Another build thread

[skov]

Thanks Alga!
I was just going to have steel strips with foam on the bottom, but I made such a mess cutting the strips I came up with the idea of using the trim to hide the ragged edges

David, my straps don't follow the lines of the tank perfectly either (in particularly down the rear!). They are tight against the corners of the tank though, so should hold it in place.
I did take a photo of the rear (it's in my photo album), but it's not very clear.
I'm in the middle of fitting the ali tub at the moment, so can't take another right now. It'll be coming off prior to final fitting, so I'll try to remember to get one then.

[skov]

That's my rear tub done!
Made a bit of a hash of it where I folded it over the round tubes, but I aint doing it again! (and the tub cover should hide it anyway)

[Dualist]

Rear tub looks bloody good mate.

[voucht]

Look excellent Skov, congratulations
Aluminium side and rear panel will be my choice too.

[skov]

Thanks guys!
To be fair it does look loads better in the photos than it does up close!

[Johno]

Hi John,
Thats looking very nice indeed mate
Rear tub looks good in the photo from what I can see. What colour scheme are you going with for the whole car???
Are you going to paint your Alu and your GRP as you said there are some scratches in the GRP.

Cracking stuff

Johno

[skov]

Haven't got a clue on the final colour scheme yet
It's all a bit of a mish mash at the moment!
Going to look even worse when I fit the rear wings - they're red!

I'll eventually get the whole thing either painted or vinyl wrapped depending on cost.

[skov]

One of the things I love about building the roadster is learning new skills.
Here's one I hadn't counted on...

Decided to learn how to sew so I could attempt to knock up various bits of trim.
It's not quite hairdressing, but probably more than girly enough to warrant using an MX5 as the donor

Anyways, my wife refused to let me near her machine, so I picked up this little beauty off gumtree today for next to nothing:



They don't make them like this any more!

Had a bit of a play this evening with some vinyl leatherette stuff I had kicking about (don't ask!).
Didn't go too bad at all, managed flat-fell seams, french seams, and even a spot of welting

[robo]

FMB you will be knitting the roadster some wollen wheel warmers next Thumbs up on the tin work skov its looking nearer to hitting the road by the day

Bob

[skov]

Thanks Bob!
Still not happy with the top of the rear tub, but with any luck I should be able to sew up a tonneau to cover it up

Don't worry, I don't intend to take up knitting any time soon...
...not after the scarf debacle
(I tried knitting one for one of the babies a few years back. About six inches in I gave up as it looked more like the Indian subcontinent than a scarf!)