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« Reply #90 on: June 09, 2015, 12:58:20 PM » |
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The A's and T of that period are probably the 'easiest 'to reproduce as they were actually built in small pieces at the factory as initially they didn't have the big presses. Hence why early cars have big fabric roof inserts Looking good Chris
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« Reply #91 on: June 09, 2015, 04:04:10 PM » |
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cheers kev, its certainly a learning curve.
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« Reply #92 on: June 09, 2015, 05:11:49 PM » |
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« Reply #93 on: June 09, 2015, 06:36:56 PM » |
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« Reply #94 on: June 10, 2015, 01:46:05 PM » |
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just ordered more steel. thats about 20metres gone, with another 12 on way!!!
not even thought about steel sheet yet!!!!
may need advice on thickness. must be in mm as cannot understand them old fashioned numbers for sheet thickness!!! lol
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« Reply #95 on: June 10, 2015, 05:04:37 PM » |
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Standard body steel from a motor factors is 0.9 mm, I use this and 1.1/2 ish for more structural areas and floors.
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« Reply #96 on: June 10, 2015, 05:08:04 PM » |
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thanks. so 1mm will be ok on body as nearly all flat. floor will be anything thats going cheap!!!! lol
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« Reply #97 on: June 10, 2015, 05:38:17 PM » |
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Yeah, I'd go with the slightly thicker stuff if it's mostly flat or large curves. Floor doesn't have to be that thick if it's got enough bracing under it or some stiffening beads or ribs rolled/pressed/bashed into it.
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« Reply #98 on: June 10, 2015, 08:00:24 PM » |
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just ordered more steel. thats about 20metres gone, with another 12 on way!!!
not even thought about steel sheet yet!!!!
may need advice on thickness. must be in mm as cannot understand them old fashioned numbers for sheet thickness!!! lol
In my 27T 'somewhere' is 120 feet of 3mm wall 1" x 1" tube!! Takes 4 people to lift the grp body , I think i may have over engineered it a bit ?
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« Reply #99 on: June 10, 2015, 08:13:38 PM » |
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just ordered more steel. thats about 20metres gone, with another 12 on way!!!
not even thought about steel sheet yet!!!!
may need advice on thickness. must be in mm as cannot understand them old fashioned numbers for sheet thickness!!! lol
In my 27T 'somewhere' is 120 feet of 3mm wall 1" x 1" tube!! Takes 4 people to lift the grp body , I think i may have over engineered it a bit ? Just a bit ! For floor panels you could consider marine ply (WBP)
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« Reply #100 on: June 11, 2015, 04:26:58 AM » |
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proper marine ply is bs1088. used thousands of sheets in my time.
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« Reply #101 on: June 11, 2015, 06:59:46 AM » |
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Used exterior grade ply on mine, as it's going to be fully sealed anyway, and it was a lot cheaper (already had it )
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers. The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #102 on: June 12, 2015, 09:07:45 AM » |
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ordered 6sq m of sheet steel to start with. thats me skint!!!!
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« Reply #103 on: June 12, 2015, 02:37:21 PM » |
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whilst waiting for steel to arrive thought i would drill the other front wheels to part centres from rims, one burnt out drill later there both apart!!!
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« Reply #104 on: June 12, 2015, 07:08:29 PM » |
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finished welding up the last front wheel for the ratrod tonight, gloves on, picked it up to put on floor.................ouch thats fuc... hot!!!! i drops it then BANG!!!! chopped power lead in two!!!! doh.
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