Bursting to tell

[Bonzo]

It's no good, I can't keep my little secret anymore & just bursting to spill the beans so here goes :D

After a lot of thought, soul searching & weighing things up in my head, my build will be taking a new direction !!??

I have decided to build a new chassis for my Roadster.
Some of you may remember that I gave this some though a good while back.

A combination of things have bought me to this point.

Never was very happy with the amount of light surface rust that accrued duing my first years progress, cut n built the chassis in a few short weeks and promptly lost almost a year due to illness :-(

I had the brilliant idea of painting the chassis Red !!, I have grown to loathe this with a passion.

No build photos !! Found & joined the forum after my bare bones chassis was built. ( I had no idea of the importance of build photos back then )

After viewing the cars of Ash & Gus at Exeter show, it was evident that my build was not going to turn out as I would like.

Nothing to do with " Keeping up with the neighbours ", I just want my build to turn out to the best of my ability & on the buget that I have available ( Sure you all know what I mean )

My second chassis will be built using a Handy Andy Flat Pack Chassis kit :cool:
Saw them for myself at Stoneleigh show last year & to say that I was well impressed would be an uderstatement.

The Handy Andy chassis will save me a huge amount of time, certainly going to save me some energy, a precious commodity for me most of the time.

Sorry Andy, quite happy to let you do the graft :D

I anticipate that this new task will not set my build back by a great deal of time.
Once my new Handy Andy chassis is fully welded, brackets & all, dependent on the weather i'll either be spray painting with 2K Epoxy mastic ( Prefered ) Or have it all blasted & powder coated.

Another major factor is that both of my lads have expressed an interest having my old chassis to build a track day car.
I just happen to have enough spare donor parts to make that a reality for them both.

That will explain why I have recently been fabricating new components ;)

I'll keep you all posted on my progress.

[Davey]

Fair play Ronnie, I must say I'm already thinking of my next build and mine is barely half way done really. Keep us posted on your progress and that of your boys.

D.

[Talonmotorsport]

I know what you mean about making parts for the car then thinking I don't like that too much. I've made my pedals twice so far and am now leaning towards some nice billet ali ones , not that any body's going to see them but at least I'll know whats there.
Whats the brand name of the 2k epoxy mastic I've not heard of that?

[AshG]

epoxy mastic 121

http://www.rust.co.uk/

thats what i used, car has been on the road a year now with many runs out in the wet/salt and there are no signs of rust what so ever

ronnie its old news you told me the other day :D only kidding :D why have 1 when you can have two :D

[les g]

It's no good, I can't keep my little secret anymore & just bursting to spill the beans so here goes :D

After a lot of thought, soul searching & weighing things up in my head, my build will be taking a new direction !!??

I have decided to build a new chassis for my Roadster.
Some of you may remember that I gave this some though a good while back.

A combination of things have bought me to this point.

Never was very happy with the amount of light surface rust that accrued duing my first years progress.
I had the brilliant idea of painting the chassis Red !!, I have grown to loathe this with a passion.
No build photos !! Found & joined the forum after my bare bones chassis was built. ( I had no idea of the importance of build photos back then )

After viewing the cars of Ash & Gus at Exeter show, it was evident that my build was not going to turn out as I would like.

Nothing to do with " Keeping up with the neighbours ", I just want my build to turn out to the best of my ability & on the buget that I have available ( Sure you all know what I mean )

My second chassis will be built using a Handy Andy Flat Pack Chassis kit :cool:
Saw them for myself at Stoneleigh show last year & to say that I was well impressed would be an uderstatement.

The Handy Andy chassis will save me a huge amount of time, certainly going to save me some energy, a precious commodity for me most of the time.

Sorry Andy, quite happy to let you do the graft :D

I anticipate that this new task will not set my build back by a great deal of time.
Once my new Handy Andy chassis is fully welded, brackets & all, dependent on the weather i'll either be spray painting with 2K Epoxy mastic ( Prefered ) Or have it all blasted & powder coated.

Another major factor is that both of my lads have expressed an interest having my old chassis to build a track day car.
I just happen to have enough spare donor parts to make that a reality for them both.

That will explain why I have recently been fabricating new components ;)

I'll keep you all posted on my progress.

He,He.
i had a feeling you was gonna do that
you must of said it three times at least when we was slurpin tea
i guess i,m almost surprised it took you this long to go for it
and would i be right if i guessed that this version will have a .....
2.0L redtop in it ?????
thats what my money is on anyway
cheers les g
all the best mate

[Talonmotorsport]

That stuff almost seems to be to good to be true. How did you apply it brush roller or spray it?

[TheArf]

Good luck Ronnie, from what I have read about Andys' chassis kit I think you are onto a flyer of a start, hope your lads don't bend your original pride and joy


Arfon

[Bonzo]

Thanks for the moral support chaps :)

I know some of you will think I am crazy, after all, with exception of the propshaft, I have all i need to complete my build & to be honest one months hard graft woud see the build on the Road !!??

Guess it's a man thing, I am sure we can all relate to how something that is not quite right in your mind can keep on nagging away at you.

