1. - Can anybody give me any hints on body tub fitting, particularly at the rear. I need to cut the inner edge of the tub where it meets the outer side of the roll bar. I trial fitted it, but the width of the roll bar stops it going all the way forward into position. Is there a measurement for this cut out ? Or any tips ?

2. - Plumbing. I have looked at a few build pics and want to know what hoses I need etc for the R1 engine. I have a Polo rad which I still need to mount. Also it looks like the R1 thermostat housing needs to be mounted elsewhere, again, any tips would be helpful.

My build is going quite slowly as I am in the middle of house moving and building project. !!! It's getting there .!!

More questions WILL follow !!

Thanks in advance

She's lurking in there somewhere..!!!





[Edited on 4/8/07 by millemg]

I used lots of cardboard templates to give me the rough ideas/sizes , then cut less than i actually think and finish it off with a file.

hope that helps

i went in all cack handed cut out to much and thats why my car looks like its been put together by a blind 5 year old

so yes cardboard pen and a knife.... then a file.

Made a right horlicks of mine having to put it on by myself!

With it being my first go with my new dremmel I also removed far too much fibrglass round the roll bar. DOH!

Cardboard template is much better than the visualisation/get it wrong method.

There's a plumbing bit on my website that works wonders in my car, it includes the extra hoses I used to move the 'stat from it's hard mount position.

I cut the hard mount pipe in 2 so that you there was enough meat left on both ends to secure a piece of hose onto, I used 19mm samco superflex and it seems to have worked. From memory the pictures you want are around about July in the build section.

About the stat, In order to keep it simple I just left mine in place and cut a round bif off the bonnet / fibreglass and filled it with a ... how do you call the thing to get the tea through? The thing with a metal mesh...

Welll take a look here
Painted black, and glued by the inside looks perfect

Cheers,
Joao

Tea strainer.....

Are you sure that the 'stat won't fit with the new bodywork? I've had a look and I reckon it might just go../.

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Are you sure that the 'stat won't fit with the new bodywork? I've had a look and I reckon it might just go../.

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Are you sure that the 'stat won't fit with the new bodywork? I've had a look and I reckon it might just go../.

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The 5PW didn't, it actually stuck out over the chassis rail. It's hard mounted to the outlet on the engine

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Originally posted by millemg
Yeah, mine is a 5PW and it looks like it's way too far out to go under.

Not sure about a "tea strainer" though

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