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    baffle installed

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    baffle installed

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    forming the end-caps of the fuel tank.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    A good fit before welding.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    The standard battery developed for the Mazda Miata was the perfect size for this little Lotus.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    The battery box to be located behind the passenger's seat. Those two holes are for aluminum nut-serts. That way if a thread gets buggered up I can replace it without damaging the paint.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    The beginning of a fuel tank. The design allows me to fill up 10.5 gallons for the long hauls (I live in the middle of nowhere) and the level top of the tank is the right height to support the rear storage area's deck.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    I'm using a Monza style cap so if/when I build a top for this Lotus, I wont have to unsnap the top for every fill up.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    A little sub-frame and plate to support the fuel cap and weight of the gas station's pump nozzle.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    Real knock-offs and the old snow tires off the donor car. Yes, I will get rid of those tires before the car hits the road.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    welded to the same diagonal tube that will be reinforced with the battery tray.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    Drilled to be a little lighter.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    Starting the frame side brackets for the panhard rod.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    The axle side of the panhard rod.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    Once the mounting tabs are welded to this frame, the tire nor frame will touch the body panel.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    The spare tire mount uses a front hub so the same hammer that removes the flat, removes the spare.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    Not a steering wheel but a removable spare tire mount that suspends the tire 1/2" from the body.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    5" off the ground and just a few more tubes left.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    Like the rest of the frame, I'm tig welding with silicon bronze rod. This requires less heat that steel rod, less time than the originally brazed frames and still has that brazed look.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    "close, but no axle"

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    "close, but no axle"

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    Now it should make sense.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    almost there...

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    almost there...

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    first step in making the axle's radius arm brackets.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    brackets for the radius arms. These will get a big hole drilled between the smaller mounting holes to lighten up each bracket. This is one of several changes I'm making from the original 7's design.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    "original curves" except the lower dash crossbar.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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    A slight variation of the frame where the radius arms will attach.

    From the album: My Lotus 7's gestation period

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