Big day

[HandyAndy]

Let us all know how it goes! How much did the prop cost you?

will do Tatey :)

The prop has been made to measure by Dunning & Fairbanks in Leeds, I ordered the uprated one that can handle upto approx 250HP from the crankshaft.....cost was £105 + £12 delivery + VAT...Total £137.??

cheers
andy

[twinturbo]

Supa, all gives me extra time to make the garage ready for the return of my chassis.. By the time I am done you will have room to be able to swing the cat :)

Powered moving is just as monumentous as the first fire up. I remember the day I drove my converted saphire out the garage. Awesome.

TT

[HandyAndy]

Supa, all gives me extra time to make the garage ready for the return of my chassis.. By the time I am done you will have room to be able to swing the cat :)

Powered moving is just as monumentous as the first fire up. I remember the day I drove my converted saphire out the garage. Awesome.

TT

Spud even suggested to me today to get it trailored to the next track day & give it a shake down run pre IVA... but sadly, all pennies are going towards the test itself.
But I,m sure just being able to reverse it out of the garage & drive it back in instead of pushing it will put a big smile on my ugly mug :cool:



cheers
andy

[Enoch]

Nice one Andy. I bought my prop from D&F it's a lovely job. Mine cost a load more though as I had to have the MT75 adapter as well. Really good service from them and they were amongst the cheapest that I could find.
I am sure you will savour that very first drive, I know I enjoyed mine:)
Enoch

[HandyAndy]

Nice one Andy. I bought my prop from D&F it's a lovely job. Mine cost a load more though as I had to have the MT75 adapter as well. Really good service from them and they were amongst the cheapest that I could find.
I am sure you will savour that very first drive, I know I enjoyed mine:)
Enoch

Cheers Enoch,

swmbo thinks I,m daft being excited about being able to reverse it out of the garage:rolleyes: ( she doesn,t drive at all).

Yes, the service from D&F has been very good, I confirmed the dimensions of my prop on tuesday, I asked if poss would I have it in time for this weekend, the guy said that they would do their best as they had guys on holiday, I phoned today as he suggested & Yes, its made & its on a TNT wagon en route to me, very good service indeed :cool:

cheers
andy
ps...off to read your build update, always enjoy your updates:)

[HandyAndy]

I,d like to say a huge thanks to forum member "Tex" :)

He came over to help me bleed my brake system on sunday afternoon, tho it wasn,t without a slight mishap .......

Terry had asked me before we started if I,d checked all connections were tight in the brake lines, yes was my answer..

filled up the M/C & started pumping the pedal, bleeding each of the rear drums & front calipers, must,ve done it about 4 times each, still not getting a firm pedal......had thoughts of the nightmare that Ash had with his brakes,

I then noticed a small pool of fluid on the floor.....guess who hadn,t fully tightened the brake pressure switch???? :o

Once that was nipped up, I,m glad to report that the brakes are now leak free & has a firm pedal pressure :)

Which only meant one thing....another little test drive :D still grinning from ear to ear.

So, a BIG thanks to Tex, cheers mate .

Am now considering to doing a track day next saturday night ....must resist lol

cheers
andy

[spud69]

:D THE CALL OF THE TRACK CANNOT BE RESISTED:D

Well Done...AndyH

[HandyAndy]

THE CALL OF THE TRACK CANNOT BE RESISTED

Well Done...AndyH

Arrrggghhh ....I must resist,

tell you what Spud, I,ll get stuck in on the final few things left to do to my car & see how things are by tuesday, if the car is track worthy I,ll go for it....gulp.

Brings back memories of itching to get back onto a Race bike after suffering broken bones in a previous crash, ended up riding again with still broken fingers :eek: :D such is the call of the track.

cheers
andy

[flyerncle]

Do it you big girls blouse !!!!! you know you want too.

I can understand the feeling with getting the car moving under its own power ,I was high for a week after my first solo flight and still remember it as though it was yesterday.

See you at Teeside :p .

[HandyAndy]

I can understand the feeling with getting the car moving under its own power ,I was high for a week after my first solo flight and still remember it as though it was yesterday.



I,m sure all the other builders that have got their car to a driveable state would agree......it is a weird feeling being able to drive something that you have created from the book instructions, remembering the times when we,ve cursed at it or been confused by something....this all gets forgotten the very moment you push the clutch pedal down & engage first gear.....the feeling cannot be explained,

All I,d like to say at this point is

Thankyou Mr Chris Gibbs :cool:

cheers
andy

[tex]

you would be good getting the wheels aligned first tho. :-) and defo put some covers over the prop before running it at any speed andy. Ps have you done with the engine hoist mate? Gotta need for it for a friend.

[HandyAndy]

This Roadster of mine is now starting to test my patience :eek:

It will be going for the IVA test next month , tho I,m not telling the date .....my BIG secret :D

So, I,m doing the last few odd jobs at the mo...today for instance I was working on making the final connections to a new gauge in my dash & had to disconnect the speedo cable to gain better access....no worries there, any way, did the gauge wiring, then ran the car upto to temp to make sure said gauge was working ok......it was, so , I thought "ah, whilst its running I,ll give it a quick spin " .....then noticed the speedo wasn,t working ...aarggh, ( yes I had reconnected it ), so sets to investigating the cause....turns out the circlip holding the cable into the gearbox had snapped, how I have no idea, now this is not the most easily reached area of the tunnel....had to take the tunnel side panel off to sort it ,

Now its left me with something thats baffling me, the oil temp gauge is now reading 120???? it had only been running a few mins :confused: aarrghhh

Any thoughts on the reason why please guys?


It will NOT beat me :D ....still felt great to drive it.

cheers
andy

[Bonzo]

Sounds like you have had a frustrating day today Andy.

I know how bad it feels to take one step forward & take two back :(

The only thing that springs to my mind is, are you sure you have the right sender unit for the gauge ? ( I suspect that you bought them as a set, complete with senders )

Perhaps the sender is Air locked, causing a false reading !!

I do know that the CVH engine does run quite hot but don't know that the oil temp shoud be :o

Hope you get it sorted soon mate :)

[HandyAndy]

Cheers Ronnie ,

Being truthful, I did quite enjoy the day working on the car, sun was out , car was looking good & the little odd jobs are quite satisfying as they don,t take too long to finish ( if that makes sense, gives a sense of achievement completing the task etc)

Yes, all the senders are correct for the gauges as bought as a set etc, the oil temp gauge has worked before & seemed happy at 80, but now showing 120 after only a few mins running, when i first start the engine it takes ages to register any oil temp, then all of a sudden today it jumped to 120 :confused:

I,m starting to think maybe I have a poor earth somewhere, tho it shouldn,t have as all my earth connections are new & secure etc...

Ahh, maybe its just the car "trying it on" with me ,

Just got 3 things left to do to the car,
bootlid
bit more trim
& the one I,m dreading.....fitting the bonnet catches, now normally this is fairly straight forward but I,m using Dzus fasteners & its critical that the holes I drill in the bonnet line up with the catch plate in the engine bay....gulp ....don,t want to spoil my shiney bonnet :eek:

cheers
andy

[tex]

maybe it is telling the truth! Could put the sender in a tin of oil while you heat the oil see what happens. Dont fry it tho!

[HandyAndy]

maybe it is telling the truth! Could put the sender in a tin of oil while you heat the oil see what happens. Dont fry it tho!

Good point Tex, i didn,t think it would be actually running that hot, suppose i thought, no reason for it to do so etc, not lost any oil, checked the level etc :confused:

Hmmm, i,ll try your suggestion & see what the sender/gauge reads , cheers .


cheers
andy

[tex]

andy try to put a 2nd temp sensor like a thermometer in the pot if you can. So you can see what the guage reads against that

[HandyAndy]

Well, its not the oil that is overheating,

I,ve worked it out that its something electrical, maybe a bad earth or a frayed wire :eek: so will run a new wire from sender to gauge & see what happens.....have I ever said " I hate electrickery "

Tho I suppose I,m relieved that the oil wasn,t at the temp the gauge was telling me ...phew :)

Whilst working on the car today, 2 Police officers walked up to have a looksy ( unusual sight , seeing two actually walking the beat ), they stayed for ages, asking all sorts about the build, even asked me if I,d driven it yet :o , they weren,t looking for a booking, just seemed genuinely interested in the car,
They stayed so long that they ended up getting on their radio thingy, next thing there was a Police transit van there to pick them up

They were ok tho, they thought the concept of building from scratch very interesting, even asked for a spin out when its registered :D

cheers
andy

[David_17]

Any recent pics Andy? Haven't seen it for a while.

