ptcruiser Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Roy, one thing you might want to look out for on the screen. On the '56 Le Mans winner, the lower side at the front (nearside) rolled over the top and had fasteners in it to attach a clear tonneau which went back to the fasteners you have on the panels behind the door. This image can be found a number of times just trying to help Rich Edited March 23, 2015 by ptcruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 An endurance race car lives a short and thankless life. Makes one cringe nowadays to see clambering on the door tops and race dirt and scuffs all over.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gween Weeder Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 That's exactly what I admire about endurance race cars. They got used, brutally, and the winners were the ones with the most bits left chugging along in close formation. None of this "it only has to stay together for an hour or two" business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Many thanks for the picture Rich. I do indeed intend adding the clear tonneau and all the little fixings. Your picture gives a nice view of the rear area though. There also appears to be some small rivets/studs in the central part of the rear deck - I'll need to look into that and add them. Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) A short update here..... I'm still working on the D Type in between the big Citroen, and I've now got the screen surround/support in place. It's made from fairly thin plasticard cut to the square-ish 'U' shape of the bottom of the screen, and then folded into a (roughly) 120 degree angle, in fairly hot water. It was then clamped, glued and allowed to dry, short section at a time until I had worked my round the whole screen. It will need some fine sanding and smoothing, then painting. I'll take the white protective film off the screen MUCH later on - maybe last of all. I've laid it on the car as a test fit and so far all is ok. It will eventually be screwed down through the frame into the body at 5 points using miniature Pocher screws and the remaining 30+ 'rivets' will be drilled and pinned with 5mm cut off dressmakers pins. Roy. Edited April 7, 2015 by roymattblack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codger Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Very hard stuff to do and done beautifully. And that engine looks marvy....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hello there Mr C.Many thanks. I've masked and painted the screen frame and it's now ready to fit..... It's only laying on the car at present. Roy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larchiefeng Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Roy, You've probably already seen this website but, when I was looking at the 38 Mercedes 540K I saw this car and pictures and I thought of you and your build on this scratch built Jag. Here is the link. http://www.thewholecar.com/1955-jaguar-d-type Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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