triker_Chewie
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« Reply #195 on: March 16, 2011, 08:25:16 AM » |
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Im sure there is a really good reason but whats the point of the body
i love a good body |
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I hate when people compare Lemmy with God, i know he is great but he is not gonna be Lemmy, ever If your Dad hasnt got a beard, you've got two Mums there's no point it lookin' pretty if we can't drive it.
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« Reply #196 on: March 28, 2011, 07:22:13 AM » |
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Another fruitfull weekend at the shed, got there early Sat morning and set the chassis back up in the floor jig, stuck the wheels on and fetched the body, I trimmed off the bottom edges and we fitted it over the chassis (Putting the blocks on the tyres to keep it in place.  The Cunning Coupe After checking it was all square we then put wood across the chassis to hold it in place. We designed a frame to be glued (With sikaflex) to go into the back to fit on the chassis frame.  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe We then made the chassis frame (Sprayed it and forgot to take a finished photo)  The Cunning Coupe Once all this was finished we pulled the chassis out of the jig and sat it on the floor, I stuck two tubes into the front and wheeled it outside. I got a pair of Steve's wheels out of the shed and we measured out the 162 wheelbase and stuck them on place.  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe I know its my car, but sometime I hate the thing, but looking at it outside for the first time, I think its going to look good (Very good) and cant wait to finish it. I am back up in two weeks, when the body is going to be taken back off so we can turn it over and Steve can finished welding a couple of bars inside, I can class the front on and even though we used sikaflex, I am going to glass over some of the frame as well. At some point the main jig will be set up and the chassis put back on so we can glue (As in weld and not sikaflex) the front end on, I took the heads up with me and we have to sort out the collectors at some point. |
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Manky Monkey
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« Reply #197 on: March 28, 2011, 05:02:48 PM » |
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Jeez, that's long! Madder than a very mad thing Tony -& so's your car.  Have you gained some rear wings, (fenders for our colonial cousins, not spoilers), since I last saw the body? |
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On the last freedom moped out of Nowhere City.
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cunningplan
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« Reply #198 on: March 28, 2011, 05:31:55 PM » |
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Jeez, that's long! Madder than a very mad thing Tony -& so's your car. Have you gained some rear wings, (fenders for our colonial cousins, not spoilers), since I last saw the body? as in half way up on the last page? |
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Wot ho chaps, its bloody Whitworth!!
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« Reply #199 on: March 28, 2011, 06:13:30 PM » |
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Hi Cunningplan,
As someone who loves to watch the drag cars but know very little about them as my forte' has half as many wheels as yours, a question. The rear slicks appear to be really close to the wheel arches. Do you have to allow for tyre growth under power or do the modern MT's maintain their shape?
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« Reply #200 on: March 28, 2011, 06:55:44 PM » |
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Hi Cunningplan,
As someone who loves to watch the drag cars but know very little about them as my forte' has half as many wheels as yours, a question. The rear slicks appear to be really close to the wheel arches. Do you have to allow for tyre growth under power or do the modern MT's maintain their shape?
Cheers
With my old car I could do static burnouts so I made the archs with 4 inchs of clearance, but it you look at any of the burnout photos the tyre never went near. (same wheels and tyres on the new one)  I have given this one 2.5 inches as I will only be able to do rolling burnout so hopefully this will be enough |
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« Reply #202 on: April 03, 2011, 08:56:34 PM » |
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Just a quick pic of the missing frame (Thanks Steve) the front bar of the frame above (inside the body) drops into the slots, there are two small loops welded to it which drop into the small holes to stop the body moving forward when the body is down.  |
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« Reply #203 on: April 10, 2011, 10:18:08 PM » |
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I will be doing a update tomorrow, but a couple of shots of a model who was just passing to show just how low we have managed to get it, (Not as low as the original as that had only a 3 point roll cage.) (And the body flips without hitting the tyres  )  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe |
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Manky Monkey
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« Reply #204 on: April 10, 2011, 10:54:17 PM » |
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Looking great Tony.
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« Reply #205 on: April 11, 2011, 09:44:20 PM » |
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Like yours as well, shame I could not come over with Steve & Lesley, but not got that much time. I had the front bodywork to sort out so we could start making the frame. In the week I had bought some thin plastic sheet, I cut it into 4 inch strips and cut it to the length I needed, I then drilled holes every so often. I pop riveted the plastic to the main body (Putting Bees wax on the inside first) Then I lined up the front part and riveted that. I did the same across the top and the front join until it looked good.  The Cunning Coupe We pushed the chassis outside, took the body off and put it upside down so I could class the underside. we decided to brace the bottoms of the tubs with bits of Pedro's roof, putting the cut outs in the corners so any stones had a place to fall out.  The Cunning Coupe I made the firewall and side window fittings  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe Steve welded up the four bars ready for Easter weekend  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe Steve and Lesley were away for Sunday, so in between fibre glassing I cut out any brackets needed for the next time. (Site is now updated the build 5) I am up for the Easter weekend (I have to work Friday) I will be taking the trailer up. The chassis will be going unto the jig and the front end welded on and hopefully the car will be coming home for a while. |
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« Reply #206 on: April 11, 2011, 10:27:26 PM » |
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Great progress Tony.
-why bees wax?
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« Reply #207 on: April 12, 2011, 06:11:30 AM » |
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Great progress Tony.
-why bees wax?
Its what you use as well as a release agent when making moulds so the resin don't stick. (And Steve & Lesley had a pot ready) |
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« Reply #208 on: April 12, 2011, 04:35:01 PM » |
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I've heard the phrase "Mind your own bees wax". Looks like you're minding theirs as well.
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« Reply #209 on: April 18, 2011, 06:47:26 AM » |
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Just a quick one, the trailer is now ready for next weekend, it was painted where it was built, I have covered the under side and inside the tubes with waxoil, (And bungs fitted to the ends) all the the lights and wiring are fitted and working, I have other bits to fit when we get the car on the trailer like eyes for the straps and a couple of guides for the front wheels to sit in to stop them turning.  The Cunning Coupe  The Cunning Coupe (The rear lights I liked only had reversing and not fog lights, so I have fitted red leds so they are now fogs.) |
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