well I purchased my 2b last june or there abouts. But due to various other projects of more concern(well mrs say so), I have not touched it till the last couple of weeks. I brought it as a rolling chassis with a rebuilt 2.0 pinto, new webber etc .parts were either reconditioned or new.
I know the bodywork is suppose to be abit of a pain on these so I decided to temp fit all of them before going any further with the rest of the build. The rear/back panel had already been attempting in past by some one and was abit worse for wear so thought it was ideal to practice on.
Must admit that st/st is a pain as it does not like being shaped but managed to fit it and looks ok. Most of the panels have got very minor imperfections?dents already as think they have been kicking around in various sheds/garages since 2001.

over the next couple of days I also did the arches/sidepanels and then the nosecone and bonnet.

I have pictures but it does not seem to be letting me attach them. Is this because it is my first post etc?

regards
sie

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what am I doing wrong. when attaching the pic it did not show an image but when posted it as. I want to post multiple images is same post. How will I know if its attaching them before submitting it.

pretty certain you can 'preview post' before you 'post reply'

ps - have fun with the build, the car i got through the SVA was a Robin Hood new 3. stainless steel all over and a monoque, so I know what you mean by it is a joy to work with! decent drill bits and keep the bit cool.






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preview post - just edited the above to add the pic - lets you see what you linked to.

cheers

I built a 2B several years ago. Its a pretty god awful design but if you take your time you can get something driveable out of it.

Get yourself some shallow angle cobalt stub drills for drilling the stainless.


In the picture you just posted of the read shocks... when you slide the upper shock mount into the chassis tube make sure there is a crush-tube in the adapter. Was one of my fail points and a faff to rectify it.

ok, thanks Chris, will try that next time. Nice looking hood you built there.

thanks for the heads up regarding the crush tube tegwin. I have not had to play with the mechanicals yet. It was just all loosely fitted together so car could be a rolling chassis.

I did get a cobalt drill but machine mart only had one and I have just managed to break it lol. been having fun with the bonnet as I plan on cutting it to have a separate panel for the screen(skuttle panel?) I forget the jargon sometimes.

The edge of the bonnet is a good 1 inch above the chassis loop which to me should be the support, so not sure if the one working the brake press messed up or the tubing. bit odd if it suppose to be like that.

oh well, suppose that's the fun of doing a hood.

wow, its been a lot longer than i thought. Not alot as happened since last post as unfortunately 3 of my lower discs decided to spill there guts which as had rather a negative effect on how long i can spend kneeling down /bending etc. So did not touch it much as it did my head in having to stop when i didn't want to .

Fortunately I eventually realised that some work is better than no work so have plodded on as and when i can.

being as the car was on wheels i decided to attempt the fixing of the body panel which was a pain in the bum i must say but with some struggling i got them all done and looking ok.

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4 years later and i still cant fathom the image attachment on this site lol.
choose image tab at bottom, show my file but when post it its not there?

yay sussed one way out but dont think its the normal way lol

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Wehey !! Well done for carrying on, even if small steps taken, it'll get there in the end.

Jason

Thanks Jason, Alot as been done, but not considering the time frame or to my liking since those pics as they were fitted at same time as 2016 post but then my back went and couldn't do anything for a year or so due to pain. Things i would expect to get done in a day have took me weeks etc,
I have just had to learn what i can and can't do.

I have alot of pictures but putting them last ones up was a complete pain in the ass so need to resize and rotate to make work on this site so might only be main pictures of finished things instead of as being done pics.

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I started to think about paneling the interior and decided i did not want to squish the rear bulkhead in and put bracket covers on etc,so after some measuring(I am 6'3" decided to put a piece of angle iron to the rear of outer crossmember mounts and panel the mounts in aswell to give mount alot more strength.

For anyone who doesn't now what the 2b looks like, heres a pic.




I decided to do this. The rail goes across the entire rear with a cut out for the prop.




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I left that at that for the moment and started on the pedal arrangement. Used a bearing instead of bush and paneled it .




After this stage I started to worry alot about the iva and seat belts and seat mountings fuel pipes etc. I eventually came up with a plan and did this over a long period of time. This is when i use to get fed up of lack of process due to back,

Anyone who has built a hood will know how many times you have to make templates and fit, remove again and again lol. I recut the rear bulk head so it was a single item .Arch infill panels were made seperately and any holes which went over suspension mounts were able to to blanked off due to the the I had done my panel. I put a fold near bottom to match the angle and drilled alot of hole for fitment later.

this was also done before all the chassis reinforcements.

This is really interesting. Thanks for posting the pics your going to laugh when you see my solution to the rear bulkhead... great minds think alike as they say

Look forward to seeing pictures. I have been going through as many old drive,phones etc as I can find looking for more pictures as I love seeing the progress in that way, but it is so time consuming lol.

Here you go, here's some pics. You can see I went along a similar route with the rear bulkhead issues. I also tied in the centre suspension mounts with the angle section and made a lower tunnel floor. All are now super strong. I've also welded on the plate for the pedals and brake servo and will plate all that up. Your further on with the sheeting although I have binned all the stainless and am doing it from scratch with aluminium. I'm also doing the sides flat against the chassis, riveting them on all down the side. The floor also next in aluminium too with 2mm sheet just waiting to be cut.

I have a full hood, sidescreens and windscreen btw I'm selling...

Pic are great, you was right, can't believe how near enough identical they are.
I nearly totally binned the rear end and was hoping to retro fit the Haynes roadster rear, but then my sensibility meter kicked in luckily. I have half plated the pedal assembly since those pics as was toying with the idea of inboard cylinder.

I like the way you have welded the big washers to the outside mounts. I wish I had done that kind of thing but don't want to take it off again, ita pain on you own. Could probably even get rid being as we have boxed the end in but extra precautions are always a good thing.