Gingea1pom's Build Diary

[Bonzo]

Looking good there Ginge

In the same boat as you mate ..... Now in the process of dragging a mountain of stuff out, all in need of a good clean & refurb

It'll be interesting to see how you get on with the side panels.

I almost attempted to do them when I fabricated & fitted the rear tub, unfortunately my mind & body wern't in a good place at that time

Keep up the great work.

[HandyAndy]

looking nice Ginge

lots of cleaning in the coming weeks

don,t forget you might need to remove TR5 , i had to as was keeping the standard carb set up, tho not sure if its ok to stay there with bike carbs.

We ( spud & me, Saturn ) will be making ali panels too, so will watch your progress with the drawings etc.

like the chassis frame/stand

cheers
andy

[gingea1pom]

Andy,

The cleaning will happen slowly as this coming week is for building.

I have done a few measurements and hope to keep TR5, you watch I will be cutting it out be Wednesday, The bike carbs I got are well spaced to the head so I should be able to get them quite close, watch this space.

Once I have all the ally panels drawn on Autocad you are more than welcome to them, as is anyone.

The frame is working a treat, I can step in and out of the chassis and once I have clamped the frame to the chassis I can drag the whole thing around the garage.

Cheers Ginge

[gingea1pom]

A little more to add today.

I started by adding the handbrake chassis plates CP12 &13 then avoided the steering wheel support frame and fitted CP16 & 17 instead.

I spent a good hour messing about with the Steering Column Supports (SCS). I bolted them to the steering column and tried sitting in the car but I think I am sitting to low because I can’t see over the steering wheel! Will crack on with it tomorrow

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[John.W]

Ginge did you use the green string to lift the engine out or is it just proping it up and where can you get those handy big green boxes?

Chassis is looking good

[Tatey]

I see someone else has found a good use for government issue ear defenders . They've come in so handy for me when grinding, and i see you're taking advantage of more government issue green boxes .

The progress is looking really good. May I ask why you haven't gone for the steering column support that in the book (using 25x25mm box), or are you and I'm just being silly?

[gingea1pom]

Tatey,

I will be using the standard steering column support in the picture the steering column is just resting there it is tomorrows job.

Those green boxes have been salvaged by legitimate means and are not on anyone’s UET, the ear defenders are my current issue ones I really must get another set.

[Tatey]

Legitimate means my arse . Although the saying does say 'There's only one thief in the army, everyone else is just trying to get their stuff back' .

Who decided to paint the rocker cover that ghastly shade of gold? .

Will you be stripping down the engine or just giving it a lick of paint?

[gingea1pom]

8 Feb

I managed all day in the garage today and cleared up some outstanding jobs.

Steering column support. Done. (just needs the open ends of the top tube plating)

Lower seat belt anchorages. Done.

Foot well plates CP16 & 17. Done.

Plate up the ten open ends on chassis tubes. Done (they took ages)

Flip the chassis over and fully weld up suspension mounts. Done.

I thought most of my welding was done but I have now realised I still need to fabricate some headlight mounts and I forgot to fit CP14 the hand break guide plate. Of to my old mans tomorrow so probably no work on the roadster.

9 Feb

I managed to get all the aluminium panels drawn at my father’s place on Autocad and printed out, once home and collected the kids from school I cut the passenger side transmission tunnel and the two transmission tunnel top pieces and stuck them on with masking tape.

I had to modify the forward top of transmission tunnel as my steering wheel support frame encroaches a little, but it is easier doing it with paper rather than ally.

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I have created some tabs / flaps so I can secure the transmission side pieces and the transmission tunnel top to the seat back, just to give them a little more support / rigidity.

No work tomorrow I am of on a school trip to the Southampton Maritime Museum with James and his class, Nicky volunteered herself ages ago and now has tonsillitis, so as I am off work I get to go on a school trip!

Pigging Sierra is still on the drive, I forgot to ring them today.

[twinturbo]

Have a nice time at on the trip

I spend all day surrounded by 1500 little darlings, fortunatly in the last year and a half my office has moved from a major through corridor to a secluded little know of limits stair well.

Got any pics of the chassis closing caps?

TT