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Scottie's Tribute A352 build

Scottie22 19 Feb 2015, 3:49pm
Love it all!!
Scottie22 19 Feb 2015, 5:11pm
Later on thursday

I finished off the wood bit and measured up and cut the metal strips which will
have to go on it, so it can be securely screwed in place.


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Retroman 19 Feb 2015, 7:52pm
scimjim wrote:
loving the attention to detail Scotty - making GRP lumps look like tucker pops :)

retroman - must be Phil from retro-rides?


Nope. It's Armando from Ledbury (!) and ex-SE4 GT Coupe owner from scimitarweb......

I do miss my Coupe......
Paul L 20 Feb 2015, 8:51am
Mick - Nice find, that car looks great & has the same paint scheme I want on my car too. :cool:



The small print says that it actually has a carbon fibre body shell!

That ad also brought up this one with an aluminium body shell.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1958-Jaguar-D-type-recreation/131433463040?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3Db86649fe2e924edabce3a045d4587b31%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D321674231607&rt=nc

Scottie22 20 Feb 2015, 9:46am
Wow! What can I say!!

Looking at something like that can have two effects, one is to go out side and set fire to the build, and the other is to re-double the effort to finish it!

No prizes for guessing my choice.
I worked til bloody midnight last night and will post a bit later.
oxford1360 20 Feb 2015, 10:57am
Whilst I can marvel at the aluminium bodywork, I prefer them in colour.

Keep going Scottie, you will get so much fun and pleasure from yours when it is on the road.
Scottie22 20 Feb 2015, 2:50pm
I am sure you are right, Oxford. and that is precisely the driving force which does keep me going.

I constantly imagine roaring around my favourite roads in it, and all the fun I will have just doing that!
Scottie22 20 Feb 2015, 3:18pm
Here is what kept me working til midnight.

I have to go out and fit it to the car, and ensure that I can select all 5 gears through the small circle I have cut out, before I cover it with leather.

I know I can get the four forward gears, but reverse is a bit of a pig, and takes the lever over to the right more than I thought it would, and it worries me.

I am dreading it not going well, as it will mean back to the drawing board on the lower gear shaft that took me so long to make! Fingers crossed!


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Mister Towed 20 Feb 2015, 3:40pm
Scottie22 wrote:

I constantly imagine roaring around my favourite roads in it, and all the fun I will have just doing that!


Funnily enough, that's what I've just done.

My aged mother (who lives next door) needed a newspaper, so I took my Spyder out to get one for her, just to blow the cobwebs out of both me and it you understand. :becky:

The shops are only a mile away, but there are a couple of speed bumps en-route so I always take the long way round the bypass and back up through the town.

I love keeping it in first gear then backing off to hear the sound of the exhaust crackling on the overrun bouncing off the shop fronts. Great fun! :thumb:
Scottie22 20 Feb 2015, 7:30pm
I am completely with you on that one Mr T!

I once had a turbo car that I used to keep in third gear for as long as I could, as the beautiful throaty noise was absolute music to my ears!

The shops are only a mile away, but you go via Scotland just to enjoy the noise!! Enjoy.
Scottie22 20 Feb 2015, 8:31pm
Later on Friday

So, I went out and with my heart in my mouth as they say, put the trans top in place and tried all the gears to see if I had success or failure.

Well, I am please to say it worked fine, and no more hacking, welding etc to be done in that area.

I was quite pleased as when I re-designed the Triumph gear lever to look more like a Jaguar one, I move the bottom of the gearstick 9 inches further back, which I thought may possibly give me problems at the stage I'm at now, but it didn't, and I'm a very happy bunny 'cos of it.

With this good news in mind, I went ahead and stuck the leather in place on the wood, Unfortunately I had to make a join in the leather at one end, but it will be under the dash and not show at all thankfully.

I suppose I did not really need to do that, but I just could not leave it bare wood.

Gotta be done right right?

I also painted the wooden slats which will hold the top on the tunnel.

can't make up my mind on the final colour for them. I initially thought I'd paint them red to match the leather, then I hovered over making them silver, and finally I thought of black.

Anyhow, I have painted them silver to start with, and was pleasantly surprised to note how very much they look like alluminium strips.

Once the leather is the right colour red, I'll fit them and see what they look like.

They will end up red, silver or black, depending which looks right and has the best impact.

I had a couple of soddy little jobs to do in between all this stuff, one of the wood side strips was at the wrong angle and had to be re-done and glued back, and the gearbox top cover was fouling the trans top, so that had to be battered down for a good fit, but its all done now.

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jones 20 Feb 2015, 9:25pm
That really does look great!
8 Valve Ed 20 Feb 2015, 9:42pm
Lovely job Scottie! :icon_cool:
Mister Towed 21 Feb 2015, 8:42am
Nice work Scottie, and those silver side strips do indeed look like brushed aluminium.
Mick O'Malley 21 Feb 2015, 9:11am
Look Familiar?

Apologies in advance!
Scottie22 21 Feb 2015, 9:46am
Hey steady on you guys! I have a lot more hair than the Hulk, and don't have to wear a tarts head scarfe to hide the loss!!

Ref the "alloy" side slats Mr Towed, They are something that can be removed from the finished car in minutes and re-coloured, so in order to get on with the build, I'm just going to leave them for now/ever and plod on.
8 Valve Ed 21 Feb 2015, 9:59am
Scottie22 wrote:
...so in order to get on with the build, I'm just going to leave them for now/ever and plod on.


Sounds like a sensible plan! :eusa_angel:
Scottie22 21 Feb 2015, 5:08pm
Saturday

I really wanted to fit my trans tunnel top in the car, but realised I had not made the handbrake gaiter.

So I dug out a bit of leather and made one.

Then I fitted the trans top, and all the screws and bits and bobs.
I am pleased with the result, and glad I did not waste time painting the side strips different colours, as the silver paint was the right choice, and it looks right as it is I think.

It complements the alloy sides a treat, so thats that.

The pictures of the trans tunnel do not do it justice, in reality it looks three times better in the flesh, if I ever get to Stoneleigh, you will see what I mean.

Next job is the inner side panels, then that should be the cockpit near on finished.

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8 Valve Ed 21 Feb 2015, 6:41pm
That really is looking superb Scottie.

I am ruing the day I threw a three seater settee and two large armchairs worth of white leather. It would have looked really good in my Berlinetta. All the leather I have is a black motorcycle jacket I cut up. Hardly enough to cover the gearbox cover. :icon_frown: I said at the time I would regret getting rid of it. :icon_frown:
Paul L 21 Feb 2015, 7:18pm
Scottie - Great work. :cool:

You have put a lot of thought into how your interior was going to look/work and it is really paying off.

Good luck, Paul. :)
scimjim 21 Feb 2015, 8:49pm
Scottie, if your bacofoil falls off give me a shout. I have a roll of 12" speed tape somewhere.