then also finished the rear "Idlers" tyres and a quick color test with the turbofans

Stunning work.

Mark

I painted the new gearbox printed part and now with the engine out it looks more credible.

I finished the new oil tank with primer, 2 layers of matt black and one of matt clear and finally positioned the oil level sensor which will then be wired in the future

I then added the last missing bolts to the sway bar brackets

Finally I added some "technical" sponsors inside the engine bay. Afterwards, with the engine mounted, it would have become quite complicated to be able to put the decals on

I started with the first part of the rebuilding of the new front bulkhead.

After importing the profile of the original and minimal bulkhead from the kit, I designed and printed the new one trying to follow/resemble that of the 1:1 which is quite complicated with multiple shape.

After a couple of adjustments I fixed the new bulkhead.

Now I can continue with the reconstruction of the side corners where there are the warm air ducts coming from the engine.

Furthermore, I have to study whether I can already fix the base of the dashboard without complicating my life with future assemblies to be able to add other missing parts of this area of ​​the passenger compartment.

Once the corners were fixed, I proceeded to reproduce , trying to best imitate the shape, the part of the bulkhead under the dashboard which has a "hump" (a hump which on the trunk side is the seat of the passenger compartment heater unit).

I shaped and cutted the part of the dashboard, to be able to fit the new piece and to allow me to dismantle and reassemble the dashboard itself for subsequent modifications.

Once the dimensions and modifications were all back, I fixed them definitively and started the filling all.

Trying to make a job as close to reality as possible I would have had to saw/cut half the internal platform.

The internal floor of the 1:1 is very deep and the door sills are very high.

In the models (as usual) the chassis floor is divided from the interior floor and therefore as usual it is higher in height, the greater height is recovered in the model by "cheating" and distorting other elements such as tunnels, door sills and fixings of the seats

If I wanted to replicate the 1:1 I would have had to:
- erase the entire floor including tunnels
- fix the gearbox tunnel directly to the floor/chassis
- redesign the entire firewall
- fix and secure the dashboard frame (as on the real one)
- redesign part of the floor in the rear seat area

Practically I would have cut half the model with the almost certain unknown of losing references for assembly and I would have created difficulties in assembling other elements.

I therefore mimicked this part to make more similar to its real counterpart.


I designed the new door sills which are much bulkier than the kit. I discovered, studing the real 911, that inside the door sills have internally channeled ducts/pipes which carry hot air from the exhaust heat exchangers to the heater unit located in the front trunk.

The first version that I printed as a fixing looked good but once mounted it appeared too wide... a width that appears even more excessive once the body is fitted... so wide that it seems like the entry door sills of a 917k.

Once the internal floor has been defined, I start to check the fitting of the frame with the bodyshell... and the first (not calculated) fitting problem pops up.

The new sills need to be reprofiled to wrap around the rear interior side panels. After marking the area to be eliminated, I use dremel with cutter and removed the necessary area and now fits good.

Once everything was in the place I moved on to thinking about the upper part of the firewall at the base of the rear window.

Once assembled it appears incorrect in shape.

Always from references I started studying to improve their appearance and fitting.

I sawed off the lip that should join the bulkhead of the internal floor which will have to be redone.
Before thinking about it I started to reproduce the rib in positive, I produced a first test version which I will adjust for both dimensions and thickness

This week I plan to start building the roll bar

Wow, this is getting some serious upgrades. Truly amazing.

Mark

Before starting the roll bar I think it is useful to have the seats in position so as not to have unpleasant surprises with the internal volumes.

I have a seat gift from a modellinng mate...but the shape is a bit too old school for my project.

The seat I chose is like the Sparco Evo (seen mounted on some 911s) and in context it is the perfect seat for my project... the only flaw: the seat and bracket are always a single body... they cannot be found printable separately.
I'll see how to fit the brackets to the frame

In the meantime, to have some references I started printing it.

First attempt.....print ok, but undersized seat

Second attempt, print ok but now a little too big.

On the third one (but I'm waiting for the resin to be supplied) I should have the correct seat in the right scale to be able to proceed with the dry assembly and then move the work with the rollcage.