Ash

Thank's for the link to the Epoxy Mastic 121
Bought mine via Ebay & only afterwards did I find that I could have got it cheaper by buying direct from Rust Busters.

Darn right mate, 2 must be better than 1 .... That's what the wifey tells me when she is bying even more clothes :D

The Epoxy Mastic is a great product & can be applied buy brush, roller or spray.
Very versatile too, can be put on very thick with a brush or roller or it can be sprayed on in several light coats & even sprayed very thick to give a slightly stippled finish.
This kind of product is used extensively in the shipyards to cope with the harsh marine enviroment.

Les

Methinks you know me too well mate & yes that Red Top engine is still calling to me :D

Keep you posted chaps

[davedew]

I know what you mean Ronnie. If I am not 100% happy with something it will go over in my mind until I do something about it.

Quality is obviously something that means a great deal to you, if you can be this close to finishing, and have the courage to start over again. You have got to be happy with what you are producing.

After helping Gus with bits of his roadster it has made me even more fussy with my own build. Hopefully it will be as good as I want it to be in my head!!

Cheers

Dave

[Bonzo]

Thanks Dave

I blame Gus, he was the one who pushed me over the edge :D :D

The attention to detail of his car is incredible :cool:

I know very little of the chassis is on display but for me it is the foundation of the build.

How is your build progressing, the last pics I saw were very impressing :)

[davedew]

The build is progressing well Ronnie. Was out in the garage last night laying the loom out into the car. Got the fuse boxes & relays all mounted, and the wires heading in all the right directions now.

Got to do some connecting up and see if it runs. I bought the donor as parts so have never heard it running. Plus the fact that I ditched the CFI for bike carbs. Could be a case of stand back and wait for a bang!! lol. Hopefully the correct banging of all four cylinders.

[spud69]

All the best with the new build Ronnie, once you've got it in your mind that you're not happy with something it will always be there and the further you go on with the build the worse the feeling will get.

You're doing the right thing.

Regards.....Andrew

[flyerncle]

Best of luck Ronnie and you will be off to a good start.

I see your point Phil and there is great satisfaction in producing something to your own taste.

[dogwood]

Ronnie......Building you're car again !!!!!

You must be BONKERS !!.....

Oooerr..hummmm...ooops...:rolleyes: :o :D :cool:

[Bonzo]

David, at least you completed yours & had the fun of the driving on the mountain roads :) :cool:

That's more than can be said for my build :o :o

Driven loads of miles on the build table & in my mind if that counts !!!

[DaddyA]

Good luck Ronnie,

I'm sure you'll have more of an idea of what you want, doing it again. I can't stop thinking of 'Why didn't I do that when i built it'???

I want to do a few changes but can't get myself to take it off the road to do it, too much fun driving it - although I've got use to the performance now!!!

Anyway good luck again,

[fabbyglass]

Arh just you wait though Ronnie you will have that cracking North coast road to race on oooops I mean potter along.......from St Ives down to St Just is the best way, the Sierra was mental fun;)

[HandyAndy]

Ronnie....I,m truly honoured that you are building a new chassis using one of my kits :)

You,ll soon be unpacking the kit & singing the song " this bit connects to that bit, the other bit connects to that other bit" as in the tune of " Knee bone connects to Thigh bone" etc etc :D

And with you having enough spare donor parts to complete both builds I can just picture you & Junior on the track, a bit of family rivalry on the cards eh?

Best wishes for your build Ronnie, I look forward to lots of build updates & LOADS of piccies :D

cheers
andy

[adrianreeve]

Ronnie

Mad mad mad!!

Actually I understand, I did the same thing, built my chassis to rolling stage, then sold it to my brother in law and started again!

Better to do it now than when it's on the road and you keep thinking 'I wish I'd just....' all the time.

Good luck with the new build, I'm down at my parents place at Kenegie at Easter, so if you fancy some car chat, let me know

All the best

Adrian

[Bonzo]

Thanks to all of you for the moral support.

Tis nice to see that folk can understand where I am coming from & looks like I am certainly not alone when it comes to things that you are just not quite happy with. :)

Since I have last posted on this thread, I have managed to amass a fair few components & this will help towards keeping my current build " Rolling "

Next week, I hope to make a start on the build table .... Torn between a wooden one or an all steel one !!??
Logic says to me, steel frame, steel legs, 18mm exterior ply top & all capped off with a sheet of steel, 2/3mm thick.

I have a number of fabrication projects to do so need a sturdy, long lasting table !!
New railings and gates for the front of the house, must get rid of that lethal up n over door on the workshop, tis a death trap, I think a new pair of steel doors is the order of the day there.
The list is endless really. Methinks Junior is going to have to learn to weld soner rater than later !!??

One thing's for sure, my days of being able to crawl arround the floor fabricating stuff are long gone :o

Whilst all of this caper is going on, I have to start another hunt for a decent Vauxhall Omega gearbox.
Found one a while back but it was a self removal job ( Only £30 ), weather tuned crap & I wasn't well enough to get it .... Left it for a few weeks, too late, it had been crushed :(

Adrian

If you are ever close buy, I would love to share some Roaster chat :)