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« Reply #2340 on: October 11, 2010, 05:39:40 PM » |
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« Reply #2341 on: October 11, 2010, 07:21:10 PM » |
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« Reply #2342 on: October 11, 2010, 07:42:48 PM » |
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What's that Marcos supposed to look like?? Looks really interesting from the front!
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« Reply #2343 on: October 11, 2010, 08:34:21 PM » |
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« Reply #2344 on: October 11, 2010, 09:12:44 PM » |
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« Reply #2345 on: October 11, 2010, 10:46:01 PM » |
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A lovely bright, Autumnal day in downtown Basingstoke today, so we rolled the ol' truck out for some air.
Bonnet & side panels propped in place. We need to stretch them by about 2 inches because we've pushed the front axle further forward than standard.
The grey primered curved section is cut from the inner wing or "flitch" panel. We'll trim it until it curves into the side of the radiator grille.
The exhaust headers will come out over the chassis rail & sweep back behind the body, filling the gap between front wheel & cab -hopefully.
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« Reply #2346 on: October 11, 2010, 10:59:16 PM » |
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All the work we've done in the engine bay will be hidden once the body panels are on, but the bonnet will hinge up either side to show it off. We've tried to design things so that we could run without the bonnet if we felt like it.
The 3 1/2 litre, (213 cubic inch), Rover V8 fills the engine bay nicely, thanks to the 9 or 10 inch kick up in the chassis rails which lifts the motor higher than it would otherwise sit.
Here's a handy cut-away model we built earlier.
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« Reply #2347 on: October 11, 2010, 11:02:26 PM » |
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The rear valance panel, (under the tailgate), will hold the number plate & rear lights & roll underneath the fuel tank, so the back end will appear about as deep as the rear axle.
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« Reply #2348 on: October 11, 2010, 11:10:59 PM » |
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Mr L, test trundling the truck down the yard -it's hard work pushing him back up to the top of the hill!
After almost ploughing into the fence at the bottom, we've re-worked the steering stops a little to give the Pop a slightly tighter turning circle. It's a hotrod -we're probably gonna have to compromise things a little. It's never going to perform as well as a modern production car, but that's part of it's character. If we have to, we could add spacers behind the front wheels to make the track wider, meaning the wheels could turn more before fouling on the suspension arms, but with luck we won't have to.
He's rolling at a brisk walking pace here -the fastest it's moved for the last couple of years!
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« Reply #2349 on: October 11, 2010, 11:16:40 PM » |
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Enough arsing about, careful road testing under closely monitored conditions. Time to get back to work. Yesterday Mr Dave 2 Lanes donated a roll of 10mm aluminium fuel pipe to the project. Many thanks Dave.  I'm going to run it the length of the truck, from the engine bay to the rear mounted fuel tank, with short rubber hoses connecting it up at either end. |
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« Reply #2350 on: October 11, 2010, 11:23:42 PM » |
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Having straightened the rolled up tube out, (not as easy as it sounds), I offered it up, measured, made the first bend -cut it off & did it again till I got it right, & worked back along the chassis. When we strip the truck down for final welding we'll notch the chassis cross members so the fuel & brake lines tuck up into them, out of harm's way.
Here's the fuel pipe, ready to clip in place. Having bent it to shape, we realised we'd forgotten the fuel pump, which will mount under the pick-up bed behind the cab, so the pipe will have to be cut either side of it & attached with more rubber sections. We also found the outlet pipe on the modified Reliant fuel tank is too small diameter, so we'll have to replace that too, or the motor will be starved of petrol.
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« Reply #2351 on: October 11, 2010, 11:25:06 PM » |
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« Reply #2352 on: October 12, 2010, 07:10:00 AM » |
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thats the kiddie, except it isn't on a Q plate as it is a pukka Marcus built by the factory and not in ya shed  runs a 2.5 pi lump I think... |
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« Reply #2353 on: October 12, 2010, 10:17:38 AM » |
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Looking fantastic mate, it sits perfect.
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« Reply #2354 on: October 12, 2010, 10:18:11 PM » |
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Cheers Dave.  Thanks again for the fuel pipe. Got to p,p,pick up some P clips in the morning so I can fit it, then that'll be another job jobbed. |
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