This is a read-only archive of the old Madabout Kitcars forum. New posts and replies are no longer possible, but every thread is still here to browse and read.
hi t trying to rent atrailer bl//dy nightmare but will get there in the end sammio finished just anew fuel line.can you get your f/tank out with the body on ?
hi t trying to rent atrailer bl//dy nightmare but will get there in the end sammio finished just anew fuel line.can you get your f/tank out with the body on ?
Yep, it is at the rear of the axle, so unbolts and comes out the bottom. The fuel gauge is facing rearwards too so easy to get to.
as the old song goes three wheels on my wagon im just rolling along .thank you for all help see you in sept bonnie will see you today.when are you getting hitched.thanks again dave r
Got hold of a Spitfire MKIV heater matrix and fan and made up a mounting for it. It is a lot slimmer than the Herald one and so I don't need to cut it up or modify it.
Started to panel out the bulkhead and centre tunnel - the front parts will be removable so I can get to the clutch slave cylinder and propshaft bolts in the future.
Then took it all apart and resin and painted all the panels and frame...
Then plumbed in all the engine with the radiator and header tank mounted. The header is out of 1600 Vitesse and looks period. I had one in my Sammio Spyder and this one I managed to grab on ebay.
Made up the hinge point for the seats so I could get the seating position right and it is very comfortable. Even the pedals and gearstick are in the right position!
Got hold of some 50mm diameter nylon and got a friend of mine to turn me up a rather nice roller throttle pedal .... it's a bit different and reminds me of some VW Beetles I had where I put a skateboard wheel on as a throttle pedal.
So a bit more progress made.
Should be getting my body next week so I will do a trial fit and then if everything is okay I will start to get the wiring in and get the engine running!
Looking a top job Tony.
It is always nice to make the effort at this stage i think.
I like the header tank , i think its nice to use period items on your build as it can
still confuse the general public on the cars origins and keep them guessing.
nice work T pic my car up in sept I will have ajob to catch you up but where you go I will follow sold the lomax to day only addvertisd for 6 hours 3 guys fighting for it so nice slush fund for the miglia happy days/////dave r
hi tony could you give me the meurment of the floor pan the rear one width and length +/_ 5 m/m sorry to be a pain going to make my seats this week thay may end up in the skip ta dave r
i'd also be interested in those measurements, and also whether the "drop" at the rear takes the low bit lower than the bottom of the centre chassis rail, and if so by how much?
old age ? dave r 
.thank you for all help see you in sept bonnie will see you today.when are you getting hitched.thanks again dave r 
