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garyh 15th May 2012 13:38

Roller bearing tappets...
 
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Originally Posted by Mister Towed (Post 30661)
Anybody know if they do higher ratio rockers for a little extra lift?

MOSS seem to do the sort of thing you're asking about. But one thing leads to another, and you'd end up spending a lot of money when you could easily buy a ford duratec with gearbox for a lot less.

garyh 15th May 2012 13:49

I am a bit bored today, so i thought i would look at how i will do the floors and bulkhead.
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...cre/photo1.jpg
Andy, i have used one of your photos as it gave me all the points of reference. So its going to be 18mm ply with dropped foot/floor wells... it would be interesting to hear if the pedals are still ok? as when sitting i think your feet approach from a different angle, especially the throttle. The drop in the floors will be made up of complete panels routed to match the one above, basically laminated to the depth i want. Not sure hat to coat in or should i tape all the joints with fibreglass matting? Once the floors are in place, i will bolt the frame in and build the bulkhead to fit. So, what do you think?

davecymru 15th May 2012 17:02

Looks good! Although remember that the 'std' footwells attached to the bulkhead are recessed anyway so i can't see there being any pedal problems. Are you not going to reuse those front footwells?

Mister Towed 15th May 2012 17:40

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Originally Posted by garyh (Post 30718)
MOSS seem to do the sort of thing you're asking about. But one thing leads to another, and you'd end up spending a lot of money when you could easily buy a ford duratec with gearbox for a lot less.

Swap my glorious straight six for a four cylinder Ford engine? Sorry, I think I need to go and sit down I feel so faint. :eusa_sick:

Mister Towed 15th May 2012 18:12

If you're planning to put sliders on the seat bases it'd be a good idea to slope the rear floorpans so they're level with the edge of the outrigger at the front. Otherwise the vertical face at the front will seriously limit the seat travel forwards.

Here's how mine evolved -

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...ion/001-20.jpg

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...lion/004-9.jpg

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...ion/002-17.jpg

garyh 16th May 2012 08:14

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Originally Posted by davecymru (Post 30731)
Looks good! Although remember that the 'std' footwells attached to the bulkhead are recessed anyway so i can't see there being any pedal problems. Are you not going to reuse those front footwells?

Morning Dave, i am looking forward to doing some woodwork as i don't want to waste time on a rotten bulkhead. Also i could sell the 2 new footwells for more than a couple of sheets of marine ply, to make the box behind seats as others have done, plus a boot above rear outriggers.:becky:

garyh 18th May 2012 15:30

Here's something to look at! Its like a spray on vinyl wrap.
http://www.dipyourcar.com

garyh 6th June 2012 19:25

I have finally finished patching up the rear outriggers, i know some of what i have done won't be needed, but i thought it was a good place to practise welding. Tomorrow i turn the chassis upside down and start on the passenger side main chassis rail, which seems to have rot all the way round.
http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...4/IMG_6701.jpg
http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...4/IMG_6700.jpg

garyh 7th June 2012 20:58

Another good day in the garage, a couple more patches done and making up templates for the more complecated chassis rail
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMG_0025.jpg
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMG_0028.jpg
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMG_0034.jpg
I can't believe that i might be able to paint the chassis soon. Well, once i have welded all of the chassis rails and outrigers back on...

Mister Towed 7th June 2012 21:06

Looking good. One day you'll look back with pride at what you've achieved with that rotten old chassis. :becky:

garyh 7th June 2012 22:24

I must admit T, I am enjoying it especially now i can weld...ish. Its all sticking together!

davecymru 8th June 2012 06:22

That's the important thing! You're the same as me with welding, it may not look 'pro' but its structurally sound and with a bit of grinding it'll look fine!

garyh 8th June 2012 06:32

Hi Dave, I thought your welding was good! You even made your footwells, lots of welding.

oxford1360 8th June 2012 08:54

I'm with you on this one. Cutting and shaping bits of metal when I spend my usual day sat at a computer is brilliantly rewarding. And, developing skills such as welding is a definite Sammio-dividend. My chassis may not be the smartest, but it could survive a nuclear strike.

davecymru 8th June 2012 09:57

Cheers Gary :) i won't for one minute say that I'm a 'good' welder as i've only been doing it for about 2 years. But i can stick bits of metal together and then set things on fire (hair, skin, coveralls etc.) grinding the welds to look good, so that'll do for now. Although hopefully with less fire as i get better.

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Originally Posted by oxford1360 (Post 31672)
Cutting and shaping bits of metal when I spend my usual day sat at a computer is brilliantly rewarding.

COMPLETELY agree! During my build i even took the occasionally day off when i was really stressed and spent it at home in the garage as i found that making actual real, physical "stuff" was really rewarding and really stress relieving.

Mister Towed 8th June 2012 12:26

A year ago I was going to have to pay someone else to make a bonnet hoop for me because I couldn't weld. Then I found that my chassis was rotten and decided to have a go at repairing it myself. I'm so glad I did as it feels like I've worked a miracle and brought something back to life that was dying.

You can keep your bespoke space-frame chassis. For the proper car building experience give me a rusty old Triumph and a cheap arc welder any day. :bounce:

peterux 8th June 2012 18:20

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Originally Posted by garyh (Post 31661)
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMG_0034.jpg
I can't believe that i might be able to paint the chassis soon. Well, once i have welded all of the chassis rails and outrigers back on...

Not wishing to spoil your fun but surely a chassis that rusty is fundamentally unsafe?

garyh 8th June 2012 20:58

Yep, thats why i am welding it back together.

Mister Towed 8th June 2012 21:01

A Sammio, unsafe? Ha! Over my dead body...

garyh 8th June 2012 21:13

There you go, its a bit stronger already.
http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...4/IMG_0038.jpg


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