The gauge will be a bad earth. I had the same problem with a water temp gauge a while back.

To test the sender. Put a multimeter on the terminals and check there's some resistance there. Ususally as the sender gets warmer, the resistance decreases. So if there's no resistance, the gauge will go straight to max.

Hope that makes a bit of sense. :)

[HandyAndy]

Any recent pics Andy? Haven't seen it for a while.

The gauge will be a bad earth. I had the same problem with a water temp gauge a while back.

To test the sender. Put a multimeter on the terminals and check there's some resistance there. Ususally as the sender gets warmer, the resistance decreases. So if there's no resistance, the gauge will go straight to max.

Hope that makes a bit of sense.

Thanks Dave,

Yes, i,ve got some new photos, once I work out how to download them from my new phone I,ll post up a couple, I sent Ash a photo earlier via MMS, maybe he could post up the pic , Ash??

Yes it sort of makes sense, it would mean even more if I knew what setting to put the multi meter on to test for resistance :o

Ash phoned me earlier & was explaining just what you have said, i had the multi meter in my hand.....imagine.......blank expression on my face :o :confused:

This is whats happening....

Start engine,
oil pressure gauge working nicely,
water temp gauge shows increase in temp as it should
The oil temp gauge does nothing for about a minute then shoots to its highest reading :confused:

confused dot com springs to mind , LOL

cheers
andy

[David_17]

Hmm sounds strange, I would guess at faulty sender.

[HandyAndy]

Cheers David & Adrian,

David... that was my next thought, as its worked ok in the past :confused:

Adrian....

The gause has...

terminals for

Positive +
Negative -
from sender

then has a wire from the gauge for the gauge light that goes into a little black box ( each of the gauges has this box ), then from the little black box its then connected to the cars lighting wiring.

Everything works apart from the Oil temp gauge, it shoots off the scale.

I got the gauges off ebay, might have to contact them & ask what maybe wrong etc, maybe they,ll replace the possible faulty gauge or sender :) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Meter-Gauge-OIL-Temperature-LUMINESCENT-52mm-NEW-/160562769115?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2562496cdb

This is the gauge ,


cheers
andy

[leroybrown911]

Looks awesome, well done!

Just a question from me as it is perfect timing for where I am up to on my build and currently scratching my head.

Are your rear lower wishbones the right way up? only in the 'bible' it shows them the opposite way up?

[HandyAndy]

Looks awesome, well done!

Just a question from me as it is perfect timing for where I am up to on my build and currently scratching my head.

Are your rear lower wishbones the right way up? only in the 'bible' it shows them the opposite way up?


Thanks Lee :)

Good question

In the bible the rear lower wishbones are shown fitted in 2 different ways....page 44 fig 4.16 shows 1 way then on page 74 fig 5.32 shows them the opposite way :confused:

I chose the position from page 44, after looking at other builders build pics etc & also thinking of any possible torsional tension the bones have when car is under load ( tho this was purely my own interpretation of the effect ) when travelling forward, as the car won,t be in reverse that much etc etc :D

Hope this helps, & being totally honest would also appreciate any thoughts on this, interesting question:)

cheers
andy

[fabbyglass]

Bolt them on with the triangley shaped side towards the front of the car and the single leg at the rear........if that makes sense? If it was a race car that rear leg would be called a "toe link" and would be adjustable.

[fabbyglass]

car suspension is like Shakespeare....."bloody confusing and lots of guff spoken about it" oh and Shakespeare must have been gay as he wore a dress and tights everyday, whereas I only wear them every other day........:D

[HandyAndy]

Bolt them on with the triangley shaped side towards the front of the car and the single leg at the rear........if that makes sense? If it was a race car that rear leg would be called a "toe link" and would be adjustable.

