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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 17:30:14 GMT
haha I know that too many projects and too little time
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Post by trike on May 17, 2016 20:45:02 GMT
Fuel tank finally finished & fitted
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Post by Peter on May 18, 2016 18:07:02 GMT
Looks great, but I'll stick to my Triumph 2000MkII for now, never alloy welded, Lumiweld is my limit.
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Post by trike on May 30, 2016 20:02:42 GMT
Not much mechanical work done since fitting the tank, but haven't been totally idle. Made a start on the bodywork, roughly filling the holes left by the rear lights And drilling a few small holes A bit more glassfibre work And rear end starting to take shape,bit more filling and rubbing down then attack the other side. Started on the mounting for the flush fitting fuel cap The gel coat damage at the front is going to take some serious work , the cracks go right through the gel coat and in to the laminate ( and out the other side in places ) Too big an area to do in one go, so i'll have to treat each crack one at a time, chase it out with the die grinder then fill with monofill grp paste (much finer and easier to work with than P40 ).Also be easier to rub down without altering the body line. Then reinforce the underside adding some bracing, polyurethane foam strips glassed in, to stop any flex.
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Post by dickdastardly on Jun 1, 2016 19:09:50 GMT
Coming on nicely going to be so good when its done
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Post by dickdastardly on Jun 1, 2016 19:11:21 GMT
In fact you have inspired me to get my spoiler fitted . I love working with fibre glass and filler (must be the smell)
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Post by Peter on Jun 3, 2016 7:01:22 GMT
It's looking like a winner to me, I wonder where that filler idea came from . Being that little bit further back looks better. I'm sure it will look better than mine. I am still waiting for the silicone hoses to make up the dog leg filler hose, tracking for 5 weeks and counting, seems it was posted 30 April and to board a plane in Shanghai on the 5th May but hasn't been scanned since, so I'm thinking it might have been stolen between scanning and boarding, it happens.
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Post by dickdastardly on Jun 3, 2016 9:44:22 GMT
Is that a square door ram on your door ?
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Post by Peter on Jun 5, 2016 11:45:53 GMT
It's an actuator, 8" stroke with 7 second lift, all actuators are a compromise between power and speed, I can get a 3 second one but it wouldn't lift the door, I tried with a parallel gas strut to take the weight but it pushed the door up a bit against the actuator so until I get the 'Golf' door latch strikers fitted I can't use them.
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Post by trike on Jun 7, 2016 19:21:12 GMT
It's looking like a winner to me, I wonder where that filler idea came from . Being that little bit further back looks better. I'm sure it will look better than mine. I am still waiting for the silicone hoses to make up the dog leg filler hose, tracking for 5 weeks and counting, seems it was posted 30 April and to board a plane in Shanghai on the 5th May but hasn't been scanned since, so I'm thinking it might have been stolen between scanning and boarding, it happens. View AttachmentI would have preferred it further forward but due to the bracing on the under side its the only place it will fit. I'll also be fitting one on the other side and connecting via a T-piece so can fill up either side at the pumps
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Post by trike on Jun 7, 2016 19:33:18 GMT
7 seconds for 8" stroke isn't bad, still toying with idea of air rams on mine but just having fitted a 4" actuator on a machine at work to replace a wonky canbus throttle control on an auxiliary engine (cheaper than than £1200 for a new node and £450 for a new actuator), electric seems the way to go.
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Post by trike on Jun 7, 2016 19:53:24 GMT
Rear end is shaping up nicely ,all the hard work done Unfortunately not so good at the front , the fiat coupe headlights have quite a curve to the lens which means in order to fit flush with the body work from the under side (as opposed to just bolting them on top ,yes, I have seen it done ),means a lot of reshaping the top of the wing to suit which I don't really want to do. So plan 'B' is now in effect.... Just waiting for some more GRP supplies to turn up so I can make the headlight enclosures , tidy up the edges , them make up some flushfitting polycarbonate covers.
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Post by Peter on Jun 7, 2016 19:59:05 GMT
It's looking like a winner to me, I wonder where that filler idea came from . Being that little bit further back looks better. I'm sure it will look better than mine. I am still waiting for the silicone hoses to make up the dog leg filler hose, tracking for 5 weeks and counting, seems it was posted 30 April and to board a plane in Shanghai on the 5th May but hasn't been scanned since, so I'm thinking it might have been stolen between scanning and boarding, it happens. View AttachmentI would have preferred it further forward but due to the bracing on the under side its the only place it will fit. I'll also be fitting one on the other side and connecting via a T-piece so can fill up either side at the pumps Good idea, would totally confuse the pump dolly at my garage. With my tank being where it is I could weld in another filler neck but being skint I can't justify the cost. I only just remembered to drill a brother hole in the cap, under the flip up lever.
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Post by Peter on Jun 7, 2016 20:03:05 GMT
I know the Nova wings slope inwards a bit, so makes that even worse, at least the Cumbria/SS is flat in that area, I really would like Fiat lights but sticking with the Porsche 928 ones just in case of test problems.
