Ave a look at this, then

[Enoch]

Well I got my chassis kit from Saturn last Friday, unpacked it and checked it - all hunky dory. Got my nice shiny new inverter welder on Saturday and set to gluing bits together on Sunday. Now it's Wednesday and things are progressing nicely. I had already made the lower wishbones, you can see one in the photo. You can also see the remains of the donor behind the build table. Obviously very early days but it's another one on the way.
Enoch

[Tatey]

You've made an awful lot of progress since Friday. It took me over a month to get my chassis to that stage...although i was cutting it as i went. You'll have your car finished in no time.

[AshG]

that's the merits of a precut kit

[HandyAndy]

wow

thats fantastic progress , i,m very impressed indeed

at this rate you,ll be finished before me

cheers
andy

[Enoch]

It's only tacked at the moment but I am well chuffed with the progress thus far. The chassis kit was done very well and only a tiny amount of fettling was required. There are a couple of tubes in the tranny tunnel that are too short but Andy is sorting that for me. I will point out that I did not need the hacksaw
I have quite a few bits ready done to go on the car so it will seemingly start off quite quickly. I have had the donor since November and have got the engine / box and a few other bits off it but there is still much to be done with regards to removing bits.
It's all great fun, I like the challenges and the triumphs as each bit comes together. This is my first experience of serious welding, it was all practice up till now. The inverter welder makes it so easy it's unreal. It was a serious bargain, it's a 200 amp Tig MMA jobby, it came with all the bits and pieces except the gas bottle and regulator and it only cost 140 quid delivered.
I have not tried tig yet, I will learn that skill before it comes to the petrol tank
Happy building chaps!!

[Enoch]

The last car I built - a Robin Hood project2b was started at the end of January and was SVA'd registered and on the road in the July of the same year. This one will take a lot longer as I have got older, wiser and slower. I'm not going to mess about but I ain't going to rush it either. I think I will enjoy it more that way....

[AndyLockwood]

keep the build pictures coming its great to see. hopefully i can post some soon too.

Andy

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by AndyLockwood

keep the build pictures coming its great to see. hopefully i can post some soon too.

Andy

on its way

cheers
andy

[AndyLockwood]

yea

cant wait

[Enoch]

Here are a couple of photos of one I made earlier. It was mainly made in the Blue Peter fashion of using sticky back plastic, used detergent bottles and alsation droppings. Not the best kit in the world but it was cheap
The dash was for SVA , there is a knob missing off the heater control. The next dash was based on an Escort 1300GT mark 1 instrument panel, it looked a lot better.