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Midi Rolling chassis at last
gttman - 16/3/06 at 02:40 PM

Over the weekend I finished the welding up on my chassis and lowered it to the floor.

For some reason it feels like quite a major milestone for my build..... I've even sat in it and gone vroom vroom.





donut - 16/3/06 at 02:42 PM

Good grief!! That's amazing!! Going to be nice when finished!! You have more tallent in your little finger than i have in my whole (huge!) body!!

emsfactory - 16/3/06 at 02:42 PM

Sweet.

RallyHarry - 16/3/06 at 03:56 PM

That is a massive pair of front breaks !
can't see any rear though ... or do I see drums ? (!)

Cheers

Hammerhead - 16/3/06 at 04:15 PM

Thats awesome mate!! I am hoping to follow in your footsteps with a scratch build one day. But at the moment I am making an Indy with my own design bodywork.

Are you designing and making your own bodywork? Got any tips??

[Edited on 16/3/06 by Hammerhead]

Project7 - 16/3/06 at 05:52 PM

Awesome - that looks excellent.

What engine are you using?

sgraber - 16/3/06 at 05:54 PM

Gorgeous, simply awesome project. Kudos to you bro!

Nuthin lo-cost about it though!

RazMan - 16/3/06 at 06:17 PM

That's brilliant Andy - it looks so much smaller now it's on the floor doesn't it.

The front section is going to blend in nicely

gttman - 16/3/06 at 07:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by sgraber

Nuthin lo-cost about it though!


Well its gona cost me less than a caterham even with my silly engine (twin turbo V12 BTW) so thats gota count for somthing

and the donor engine cost me £10!


It's amazing how different it looks on the ground..... it's actually lower than My Indy

gttman - 16/3/06 at 07:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RallyHarry
That is a massive pair of front breaks !
can't see any rear though ... or do I see drums ? (!)

Cheers


The Discs are 355 x 35mm AP all round that I got for £100 pair.... and I am running a drum handbrake which is what you can see on the rear.


My advice on the body is don't make your own unless you really have to... it's very rewarding but a huge amount of work for a one off.

The biggest problem I have had thus far is finding time to work on my Indy... I have less than a weeks work to finish it but I just can stay away from the GT car long enough to do any work on it.

suparuss - 16/3/06 at 07:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gttman
I've even sat in it and gone vroom vroom.



i do that all the time and mines not on it wheels yet! its got to be done.
looking very impressive, where is the bodywork from?

Fred W B - 17/3/06 at 06:11 AM

Looking fantastic Andy, more motivation for the rest of us to get on with it!

Cheers

Fred W B