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13th September 2011, 11:27 PM
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TT I have one of those lazy riviters as well and they make light work of all those rivets! now the floor is complete! (and i wore rubber gloves this time so no black fingers from the sealant!)
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Click to see my build photos on Flikr http://www.flickr.com/photos/67112582@N03/ Saturn MX5 Based Chassis, Limited Slip Diff & 2.4 Quick Rack. Build cost.... seems to be spending more on tools than car bits at the moment! (they will be handy in the future though). Car iva'd and passed 15/08/2014. Finished weight 572kg. 
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25th September 2011, 08:44 PM
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I have added some more pictures to my flickr account. The front end is assembled and looking nice. Notice the way I am using string instead of springs to save weight lol!
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Click to see my build photos on Flikr http://www.flickr.com/photos/67112582@N03/ Saturn MX5 Based Chassis, Limited Slip Diff & 2.4 Quick Rack. Build cost.... seems to be spending more on tools than car bits at the moment! (they will be handy in the future though). Car iva'd and passed 15/08/2014. Finished weight 572kg.
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28th September 2011, 08:26 PM
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I have spent a little more time on my build and broke my first bit! I was tightening a bolt on a brake pad carrier and it snapped off. This mean't I had to go to AK Automotive (MX5 specialists) in Rowlands Gill for a new one. The fantastic thing is he tried to remove the broken bolt but it was well and truly stuck so he gave me a new one!! FREE. He also gave me 4 space saver wheels FREE of charge so that I can get it rolling! (on the understanding that I wont take them back to him as he has been trying to get rid of them for a while). All I need to do is get my mate to push me down the street and I will have a two seater go kart!!
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Click to see my build photos on Flikr http://www.flickr.com/photos/67112582@N03/ Saturn MX5 Based Chassis, Limited Slip Diff & 2.4 Quick Rack. Build cost.... seems to be spending more on tools than car bits at the moment! (they will be handy in the future though). Car iva'd and passed 15/08/2014. Finished weight 572kg.
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5th October 2011, 11:35 PM
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Ive just spent the best part of the evening trying to drill out the top of my rear uprights with a 12 mm hole. If I manage to finally get through without killing my new bench drill it will be a miracle. Once this is done my chassis will be rolling!
All the bits I thought would be easy turn out to be hard work and the bits you think will be hard are easy! AGHH
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Click to see my build photos on Flikr http://www.flickr.com/photos/67112582@N03/ Saturn MX5 Based Chassis, Limited Slip Diff & 2.4 Quick Rack. Build cost.... seems to be spending more on tools than car bits at the moment! (they will be handy in the future though). Car iva'd and passed 15/08/2014. Finished weight 572kg.
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#5
6th October 2011, 08:29 AM
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Looking good David!
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6th October 2011, 07:39 PM
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Quote:
Good drills are worth their weight in gold if you are using cheapies by the way 
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6th October 2011, 08:49 PM
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thanks for the advice. I managed to get through eventually. Probably a mix of cheap drill and drill bit.
i now have my rear end assembled and two wheels on (well space savers) I have put some more pics on my flickr acct. Tomorrow as long as it doesn't rain I will push it out of the garge for the first time!!!
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Click to see my build photos on Flikr http://www.flickr.com/photos/67112582@N03/ Saturn MX5 Based Chassis, Limited Slip Diff & 2.4 Quick Rack. Build cost.... seems to be spending more on tools than car bits at the moment! (they will be handy in the future though). Car iva'd and passed 15/08/2014. Finished weight 572kg.
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