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Post by Peter on Jun 7, 2016 20:04:02 GMT
Not bought the Noreca ones from Malaysia then?
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Post by dickdastardly on Jun 11, 2016 17:18:50 GMT
I think the projectors look awesome always fancied the BMW 8 series lights on an eagle now that would be cool
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Post by trike on Jun 12, 2016 19:16:45 GMT
Started to repair some of the gel coat cracks and cleaned up the headlamp cutout. Grinding out each crack one at a time with a carbide burr in a die grinder then building up with glassfibre paste ( NOT filler )is somewhat time consuming but in the long run, a hell of a lot easier and quicker than removing a large area of gel coat then trying to fill it in and sand it all back in to shape Flanges for mounting headlamp covers in place ready for sanding down and drilling out for rivinut inserts, around 30 for each cover , so should keep me busy for a few minutes. Got some 4mm polycarbonate sheet for the covers , once cut and shaped for a nice fit, allowing 2mm or so clearance all round to allow for the paint and any expansion, I can use one as a template for cutting out the hole on the other side. Once the covers are on and screwed down access to the bulbs and beam adjusters will be from the rear via a removable panel in the wheel arch. I seem to have amassed a collection of headlamp adjustment motors so I might see if I can include a couple of these in the headlamp bracket, just need a couple of ball & socket type mounting bolts. Slight alteration underway to the rear boot lid to fit flush mounted LED strip brake light I'll make a start on the headlight pods when the GRP materials turn up...seems to have joined Peters fuel hose in the 'E-bay triangle'... ...
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Post by neilsmith on Jun 13, 2016 19:46:52 GMT
What type of glass fibre paste are you using? Where can I get some?
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Post by trike on Jun 14, 2016 6:22:21 GMT
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Post by trike on Jun 27, 2016 19:24:16 GMT
Slow progress at the moment, been making up some foam cored glassfibre panels that i'm using for the headlight units. Headlamp mount One side nearly finished I'll be having a go at making some carbon fibre panels for the headlight surrounds, same process just different materials
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Post by Peter on Jun 28, 2016 14:59:29 GMT
How does that work out regards minimum legal height?
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Post by trike on Jun 28, 2016 18:55:56 GMT
Quick measure up shows 520mm to center, minimum is 500mm so all legal However to get the height I've had to mount them as far back as possible (access to bulbs, adjustment etc. is via a removable panel in the wheel arch. This means they are quite deep set so the sides of the enclosure will have some effect on beam pattern, they certainly won't illuminate the road for the first 30ft or so. However once sitting in the car you can't see the road or nearside kerb for about 25ft anyway!. Talking of sitting, given a seat from a Smart car today, only 450mm at the widest point, so would easily fit. Unfortunately its a passenger side which isn't reclining so will need two drivers side. I've also got some individual rear seats from a Citroen Picaso, these are even narrower at 400mm but not very sporty looking and don't recline very far ( angle grinder'll soon sort'em out )
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Post by trike on Jul 5, 2016 19:21:36 GMT
Well, first attempt at making carbon fibre panels didn't quite go as planned Epoxy resin sticks to glass no matter how much release wax applied, finally managed to get the panel off, but virtually destroyed it in the process Experimented with some small test pieces and normal polyester resin works ok, not as strong as proper epoxy but as the panels i'm making are only decorative , will do the job. Either that or the stickyback plastic stuff....YUK!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2016 23:00:10 GMT
again a topic apparently missed, and it looks dam... nice what you are making there. Maybe I can help you , carbon and epoxy request special treatment and special materials, such as some know, I work with it for years and a regular release wax on glass does not work. You need two products for it, a PVA and a special release spray and then it goes perfectly. if you want I can try to send them , but in the past i have tryed that to Spain for Peter and they did not wanted to deliver them. Maybe it works for the UK, or if you know someone who come to the Mainland I can give them with him If you use those products you can even release a complex form out off the molds, a example you can find here. buggyboys.be/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4433&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=carbon&start=30
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Post by trike on Jul 9, 2016 17:41:48 GMT
I do have some chemical release agent and PVA that I got with the epoxy resin, but haven't had any time to go to my garage to find them. I'll se if I can get there tomorrow and have anther go.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2016 21:47:54 GMT
The car abandon in the field on the first page, I've just bought this car! It's in much worse condition but saveable
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Post by Peter on Jul 17, 2016 11:43:07 GMT
We all have to start somewhere, either a new one and large intial investment but quick build or low investment and a long build. best of luck and get the build thread running and photos coming.
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Post by trike on Jul 17, 2016 15:55:21 GMT
Be nice to see another one saved
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2016 17:29:00 GMT
I'll get a thread up soon, I've been taking lots of pictures of progress so far and hope to have the engine and gearbox out today. Hopefully I'll be swapping the engine with a Rover v8. Here's a few so far: And the state it was in when I got it:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 19:36:19 GMT
oh she looked like new
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