HUH?? :confused:

Sorry Mark, not sure how you mean?

I,ve just looked at Ash,s build pics & my rear lower bones are fitted in same way....

cheers
andy

[fabbyglass]

had a look at Ash's pics and can't find a pic showing the rear 'bones....:o

they are "N" shaped yep? now looking at the letter N the first leg wants to be towards the rear of the car so this letter N would be drivers side....confused?:D

[HandyAndy]

had a look at Ash's pics and can't find a pic showing the rear 'bones...

they are "N" shaped yep? now looking at the letter N the first leg wants to be towards the rear of the car so this letter N would be drivers side....confused?:D


Ahhh, that makes perfect sense to me now, I get it :cool: :D

And thats how mine are fitted :cool:

now what ever we do...lets not make a wishbone in the shape of the letter "M" LOL.

cheers Mark.

andy

[fabbyglass]

Had a look at Saturn's MX 5 pics and it shows the passenger side the right way round and the drivers side wearing a passenger side wishbone and you will see what I mean about the rear leg:)

[fabbyglass]

Ahhh, that makes perfect sense to me now, I get it :cool: :D

And thats how mine are fitted :cool:

now what ever we do...lets not make a wishbone in the shape of the letter "M" LOL.

cheers Mark.

andy

I aim to confuse daily........:D

[HandyAndy]

I,m sure this car of mine likes living in the garage too much

when you think all is well, it goes & does something to wind me up .....snapped the clutch cable now :mad:( & yes it was a new cable when I installed the engine) ok, I know its not a major setback but it still means more time to sort it out.

Tho, thankfully my local motor factors let me rummage thru their old stock of clutch cables & I think I,ve found one that will fit, its an inch longer than my Capri one so will fit it tomorrow, might need to make the adjuster longer by creating a spacer where it passes thru the bellhousing, its from a P100 so hopefully all will be well & driveable again tomorrow:)

Still got an issue with my oil temp gauge, might ditch it :D , oil pressure all ok so happy with that, I just wanted the extra gauge to even the dash panel out :o

cheers
andy

[baz-r]

Thanks Lee :)

Good question

In the bible the rear lower wishbones are shown fitted in 2 different ways....page 44 fig 4.16 shows 1 way then on page 74 fig 5.32 shows them the opposite way :confused:

I chose the position from page 44, after looking at other builders build pics etc & also thinking of any possible torsional tension the bones have when car is under load ( tho this was purely my own interpretation of the effect ) when travelling forward, as the car won,t be in reverse that much etc etc :D

Hope this helps, & being totally honest would also appreciate any thoughts on this, interesting question:)

cheers
andy

tringle front single leg to the rear that way the single tube at the back is under tension and will not bend and the tringle (linked at 2 chassis points) is under compresion when the hubs are pulled forward under driving force.

that make sence?

[HandyAndy]

After seeing Carl,s car go thru the IVA earlier this week it gave me some much needed motivation to get myself out in the garage , thanks Carl .

So...

apart from the following she,s finished ( at last i hear you all say )
center mirror ( on loan to someone else at mo )
Bonnet catches ( can,t decide which to use , Dzus or the rubber ones )
Edge trim on front wings ( on loan )
The rubber covers over track rods / steering extensions ( want to check tracking etc before final fitting of the rubber covers )

Positive or negative comments welcome please guys
cheers
andy
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/21082011004.jpg
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/21082011001.jpg
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/21082011006.jpg
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/21082011011.jpg

[HandyAndy]

1 more photo :)

cheers
andy
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/21082011010-1.jpg

[rpjg1975]

Andy

Only comment I would make would be damn good job mate. Looks the dogs danglies

Russ

[TSM Locost]

Sorry Andy. had this come up on LCB last week, you have done what i thought was right in that the front wing must be level with the front of the tyre. looks as if i was wrong according to the link below, if no work search LCB for wings. i have emailed you a pic. new fangled tech not my scene. :(


http://http://locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/2arch.JPG


Mike.

