Build buddy

[splatspeed]

Hi building an ultima on the south coast

near chichester

anyone looking to build a car fancys helping???

thanks Sean

[Big Al.]

Might be better in the Kit car forum. I'll move it and see how we go.

[magic torch]

Hi Sean, I live in Southsea and would be interested in helping.

Mail me if interested, cheers.

Jamie

[gtr-gaz]

You sorted out your height issues in a GTR then?
Or are you building a Canam?

[steve_d]

I'm over in Waterlooville with my built GTR if you need moral support.
I could also bring it over and upset your neighbours so they know what’s coming.

Steve

[minimods]

Hi Sean,

What kind of help do you need?

I am a 21 y/o Mech Eng + Fab & Weld student currently restoring a Mini Cooper. I am from Southampton so not a million miles away.

I love ultimas and would love to get my hands dirty on one

email me - [e-mail]

Ian

[splatspeed]

thanks all

on hold at the moment due to the height issue

it is upside down waiting some mods to the chassis so i can fit

Sean

[Davi]

splatspeed said:

thanks all

on hold at the moment due to the height issue

it is upside down waiting some mods to the chassis so i can fit

Sean

blimey - are you lowering the chassis? what's the standard clearance on a Ultima, surprised you can take it any lower before it becomes a problem for the roads.

[splatspeed]

i can go down 1.5 inches as i have the flat floor

need another couple from somewhere?????

[Davi]

1.5 inch on a road car?!? or is this purely a track car? I thought I was pushing my luck at 3 odd inch with my scratch-build, hell I used to ground my modded bettle frequently enough and that had 4.5 inch

LOL how longs your hair? could a razor help

[andygtt]

Almost all Ultimas run a 30mm drop floor..... and then headroom is still a premium.

Still gives 110mm of ground clearance.

[splatspeed]

we are going for a 2" drop floor

we have worked out the design so as soon as that is done full steam ahead

Sean

[SprintV8]

Spatspeed.

I'm at Selsey so if you need a hand let me know.

Your not the one with the Black Cerbera by any chance?.

[splatspeed]

no i am the one with the black monaro

:-)

which is being repaired after being rear ended :-(

and he is claiming it is my fault after he pulled out of a junction in front of me and i swerved to avoid and he hit me from behind as i slowed to recover the car and change my underwhere

love the idea of the sprint v8 you are mad

got my first sprint when i was 16

Sean

[RazMan]

splatspeed said:

we are going for a 2" drop floor

we have worked out the design so as soon as that is done full steam ahead

Sean

Maybe a silly idea but why don't you just make a lower seat pan to give you more headroom? - that's what I did and it worked very well with minimum surgery.

[splatspeed]

sitting in the shell without a seat it is still too small

i took the angle grinder to the floor last night and i am ordering the new floor today

i am still 4 " short of where i need to be

Sean