My chassis build

[geeman]

I remember there were a few group buysd in the past, but that was before i was here. Im hoping there are enough new people for another group buy, nonw just to find a supplier.
i havnt done anything on the car over the weekend, bu finally got around to fitting the steering(sort of). I i shortened the trackrod ends and the ends of the extentions abit, enough so the wheels are now in line, however, there isnt any space for locking nuts now .


Ahh well, i also tried cleaning the cvh, and was going to paint it with hammerite, but then didnt bother, however i managed to remove most of the grease, but its not clean as such. The left engine and gearbox mounts are done, now i just have to make a mount for the right side so it fits under the steering coloumn.

Im just wondering what sort of order people do things in after they hve arolling chassis, What did you do next as theres much to do but im just not sure what order to do it all in. Also when did you all fit the floor?

[HandyAndy]

chassis looking good there.

as for order of doing things, here,s what i did/doing

finished all welding, engine mounts, headlamp stalks, brake line tabs etc,
i,m now almost finished painting the chassis, then once fully dried i,ll be fitting the floor then build it all back up, put the wishbones/suspension/steering back onto the chassis & back onto wheels, then fuel & brake lines before engine/box go back in.

well thats the order i,m doing things.

cheers
andy

[geeman]

Ok, simple question, is my engine sitting too low???


Ive fitted the engine, but it seems to be sitting in the chassis too low, is it? im using the original unmodded cvh sump atm.

[geeman]

Also both engine mounts are 68mm off the chassis as per the book specs and the gearbox mount is also as per the book specs.

I wasnt expecting it to be as low as it is especiaaly when i just remembered this picture from handyandys car.

[HandyAndy]

from the angle of the photo it looks about correct, once you chop the sump it,ll feel like you have it in the right position,
most builders seem to have approx 25mm of sump below the lower chassis rail,
if you look on my build photos you can see that my sump is level with the lower rail but has the 25mm of the bellhousing below the rail.

cheers
andy
ps, may i ask if you have turned your chassis over to weld the joints on the bottom rails?

[geeman]

Originally Posted by HandyAndy

from the angle of the photo it looks about correct, once you chop the sump it,ll feel like you have it in the right position,
most builders seem to have approx 25mm of sump below the lower chassis rail,
if you look on my build photos you can see that my sump is level with the lower rail but has the 25mm of the bellhousing below the rail.

cheers
andy
ps, may i ask if you have turned your chassis over to weld the joints on the bottom rails?

ok, jsut went and measured the bellhousing and it goes about 33mm below the rails. I wonder if i should raise the gearbox end slightly so the mount is not level with the top of the br rails, but instead slightly higher.

I knew someone would pick up the joint not welded all the way on the chassis , but i have mostly fully welded the under side, including that joint, but i am yet to fully fully weld the chassis.

[HandyAndy]

the above photo of my car is a bit deceptive with the angle it was taken, if you look at the last photo on my thread "big day" you can see the bellhousing below the lower chassis rails by 25mm.
in that photo you can just make out the shortened sump, i,ll be honest & say that i bought my chopped sump, which was also extended to keep the original oil capacity.

andy

[AshG]

looking good geeman dont forget to weld in all the tight corners. one thing to check. make sure your clutch arm clears the transmission tunnel. i had my gb back like yours and had to nudge it forward a few mm to get the clutch arm to clear.

[mark]

If another group buy comes up for roll bars i will be interested as many others will be im sure

[geeman]

Originally Posted by AshG

looking good geeman dont forget to weld in all the tight corners. one thing to check. make sure your clutch arm clears the transmission tunnel. i had my gb back like yours and had to nudge it forward a few mm to get the clutch arm to clear.

i just went to chek it and it seems to touch cp17, but only just, ill have a better look tomorrow.