[HandyAndy]

Thanks Russ :)

Tho I must say I couldn,t have done it without this forum & all the help from all forum members , 2 years ago it was a "pipe dream" that I thought would never happen.

Building my car has been a roller coaster of ups & downs but thankfully I kept at it ( again with support of many friends from this forum ) & she,s finally finished .

Just the last hurdle to go :eek: :D

cheers
andy

[HandyAndy]

Sorry Andy. had this come up on LCB last week, you have done what i thought was right in that the front wing must be level with the front of the tyre. looks as if i was wrong according to the link below, if no work search LCB for wings. i have emailed you a pic. new fangled tech not my scene. :(


http://http://locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/2arch.JPG


Mike.


Thanks Mike, I,ll look into that , might need a little adjustment on the wings maybe ;)

cheers
andy:)

[Bonzo]

Well I think you should give it to me Andy

I promise to look after it for you :D :D

Well done Andy, just one more fence to jump & your build will be on the road :cool: :)

[K4KEV]

Crikey Handy I didn't think you'd been on with this for 41 years:eek: that must be a record of some sorts......you must have started it when you was a bairn
hurry ups an get it in before winter, oh and looking good fellow nerd.

[HandyAndy]

Thanks Ronnie .....well if all goes well at IVA it may well be making a trip to your neck of the woods soon :)

Kev...:o I ALWAYS forget to set the date on that damn camera ..oops.
Thanks for your kind words , much appreciated .

cheers
andy

[Bonzo]

Andy

Have you ever thought about selling your digital camera on the " Antiques Roadshow " :) :)

Mind you, that said, it takes a decent photo :)

[twinturbo]

Let me know when to get the bacon in and the kettle on ;)

More inspiration for me to keep plugging at it.

looks spot on Andy.

TT

[SeriesLandy]

Andy your car looks great, did we find out if the rear reflectors need to be vertical, im sure someone mentioned it to Carl last week.
What did you end up doing to cover the tub/ side join??

[HandyAndy]

Ronnie .....setting the date on the camera is you know......technical for me :p

TT ......Cheers Rob, mmmmm I can smell the bacon butties from here , would be a great drive out over the top of the A66

Steve.....Thanks for your kind words about the car :)

After the various opinions regarding the position of the rear reflectors I,m still not sure if I need to reposition mine, I know of other cars that have used the same testing station that I,ll be using that have gone thru ok with the reflectors in the same position :confused:

I,ve used some flat rubber & edge trim to make a join between the rear tub /side panel joint, seems neat n tidy :)

Now I,m thinking whether I should drive it or trailer it to the IVA test, be good to bed the brakes in etc .

cheers
andy

[bertie_bas205]

I've sat and read this from start to finish......

IS IT IVA'd???


Well done tha man...







Bertie.

[HandyAndy]

Its about time I gave a final update on my build

Well, finally, the IVA is booked but I,m not saying what the date of the test is , other than, its VERY soon ...gulp lol.
I,m gonna be like a "father to be" in the maternity ward come the day .

I,d like to publicly thank EVERYONE from this forum, as in some way you have all helped with my build, reading & learning from other members builds & experience, honestly, I couldn,t have done it without you all, thanks guys .

Ash was at my place today & has took some great photos ( with a decent camera compared to my cheapo camera ), so the photos below will be the last ones I,ll put on the forum until I have the number plates fitted .

Hope you like the pics.

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/IMG_9713.jpg
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/IMG_9725.jpg
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/IMG_9729.jpg

& an "arty photo"
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/IMG_9728.jpg

[twinturbo]

Very Very Best of luck, Are you going to Beverly?

TT

[Tatey]

Looking good Andy! I remember coming down to help you paint the chassis all those years ago, it must nearly be 3 years since then!

Best of luck for the IVA!

[The V8 Files]

Looking good, best of luck :)

[HandyAndy]

Thanks guys :)

TT....yes I,m going to Beverley, & I,m driving the Roadster to the test :)

Tatey.....yes that was many moons ago indeed, & as I,ve said....so many have helped in my build along the way.......painting the chassis aaaarrrggghhh LOL,

Dad of seven, thankyou, I am & in a weird way not looking forward to the test day.....gulp.

