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Hi guys, haven't yet managed to secure a bodyshell but have just bought myself a 1968 Triumph Herald! So on the way. Will be uploading pictures as I go through the whole process! Looking forward to getting to know you all!
Regards,
Harvey
Not yet, but i know that all of the suspension, fuel lines brake lines etc have had thousands spent on them so i would have thought the chassis would be in decent nic! If not i can do some work on it.
Still trying to get hold of a kit, hopefully one will come up soon, already decided on the colour though! Thinking of British Racing Green? I think it'd look great! Thoughts? Also going to put in a bench seat instead of individual ones.
I'd like to see the project take off again as it'd be a shame if it falls by the wayside. hwell:
As for fitting a bench seat in a Spyder, unless you and your passengers are under 5' tall you won't enjoy driving the result if you do.
For anyone over about 5'8" you really need to drop the floors and fit thin based seats as close to the floor as possible, otherwise you'll end up looking like Noddy and your head will both spoil the aerodynamics and get torn off in the slipstream.
You could fit an upholstered rear panel that crosses the whole car, but I'd lower the floors and use two separate squabs as the bases.
Good luck getting hold of the body shells, it'll be worth the effort.
So, bodies only, maybe, but does that mean no frames? In which case it would be a bit of a job mounting the body.
I ask only out of curiosity as I am busy building my Burlington Arrow.
But thanks for the responses.
Thanks a lot for your answers guys! We spoke to Micky1mo on the phone last night so we're in contact! Should hopefully get a bodyshell together soon! As for the seats, I think one single back piece then seperate bottoms would work well, and could lower the floor too, I'm only 5'5" so I doubt I'd have tonnes of issues with being too tall��
And for BRG, still really set on it and I think it'll set the car off well, saw one painted that colour on the net a few hours ago, and looked great!
Thanks for all the links too, but I've already seen them all, done loads of research aha!
Cheers,
Harvey
BRG? Ah well, which BRG? Lotus? That's mid Brunswick. Jaguar? Much darker, Bentley?...darker still and finally BRM, so damned dark (and slightly metallic) that people still argue if it might even be black! It ain't, trust me, I'm a huge BRM fan, To me, BRG is nearer Bentley/Jag. Lotus is lovely (and the colour of my Arrow's chassis and suspension), but too yellowish to call BRG. Eventually the Arrow body will also be Mid brunswick, but only because I have a big roll of trimming fabric in a suitable green. Otherwise it would be dark red!
Then there's the question of what colour the wheels should be.<G>
Also, the frame for the body I believe aren't made anymore. So we will have to build it ourselves. But my dad owns a manufacturing company so that shouldn't be an issue
hwell:
