Progress

[james3004]

I hav actually managed to get down to my work shop and make some progress over the last week :)

I now have both ally sides bonded on, and allof the hard brake lines in, justy need to get a master cylinder to finish them off

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/ZVHturbo18/Bodywork/0150.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/ZVHturbo18/Part%20Fitting/0149.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/ZVHturbo18/Part%20Fitting/0154.jpg

[Deanno]

Hi James,
great progress, i've noticed that you have box instead of shocks i was wondering as i'm not in a position yet to buy shocks could you tell me the oveall size of your box and centre to centre.

Cheers
Dean

[james3004]

I did start of with lumps of wood as dummy shocks but they are slowly getting replaced by 25 x 25 box section as they break.

I just drilled 2 x 1/2" holes in it about 12" apart and trimmed it just after the hole so I would guess they were about 13" long.

[Deanno]

cheers thank you for that.

[twinturbo]

Looking Good.

[skov]

About time you pulled your finger out James :p
Looking good :cool:

[monsterob]

Ive done much the same this weekend as in actually made some progress you car is looking very nice there m8 how did you find making the side panels ? Not sure to go ally or fglass think ally will work out cheaper

[james3004]

If I was to do it again I would use fibreglass sides, it was a pain to bend the folds on the front, I'm glad I'm painting them so I can fill the imperfections

[MikeB]

I was told not to use the brake line bracket on the chassis upright, but to put a bulkhead fitting in th side panel as the former is an IVA fail. Looking good though.

[james3004]

I would have thought that having a bulkhead fitting on the bracket would be more secure than having one on the side panel:confused:

[davedew]

It isn't so much a case of strength, but the brake pipe rubbing on the side panel as the suspension & steering moves.

[james3004]

I see you'r point, but wouldn't a rubber grommet suffice?

[twinturbo]

Hole is too small as it stands anyway.

TT

[james3004]

I was goona drill it out bigger, kinda glad i didn't now ;)

[MikeB]

Yep that's the issue the flexy can rub against bodywork hole so mr via doesn't like it.