David's Build Thread

[spud69]

Originally Posted by shh120m

Dorma bits are really good too, they stay sharp forever, even with abuse, they are expensive but can be bought as single bits in the sizes you need for a few quid each.

I've been drilling through stainless rod with the ones you gave me Nathan and they have been spot on. Cheers..

AndyH

[shh120m]

forgot to say, the rrp on those is £5 each so if i give you them half price i reckon you owe me about 500 quid give or take fifty quid or so.
Joking aside, i drilled through some 15mm hard plate on the stumpgrinder at work this morning, i couldnt be arsed with slow and steady cos it was in a hard to reach position. The bit was smoking like mad at full speed but went through no problem, it didnt blunt it a bit.

[Davidbolam]

Is there anyone near Newcastle who would be able to weld a couple of brackets for me in exchange for some beer. I have been waiting for my mate who works offshore to do this for me ( a professional welder) however he has gone totally AWOL!! and im kind of now stuck with my build. There are 3 brackets . 1 gearbox mount, 1 diff support and a handbrake cable support. I can photos if required

Thanks

David

[shh120m]

why dont you pop down and see spud, il be there on saturday so i could help if hes busy

[Davidbolam]

huge thanks to spud for doing the welding that needed to be done on my handbrake and diff mount bracket. I also got to learn a bit about GRP from Noel. I have added some more pictured on my flickr account. More to follow...

[Davidbolam]

[Davidbolam]

I just picked up some rear calipers for my build. A bargain (I hope) from ebay. I have a had a look over them and started cleaning them up but...... I moved the handbrake attachment to see if the piston moved (on both calipers) and they didn't move. The levers move but the pistons didn't really budge. Does anyone know if the rear calipers rely on being full of brake fuid before they move. ie is it a form of hydraulic handbrake? I dont think there is anything wrong with the calipers. They seem to be in visual conditions. Thanks David

[Davidbolam]

I popped in to see Nathan at NTS today and very kindly wwelded up my steering column. pictures on my flickr page.

What size of steering wheel are people using on their cars?

[Davidbolam]

I managed to get hold of a cheep steering wheel from the supplier I normally get my mx5 bit from. No good for IVA but handy for pushing the car in and out of the garage. I also got a free copy of complete kit car magazine thrown in by him as well.

I have also got my rear aluminium panel in place without getting my fingers covered in black sikaflex

some more pics on flickr!!

[Davidbolam]

After wondering about how to get a round having a Q reg my prayers were answered when Lancia John put up for sale his dismantled MX5 on here last week. I now have a garage full of mx5 parts and the identity to go along with it. I really only needed the endging and the loom so have lots of other parts available which will probably go on ebay. If anyone needs anything drop me a line and you can have it for a very reasonable price.

My build is going to go on hold for a coupe of weeks as my Daughter was born on tuesday morning so every spare second is going to involve sleep for me!!

Nathan at NTS, I haven't forgotten about the pedals and will be ordering asap still.