Handy Andy's chassis kits

[dogwood]

Andy certainly was a busy boy.
I don't think I see him stop talking the whole weekend.
Mind you, nothing new there then.....

It seemed even when one of us walked by his display we were ropped into it.
Still, good on ya mate.
I know for sure where my money is going when I start rebuilding again this winter...

[Enoch]

Hi Andy, I got the engine and box in today, even managed to get the clutch connected up and working. I am now trying to decide what to do next, think I might have a bash at making the inlet manifold or may go for the easier option of the roll bar. Decisions, decisions.
Really struggling with getting ideas together as to how to do the exhaust, a bloke I know has a Caterham exhaust he says he will sell me but it's the manifold bit that I have no idea about. Still - that's half the fun of it, sorting out stuff that's difficult

[les g]

Originally Posted by Enoch

Hi Andy, I got the engine and box in today, even managed to get the clutch connected up and working. I am now trying to decide what to do next, think I might have a bash at making the inlet manifold or may go for the easier option of the roll bar. Decisions, decisions.
Really struggling with getting ideas together as to how to do the exhaust, a bloke I know has a Caterham exhaust he says he will sell me but it's the manifold bit that I have no idea about. Still - that's half the fun of it, sorting out stuff that's difficult

Enoch search pepper performance on the bay for an exhaust kit
cheers les g

[HandyAndy]

Nice work Enoch, you seem to be making great progress on your build

I don,t know much about the DOHC engine so wouldn,t know where to get a manifold....... so I,d do the roll bar next

cheers
andy

[Enoch]

Thanks, Les, I looked at them but they don't seem to do one for my engine. I think I have a cunning plan now but will not get to it for a few days. Andy, the roll bar beckons but I think I may finish the scuttle, get the engine wiring and tank in and give the engine a whirl first. I will see what happens on the exhaust front and if the Caterham one materialises.

[baz-r]

had a look at the kits at stoneleigh and thay looked real good quality and the tubing is a little thicker so should be a doddle to weld (no burnt holes) pritty good value too if you compared to buying the steel yourself.
no f**K ups as its cut for you
all the tubes are marked and the cuts looked nice and clean so minimal prep before welding
not to mention handys andy knows his way around a chassis blindfolded

im just waiting for mine to turn up wink wink andy

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by baz-r

im just waiting for mine to turn up wink wink andy

thanks for your kind words on the kit,
i sometimes sing a song to myself.....you know the one where it goes....

"knee bone connects the thigh bone " thigh bone connects the hip bone etc etc

goes something like this ...

FF1 connects to FF2 , FF2 connects to FF4 etc etc

your kit will be despatched this week

The steel i use is 2mm walled thickness & so yes it is less likely to "blow thru", but if you do blow thru then the kit is supplied with spare lengths of both dimensions of tubing, cut to the longest length needed in the chassis.

now....where,s my blindfold

cheers
andy