Stood reading the book in Halfords one day when I was "window shopping " seems so long ago now, & looking at & driving my Roadster, its a weird feeling knowing that "I built that" ( with lots of help from alot of people ), the sticker on the rear tub reads "Roadster, built not bought" :D

Lets hope we have a decent summer :)

cheers
andy

[vmax1974]

Best of british to you for the Iva looking forward to seeing it at our wedding all being well

And well done for getting it finished drives great thanks for letting me lose in it very inspiring thanks

[flyerncle]

Ditto all the above,from humble beginings, RIP VPL ;) reborn .

Good luck Andy.

[Spikehaus]

Andy,

From a fellow builder who started building the same month as you, I wish you the best of luck. The papers for my IVA are filled in and ready for posting. Just the final trim to sort out to keep the IVA man happy. Its been one of the best things I ever decided to do. I have not been as active on the forum as you, but cannot question your dedication to keep this place going. I wish we had a few more builders locally with finished cars to give me a few tips.

When my car is complete, I plan to go on a road trip and come up your way to see the car in the flesh.

Fingers crossed Mate:)

Forgot to add, I am getting married 10th September in Glasgow, hence why the build had slowed down even more!

[adrianreeve]

Andy

The very best of luck mate! As another long term builder that's nearly finished and ready for IVA, I feel your nerves!

Look forward to seeing the finished article!

Cheers

Adrian

[monsterob]

Good luck andy im sure you will be fine

[K4KEV]

I'm guessing Monday or Tues of next week....good luck mate hope you get a first timer or fix there and then.:D

[TSM Locost]

Good luck and don't break it on the way there. :) :) :)

[rpjg1975]

Good luck mate and thanks for the sausage sandwich, coffee and drives :) Hope to see you soon

Russ

[voucht]

To wish good luck in French, we say "merde" (no need to be translated I think!), so MERDE Andy!
Your car looks great! I'm sure you are going to do fine at the test.
Keep us posted :)
Sylvain

[Johno]

Hi Andy,
Good look with the test...:)
Cracking build........:cool:

Johno

[vmax1974]

To wish good luck in French, we say "merde" (no need to be translated I think!), so MERDE Andy!
Your car looks great! I'm sure you are going to do fine at the test.
Keep us posted :)
Sylvain

Lol andy I do speak a bit of french do you want it translating for you

[flyerncle]

Standing in it is not lucky lol :eek:

[old_bill]

Best of luck with the test.

[MikeB]

Good luck Andy!

[jasongray5]

The very best of luck Andy!
She looks stunning!

[Not Anumber]

Best of luck Andy and thanks for all the help and encouragement.

[Peter-C]

Best of luck Andy, any clues as to how far off.

Pete

[vmax1974]

None am afraid I been trying for weeks and all he will say is very soon

[Richard Dryden]

Very best of luck with the test Andy.

[AshG]

I know the date but I'm sworn to secrecy. also if I let the cat out of the bag Andy won't rescue me off the moors next year when I bust my car in usual tradition

[SeriesLandy]

Good luck with the test Andy, let us know how it goes.
Sorry I haven't replied a but sooner, been a little bit busy. Got a few minutes to check the forum now I'm on honeymoon

[Bonzo]

Here's wishing you all the best on your big day :) :)

I hope it all goes well for you :cool:

[dogwood]

Yaaaaa Andy
About bloody time (In case anyone else aint said it..:D )

I may not be posting but I'm still lurking...
Give them hell bro, good luck

Ya car defo looks the dogs bigggguns.:cool:
David

[Deanno]

Good luck Andy, hope all goes well. I have been told that Chocolate Biscuits Help :D

[robo]

Good luck Andy, hope all goes well. I have been told that Chocolate Biscuits Help :D

And a few tenners cable tied to to the underside:rolleyes:

Bob

[motomaniac]

good luck dude....

[KenK]

Good luck! PM sent