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lol ...you are a bit late with that one Nick :rolleyes:
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Do the lights fall within ther required distances?
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You don't wanna know how many times I have measured to make sure they fall into all the correct dims but yes TT they do... although the fog lights in the clusters do not have any bulbs in and are not wired up. I used the Westfield diagram but also checked the IVA table in the manual and all ok need to sort the bonnet now.
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nearly forgot the grill so have just been doing that minus the roadster logo until after iva ....nose cone fully mounted now and solid
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tidied up the rear light wiring behind the tub yesterday....bit of a bugger as there ain't a lot of space to work with
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Good progress yesterday ....managed to trim and fit bonnet so it sits right now ..did have a problem with the inlet plenum touching so I HAD to make a cut out its not nice having to make a hole in a nice clean space but hey choice of engine dictated that and I think that out weighed the cutting of the hole, but then I remembered a fibreglass scoop I had sitting around so a bit of edge trim and soon a lick of paint.... problem sorted
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Pitot on a homebuild (nearly put kit car) :confused:
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Well it is gonna fly Paul.....gave my "pitot" tube a lick of paint, hope to fix it on proper today, also did some work on the aerocatches.....jeez they are awkward buggers to get right
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Worth the effort though,looks a million dollars.:cool:
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Tell me about the aero catches, I've just fitted my front 2 and made a deliberate mistake. All the large parts are to the rear of the bonnet except 1 I cut the wrong way round.
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couple of brackets marked out to bend for my aerocatches.
'Have also made some tongue style catches for the front of the bonnet so that there is no physical catches at the front, they just "clip" under the ledge of the nose cone. fitted some P strip to be ready for the rear wheel arch permanent fitting, decided to cut some darts out to make it bend easier. Also made some ally bezels for the gear lever and handbrake     |
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Fair do's mate the bezels around the gear stick and hand brake are well tidy lot of time and patience went into them.
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He's Good ! :p
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Setting the bench mark there
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Thank you guys....its great when you see it all coming together and you can stand back and say "I did that"
Another wee job polished off yesterday....fitting the seats, a bit fiddly but all holes lined up kindly for me, but tell you what....I'm a bluddy tight fit in them, but it was nice to find all the pedals felt good and the clutch although felt heavy by hand, was actually light as a feather and my little stubs built into the chassis to aid getting out were spot on. also checked rear wheel fitment with rear arch on and its ok but there aint a lot of room.   |
Looking great kev, it feels really nice when everything starts going together (for possibly the last time)
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Don't know about tight, I wouldn't get my arse in to start never mind being tight, its looking good there Kev.
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Huge huge milestone .....its down on all fours.....after 3yrs of working with it at chest height, seeing it on the floor gave me quite a shock as it barely sits higher than my knees. It was surprisingly easy to lift with my engine crane with a long strap fixed to the roll bar and front frame diagonals even balanced first time just above the aeroscreen..... I am on a bit of a high at the mo.
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Well done that man, looks great. Been thinking about trestles today. Hmmmmm.
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That's looking good. Must be a good feeling for you to have it on 4 wheels.
Remember to post a video if you go for a spin tomorrow!! David |
Kev, congrats on the milestone, the car looks great!
Trestles, Chris? I've built a pair of wooden ones according to this classic plan: http://www.owdman.co.uk/howto/howto2.htm It was a fun woodworking project, they held the rolling chassis fine when I was fitting side panels, and they are generally useful in the garage now. https://picasaweb.google.com/1008810...0528 79010562 |
Yeah its a lot easier working on it at that height.:)
Can't wait to get mine on the floor to but that's some way off... Cars looking stunning Kev:cool: :cool: Keep the pics coming you're a inspiration to us all...:) |
Cracking achievement bet you have a grin thats about 2 ft wide
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As expected, I'm not disappointed at all, this Roadster look really awesome. Very good job Kev' :cool: Now I can't wait to see it on the read :) |
come on kev dont keep us hanging where is the vid of it moving under its own steam for the first time?
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Ta for some very kind comments......don't you worry yourself Ash I won't keep you in suspenders for much longer.......since there are 2 policemen live on our cul de sac.....I thought it rather pertinent to crack on with one of these (see photo) so I can take it some where unobtrusive ....kills two budgies with one stone.....I get to try the car and the trailer out.....should be finished the trailer tomoz with a possible try out on Wed.
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Well done Kevo ! Who's caravan have you shredded for that babey ?:D just need a kick ass v8 to pull that thing now !
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I found a caravan advertised on ebay last week, bare shell £150 just needed the body ripping off to convert to a trailer, as all modern caravans are galvanized chassis they make the ideal starting point for a car trailer just wish I had room to put it right now.
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Arf....I would have expected a crap fully built car hauler for £150:eek: :D paid £80 for mine and the steel was £5.50 a length (40x40x3mm). with a bit luck I will double my money on the trailer when I come to sell it. |
I know the guy that owns Eshott if you fancy a zip up "01" nice tarmac runway. ;)
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I thought the ALCO chassis were alloy not galvo?
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Mine ain't
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Well done Kevo !
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Alco trailers on the whole are Ally but most of the others including mine are galvanized which is better because after grinding away the zinc you can just weld stuff together. luckily Dave I had some bits of decking left over from years ago so it came in handy Gonna do the ramps today. |
Kev,David, I know Storm well and I would think he would have no objection and if you want to sort something I can have a word with him,they definately will l not let us on "25/07" at EGNT :rolleyes:
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