new build

[mgglep]

Hi all after my baptism of fire on here the other day lol thought i would tell you my progress so far
started 09 july 2011
bought the chassis (this was the best option for me as i have space issue yes i know you can build it in a single garage but i could not be doing with the hastle of trying to build it in my space)
Both floors in (3mm aluminium sealed rivets and sikaflex)
aluminium fuel tank (to book spec) and straps made
pedal box made painted and fitted
all polybushes and crush tubes fitted to wishbones
brackets made for fly off hydraulic handbrake

[Bonzo]

Hi Mgglep

Let me be the first to extend you a very warm welcome to the forum

Sounds like you are off to a great start

As for building in a single garage, I quite agree with you, don't think I could cope with building a entire Roadster from scratch in such a confined space.

That said plenty of folk manage perferctly well with not a lot of room to work.
Horses for courses & all that, to quote Austin Powers " It's not my bag baby "

Perhaps you will be able to post a few pictures of your progress, we all love piccys.

It may be worthwhile puting a rough location in your profile, may well come in handy if you ever need some local assistance

You havn't mentioned if you are building for track or road but if memory serves me right I think you may have a probem with the fly off type hydraulic handbrake when it comes to the IVA test for a road going car !!??

Enjoy the forum

[twinturbo]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

You havn't mentioned if you are building for track or road but if memory serves me right I think you may have a probem with the fly off type hydraulic handbrake when it comes to the IVA test for a road going car !!??

I was thinking the same,

Anyway sound like a flying start, I bought a second hand built chassis to save time and effort. Kind of backfired as there were a number of issues with it, but they got sorted (it was done for me).

I have a rather large but cluttered garage.

TT

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by twinturbo

I have a rather large but cluttered garage.

TT

Me too Rob

What with it being stuffed to the rafters with equipment & me being such an untidy beggar, I dread to think how I would cope with a single

Talking about being untidy, had a good tidy up before I resumed my build last week & within 2 days I cant get in the door without tripping over something

[flyerncle]

You is right Ronnie,mechanical hand brake system for the road and no fly off.
Out of interest to you there are proposals for a lot of inclusions to the mot test next year,did not fully read it so wont quote it but wil have a good look and post it.

[mgglep]

yeah thought about that i am still going to use the cable brakes going to put the vertical hydrulic near the gear shift i need to look into if that would be ok if not i will install it then remove it for IVA then refit after it passes

[wylliezx9r]

Probably going to be a fit after the iva I would have thought........planning on doing some auto testing are you? Or will that be drifting