Eternal's Straight 6 Build Thread

[Eternal]

Well build has slowed a bit atm due to lack of cash.

So! decided to do a bit more on the cnc conversion! Still a long way to go thats for sure.

[monsterob]

are you looking to adopt a son ! can i have first dibs ! love the workshop and the build

[Eternal]

Right im back! Had a house move so all the gear was stored in the garage. Also found the garage roof had a rather large leak so now thats all sorted i can start to do things again. Happy days! Now live next to people so cant be loud so going to have to rethink things a little. Have started getting the engine to a finished state as its the only thing i can get to at the moment

Have been thinking about the chassis as when i removed the workbench i noticed it had sagged a little in the center so a bit worried my chassis might be a bit screwed up as did not notice it when i was welding. Im very tempted to look for someone to take the chassis too just to check it over and install/weld the suspension brackets. Maby Saturn or someone, im unsure so thought i would ask if any of you guys have done this? Also as its a few inches stretched would like to check if its all ok.

Here are a couple of pics of the engine now i have installed all the correct bits to hold the covers on. Also i found a Oil filter housing that did not have a heat exchanger(Saves a load of space and loads of hoses) so that was imported from japan.

[aerosam]

Fair play, that's gonna be awesome when it's done. can't wait to see that going.

[Eternal]

Right after getting the chassis suspension brackets sorted with a fair amount of help from Talon its now time to paint the wishbones with epoxy mastic 121. After that i will try and find some bushes. So far i belive i have two options:

1) Saturn bushes at around £98+pp (stainless steel CNC'd crush tubes)
2) GTS Haynes roadster £60+pp (stainless crush tubes)

Anyone know if its honestly worth the extra £38 for the saturn ones? Or if there are any other options.

[Tilly819]

i dont want this to turn into a riot but dont buy them from GTS chances are IF they turn up they will be s**t anyway

tilly

[Bonzo]

Great to hear that you are now ready for the chassis painting stage

Once that job is done you'll be able to start the great job of fitting everything & seeing your build come to life.

Please do a search on here & locost builders before you part with any cash in the direction of GTS Tuning ( Darren George ) !!??

In brief, he has a bad reputation of taking your money & not sending your goods !!

At one point, he was using stock pictures of the suspension bushes & if you were lucky enough to even get them, folk found that the crush tubes were mild steel ones that had been cut roughly to length with a chop saw, rendering them net to useless ( No idea if this is still the case !!?? )

Have a look at the rear camber adjusters on his web site .... The crap quality speaks for itself ??

Darren George has had a large number of seller accounts suspended by ebay, he has tried to trade directly on this forum, often via an agent or using an assumed identity.

My advice is: Buy your bushes from Saturn, at least you'll know that you will definately get them & if you run into any problems, Saturn will bend over backwards to help you

[Eternal]

Yeah I guess its best to pay a little extra to make sure you have the quality and the product its self!