MadaboutKitcars

Very pretty.

The car or the lady walking past?

Well i never.... there was a car in that picture, well spotted that man, i missed it at first glance!

Whats the rough weight of a Straight 6 engine 200kg?

I like the filler cap, and the bezels.






http://www.sportsandvintage.co.uk/NewProductsA.htm

VERY nice, especially the cap. Could you post a link?

Has anyone seen this site, in particular this car, so much detail...

http://www.fantasyjunction.com/cars/1089-Devin-SS-Chevrolet%20V8

I like the seats and the gearknob. Not too sure about the triple chrome bicycle bells on the top of the bonnet though. Are they for clearing errant pedestrians out of the way when you're driving it on the pavement?

Lets post some pics...







for inspiration.

I've just bought some rearlights, i have ended up with single light units hoping this will keep the back end uncluttered. I guess ther will be some sculpting etc...



Just a bit different from MG ones, these are from an austin wolseley

Looking forward to the first Sammio "Caddy".

Maybe not a caddy... But I may be able to take paying customers?

Question.
So i have shotblasted some parts and rex oxided them... can i rebush now, so that i don't scratch the top coat?

I top-coated before bushing - didn't want to get any Micha overspray on the bushes. I was very careful before putting bits near the vice - wrapped them up and used wooden blocks etc.

Another one.
I have fitted all new outriggers etc... and welded around the tabs, top and bottom. Do i have to weld down the sides as well?

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Welcome to the forum Marry1, always nice to hear from new members.

So, erm, what's your home planet like then?

Anyway, got to go now, but feel free to chip in any time - us Earthlings are always ready to embrace new ideas.

Until the weekend, heres some more interiors.







i love the stickers on this one.

Is that first one pedal powered? It doesn't appear to have a gear lever, hand brake or any conventional instruments. Nice though.

And I'm going to be sueing the builder of the third one unless they pay me royalties for copying my handbrake location.

Nice cars, well spotted.

It looks to be battery powered. The only instrument looks like a Curtiss battery capacity gauge and I can see at least two batteries.

I'd estimate it's about 1/3 to 1/2 scale.

I have metal prepped the chassis to take the POR15 which i will do Sunday. I did a bit of shotblasting of parts and got some red oxide on them. Also had the old tyres taken off the rims ready for blasting aswell. I was intendin on having white walls, but i have been told that may mean having to have tubes.

If your rims don't have safety beads, then you should be running tubes anyway.

I'm using the original steel rims.

I've got tubes in my MGB wires. It was no biggie, they're not expensive and the tyre fitters just popped them in when they fitted the tyres.

Couldn't help noticing your blasting cabinet in the background - is it any good? I am thinking that will the amount of parts to be cleaned up, it might be a worth while investment rather than farming them all out to local companies. Certainly seems like that parts you've done so far look great!

It would also be a great excuse for a compressor - the ultimate power tool.

When you've got the tyres off look for a hump inboard of each flange. Actually you don't even have to take the tyres off, just remove the valve cores and try breaking the bead (jump on it). With tube type rims the bead should break pretty easily unless there is a lot of rust.



Wheels for tubeless tyres have this hump feature so that the bead is less likely to come away from the flange resulting in a sudden complete loss of pressure (which you wouldn't get with a tube).

It might happen if you clip a curb in which case it's usually just very inconvenient. If your tyre pressure is low because you've not checked it or you've picked up a puncture, then cornering can pull the bead away from the rim and that can be very dangerous.

You used to see quite a few stranded caravans because they used the (cheaper to make) tube type rims for many years after cars had mostly moved to tubeless rims and someone had used tubeless tyres.

In theory a tyre fitter should refuse to fit a tyre to a tube type rim unless a tube is being used. Some rims have a safety bead only on the outer (more critical) edge which can lead to arguments about whether they're suitable for tubeless tyres.

Older wire wheels have to use tubes because they don't seal around the spokes, but some of the modern replacement wires are designed to run tubeless.

There is a further complication, some modern tyres are too rough inside and can quickly ruin a tube!