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Progress - It has a wing!
speedyxjs - 7/3/10 at 04:11 PM

Had a good day doing a bit of work on the jag and alot on the locost.

I made a frame for the front during the week and welded up the bottom rear bracket this afternoon and got it all bolted on. I also had to shift more junk at the back of the garage to allow the door to shut with the wing bolted on

Front frame



Bottom bracket



Wing bolted on - Looks very wide in the pic but not so much in real life



Wheel clearance - Is this going to be a potential IVA issue or should i fit mud flaps?



[Edited on 7-3-10 by speedyxjs]

boggle - 7/3/10 at 04:56 PM

im lost...

i thought it was going to be a locost 7 thing....

what is it going to be???

iscmatt - 7/3/10 at 05:16 PM

me too, is this a fury or phoenix build? i too thought it was going to be 7esq

speedyxjs - 7/3/10 at 05:18 PM

Its sevenesque except the front

The wings are TR6 and im just hoping it looks a bit better that it does at the moment.

iscmatt - 7/3/10 at 05:24 PM

interesting! be good to ee an idea of the body and how you are going to join the two body types, a challenge indeed!

With regards to your IVA issue i would say tour guess is as good as anyones! I would say it is fine but perhaps someone with a fury or similar will be able to give you some wiser words!

Of course, to cover your back it woudn't be too much effort to put mud flaps on with a little bracket that could always fall off on the drive home?

speedyxjs - 7/3/10 at 05:28 PM

Im aiming for something similar to this:



My car is only 10cm wider

[Edited on 7-3-10 by speedyxjs]

StevieB - 7/3/10 at 05:29 PM

It's an interestig prospect - I had an idea to do something similar with a midget or forgeye body over a modified 7 style chassis.

Wht are you going to do for the bumper/bonnet?

speedyxjs - 7/3/10 at 05:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
It's an interestig prospect - I had an idea to do something similar with a midget or forgeye body over a modified 7 style chassis.

Wht are you going to do for the bumper/bonnet?


I plan to cover the front frame with ali and make another frame for the top with a gap in the middle for a grill, then the bonnet will hinge on that and go all the way back to the scuttle.

There is a gap between teh front scuttle line and the rear of the wings which i plan cover with mesh.

iscmatt - 7/3/10 at 05:33 PM

so are we looking at tr6 body on a 7 chassis with jag powwweeeerrrr?!

speedyxjs - 7/3/10 at 05:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by iscmatt
so are we looking at tr6 body on a 7 chassis with jag powwweeeerrrr?!


Front TR6, seven rear and jag powwweeeerrrr

And if it turns out fugly, il resort to normal seven post IVA

[Edited on 7-3-10 by speedyxjs]

iscmatt - 7/3/10 at 06:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs

And if it turns out fugly, il resort to normal seven post IVA

[Edited on 7-3-10 by speedyxjs]


hey fair play to you, it'll be interesting to see how you make it work. Good Luck!

Confused but excited. - 7/3/10 at 07:45 PM

"should i fit mud flaps? "

Yes, but make sure they are chequered. They were good for another 5mph in the mid sixties. Those and a racing stripe were popular cheap tuning aids back in the day.

speedyxjs - 7/3/10 at 08:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
"should i fit mud flaps? "

Yes, but make sure they are chequered. They were good for another 5mph in the mid sixties. Those and a racing stripe were popular cheap tuning aids back in the day.


zetec mike - 12/3/10 at 08:57 AM

I assume weights not an issue then?

cd.thomson - 12/3/10 at 09:07 AM

with a six pot jag engine?

probably not