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The Miglia waiting patiently ready for me to start work on it. Need to clean my workshop, and arrange (prioritise what I want to finish first).
Chassis off for shot blasting.
Back from shot blasting some horrors that the underseal was hiding, looks like a bit more welding.
Rocker cover blasted and primed (I need to job where I could see a quick result)
A few of my other projects, that need starting and finishing
I now have 12-13 Land Rovers (1959- 1990), a 1970 Range Rover Classic 2-door, 1989 RR Classic, 2 Triumph Vitesses, 1 Triumph Herald, 2 Jag XJ's plus a few other. Need to let some go, or I will need a bigger unit / yard to store them.
And here's me having to redesign the interior of my garage just to make enough space to get my one car in!!
My wife told my to go and rent a double garage, as she said "our house is starting to look like Steptoes yard", so I went a got a garage, she was happy until I told her it was a old MOT testing station, then she realise I would buy more cars and Land Rovers.
Awesome, mas. In the foreground of pic 1 do i see fibreglass floors? Iff so pleasd can you tell me about them, especially if you have any engineering specs about them (strength etc) and cost (pm me if u like with cost etc)
Best,
Tim
Awesome, mas. In the foreground of pic 1 do i see fibreglass floors? Iff so pleasd can you tell me about them, especially if you have any engineering specs about them (strength etc) and cost (pm me if u like with cost etc)
Best,
Tim
redratbike wrote:
Jesus!!, bloody eagle eyes or what!!????
I actually forgot to mention about the floor pans, and unfortunately I can't find the email with the costs, [COLOR="red"]mikmiglia[/COLOR] made them for me, as these are lower that the other set of steel pans I have from my Sammio/Ribble Pilot kit. So once I have the body in position, I will be test fitting both to see with fits me the best.
I am sure [COLOR="red"]mikmiglia[/COLOR] will be able to help and advise on the costing's for the lower pans, these are GRP strengthen with plywood (but I can't remember the construction details).
This is the list of parts I purchased when I bought my kit.
Kit contents
•One piece Miglia Speedster body
•Bulkhead
•300mm deep dashboard blank moulded into body
•Tear drop vent bonnet
•Double skinned doors
•Perspex windscreen
•Windscreen frame
•Steel subframe
Extras
•Twin Humps
•Lower floors pans
•Chrome air vent rings
•Gearbox Linkage (is there a difference between non-OD and OD)
•Beer crate grille
Addition contents required to be supplied
•Rear Inner wheel arches (for rotoflex)
•Head rests untrimmed just the basic shape.
•Qty of GRP (matting, resins, release agent etc) to make a transmission tunnel and dashboard mods, also bonding materials required.
Thanks Mas, nice. I'm not keen on plywood anywhere (i dunno, i just don't like the idea) but i'll message Mike and see. current plan is to have (in one peice per side - the front bit would not be sunken) 2mm ali laser cut to the "net" plan and machine folded like origami to the shape, resulting in only about 500-600mm of total weld distance. The weight would be about 7kg per side, and the seats would sit on steel "straps" that would spread the strain and carry most of the weight to the chassis rails.
that will cost me estimated $300AUD per side, but getting the initial drawings done onto a computer that the CNC cutter will read including bending and weld gap allowance is likely to be on top of that. If successful, I may sell the computer cnc ready plans for a small fee (attempting some recovery of the prototyping costs!).
Right, this time back in the UK, I am going give my self a kick up arse and pull my finger out and get the Miglia started. I have ask my friend who is a Land Rover Specialist to re-commission my 1981 Range Rover 2-Door, so that is one big job I don't have time to do.
Job .1.
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Weld the small holes found after shotblasting
Re-Shot Blast welded parts (now I have a container with shotblast equipment)
Prime the chassis and frame separately
Paint with MIPA Stone Chip Underseal, Over Paintable (the chassis and frame separately)
Paint chassis with the Limestone Enamel (the chassis and frame separately)[/indent]
Job .2-3.
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Finish blasting steering and suspension components
Paint steering and suspension bit where needed
Start the build, my aim in the next 6 weeks is to have a rolling chassis[/indent]
Job .2-3.
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Possible, if have the engine and gearbox rebuilt, if I get time.
Been thinking about the body work, what are people thoughts on clam-shell back end?
Clamshell front and rear would make access for maintenance much easier.
I've been very grateful for my fully opening bonnet (engine out to replace clutch; cam changed with motor in situ; radiator removed/replaced at least a dozen times; etc; etc), and I could've done with a clamshell back end for better access to the rear spring, which I've also messed with at least three times.
If I built another it'd have clamshells both ends.
Hi mas,i weighed mine prior to engine and trans, rear was 80 kg, front was 77kg with disc conversion on a '61 chassis. The internet said the engine is 120kg and gearbox 34, but it didnt feel that heavy.
Well, let's see :-) I bought 3 from Aldi this week that suggest 200kg each, so that should be more than enough. I plan to take the body off while I sort the mechanicals, then reunite them back together again on teh floor. But for doing the mechanicals these trestles seem a good idea.
Hi mas,i weighed mine prior to engine and trans, rear was 80 kg, front was 77kg with disc conversion on a '61 chassis. The internet said the engine is 120kg and gearbox 34, but it didnt feel that heavy.
Marc F wrote:
Well, let's see :-) I bought 3 from Aldi this week that suggest 200kg each, so that should be more than enough. I plan to take the body off while I sort the mechanicals, then reunite them back together again on teh floor. But for doing the mechanicals these trestles seem a good idea.
Will take a chance, I have order some Firenze Red, enough to paint one of my Land Rovers and the body work of the Miglia, so I will have matching tow car.
Land Rover will be ready considerable quicker than the Miglia (as I have paid someone to get some of my projects finished).
One Land Rover (out off 12) and one of Range Rover 2-Doors (out of 3 (was 5)) should be complete by the time I get back from Vietnam. I have also had a clear out this time home (sold a Land Rover and a two of my Range Rovers), also thinking of sell a complete Triumph Vitesse MK2, that I have still not had time to collect from Nottingham, would have loved to had this as well, but time in the UK and family things are getting in the way of me playing with my toys.
