Fred W B
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| posted on 18/1/21 at 07:33 PM |
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Finally a mention of some progress. I got distracted by a extensive mechanical rebuild of the 7 I mentioned above, but that should be the subject of
a different thread.
Eventually I can unscrew the 99 percent finished tacked up space frame from the build table and weigh it. Very roughly (on bathroom scales) it weighs
110 kg / 243 lbs. without the roll bar and 123 kg / 271 lbs. with. That includes all mounting brackets for the suspension, steering system, pedal box
etc., as well as in the order of 60 internally threaded bushes and weld nuts as attachment points for such as engine mountings, seatbelts, the front
and rear body and door hinge mounting subframes, and the detachable rear chassis section.
Still lots of welding to do, but it does feel like this is another milestone I am pleased to have reached.
[Edited on 18/1/21 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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adithorp
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| posted on 18/1/21 at 10:11 PM |
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Good to hear from you again Fred.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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jps
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| posted on 19/1/21 at 05:22 PM |
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The bodywork thread was great, so good to see things still rolling forward!
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Fred W B
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| posted on 20/1/21 at 05:51 AM |
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Thanks for the responses guys, Ill try to update more frequently this year
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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swanny
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| posted on 20/1/21 at 09:02 AM |
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Id love to see a thread on your Birkin upgrade too! love your work.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 13/6/21 at 06:06 PM |
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[Edited on 13/6/21 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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adithorp
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| posted on 14/6/21 at 09:04 AM |
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Damn! Thought we'd got an update 
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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jps
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| posted on 15/6/21 at 07:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Damn! Thought we'd got an update
me too!!!!
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Fred W B
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| posted on 15/6/21 at 11:13 AM |
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Hi guys
Sorry about the false alarms. As is obvious I haven't been posting many pictures, I'm trying to find an easy way to resize / host multiple
phone pics but not having much luck.
Regards
Fred W B.
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 17/6/21 at 11:00 AM |
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Steering column and pedal box.
One of the challenges on a scratch build mid-engine chassis is packaging the pedals, steering column and rack, front suspension and your feet that all
want to be in the same space.
I decided to go with top hung pedals, as I want the seats to be formed in the center section of the chassis mono style and that necessitated a movable
pedal box so that people taller than me can drive the car comfortably. Top mounting means that some structure is required and although I try to keep
things simple they always seem to run away with me. The steering column was made up from various Toyota Corolla and Hiace parts to mate to the Ford
Cortina steering rack. The Toyota parts give a nice sliding section for length adjustabity and deflection in case of an accident. I also built in some
up and down adjustment for the steering wheel position. Hopefully the photos will explain.
[Edited on 17/6/21 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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HowardB
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| posted on 17/6/21 at 11:25 AM |
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great updates
I do appreciate all the thought and effort that goes into making things work well - thank you for sharing!
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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b14wrc
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| posted on 5/4/22 at 11:32 AM |
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Yes I agree, really nice detail.
20vt powered rear engined locost
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