With the tank in place I had the reference for the battery measurements....wandering around the internet I found some ultra-light batteries from Lite Blox.

After drawing the battery I imported the vector to obtain the logo in low relief.

I then also designed the totally omitted steering column cover.

Once everything was printed I took a photo with the assembly of my personal TK....
DeA uses 12 files to compose this section.....I used 2.5 of them

Thanks Chris, really appecciate your words.


I continue with some progress

Having prepared the tank and battery with the usual 600 sanding process, then primer and two coats of matt black, I moved on to laying the carbon not before having created the templates.
I allowed the decals to dry completely for 24 hours and sealed everything with glossy clear coat

Finally, the tank compartment also received its "new skin"

I'll continue with the assembly of all the various details and connections:

- Relay box positioned and front electrical wiring loom connected
- Connected the passage of the front oil cooler pipe
- Positioned the missing casing from the kit that covers the steering column
- The upper front suspension plates are mounted
- Mounted primary fuel pump on the struts bar and connected both the inlet and return supply pipes
- The fuel fill hose and the petrol vapor vent hose are mounted and connected
-Position the windshield washer tank with its bracket and connect the hoses to the pump. Hoses that in the future will connect to the nozzles located at the base of the windshield. Also connected is the electrical wiring that operates the windshield washer pump.

Once the fuel tank compartment was finished I concentrated on the front oil radiator.

From the intake on the bumper I found a lip in the middle which is part of the floor which is exactly in the middle of the area where the future radiator will be housed.

Turned on the dremel and removed the lip from the floor.

I painted The front oil radiator and the inlet and outlet joint

Even if everything will then be hidden and invisible I didn't feel like leaving him there without connection. I added a cable gland and connected the last part of the pipe which connects to the pipes previously mounted in the tank compartment.

I started with the first version of the air intake which appeared less bulky on the screen than the printed version

In all versions I made a window (to which I will apply acetate) so as not to remove too much inner light and make everything heavier.

I worked on 2 other types of sockets and in the end I opted for the one that looks like a restored RSR (the one by Vasek Polak)

I then started working on the doors and specifically on the inner cards.

As in my previous 1/8 golf GTI, I will cover almost entirely in carbon decal.

I look various panels as examples: I will mix carbon with elements of those covered in fabric/leather

I applied a 0.5mm plasticard sheet over panel which I then drilled to apply in the future the internal handle, the internal door opening and the window lift handle.

In my first idea of air intake system I had in mind to put the cone filter directly on the cold side turbo but it seemed too extreme and not very functional.

The RSR use an intake air flow system that I tried to replicate: periscope intake on the wing - duct - airbox and finally turbo.

I started from the periscope air intake that I positioned in the right side area of ​​the cooling grill.
As usual I imported the various graphic areas in fusion to have a direction to follow for shapes and curves.

I then continued to work on the duct with the airbox cover (which is the carbon air box of BMC-CDA) and finally the filter element.

The system works when the bonnet is closed; when it raise it the airbox remains in position, but the duct with the airbox cover is raised.

To work on the last components to connect to the turbo and get the measurements, i dry fixxed the CDA airbox with its duct to the air intake scope.