Dadsworkshop Part 3 half a car the Cowl

Part 3 Half a car (lotus 7 Build) The Cowl Part 1

Getting started with the cowl, this was a bit of a mission to start with getting the dimension right
after a bit of searching around the net i managed to get some dimensions to get an ish shape and had to make some alterations to give a bit more room for legs

so after cutting the template out i managed to get a template that worked with the size of the tub

below, i cut the base to i had the start of the bottom of the cowl this will then be used to mark up the depth

once mocking up the template on the tub and making shore the lines of the tub looked right

it was time to cut the cowl using a jugsaw and a bit of sanding by hand :( what i should have done is to make a template and used a router and a pattern bit so i could have made a set of them because later on i will have to make another one, i should have done this with most of the parts but this was 3 years a go, hindsight 

so after cutting sanding, i cut an angle on some soft wood and screwed and glud the blocks in place
the back (below) was a pain to get the height right it needed a shallow slope so it would match the bonnet if i remeber this is a 3 inch high at the high point and i had to sant it to the right shape in place. this part was sanded 3 or 4 more times to get the right shape as I went.

after adding a batton at the back with yet again more screws and glue i had the start of a cowl

Next Post will be about the Cowl part 2 as this was a long thing

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