Steveh1's build

[vmax1974]

Looking good following your build with interest

[garyt]

good work there, I think its all the prep that kinda makes it a though , but once you get going its fine
Look forward to the next 7 pics

[alga]

Wishbones are easy and fun, I don't get why people are making a fuss out of them. I found a ditch, and the front wishbone has buckled in the middle of the tube. My crappy amateur welds held fine. Getting the plate lasered and bent took more time than making the replacement wishbone. I had some spare bush tubes and a suspension bracket. I didn't make a full jig, just a 25x25 tube tacked onto a 3 mm sheet, with the bush tubes clamped onto it. The wishbone plate just sat on 10 mm spacers (M12 nuts probably) above the centreline marked on the jig plate.

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[SteveH1]

Ok so its been a while but i have been tipping away

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Rear upper wishbone

[SteveH1]

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Rear lower

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Front lower

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These were quiet time consuming but very satisfying to make

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[SteveH1]

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Getting the engine and gearbox in place

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engine mounts tacked up gearbox mount also done

[SteveH1]

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Front suspension in place

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