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5th July 2011, 09:45 PM
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More progress tonight.
I've been studying Saturns build pics and shamlessly knicked their idea for how to do the steering wheel/column support. It feels great having seats and a wheel in the chassis, it makes sitting in it and going brum brum very satisfying indeed    Ideally I would have liked the steering wheel a bit lower, but that blooming TR9 gets in the way. I tried putting the column below it first, but then there was no room for my knees  
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6th July 2011, 09:54 AM
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Skov, The rhs you have got to mount the seats on will need crush tubes through the rhs so the bolts can't crush the tube..I'm sure IVA will want evidence of it even if it's only a photo while the chassis is being made.
Mark
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6th July 2011, 06:19 PM
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Thanks Mark, didn't think of that.
Any idea how thick the walls of the crush tubes need to be?
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6th July 2011, 10:24 PM
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skov i cant belevie you scrapped your donor in that state. the roof/wings bumpers and boot lid would have netted you another £400 then the lights and loom plus the subframes another £250 odd. your a mad man!
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6th July 2011, 10:35 PM
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forgot to mention your steering wheel is way too high its almost at eye level looking at it.
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6th July 2011, 10:47 PM
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The donor looks loads better in the pics than it really was too. The bonnet was full of dents, the wings full of rust, the hood full of holes, and the bumpers full of cracks! Plus it was all badly painted by what I can only assume was a monkey with a rattle can. I paid £500 for it and got £750 back so I'm happy enough Still got a few bits I could sell, but I've lost interest now. I might get round to it next time build funds are running low I'm not quite happy with the steering wheel height either. Not sure how to get it lower though  If I go any lower the column hits TR9, and if I go below TR9 there's no room for my legs. How high is the sierra steering wheel? Can someone measure from the centre of the wheel down to the floor for me please?
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