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« Reply #750 on: September 18, 2008, 12:11:29 AM » |
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There's about 2 inches of clearance between the top of the carbs & the underside of the bonnet..
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« Reply #751 on: September 18, 2008, 12:16:22 AM » |
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Next job is to replace the temporary wooden gearbox cross member with something a little more substantial. I've got to try & blag some more box section from somewhere tomorrow. The propshaft flange on the gearbox sits 3 1/2 inches higher than the axle diff flange, but I've got the 2 piece propshaft from the Sherpa van that donated the axle in my lock-up. We'll mount the propshaft centre bearing off the cross member at the back of the cab so that the prop runs gently downhill to the axle.
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« Reply #752 on: September 18, 2008, 12:17:53 AM » |
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The evil gremlin that lives in my car.
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« Reply #753 on: September 18, 2008, 10:12:40 AM » |
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looking bloody good guy's  |
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you ain't it, till you've "Bobbed" a Brit!!!
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« Reply #754 on: September 18, 2008, 10:47:18 AM » |
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Seats don't look to comfy tho'
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« Reply #755 on: September 18, 2008, 01:20:56 PM » |
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Im not much of a car guy,but that looks cool to me.
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« Reply #756 on: September 18, 2008, 06:26:05 PM » |
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Thanks guys. Seats are repro Austin 7 Chummy, bought for 25 quid the pair at an autojumble at Brooklands last year. The plan is to powder-coat them, either in black, or metallic silver to mimic aluminium World War 2 bomber crew seats, (a popular weight saving mod for 50s hotrodders & back in fashion now). The bases will be padded & covered in black leather. If anyone fancies a pair, contact Madron on this 'ere forum, who took a mould from mine to churn them out in fibreglass. Loony & I nipped over to Valley Gas Speed Shop this afternoon & bought a metre length of box section for the gearbox crossmember, (25 quid). Jimmi said the cost of steel has rocketed & he realised the offcuts he was giving away for 5 or 10 quid were actually costing him 30 or 40 quid, so we'll make the most of the bit we bought. |
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« Reply #757 on: September 18, 2008, 06:41:04 PM » |
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wow that is dear!! um and will fibre glass take the powder coat temps ?
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« Reply #758 on: September 18, 2008, 07:38:53 PM » |
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It's better to have a gun,(welding),and not need one than need a gun and not have one
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« Reply #759 on: September 18, 2008, 07:40:05 PM » |
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« Reply #760 on: September 18, 2008, 08:08:36 PM » |
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No VB, fibreglass don't weld too good either. Mr Satan, your continuing oddness never fails to amaze me.  |
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« Reply #761 on: September 18, 2008, 08:16:43 PM » |
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Andy, don't forget that your front wheels are likely to be slightly smaller than the current one's  |
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« Reply #762 on: September 18, 2008, 08:22:45 PM » |
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No VB, fibreglass don't weld too good either. Mr Satan, your continuing oddness never fails to amaze me. its monkey |
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« Reply #763 on: September 18, 2008, 08:30:11 PM » |
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Odd. I know Shaun, I know!  Opinions differ slightly in the Loony workshop, but I'd like to radius the bottom corners of the front grille panel, to follow the curve of the ribbed insert & get rid of the square bottom edge. I think it would just "flow" more like that. We can finish the cut edge with a length of round bar welded around it. That would lift the lowest point of the car by several inches. |
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« Reply #764 on: September 18, 2008, 09:12:02 PM » |
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It's really beginning to look like something that's gonna take to the road! 4 inches ground clearnce - that'll be fun! Many years ago, my dad had a Healey tickford that had 4½ inches, used to get in all kinds of trouble, I particularly remember a gateway to a field car park - with a long queue of cars behind! And once when the Fire Brigade had a hose across the road with little ramps each side - STUCK! |
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