Sebring Project

[alantoon]

Catch me if you can, I am related to Usain bolt

 

Are you the nut that goes with the "Bolt"

[femster87]

I am the washer

[nicko]

I am the washer

So Mr bolt actually fits inside you..... The thought makes my eyes water.

 

Nick

 

[femster87]

Nick, you have a filthy mind.

[femster87]

After enquiring about painters at yesterdays meet, I have 3 potential painters coming round to check out the car and provide a quote. Initial budget quotes seems reasonable. This afternoon I decided to make my battery tray and stonechip the engine bay.

 

 

Folded sheet metal with holes drilled into it.

 

 

 

 

Welded in and primed

 

Engine bay prepared with the help on my swamp rat (aka SWMBO)

Edited April 2, 2015 by femster

[maccavvy]

did you see lee then at LA.?

[femster87]

Yes Marcus, thanks for the info, nice chap. He is coming next weekend

Edited April 3, 2015 by femster

[femster87]

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Edited April 3, 2015 by femster

[femster87]

Another lazy weekend with minimal progress. I have rear lights now. And i bought a whole cow to drape over the interior of the car . Fuel cap fitted

 

 

 

 

[femster87]

Car interior has now been covered in sound deadening mat. First panel installed

 

 

Had some fun doing paper marche to form the window opening

 

I also started to build my heater.

 

The fan is a bit of beast. it's capable of 200m3/hr

 

Another painter coming round tomorrow. Hopefully, we get a bit of progress on the paint this time round. Have a good weekend chaps and ladies

[femster87]

Car is going for paint int 5 weeks, So I am trying to get my gaps sorted on the car. The doors have quite a bit of gap in the them So I decided to weld in 4mm rods to reduce the gaps

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest 2b cruising]

That's a good trick.

One I've not seen before.

[femster87]

Suspension build started today, I can see the end in sight now. Getting pretty excited

New shocks painted red and installed. I made a new top arm link which I will post up later

 

 

 

The front hubs have had the ring welded on machined down and balanced on the lathe. Had the DTI on and it runs pretty true. Bearings pressed in tonight.The hubs have been drilled to 108 x 4 pcd and will accept the sierra vented disc. Just need to sort out the caliper mounting. I have sent a drawing off for laser cutting and I will mock up with spacers and send to our resident machinist (steamer) to make me a shiny aluminium one.

 

 

 

 

The rear axle has also been assembled. Bit of a play on the diff thrust washers. I have ordered a new diff to rebuild. I will put this diff in and build up an LSD later.

 

[femster87]

Quick update. I have been worried about the modification to the brakes for sometime as to how well they will fit. Well I got to try it today and I am excited.Progress

 

 

 

 

Edited June 13, 2015 by femster

[femster87]

I have been making tools again. I have this awkward hub nut that need torqueing up. And could not find a decent sized/priced socket. So i had one laser cut. Turned out quite well. Turned a recess into the first cap before `it was welded to allow for a thicker nut.

 

 

 

 

The brake caliper mounting brackets arrived with the laser cut load. Set it up and tack welded it. Will be filly welded tomorrow

 

 

Edited June 15, 2015 by femster