Smart way to mount the front hoop but also add a bit of bracing to the chassis. Somtimes i supprise myself! :D

Loads of progress today.

Headlights fitted,
Roll cage harness cross bar fitted.
Intercooler fitted
Prop shaft cage built (by friend) this splits in half to allow you to drop the shaft out.


Quick question.... i will be running the wiring loom and brake+fuel lines on opposite sides but do they have to be one on the bottom and one on the top?

There has to be separation between the wiring loom and the fuel lines but otherwise there are no other specific rules as far as I know.

Cool so running them both along the top of the tunnel will be fine as long as its on opposite sides,

Yeh that will be fine :D

Just need a radiator now before i can start to strip down and paint the chassis.

Expect alot of progress over the long weekend! with any luck should get the column connected to the wheels. Rear cage finished. and radiator installed. Oh and maby the floor welded on!


VW GOLF MK2 16V (NOT 8V! as it is too long) HIGH FLOW ALLOY RACE RADIATOR 1.6L 1.8L GTI
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1808329364... 4.m1497.l2649

Oh also found a place and bought some 2mm steel for the floor and also a sheet of 2.5mm steel. Both sheets 2m x 1m for 30 quid each. Not bad really! I'm VERY tempted to use the 2.5mm for the floor.

Can any of you guys advise as to the best way to weld it in without having loads of distortion?

Big thanks for my friends help today. Came up with some fantastic ideas on how to fix my inlet manifold problem. Expect some pics soon!

Hi Alex,
Bloody hell you on a mission or what.....Don't you sleep:D
When do you plan to fire it up? Hope you got a big fuel tank for that engine....LOL;)
What body kit route are you going to take with the rest of the car as you gonna need it soon.

Bye for now Johno

Well rear tub will be a Saturn one. Wings will all be Luego Viento as they have a nice shape to them and able to fit my big rims (rears will eventually be changed to take 325mm rubber)

Tank has arrived and fits bloody well!

Any advice on the best way to mount this bad boy?

Personally I favour the straps and sit the tank on some decent rubber strips. downside is they do need to be nipped up once all has settled but they are more forgiving with chassis flex. Builds looking good.

Bob

Looks very nice indeed :cool:

The tank looks great, what capacity is it ?

I,ve noticed that you intend to fit a GRP rear tub ( GRP chassis rails fitted)....the GRP rear tub won,t fit with the SS1 parts fitted ( the curved bits just behind driver & passenger outside elbows ).

cheers
andy

Not sure on the size yet but looking forward to finding out! Might have to start a competition with a free mini keg of beer for the winner!

Ohhh really so there is nothing there at all with the GRP? in that case i will bash it off tomorrow!

No, theres nothing there, that area of the GRP is "sort of" self supporting, its held to the chassis in that area with rivets/rivnuts ( your choice ) down the side of D9 & D10, if you think ahead you can get the fixing points under the rear wheel arch so you don,t see the fixing point;)

That last photo looks fantastic:cool:

cheers
andy

car is looking smart. will have to have a turbo drag out when yours is finished :-) one tip as soon as its on the road buy some r888's or r1r's as they will be the only things that will keep you on the road :D have always loved those BK wheels ever since they come out.

I will be ditching them after the iva and going for some nice 18" with 295's for the rear! and probably keep the 225 for the front.

I have some special rear arches being delivered next week :D Cant see from the pic but these babies are quite large.

Finished mounting the fuel tank. Looks quite good i think! Thanks for the advice and pics Johno :)

Started working on the plenum as decided its about time i learned how to tig weld ally. Got loads to do so the time in learning will save me a huge amount of cash. I have the setup all ready but i have just been lazy!

Anyhow here is the plenum i have had to cut it up a bit and still have a huge amount more to do as have to cut the 6 tubes down by 15-20mm still >_<

Out of curiosity why are you not fitting the wide arches for IVA ? Is it something to do with indicator visibility or is it something else ?

ATB Dan

wide arches will be on for the IVA but the wheels will be the ones i have at the moment.

Oh I had the wrong end of the stick :D I Thought you were fitting two different sets of arches and couldnt understand why LOL

Like the rear arches? a little different thats for sure and eat up my 18's :D might need a rear 20mm spacer but that should be ok for the iva i think.

Sad day! Strip down has started. Had a friend pop over to give me a hand yanking the engine out. LOADS of work to do now have to finish all the welding on the chassis weld in the floor and firewall. Then its paint time and rebuild. Also have to paint the engine to make it look nice and new that itself is going to take a massive amount of work.

sad times man! but atleast when you put it back together , that "should" be the last strip down :D

Just wanted to say I'm still here and started work on the beast again yesterday. Just doing the chassis prep before paint and finishing all those missed welds. Will also install a steel floor at 1.6mm (thick i know but i think it needs it!)

I'm moving house on Friday so need to get it painted by then! Any advice as to where i can get some good chassis paint in Dorset on Monday?

Thanks again! Oh and Btw if anyone is around at all next week and wants to lend a hand for beer tokens let me know! :)

Where did the rear arches come from? I need to cover some over sized rubber as well.:eek: Looks like the same wheels I got.



Bob

Hi Robo,

The wings are from a Luego Viento quite cheap too!

http://www.luegosportscars.com/6.html

First side of the floor all cut. I LOVE the plasma cutter soooo much saves a load of time and alot less noise. As far as I'm aware all the box section has now been fully welded and now moved onto the floor and closing the sections with little squares.

Should have the floors welded on by end of play tomorrow ready for sanding and paint Tue :)

It looks like you have a shed load of room down the side of the gearbox. I noticed this on mine and I was going to box form the panel where the pedal box goes to grab betwween 2"-3" more space for my plates of meat. I think the feet need the room more than the gearbox:)

Bob

Ahh yeah i built it to the MT75 plans as i wanted to have the option of using the small Skyline R32 gear box or the larger R33 box. But you are right it might be nice at a later date to box out a bit more to give some more foot room or even a foot rest heh.

Updates:

Floor on!



Chassis half sanded down ready for paint guess what half!

More grinding on the rear section. Floor stitch welded on the inside and top of the firewall installed and welded in place. With any luck will get the undercoat on tomorrow.

But cant decide if i should just red oxide it using screw fix stuff or try and find some etch primer then oxide it then household gloss.....

Hi Eternal....
Good to see you on here again.....;)
I guess you're on another big purge after you're hibernation....:) :)
Robo's right about extending the footwell into the gearbox area IMHO. I did that on my build extending it by about 50mm. If you are thinking about doing it at some point surely it would be better to do it now before painting.;)
With the paint I would reccomend etch primer as it does what it says on the tin.
Just make sure you key the surface up and a thorough degrease beforehand.

Johno

After a days work with some friends! Cant tell you all how happy i am to have it rolling again! Love how high the wheels are to the top of the nosecone. Its going to look sweet with the arches on the front.

Wow:cool:

Bob

wooahh, that looks sweet ...

Looks flippin' awesome.!