Oh so quiet

[Bonzo]

Some of you may have noticed that I have been quiet on the forum this week :D

I heard that loud cheering from here. :p

Spent the entire week so far on my build. Hoping to get the chassis painted in the next few days. :)

Pleased with my progress as this is the first time since January that I have been able to spend some time on the Roadster. :cool:

[HandyAndy]

a big well done Ronnie, its great that you are getting your chassis done, how about another completed build at stoneleigh next year? :cool: :)

all the best
andy

[AshG]

Ronnie Ronnie Ronnie. all this talk but where are the pictures. :D

[Bonzo]

Ash, soon I promise :o :o

Just as soon as the chassis is wearing a nice new coat of paint ;) :D

[Spikehaus]

In the Westcountry we only have dial up modems and valvestate Pc's, so it take us a little longer to make posts! LOL

Ronnie Ronnie Ronnie. all this talk but where are the pictures. :D

[fabbyglass]

Dreckly everything even the bizzies.......:rolleyes:

[Bonzo]

The welder was working nicely yesterday !!??

Must be the hot weather ? or was it that I was wearing my glasses :confused:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj266/Bonzoronnie/001-2.jpg

By the way..........A sneak preview of my chassis for Ash :D :D

[AshG]

looking good. when do we get more?
i think you have the highest post count to lowest picture count ratio on the whole forum :D

[Bonzo]

looking good. when do we get more?
i think you have the highest post count to lowest picture count ratio on the whole forum :D

Yay, does that mean I get a badge or sumat :D

I do strive to be the best at what I do :confused:

Pictures will be up sooner than.........Dreckly :rolleyes:

[Bonzo]

I thought That I would update you all on my progress thus far

Having dug my chassis out from the darkest corner of my workshop at the end of last month.
I was determined that it was going to have a nice shiny coat of paint on it within two weeks.

Finally being able to post some pictures on the forum was my goal, pictures that I could be proud of ;)

Now Three weeks into my restart & I can honestly say that I am finally running out of bits & bobs to do before painting !!??

Each day I have gone out to the workshop with a list of things to do, as usual for me, I grossly under estimate the time that it will take to do those jobs. :eek:

The good news is that I am still feeling well & my energy levels are about parr for the course.

All being well painted by the weekend :o

I would love to think that by the end of the month, I would be able to get my build on its wheels but probably that's a tad unrealistic. Going to run out of steam sooner or later !!??

In the meantime folks, i'll keep on plugging away, doing as much as I am able too ;)

[HandyAndy]

Nice one Ronnie, we,re all eager to see your progress photos, keep at it.:) :cool:

andy

[Bonzo]

To be honest Andy

It was meeting all of you good folks at Stoneleigh that gave me the burning desire to restart my buid. ;)

I was lucky enough to see Spikehaus's build in the flesh a short while ago, that gave me an even bigger kick up the ass :D
It made me realise that I am not too far behind his progress & in fact, most of the hard work is done. :cool: :)

[jasongray5]

Well done mate, hopefully not too long before your rolling it around your workshop! And if your energy levels do take a dive, please dont hesitate to give us a call and I will come and give you a hand for the day or summat!

most of the hard work is done. :cool: :)

Realy??? one word, megajolt...:p :p

[Bonzo]

Cheers for the offer Jas :)

Jobs left to do !!??

Cut & weld little squares to cap all of the open ends of the chassis tubes

Make & fit CP17

Weld the round bits to the end of the headlamp stalks

Finally have a good re-read of the book to make sure that I have not missed anything

Ohhh & find out where CP9 & CP25 plates go !!??
May have used them allready but to be honest bu**ered if I know :o :D

Once I have done that little lot, preperation ready for the primer & topcoat :cool:

[HandyAndy]

i believe CP9 & CP25 go in the rear tub area, bracing bits for uprights of the rear tub, i say i believe as i don,t need them with the Triton tub. ;) :)

andy

[Bonzo]

Cheers Andy

Whilst I am on here.

I am looking for the general dimensions of Fabbys nosecone

Having obtained a Nissan Micra radiator today it is looking a tad too tall :confused:

To be exact, I am wanting to know the height of the noscone above the front frame / top rails & how far forward the radiator can come out from the bottom of the front frame without hitting the inside of the lower part of the nonescone !!?? :confused: ;)

If the radiator is suitable, I can then fabricate the radiator mountings. That will be one less area of paintwork to damage :o

[HandyAndy]

just having dinner, :o

i can get the measurements tomorrow for you. ( nose & my rad are at mothers place).

be back soon:eek:

andy

[turboporscheandy]

well done Ronnie keep up the good work fella! Its good to see another car in the flesh its a megajolt in the butt to make progress!(d`ya like what I did there!lol!)
Andrew

[Bonzo]

well done Ronnie keep up the good work fella! Its good to see another car in the flesh its a megajolt in the butt to make progress!(d`ya like what I did there!lol!)
Andrew

Very good ;)

I just wish I could get a Megasquirt on with the build :rolleyes: :o :o

[Bonzo]

i believe CP9 & CP25 go in the rear tub area, bracing bits for uprights of the rear tub, i say i believe as i don,t need them with the Triton tub.

andy


You are dead right Andy.

Just located them in the book.

I sort of done my own thing in that area, thats one less job to do then ;) :D

Well back out to the workshop, nose to the grindstone & all that

Lets see if I can manage to get more than 2 jobs done today :eek: :o

[HandyAndy]

took me a while to work out where those bits went, as i,m not using them i thought i must,ve missed something elsewhere on the chassis :eek: :D

have a good day on your build, my plan is the footwell plates & cut out the rail to allow the gearbox to go in & finish the engine/box mounts.

cheers
andy

[Bonzo]

I managed to get a fair bit done today.

Just the Radiator mounts to do tomorrow, then i'll be finished with the welder for the time being. :cool:

Many thanks to Andy for the measurements, it will take the guesswork out of the rad mounts. ;)

I dare say after the weekend, I'll be fed up with painting. Not my favourite of jobs. :rolleyes: :o

[Bonzo]

The chassis is now nicely coated in primer :eek:

Top coat on over the weekend :)

Pictures to follow very soon :D :o

[HandyAndy]

can,t wait for the photos Ronnie,
a big well done , thats alot of progress on your build in a few short weeks.
:) :cool:

andy