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miglia france

17 Oct 2013, 9:07am
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dave r more to follow
22 Oct 2013, 12:27pm
hi i think i will have the same problem,as i want to use 15inch wheels.
can i ask you does it effect the position of the body if you moved the front bulkhead back by 20mm?do you have to move the body back the same?
i think this seems the best solution?

thanks ikon246
22 Oct 2013, 1:19pm
ikon246 wrote:
hi i think i will have the same problem,as i want to use 15inch wheels.
can i ask you does it effect the position of the body if you moved the front bulkhead back by 20mm?do you have to move the body back the same?
i think this seems the best solution?

thanks ikon246


I moved my bulkhead back 20mm by redrilling the chassis bolt holes. I had to extend the holes in the frame to align with the old door mounting nuts but everything else just fitted up as normal. Hope that helps.
30 Oct 2013, 8:58pm
hi shadow got the bomb thank you dave r
5 Nov 2013, 7:18pm
hi all just fitted the body front wheel arch gap 50mm which I think is ok.the rear is 30 mm may be to close .may be someone can measure their car for me .or give me some advice . thank you dave r
7 Nov 2013, 4:24pm
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7 Nov 2013, 4:36pm
Looking good Dave.

A minor mod I did on the frame was to add in a couple of spacers on the front body mounts to help miss the bonnet lip. I also put in some support at the front - primarily as I am going to mount my gauges in a centre console so I wanted some more room so they don't hit the frame....

7 Nov 2013, 4:52pm
hi t done the very same but bolted a piece of ply the length of rail and will f/g bond it to body all good fun dave r
7 Nov 2013, 7:10pm
Nice bracket for handbrake, very neat.
8 Nov 2013, 9:47am
Really tidy, i do love the long nose on these things :-)
8 Nov 2013, 2:53pm
high looks good so far,what tyre size did you go for...........i will use 175x80x14
i hope theese will fit,i think maybe bcz the front baulhead is futher back there will only be the out riggers to get in theway?
good luck
clive
8 Nov 2013, 5:31pm
hi ikon I used 175/70/14 they just miss the o/r 5mm one side 10mm the other side. I didn't want to cut the o/r or messabout with the s/rack or cut the arches .Ive got 40 mmat rear 60 mm at front I hope its ok .I asked what others have but no one came back. had agood day half the b/head in just got to polish the ali dave r
13 Nov 2013, 6:31pm
ah 175 70 14.............what are they like in the arches? do they ook ok profile wise? they are cheaper aswell? ground clearance ok?
what make did you go for?
nice job by the way.
clive
13 Nov 2013, 6:39pm
hi again? i see you have cut the rear outriggers off? do you think it will be ok? i want to cut them rather than have to repair the body?................what you recon then? clive
13 Nov 2013, 9:02pm
hi ikon tyres cost 60 euros fitted with tubes/50 pounds ish/ per wheel will mesure tomorrow and get back to you.busy polishing the ali panels black hands but starting to look ok dave r
13 Nov 2013, 9:15pm
thanks dave r
yes i have some new tubes new wheels cant decide on the tyre size?
i guess with the miglia theres not a problem with the baulhead? just the front out riggers,i was hopeing the wheels look ok in the arches and the ground clearance is ok
thanks clive
14 Nov 2013, 7:21pm
hi ikon I think the tyers look ok ground clearance ok .ive got side exust so it mite be a bit tight on speed humps.got motor running today drove it up the lane sounds good. only prob it over heated so rad of clean fit new w/p and t/stat try again.dave r
15 Nov 2013, 12:44pm
hi dave
all looking goodwould be nice to see what you have done with your exhauts?i to was thinking about it maybe removeing the sill on the body and make a nice sheils ect..........looks good ill keep on checking your threads.
clive ikon
15 Nov 2013, 7:55pm
hi ikon engine running sweet as a nut jet washed the rad /cyl/head new w/pump now cool as a cucumber cut o/r as I will reg in france I just run the exust out side the body. flex pipe and cherry bomb under car 2 inchsteel pipe along the side sounds really good may change to 2inch polished ali if I can find someone to bend it .try and post pic at w/e dave r
25 Nov 2013, 1:06pm
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25 Nov 2013, 1:57pm
EDITED FOR YOu SO THE PICTURES APPEAR,

hi all just a few pic




25 Nov 2013, 2:00pm
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25 Nov 2013, 2:04pm
Love turned Ali, good luck keeping it clean though :-)
25 Nov 2013, 2:35pm
More pics, move further away... looks very interesting. I like the edging and copper pipe
25 Nov 2013, 3:20pm
hi done something wrong should be more pics will try again don't need to clean ali 3 coats of lacuer its a pain to do but it looks nice dave r