MadaboutKitcars

thanks , may go down the water cutting rout , hoping to get wheels bit cheaper but not looking good ! lol

welcome to the countach replica world :-)
Where are you in Essex, I am building a Sienna in Chelmsford.

hi buddy , I'm in southminster about half hour away , and you n me are going to be best friends !! lol I'm still at the very early stages but I'm not hanging around , next two jobs are making adaption plate and fuel tanks !

Yes nice and close. Glad to hear you are progressing quickly, mine has been an 8 year project so far and about 70% there. Just let me know if you need any info.
Is your car the ebay one from Kent ?
Cheers Ian

yeah that's the one

I spoke to the guy about that one, I think you got a good start there.
Cheers Ian

yeah got some handy bits with it , got busy week now as ordered 16mm ally plate for gearbox , stainless steel for fuel tanks and paint for engine !

ally plates just turned up so will start that Sunday !

converting bmw v12 auto to manual , stripped engine and removed gearbox today but I now need a manual fly wheel ? cant find one for love nor money , any ideas ?????????????????

Try your local machine shop.

It shouldn't cost too much to have one made in steel and to match your clutch for the Renault box. You might be lucky and be able to re use the existing ring gear.

ok so found a flywheel in the usa , about £500 with pilot bearing delivered , local machine shop charging double that . so good find !

I heard there is a " VOSA " manual , like some sort of check list that will guide me through the build , any ideas folks ?

Do you mean the IVA testers inspection manual?
It details all the requirements that have to be met in the IVA test which your car would need to pass in order to be correctly registered for the road.
It's about 300 pages and is issued by the Driver and vehicle standards agency (DVSA, which is the new name of the amalgamated VOSA and DVLA agencies).

You will find a copy here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iva-manual-for-vehicle-category-m1.

There are also some common failure points here for information https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/individual-vehicle-approval-iva-for-cars-help-to-get-a-pass/individual-vehicle-approval-iva-for-cars-help-to-get-a-pass

In addition to the links Neil has posted.

There are some really good practical examples of how the test works here:
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/topic/how-get-pro-street-pop-through-biva-405393

great thanks guys , one more thing , any idea if theirs a "standard " set of radiators I can use for v12 of will I have to get them made ?

thanks anna but its just a page of apps ?

Good luck on the build.

DC Supercars - Cliver and Dave will help with info.

Regarding wheels - all depends on if you want build a replica countach, or one that looks like one.

If replica, these are the guys for the wheels - Roin Technology -http://www.rointechnology.com/indexx.php?link=pagina_cerchio.php&nome=Lamborghini%20Countach%20post&foto=post%20Countach%20.JPG&marca=lamborghini

Not cheap

If you are looking at building something that looks like a countach, then image wheels will do

great ta , any idea if theirs a "standard " set of radiators I can use for v12 of will I have to get them made ?

flywheel arrived from the states , had to modify it a bit to accept clutch , made adaption plate to join bmw v12 to un1 gearbox and test fitted engine in chassis ..... now question...

do the drive shafts need to be straight ? sounds a silly question as they move constantly but the engine is very tight against the bulk head and the output shafts are about 3" back from the hubs

also seen some ppl put the fuel tank in the front rather then the rear , I have room above the gearbox , any reasons why these would be a bad idea ?

I have looked at the driveshafts of quite a few usually there is a slight offset. I guess ideally straight is best but I wouldnt think there is too much to worry about. Ref the tank, usually there are 2, one each side of the rear wheels with a pipe joining them. Access to the gearbox would be compromised if you put it on top, thats the only thing I can think of and also the fact that it would raise the center of gravity on the car. I have never seen one in the front personally but apart from a long fuel run probably would be OK too.
Cheers Ian

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thanks ian , I have a modified rear set up witch leaves very little space for the "L shaped tanks" , don't really want fuel in front of me but also don't want more weight behind the back wheels ? mmm need more hours starring at it I think
wouldn't have these problems with a v8 !!! lol

it looks like you could fabricate one or two tanks within the spaceframe around the gearbox area. What about long tanks in the sills as per the GT40 replicas as well.

tanks

thanks . like the idea of the side taks

donor car ?

everyone so far has said get a Granada for the donor car but a bmw 750 has come up which works perfect for parts and loom etc , is there any reason why I cant use the bm ?

bulkhead moved and plated , also bought a 750il 5.4 so using that engine and the 5.0 v12 I was going to use is up for sale if anyone's interested ? has engine loom and done 70000 miles