Another build thread

[MarkB]

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

[skov]

Thanks Mark, didn't think of that.
Any idea how thick the walls of the crush tubes need to be?

[AshG]

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!

[AshG]

forgot to mention your steering wheel is way too high its almost at eye level looking at it.

[skov]

Originally Posted by AshG

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!

To be honest, I was getting peed off with it taking up my parking space, and the neighbours making snide comments...
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?

[CTWV50]

Build it as it is for the IVA then lower it and use a smaller wheel and get rid of the thick mx5 steering column and switch gear. Maybe then you can use a removable steering wheel to get in and out.

[AshG]

go above tr8 by putting the bearing above tr8 that will bring it down and give you enough deflection in the steering shaft not to worry about having a collapsable mechanism in the column. i would do it now as it will be a pain in the ass to sort out later. how it is now will never pass iva as your column is dead straight from the steering rack up to the wheel which is lethal in a crash

there is about 3mm between the column on mine and tr9 so i think you can still get it a bit lower without mods

[skov]

Originally Posted by AshG

go above tr8 by putting the bearing above tr8

I think that's my current plan. I ordered this variant of the bearing today, so I can play about with it sat on top of the rails:



I've got about a 5 or 6mm gap between the column and TR9 at the moment, so could drop it a little more without mods, but not enough to get the wheel where I want it