4 - Lister-"Jag" - no more

June 5, 2011

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After considering the vehicle the car is intended to re-create and the comments from the forum, I de-Jaguar-ized the car. I found some reproduction Lister badges from a publisher in the UK and ordered several for this project. My "growlers" are now relegated to the extra parts drawer in the tool box and the car is now a "Lister-Chevy" or, as some texts reference it: a "Lister-Vette". As with the other albums, each photo has a description of what i did during the process. As it turns out, while i never really liked the Lister badge....i have to admit, it does seem to look "right" on my car!

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I machined the hub for the Lister badge with a much lower profile than the "growler" center caps. the lower profile center caps give the center of the wheel a nice look.

0 2011/06/05 16:37:27 listerjag

So, with the Lister badge now solidly epoxied in the new center caps, this is how they look in the wheel. the bit of green in the center of the wheel definitely adds some nice detail.

So, with the Lister badge now solidly epoxied in the new center caps, this is how they look in the wheel. the bit of green in the center of the wheel definitely adds some nice detail.

0 2011/06/05 16:37:27 listerjag

so, there are the four newly assembled center caps for the wheels.

so, there are the four newly assembled center caps for the wheels.

0 2011/06/05 16:45:44 listerjag

the next step in the process was to replace the "growler" center caps on the wheels. A long afternoon at the lathe, and i had a new set of center caps complete with set screws for locking them to the wheel and a carefully recessed face that would accept the new Lister badges.

the next step in the process was to replace the "growler" center caps on the wheels. A long afternoon at the lathe, and i had a new set of center caps complete with set screws for locking them to the wheel and a carefully recessed face that would accept the new Lister badges.

0 2011/06/05 16:50:10 listerjag

Now to replace the horn badge - back to the lathe to turn a new horn button with the center section recessed to accept the Lister badge. Came out pretty nice - if i say so myself!

Now to replace the horn badge - back to the lathe to turn a new horn button with the center section recessed to accept the Lister badge. Came out pretty nice - if i say so myself!

0 2011/06/05 17:00:50 listerjag

the badge was bonded to the aluminum plate and then mounted in the appropriate location on the hood.

the badge was bonded to the aluminum plate and then mounted in the appropriate location on the hood.

0 2011/06/05 18:25:16 listerjag

the completed hood badge and the new horn button - ready for installation.

the completed hood badge and the new horn button - ready for installation.

0 2011/06/05 18:27:39 listerjag

The Lister badge just did not look right on the hood. a bit too small and it seemed to get lost on the blue. To help accent the new badge and to make it about the same size as the Jaguar badge i was replacing, I got out the "engineers sketch book" and quickly sketched a design for an aluminum trim ring for the badge. Here is the part, fresh off the lathe, next to the sketch

The Lister badge just did not look right on the hood. a bit too small and it seemed to get lost on the blue. To help accent the new badge and to make it about the same size as the Jaguar badge i was replacing, I got out the "engineers sketch book" and quickly sketched a design for an aluminum trim ring for the badge. Here is the part, fresh off the lathe, next to the sketch

0 2011/06/05 18:29:10 listerjag

and there it is - the elusive Lister badge, fresh off the plane from the UK! With 6 of these, i had a lot of machining work to do.

and there it is - the elusive Lister badge, fresh off the plane from the UK! With 6 of these, i had a lot of machining work to do.

0 2011/06/05 18:32:12 listerjag