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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2009 19:03:48 GMT
Good luck Jon! I think most of us could do with a deadline like that to give us a push on. Stu
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 8:13:34 GMT
It's not a little push! I have to sort out a complete house, wife, two small kids, dogs, fish, snakes, etc as well as work on the car, and pack everything! I didn't get into the garage last night as the wife had a bad day with the kids and decided to go shopping after they had gone to bed. Another day down and more to do in less time. I am wondering if I will get it to a stage where it can be moved. I sincerely hope so as i would be abandoning a lot of hard work if i give up now. Jon
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 20:57:08 GMT
Peter I did it again! I have decided that I have thought about this project long enough and done too little. I now have the deadline of the end of July and I must have a rolling shell by then or I will have to scrap everything I have done and look elsewhere for another project in the future. This is a drastic step but I cannot keep moving with a pile of bits, it is expensive and starting to depress me. I was actually looking around for another project when the inspiration for this one came back. I found this: It was offered to me for £300 without MOT or Tax and I was seriously thinking of buying it to repair and use as my 2 seater "fun" car. Unfortunately for the owner, but fortunately for the SS it turns out to have been written off as a Cat B insurance write-off. This means that it should have been scrapped not repaired and re-registered. I have had it up on the ramps and both myself and my mechanics can see nothing wrong with it. The engine works and pulls well, the shut-lines are perfect and the T-Bar doesn't leak! Still the insurance companies will not pay out if it is crashed and so I had to tell the owner that it was worthless except for scrap. I then told him that I would have it and scrap it for him but only for a lot less than the £300 he originally wanted. He went away and spoke to his "better half" and it is now mine for just £50! So I now have a purpose designed mid mounted engine and gearbox waiting to be transplanted into my SS. I have been into the garage and taken drastic action to catch up on the time I have lost. The plan is to, effectively, fit the entire mechanics of the MR2 into the back of the SS. I will need to manufacture a roll-bar come frame to mount the engine and suspension from the MR2 and will therefore need full access to the back of the SS. I was always going to "clamshell" the rear so I have bitten the bullet and done it! I will now make a template for the roll-bar and then start to strip the MR2 down to take what I need. I am hoping to utilise the rear window as well as it looks better than the simple flat glass that the SS currently has. Watch this space!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2009 21:05:02 GMT
Update 1! ;D ;D Just spent about an hour chatting about the way forward and am feeling a bit better about the whole project, ask me again at the weekend when we have not managed to actually do anything! Plan of attack: Stage One: Weld in the top adjuster and cut and fit the bottom one. This will allow a trial fitting of the front suspension and wheels to check for any fouling. Complete, now needs power-caotingStage Two: Mark out and cut off the rear clamshell. This will allow access to the rear suspension and roll bar. CompleteStage Three: Sort out and fit / weld in rear IRS suspoension from the Porsche 944. This will make the main tub a fully rolling chassis (I hope). Now not required due to another engine change! If anyone needs the 944 suspension let me know I have one spare! ;D Stage Four Three: Design and fit a rear roll bar to take the seatbelt mounts and support the roof. It will also provide the mounting frame for the engine cradle. I will need to incorporate the suspension turrets and other mounting points from the MR2 as well. Stage Five Four: Design and manufacture the engine cradle. Stage Six Five: Steering box, pedal box, gear linkage, cooling and drive shafts. All fitted from the MR2. Stage Seven Six: Manufacture fuel tanks, in outer sills on both sides. Stage Eight Seven: Start thinking about the bodywork! I'll keep you all updated! Jon
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Post by Peter on May 3, 2009 12:11:53 GMT
Great work Jon, £50 for that is a bargine by any means. You are now where we were on the SS-R this time in 2006, but with a clam shell. ;D ,. At Stones' Tim had a MR2 into a SS shell on a quickly built chassis just to get it rolling. Tim put the project on the back burner as all the interest was in the RV at the time, but it's still there.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2009 18:07:25 GMT
Thanks for the vote of confidence Peter! Just as an aside who easily did the engine slot in? Do you have any photos or drawings of the design I could look at / study / blatantly copy etc! ;D
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Post by Peter on May 5, 2009 10:11:44 GMT
Hi Jon. It's not too difficult if you are starting from scratch on a chassis, it's trying to graft the MR2 onto the VW chassis that is the problem, it's easier for the front end of course but the rear is a pig. I'm sure I still have the photos I took at the show in 2006 somewhere, it's just a case of where, I thought some had been posted on here but I can't find them, had a couple of hard drive swaps since then. Basicly Tim took the whole subframe out of the MR2 and placed it on blocks, removed the steering and used tie rods to the chassis instead and a standard double wishbone front end which you can buy ready made from Locost etc. Built a frame to hold the whole thing together picking up the top of the turrets etc. I think I have a rough drawing of the idea that was kicked about, I have a look in a less hectic time. Peter
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Post by eagleone on May 5, 2009 20:34:13 GMT
Hi Jon, Great to hear & see that you're project is moving along. Peter's correct about the MR2 based SS I was working on & if you would like some photo's, just send me a message with your email address & I will send them over to you. We could do with catching up....I still have your windscreen safely stored! best regards & keep up the good work. Tim
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2009 13:29:49 GMT
Update:Just to let people know that I am still working! The MR2 is now in the garage and I have started to strip it down to get the engine out. I have a step by step guide to doing this on my laptop and just need to keep slugging away piece by piece until it is out. I can then cut the rear section of the MR2 off and trial fit it to the back of the SS. Pictures to follow as I get the chance. The good news is that I have held up the rear clam-shell to the side of the MR2 and think that the original boot will fit under, albeit with a little "amendment" to the sides. This would give me a proper boot a well as whatever I can fit under the front. The bad news is that I have managed to break the rear glass. I am not sure how but it smashed and will now have to be prised out and a new one fitted if I am still going to utilise it. Next update soon, I hope, Jon
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2009 17:36:22 GMT
Next update:
Well I have to move anything that is moving with me on the weekend of 18/19 July. I will have some space in a van and a trailer, that's it!
Still I have moved a little forwards and should have a "rolling chassis" before I leave NI. The engine, complete with drive shafts, suspension etc, is now out of the MR2 and the bare car is waiting to be cut up and fitted t the SS! I will have pictures tomorrow and hopefully more news!
Jon
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Post by Peter on May 11, 2016 10:12:29 GMT
And that was that. In the meantime, recently, a MR2 complete with a Nova shell going on rather, than a chassis for the MR2.
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