Tuscan Nuts ... and bolts

Tuscan Nuts ... and bolts

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JONLINE

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139 posts

279 months

Tuesday 19th September 2006
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Hi Guys....
Looking for a little help with my big bag of bits... scratchchin

For anyone thats not aware I bought a tuscan tub and chassis, with no running gear and very little else.
Im new to this restoration lark, so Im sorry if these are stupid questions, but....

Ive collected a number of items that were missing and now want to do a dry fit of what I have to give me a better idea of what Ive still got missing. What size bolts do I need to bolt the rose joints to the chassis?

Where they metric or UNF on the rest of the car?
..and what type of bolt? nut etc,
or was it a case of whatever was to hand at the factory...mixed bag of allsorts?

Is it worth getting stainless?

Also any really odd sizes I should be looking at for the rest of the car?

The 4 main bolts that hold the cage to the chassis - are these special or an off the shelf size?

What do the diff mounts look like and was their more than one type?
I have the main one, but believe I need 2 smaller brackets??

Also does anyone have a diagram/some photos of how these wishbones/rose joints/rear uprights/bushes go together? smash

Thanks Jon


Edited by JONLINE on Tuesday 19th September 14:35

JONLINE

Original Poster:

139 posts

279 months

Tuesday 19th September 2006
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Thanks Andy...
I have got a load of photos, but as you say maybe I should be bringing a notebook as well read , dont always like asking too many questions on race days as you guys have enough on your plate rolleyes
I will be at Oulton on the 7th - camera and notebook in hand so if anyone has five minutes to spare?

As for the shell, I found a better one. The old one is waiting for me to strip the last few bits off and then its going on ebay as I need the space, or I would swop it for some missing bits if anyone wanted it, either way its got to go.

Thanks Jon

Edited by JONLINE on Tuesday 19th September 22:05

JONLINE

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139 posts

279 months

Wednesday 20th September 2006
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Cheers Graham thumbup

Willie Tvrolet has just emailed me a load of pictures of his chassis without the body which does give good visibility to stuff that gets hidden once the body and engine go in. So I have a better idea of the task ahead and what Im missing. yikes

Thanks for the offer Phil, I will come back to you once Im a little further on with the chassis and rebuild. I may need a dry sump tank, but money is tight and its being spent on the main items first. A wheel on each corner would be a start

Jon


JONLINE

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139 posts

279 months

Friday 22nd September 2006
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...and where could I get one of them from