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[Tupers]

Looking good Ben, I much prefer the finish of Shultz over stone chip.

[benjy_18]

i agree! it actually lookslike its got some protection now. which the smooth stonechip doesnt.

hopefully not long now until its on wheels (which i still need to get split)

[benjy_18]

nothing too special today unfortunatly.

ive got my rosejoints through to start making my brace bars once the subframes in and i have some tube.




the clever among you may have noticed that i have two R/H thread rose joints and two L/H thread rose joints. this is to allow me to adjust them slightly to get the right tension i want.
ive also fitted with some missalignment spacers so that i can put a bend in the tube to allow for a standard radiator.

Ben

Edited by benjy_18, 03 April 2012 - 07:16 PM.

[grahama]

Sorry Ben, I don't understand what you are doing with the rose joints

What are you tensioning, doing etc??

Graham

[benjy_18]

no worries graham, im only using them because i need brace bars for my removable front.

this photo shows how mine will be (azzgranty's idea)
http://www.flickr.co.../in/photostream

having the rosejoints just looks betterand means i can have the tubes offset at an angle to the bulkhead and be removable.

ther adjustment will mainly be to overcome my bad measuring skills but it means that i can put somefore into the bars when they are fitted. similiar to how modern cars strut braces really. it will just be a more efficient way than the usually box section braces bars

[grahama]

Gotcha, looks nice in the pic. Thought you were bracing across the subframes to twist back or something !!

[benjy_18]

nope, im just being a t*rt and want brace bars that look the part as well as work.

Ben

[kcchan]

I made some like that. Not sure if I have pics or not.

[benjy_18]

If you have some that would be brilliant, I'm still trying to finalise the design so any photos you have would be good!

Cheers
Ben

[kcchan]

Just had a look through, unfortunately I don't and I don't have them to hand. Mine don't have a kink in so they were pretty easy to design though

[benjy_18]

no worries, i think im just going to have to get the rad in and then design around it.

im still waiting on my CDS for the rear subframe so im going to get the radius arms and rear brakes sorted this weekend and fitted onto the section i have now, then i can sort the rear subframe out and hopefulyl be rolling in a few weeks.

Ben

[benjy_18]

only a small update as ive been busy this weekend.

went off to wheels day on friday and turned out to be a great day! some amazing cars over there to take insiration from.

swapped the M10 hex heads for some M10 cap head bolts for the brace bars just for looks


been cleaning all the rear brake components today so i can rebuild them tomorrow and fit them to an old set of radius arms for a test fit


quick photo of my favourite car from wheels day
fully spaceframed ford anglia with cosworth engine!



Ben

[benjy_18]

not done alot this weekend due to the aweful weather!

i did manage to get my rear brakes all built up apart from the hubs which ill be putting new bearings into.



all i can say is that BL should have used bolt in wheel cylinders! those clips are a right pain!!!

Ben

[yousmeg]

those clips are awful! even worse when your doing them on the car!

[benjy_18]

i can only imagine, although i was trying not to scatch the table underneath the paper!

got one radius arm built up today, its not the final arm ill be using as im going for a refurbed set with the knuckle pot machined off and also may be going for a set of alloy hubs.





ill get the other side built up tomorrow then hopefully build up the rear subframe for mocking up the tubular sections this weekend

Ben