Tuscan Nuts ... and bolts

[JONLINE]

Hi Guys....
Looking for a little help with my big bag of bits...

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?

Thanks Jon

Edited by JONLINE on Tuesday 19th September 14:35

[griff2be]

Jon - can I suggest that you come along to Oulton on 7th October with a digital camera and a notebook. It would probably be quicker and easier to take a thousand photos and ask questions there.

Bolts - avoid stainless and go for high tensile carbon steel marked 8.8 on the heads. Most of the suspension bolts are allen/socket cap.

From memory the bolts that go through the rose joints are UNF but I'm afraid I can't remember the diameter. Suspension pick up points vary on the car at the back, so length of bolt could vary.

Diff mounts - again, easiest if you take photos - my spaers are tucked away in the truck at the moment.

By the way - those inner wheel arches on your original shell looked fine to me -just needed a bit of glassing up, but really not bad at all! Did you ditch the shell or keep it?

[JONLINE]

Thanks Andy...
I have got a load of photos, but as you say maybe I should be bringing a notebook as well , dont always like asking too many questions on race days as you guys have enough on your plate
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

[Graham]

Jon feel free to wander round my car with note book and tape measure, although if things get hectic you may be passed a spanner.

Saturday will probablybe a bit hectic in the morning as its qually and race before lunch but after th race i'll be in no hurry to get the car straight back in the trailer..

G

[993phill]

i have some tuscan parts off the car i am converting into a two seater trackday sprint car
if they are of any interest to you

petrol tank + base
dry sump tank
fire exting
posibly a corbuea pro race seat {kevlar}

[JONLINE]

Cheers Graham

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.

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

[cre]

JONLINE said:

Cheers Graham

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

In my view, you need a huuuuuge great whopping big bhp powerplant to go in mate, thats a main item!


Jamie

[JONLINE]

...and where could I get one of them from

[rusty spanner]

w'bone to chassis are 3/8 unf use 12.9 bolts not 8.8