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Oct 19, 2015 12:55:56 GMT
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Had a full day of sitting and staring at the car on Saturday, going over various ideas and plans with Ron from Insane creations and some friends. Everything is heading in the right direction at the moment. Many cups of coffee sat on a spare wheel staring at the old girl... Wheel hub now nicely centred in the arch. So whilst eyeing the whole thing up, the body is now hanging on the roll cage and it sits very well, it was time to play with some headers. The stock headers nearly fit bang on in the rails: The flanges will need to be lopped off and welded back on at another angle so they clear, but nothing else will need to be modified which is fantastic news. The bends on the drivers side are even spot on for fitting a steering column through! I am pretty chuffed with how the headers look though! There was also a quick play with seating position and some measuring to see what sort of seats we could fit in. Andy (tool maker who makes wonder billet things) has a workshop a few yards away from this one, he just happened to have some Kirkey 'Pro Street Drag' series seats. These fit absolutely spot on and feel really comfortable, so it looks like a set of these will be on order very soon! For now though the temporary seat looks a little like this:
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That's mega! LIKE LIKE LIKE!
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Tube tube glorious tube! Bulkhead bars in, dash bars in, door bars in! So this weekend will see the mock up of a few bits in the interior to get a feel for space. I might try and offer the dash up to see how that fits in and try and plan out lots of other things like ECU placement, battery placement, rear coilover mounts, fuel tank size and location... The list goes on. So I imagine a few solid hours day dreaming, measuring and making notes. I have a really solid foundation now for moving forwards. The next major piece of the puzzle will be the front end, now the Mustang ii uprights and spindles have arrived it should be full steam ahead for this too!
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no worries buddy!
They have cleaned up nicely.
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The guy over at Urch Fab made it, his fabrication work is pretty cool. Love his little drift rod made from a ford pop with a Saab motor I believe. Quite a cool little weapon.
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ChrisT Where are you located? I've got a load of big block Chevy pistons out of a 502ci motor sat in my shed. They are HUGE haha
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Oct 13, 2015 15:21:26 GMT
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Looking awesome! Why not make some more piston legs? Get it even higher then!
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Oct 13, 2015 14:58:52 GMT
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I used to have an all weather breathable cover for my old VW Beetle, worked a treat but if anything was a bit harsh on the edges and after a while of being left outside with lots of wind it did start to rub a little.
It was about £200 so I'd say a fairly decent one.
Those Machine Mart pop up garages are pretty awesome (rugged version of the link above) but they aren't really an option if it's a shared car park or similar.
Neighbours will also moan a little if as they are quite large. If you have space and won't upset anyone, they are 100% the way forwards.
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Oct 13, 2015 14:48:43 GMT
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This weekend I will mostly be at the 'Insane Creations' work shop with a few cans of cider, a few good mates to mocking up some new shiny parts and do some more measuring. Front end setup will be going together shortly and I have a big box of shiny stuff that landed last week from the states to help make it happen!
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Awesome, really quite like this car. Glad you go the niggles sorted out, always wanted something with a VR6 lump in it and I think a mk2 fits the bill perfectly!
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A cracking session last night... Side two in and done along with a rear brace and also a brace just under the rear window: All fitting nice and tightly to the body. It's all starting to take shape quite nicely, there was also time to measure up and bend some tube ready for Wednesday when it will get some more attention. Here we have bars for the bulkhead and also a dash bar. Both of which will yet again be nice and tight against the body!
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Oct 12, 2015 12:55:38 GMT
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Hi eurogranada will be using bear claw latches on it, basically where the tube that runs backwards meets the B pillar tube uprights, is pretty much where the latches will be mounted to, but on the opposite side. Rather than trying to bond the latches in to the fibreglass, will use the roll cage to mount them on. It will be a similar story with the A pillar and the door hinges.
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Wow, mind blown by how much rot was in this car! Top job on getting stuck in to it though and sorting it.
Insane how much these cars are going for these days.
Also noticed you have two Ford pops sat in the back of the workshop... What's the plan with them?
Keep at it mate.
Ralph
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Oct 11, 2015 17:24:14 GMT
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TUBBBBBBBBBE! Lots of tube! After deciding not to turn the workshop in to a strip club it was play time! A Few simple measurements: A little piece of software later: It was time to get bending! A few more bends.... Part 1 was complete! Now to get it inside the body and offer it up to the chassis and sehll: What do ya think? Tight enough fit? Pretty damn happy with that! The idea is to have the cage as tight to the body as possible as it's also acting as a frame for the body along with the usual outriggers. Now to begin to tie it in to the rear and make start to make the rest of the rear end supports and braces which will also have the rear coil overs mounted on them in the end... A rough idea of the shape: Followed by some more bending: Then a little cutting: A little fishmouth cut later we have the rear 1/4 tube lined up nicely with the the B pillar stealth hoop: And that concludes the mock up of side 1. Now to repeat for side two!
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So, it turns out the wheel wasn't quite centred... As kind of expected. So the end of the subframe gets lopped off (that was going to happen soon or later anyway) and the body slid back about an inch-ish. The hub centre is now in the centre of the arch. So body up to make room for some chopping: Chop: Ta Da! Photos taken from inside the engine room to get a better angle... Now it makes sense there is a window in there. And then from an almost 3/4 angle: Looks much happier now. In preparation for some tubing arriving (hopefully today/tomorrow) the start of the body supports begins. There will be a tube hoop that will run up and over following the lines of the B pillar, along with many other supports.... Some quick outriggers tacked in place: Both sides: Then as they were lying around, popped the wheel tubs in: Now these will need to be trimmed a little but gives you an idea of what the finishing on the rear might look like: This is how she sits at the moment. Hopefully if the materials arrive there will be some roll cage/body mount action hitting it up Friday night or early next week depending on how things play out.
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I really really really really like this. I think once the Coupe is done, a little old school daily truck is on the cards! Awesome work mate, Love those wheels. jpsmit 'Car Builder Solutions' stock those
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What an absolute street hooligan! Love it! Needs to be more cars doing this about. Gutted to read about the rear end damage and also the DVLA bad news! Noooooooooooooooo. Good luck with the BIVA, just wrap loads of padding around EVERYTHING haha
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Haha just seen your signature. That cracked me up!
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Yeah a few people have been saying the same thing paul Y it's really hard to get a photo of it straight on as the clean room (engine heaven) sticks out so you can't get any further towards the back of the car with a few steps back. But, the wheel centre is pretty bang on. Once it's on all 4's I will roll it out, re measure everything and draw some centre lines on the body before mounting it. It's annoying I can't get a good photo of it. It may well be out slightly... Hmmm When I stand there and look at it, it's fine. But looks terrible in photos.... Hmmm *chin scratcher*
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So what was in the box I hear you all cry?!?! Well, some Mustang ii uprights. Some rather nice looking Chevy hubs and rotors. And some pig iron callipers. They should do the trick for now. There were also tons of bearings and brackets so it can all be assembled. Really quite happy with it all. I couldn't resist chucking a disc in to the wheel to see how it fills it and also check it for clearance. Jobs a gooden!
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