pekwah1
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 06:02 PM |
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i hate kit cars!
God this is ridiculous!!!!!!
One of those days i guess......
But how can i spend 2 hours making a stupid bracket thing for my steering column, get it all fitted and then realise that i've done it wrong and
i'll need to start again!!!!!!
So f*&*ing stupid!!!!!
Oh well, guess i better get out there again tomorrow and get cracking!!!
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bi22le
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 06:18 PM |
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What's new?
Thats how i spend most of my weekends!!
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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monck
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 06:26 PM |
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I know the feeling 
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 06:32 PM |
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Welcome to my world!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 07:02 PM |
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I'm sure that half the parts on my car were made and remade quite a few times...
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Slimy38
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 07:11 PM |
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Think of it this way, the same task for a production car would involve at least four and a half trips to the nearest dealer (by nearest I mean at
least twenty miles away) each time being provided with a part that is visually identical but oh-so-slightly different to the last, with the part
number being identified by the car chassis number, the number plate and your inside leg measurement. Oh, and have to pay three figure sums for the
privilege!
(By the way, the 'half' trip is the one where you are just so peed off at having to go to the dealers yet again that you accidentally
leave the part on the kitchen table, only to remember once you've already negotiated half the journey...)
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Coopz
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 07:27 PM |
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Me too! Until I got her on the road....and to top it off now I miss the building too. Bloody things!
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pekwah1
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 07:46 PM |
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yeh i'm just gagging to get on the road now!!!!
I'm definitely in that "90% done now it's only 2 years to finish" stage!!!!
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A1
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 08:01 PM |
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measure twice and make it once...
sorry if that sounds really smug, know what you mean though.
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Poorscousertommy
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 08:22 PM |
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At least you're getting to make something!! I spend my weekends pacing round it, scratching my head an then go buy more bits to sit in the
corner!!
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gunman
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 08:39 PM |
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I had a similar experience making a bracket for my handbrake adjuster, made 4 of them before I had one that worked right.
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russbost
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 08:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Poorscousertommy
At least you're getting to make something!! I spend my weekends pacing round it, scratching my head an then go buy more bits to sit in the
corner!!
I think both this & the OP's comments just go to show that sometimes perhaps it's worth spending a while during lunchtimes or when
being forced to watch the box with the old woman to just have a think about what to do next & do some planning &, possibly buy some bits
necessary to the next part of the build. There's nothing worse than going out to do a job only to realise you don't have the relevant tool
or part to do what you want!
I find that writing stuff down can save a lot of "Dohhh!!!" moments! 
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headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
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Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
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A1
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 11:36 PM |
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that works till they ask you a question that you say 'mhmm' to... 
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chrisbeale
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| posted on 23/3/12 at 07:22 AM |
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we've all done it, I made my tunnel top 3 times. Each time not realising something wasnt right until i went to fit it, only finding out by
fixing the last fault. Its still not perfect but we'll get there eventually
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steve m
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| posted on 23/3/12 at 08:45 AM |
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Andy,
Its part of the fun!
I must of done the same thing back in 97-99 when building my locost
I must come over again to see your progress!
and collection of junk brackets
Steve
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wilkingj
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| posted on 26/3/12 at 07:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by russbost
quote:
Originally posted by Poorscousertommy
At least you're getting to make something!! I spend my weekends pacing round it, scratching my head an then go buy more bits to sit in the
corner!!
I think both this & the OP's comments just go to show that sometimes perhaps it's worth spending a while during lunchtimes or when
being forced to watch the box with the old woman to just have a think about what to do next & do some planning &, possibly buy some bits
necessary to the next part of the build. There's nothing worse than going out to do a job only to realise you don't have the relevant tool
or part to do what you want!
I find that writing stuff down can save a lot of "Dohhh!!!" moments!
Hmmm My sentiments exactly.
I used a couple of scrap secondary double glazing units and some white paint on the backside of them to make a pair of white boards.
I found them very useful for reminders... and for doing quick maths, etc well worth the effort in making them.
Also for making a shopping list as I remembered what I had forgotten... Its really worth having a whiteboard in the garage.
It really is!!
 
Cheap Whiteboards
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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thefreak
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| posted on 27/3/12 at 09:14 AM |
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I'm finding when I get started doing 1 job, there's 3 others that need doing before I can do that 1 job.
Take this weekend for instance. Plan was to get the discs pads and calipers on the car and the fluid bled.
Got the brakes on then checked everything before starting to bleed.
Front to rear hose not connected to the rear distribution block as I need to make a rear panel for the hose to be threaded to.
So set about making up the rear panel template then transferring it to ally then while I had the ally sheet out I went about making a centre console
dash panel so brakes didn't get finished and now I've got to finished both the new panels off before I can get the brakes done!
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RichardK
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| posted on 27/3/12 at 11:33 AM |
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Reminds me when I made two perfect identicle rear hub carriers,trouble was they were too identicle,both rights! Oh how did I laugh....
Thing is, most times the 2nd one is better than the first,so not all bad mate.
Take care
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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RK
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| posted on 27/3/12 at 11:59 AM |
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I thought it was just me for the longest time.
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AllWeatherDan
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 01:42 PM |
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Chin Up!
I'm one of the Lazy Lot who bought a complete car (Booo I hear you say)
I am on the long road to improvement and my first self produced part was a simple parcel shelf
which was to go in place of the soft cover.
I built mk 1 which was the third design ( Split design) I re-named this the partial shelf as 50 % of it made its escape on I believe the M1!
I have now created Mk2 (Much improved) single piece.
But I have an incling there will be at least a Mk3!
Back to the drawing board.
Dan (Cheater)
There is no such thing as a stupid question.
Just the ones I ask!
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scudderfish
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 03:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by A1
measure twice and make it once...
sorry if that sounds really smug, know what you mean though.
What happens when the two measurements are different though....
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RK
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| posted on 2/5/12 at 04:17 PM |
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Take an average, make it again. Continue ad infinitum. JOKE. Don't do that.
That's kit cars. It makes no sense on any level whatsoever to do this, but here we all are.
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