Drive output Looks to be about 2 thirds of the way down the fly from the centerline.

Fly looks about 300mm in diamiter. so that makes it 100mm from the fly center and therefore 100mm from the bottom of the block.

Engein height = 426mm from base of block
+ the affore mentioned 100mmm makes more or less 52cm.

So.

If your keeping the drive shafts flat as possible, you will need to add 52cm height over wheel center. Wheel center on 17" /2 = 8.5" + 1" for the tyre. converted to CM is near on 24cm to the wheel center.

24 + 52 = 74cm to the IDEAL height the engine top will be sitting at.



Hope all that makes sense.

TT

Don't you just hate when things get in the way of your project. I finished removing the parts on the donor car yesterday and my mum's car failed mot Grr so I have her car in for repair in my garage and I have just noticed my car's inner cv boot is spit. I have one I bought for the kit car to replace the ones it has. But still its going to take up at least two days sorting them before I can get the other donor car in for its engine to be removed!!!

My cars done and mother's car is all but done 2 small bushes to go. So tomorrow night back to kit car yay!!

Ahh the luxury of just having 2 broken cars:rolleyes:

My wifes failed it's MOT to the degree that it's not worth fixing, Her other car has been off the road for 2 years but is almost ready for the road ( a weeks work ) , but it's blocked in the garage by my 24V sapph that needs finishing for the summer, which is blocked in by a MK1 golf shell that needs to go, which is blocked in by an Imovvable twinturbo XR4, which is flanked by the previously mentioned MOT failed Mondeo. And tucked beside bits and pices is the Chassis for the roadster.

And My galaxy needs the Aircon Rebuilding and a water leak fixing.... Perhaps I have too many things on...


Keep us posted on the progress

TT

OOOOOOOkkkk!! you win lol

Whats up your other halfs mondeo?

Here TT .................. You remind me of .......... Well, me !!:D

My place resembles a scrap yard at the moment !!??

Mk 5 Escort in the workshop for repairs ( Friggin clutch AGAIN )

Calibra in the drive & awaiting breaking. Saving the Red Top engine .... Keeping some spares for Juniors car

1987 Pinto engined Mk3 Transit Tipper in the drive .... Seldom used ... On SORN at the mo, but still insured & MOT'd ( I have a feeling I am going to have to tax it real soon )

My daily driver Mazda, thankfully still sweet & needs no work.

Juniors Calibra, demoted to parking in the lane at the end of the drive.

Finally, a Daihatsu Sportrak sitting on the front grass, much to the annoyance of er indoors :eek:
The Dihatsu was given to me & was far too good to scrap .... Fast dawning on me though ..... If I want to crack on with the Roaster, I ain't got the time to waste on that !!! & best it just goes to that happy scrapyard in the sky ??

All in all .... Got my work cut out keeping the good lady wife sweet :o

Handbrake low effort for 3rd year running, so suspect another caliper.
Front Brake pipes incorrectly routed and rubbing ( subframe drop job )
Number plate lamp
Advisorys on pitted disks ( it's done 3K in 2 years )
Cracked screen ( VOSA man was there and it was 100% by the letters, so the fact that the crack was right in the lower passenger corner but in the swept area "Actualy the Parked possision!!" Mr VOSA said no.. so that would be another £60..

And the emissions were out for the second year, it had a main cat last year. But the work to find out if it was that or one of the other two cats was going to get expensive!!

It was £350 before the screen and emissions work

And I suspect a headgasket leak on one bank anyway...

Not worth spending that much on ( MK1 Si 2.5 with RS Pack. ) .. I will probably be braking it eventualy...

TT

well as you can see by the rest of my posts I really crack on. Mother car is done, my car is done and the second donor car is in the garage. This one I only need the engine, seat's and a couple of other small things.

Then I have to put the 4x4 gearbox to the engine and put the transfer box back on with its new seals and fresh lick of paint. And place it down in the corner of the work shop on some card board to protect the sump and ne paint lol

what i have been up to, frist car out second car in!!

Any update?

TT

Loads but now awaiting the chassis to get on

Here are some pic update

Looks like you,ve been very busy , running gear looks nice :cool:

Your chassis is being despatched tomorrow, :) I,m doing the finishing touches to it now , as we speak (type)
Can,t wait to see pics of the running gear in your chassis:cool:

Nice work.

cheers
andy

Got a camera there have you? you could post a photo of my chassis from there lol

In between checking on here to see whats going on i am going through wiring loom's. Sorting what i do snd dont need. its not much of a photo opp more of an birds nest!!! lol

I'm afraid he's gone home now Correl..........:eek:

Will have to wait until tomorrow. Not much to see though just a load of steel bar. Andy was going to ask if you wanted the front frame welding up and if so do you still want the standard 75mm offset between top and bottom frame?

AndyH

:o
I see lots of steel bar,:eek:

Its very satisfying seeing a load of 7mtr lengths of steel turn into smaller lengths that all have the cut angles marked & ready to go on their first journey:cool:

cheers
andy

No dont want it sent welded incase i need to change anything.

Would be nice to see the birth place of my chassis!!! lol

No prob Correl, I got your reply to my PM, :)

I thought it best to ask , just incase, & also it wouldn,t have been a prob to weld it for you,

If you need to change anything once you start welding it together, just shout if i can help in any way.

By the way....the kit comes with spare lengths of the 2 different sizes of boxed tube ;)

cheers
andy

Cool can't wait to get cracking!!

Thankyou for everything you have done and i am sure we will be in regular contact during the build!!

Let me just say Thankyou again!!!

You,re very welcome Correl,

& thankYOU for ordering your chassis from me,

Keep me updated with your progress & like said........I,m happy to help if i can. :)

cheers
andy

ps..... i,ve ordered some stickers , I,ll forward one onto you when i get them, stick it on your car/toolkit/ lunch box etc :)

The sticker sounds good to me, will find somewhere on the car for it!!

do you have any designs for your stickers that you can put up on here??

I,ve told the supplier what i "would like" & so he is putting something together for me, as yet I haven,t seen the finished design yet,

Tho, its just a simple "Logo" saying " Chassis by Handyandy"...........

cheers
andy

sounds good cant wait!!!

I've told my other half what's going to be waiting for the delivery. I wanna know the min it arrives!! LoL

Your chassis is wrapped, address labels attached, courier will be collecting between 2pm to 5pm this afternoon.......

Will you get any sleep tonight?:D

You,ll soon be up to your knee,s in steel :)

cheers
andy

can't wait, no your right probably won't sleep lol!!!! Will be making my build table up tonight!!!

well the build table is nearly built lol, just some leg braces and the top boards screwed down. Then i can start drawing out the chassis.
:-)

I have just been informed two heavy boxes have just arrived at my home !!! Yay wanna go home now lol

i just got chance to have a flick though this thread on a pc that shows pics (silly works pcs) and that looks like a really good project. i will watch your progress with interest.

more pics later!!

more pics later!!

glad your kit arrived nice & early, :cool:

are you welding it together yet? :)

have fun.

cheers
andy

And all this still to go!!!!!!

wow :eek:

You,ve been busy :D

nice to see it arrived safely, i try to ensure that no parts can break free from the packaging :)

keep the pics coming.

cheers
andy

woah that is going to be one wide car. looks like its been widened by about a foot. have you thought about what approach you are taking with bodywork yet?

will do andy, gotta lift the engine up on the bench tommorrow align it so i know where to put the whole in the bench for the sump.

Bench was designed to take the weight so should be fine :-)