RS1,2and 3 to BR12

[shaun]

Hi all, I have welded RS 1,2 and 3 as per the book, when I came to mount onto BR12 my measurement is out by 3.1mm. The drawing on page 43 shows the distance from the rear face of BR12 to the outside of RS3 to be 406.9mm, I get 410mm. RS2 and 3 are exactly to the book measurement. Has anybody had this problem? this 406.9mm dimension looks important as this is where the hangers for the lower wishbone fit. If I put RS 2 and 3 onto the edge of BR12 my measurement is correct, but then there is no room for CP 1 and 2. Am I missing something? any help would be appreciated.
Cheers
Shaun

[shaun]

Done, sorted, small mistake on my part.

[HandyAndy]

Sorry Shaun, I totally missed this thread

Glad you got it sorted tho, nice one

Hope all is ok with your kit? You know where I am if I can help anytime.

cheers
andy

[shaun]

Hi Andy, no problem, I left too much room on the end for the endplates.
All well with the kit, I am busy with the transmission tunnel at the moment, so far so good
I will post some pics in my build diary when I download all the pics off the camera.

[HandyAndy]

Nice one , sounds like you are really cracking on with your build

I look forward to seeing the photos of your progress

Is there something in the water down there? as there are quite a few builds in progress with my kits in your area

cheers
andy

[shaun]

I think it's the weather, haha
we might have to set up a roadster club in the south.....

[brainbug007]

I'm working on this bit as well at the moment but I'm a little confused by the top part of the frame. It looks like RS7 & a should go underneath the cross rail on the seat back section but it looks like there will be a small "wedge" of space between RS7 & a and the seat back rail? Is that right or have I messed up an angle somewhere??

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by brainbug007

I'm working on this bit as well at the moment but I'm a little confused by the top part of the frame. It looks like RS7 & a should go underneath the cross rail on the seat back section but it looks like there will be a small "wedge" of space between RS7 & a and the seat back rail? Is that right or have I messed up an angle somewhere??

You,ve got it spot on BB, RS7 & RS7a go UNDER SB3, remembering to leave 3mm at the front face of SB3 so that when you weld on the CP2 plates its all flush with the angle of SB3 for when you come to fit the seat back panel,

You are correct, there is a small void where the end of RS7 & RS7a meet the CP2 plates, this is due to the SB3 part being canted back 17degree,s where as RS7 & RS7a are positioned horizontally, ( hope that makes sense )

Have a look at the lower sketch drawing of Fig 4.15 on page 43, you can see what I mean about the 17 degree angle of SB3 in relation to RS7 & RS7a.

cheers
andy

[brainbug007]

Good stuff, I was well worried I'd messed that bit up properly and was going to have to redo it all!

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by brainbug007

Good stuff, I was well worried I'd messed that bit up properly and was going to have to redo it all!

No worries

Enjoy the rest of your build

cheers
andy