Building an R1 Powered Seven: ...sanding

Building an R1 Powered Seven

A few years ago I got it in my head to build a kit car. After months of searching I came across the Locost concept. In short, quite a few amateur hobbiests around the world have built their own Lotus 7 inspired cars from scratch, following plans available on a variety of Internet sites and published in a book by Ron Champion.

I started gathering parts and finally began building the chassis in July '05. In August '10 the car was titled, licensed and is now street legal. The following blog captures the progress of the build and driving experiences after completion.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

...sanding

I had some free time to work on the car today. The weather wasn't bad, so I decided to wet sand the chassis before final painting...rolling on the primer left a pretty rough finish...
I sanded the entire chassis, but focused mostly on the tubes that will be exposed.

I also spray painted a few brackets grey, the color I was planning to use for the chassis. I think I'll go with white after seeing the white primer. The lighter color will make it easier to inspect the chassis for cracks, and the other components (brackets etc.) will stand out a bit.

One more nice day and the chassis painting will be done...