SteveWallace
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 posted on 15/2/10 at 09:58 PM |
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Early progress with the build
Hi Guys,
I've been 'radio silent' for a while as I wanted to have some progress to show before I started to post.
Apparently I am still supposed to have a social life so weekends have not all been devoted to building. However, progress has been made with most
mechanical parts sourced, the dif, drive shafts and rear hubs reconditioned (see pic) and a few bits rivited to the chassis.
I didn't want to overload the posting secion of the site, so I have put other pictures in the Photo Archive.
I would appreciate any views on whether I've made any early gaffs!
 
Rescued attachment drive shafts and hubs.jpg
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James
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 10:32 PM |
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Fraid you've f'cked up big style there.
Your diff's the wrong colour!
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/pinkdiff.jpg
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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iscmatt
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 12:03 AM |
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one mistake, post as many pics as you can in your posts! We like to see pics!! (and many of us are too lazy to flick through the photo album  )
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 09:37 AM |
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So long has you have not painted the matting surfaces looks good (i.e. hub to disk etc.)..
Dan
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franky
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 10:26 AM |
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Looks good.
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l0rd
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 10:58 AM |
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Love the colour.
Is that laguna blue or williams blue?
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BenB
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 01:32 PM |
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Liking the work so far 
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02GF74
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 01:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iscmatt
one mistake, post as many pics as you can in your posts! We like to see pics!! (and many of us are too lazy to flick through the photo album )
you'd link the piccies ot your archive anyway.
as ^^^ say, lots of pics - I never bother looking in the phto arvhove - too much effrot when all the photos can be in the thread.
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stevegough
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 08:39 PM |
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yep, keep posting - piccies or no piccies, we like to see progress being made while we sit in front of our PCs doing nowt! 
Keep them coming!
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 09:09 PM |
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If you haven't sorted it already check your crush tubes. A lot easier to sort it out now rather than having to strip the suspension later to do
it. Keep up the good work.
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SteveWallace
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 10:22 PM |
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Thanks for the advice guys. I'll post future pics in the forum before I put them in the archive. Pic of floor attached
Just picking up on each of your comments
i) I've avoided painting the mating surfaces
ii) The colour is just one of Hamerites metalic blues. My body panels are a darker blue, so hopefully it will work well
ii) I've checked the crush tubes. I think that they are OK, but I have not tried to properly build the suspension yet. I have a set of shims and
Ben from Luegos advice is that the crush tubes should stick out about 0.25mm.
 
Rescued attachment floor 2.jpg
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