Hello but I'm not building a Haynes roadster, quite

[Bonzo]

That's two things I would dearly like.......A decent set of rolls & a small press brake

No four post lift for me, I have to make do with a full length inspection pit & jacking beam......Next best thing I guess

[Davey]

A brief update. Today I lifted the Dragon off the trestles and placed it on 5" high blocks on the ground (my chosen ride height) then lined up the wheels using the original Granny bottom arms at the front temporarily so as to get some measurements and trial position the steering rack from the Granny. At the rear I mounted the driveshafts and fitted them to the hubs. Once it was all lined up I could take the measurements for the rear upper and lower wishbones. Hopefully the bush tubes, bushes and wishbone mounts will be with me later this week. got to get some Maxi ball joints and Tranny drag link ends (which model Tranny should they be from?) to complete the front wishbones then with some dummy shock struts I can at least get the beast on its wheels.

I was greatly reassured to find that left and right rear wishbones came out to identical measurements.

Here's a photo showing it mocked up.

[twinturbo]

Looks purpousfull on the cossy rims..

I would use my set but I don't want to go 5 stud..

TT

[Davey]

Cheers TT, doesn't look too rough does it? Not sure i'll stick with the Cossie rims, they're a bit plain but a decent set of alloys in five stud will not be cheap .

D.

[Bonzo]

Taking shape there Davy

The Dragon certainly looks a bit different from when you first collected it

The Transit joints you require are the Draglinks from the Mk2 Transit Late 60's to mid 70's.
These are easily avalable ..... I got mine from my local motor factors £6.50 each ..... Any problems with id, its the right handed ones with the 18mm X 1.5 thread that you need.

[Davey]

Cheers Ronnie, I'll get onto my factors in the morning .

D.

[Davey]

Should have the Maxi ball joints and Tranny drag links (that sounds kind of wrong somehow) tomorrow afternoon, ball joints at just over a tenner a piece and £4.30 each for the Transit links (assuming they're the right ones of course), Happy daze! Just waiting on the arrival of the bush tubes and bushes so that I can make the bones and mount them, hopefully they'll arrive tomorrow as I've got no work booked in and it'd be a shame to waste a day.

D.