Thailoz build diary

[thailoz]

I have made a start on my build and have started a web blog

here is the link

http://thailoz.wordpress.com/

[thailoz]

Got the legs on the build table today ......been a delay due to work and also it is Thai new year and my gas supplier was closed until today. It looks and feels real solid and nice and flat and level
tomorrow I hope to get a couple of coats of paint on it and start marking it out.

Cant wait I have 2 weeks holiday at the beginning of may so that will be my official first cut and tack

[thailoz]

Well an update but not much

I decided I didn't want the hassle of cleaning mill scale of the square tubing I get here so decided to try to get some cold rolled steel after a few promises that it can be got I have ended up drawing a blank so jut about wasted my 2 weeks holiday.

So feeling peed of tomorrow I will go and get a few lenths of 25 x 25 x 2mm black sh1t steel .

On a good note I made a stand for my Tig touch ,

Bought a 14 " chop saw (made in china as everything is here)

Word of warning if you buy a cheap Chinese chop saw first thing to do is take of the disc and bin it as on the second cut through 19mm steel tube it shattered no warning no vibrations or kick back just BANG scared the crap out of me .
went and bought a new Hitachi disc (still made in china) but seems to be fine.

maybe tomorrow I can get at least the bottom rails done.

[thailoz]

well today I actually made a real start .

last week I marked out the Table but since then I've been trying to get some cold rolled inch square and waiting on false promises only to be told yesterday "No have ..........." god damn Thais lol

anyways I had no choice to go for the black steel of death which is between 22.5mm and 24 mm.I bought 3 x 6m lengths just to see how it worked out. I got it home in 2m lengths (I thought that was the longest I could get in my car but reckon I can get 3m at a push)cleaned it with thinners and that was it for yesterday went for a beer .

This morning I set to got every thing ready I decided to allow for the tube size difference but using the outside measurements .
I cut BR5 BR6 and BR12 measured it up something was off so went ahead and cut BR11 it was 5mm too long wtf !!!! so checked and double checked with them clamped and squared the were fine got the right check measurement but was way of on my table markings .
after a while of checking I found out the steel rule I was using was not bloody straight nipped out bought another one and now I have had to redraw most of the table grrrr. anyways ended up cutting BR4 and all is well.

[K4KEV]

ha ha ...prepare yourself for a lot of "Gggrrrrrs" Lawrence.....whether you are a trained mot mechanic or not ....you will come a cross a lot of scratchy head and
you stupid effin tw*t you....moments, all part and parcel of building your own sports car

[thailoz]

Yeah for sure but to be honest I am looking forward to challenging the old gray matter (not been working on cars for about 15 years now as a professional so a lot has changed )and thanks for your tips I am sure I will be asking many things along the way.



progress so far .

[Johno]

Welcome to the world of 3D steel "Jigsaws"....
If any point you get stuck or loose motivation somebody on here is always at hand to help out...
Keep us informed all the way with photos and don't be afraid to ask any question.
I've never changed a set of brake pads and now I'm building a sports car from scratch......

[Eternal]

Fantastic to see another build underway!

[thailoz]

Well the front frame is complete

see my build diary for pics etc

[robo]

Looks like you have the bit between the teeth there Laurence . have you made a decision on the running gear yet?

Bob