Pat's Tuscan V6 restoration thread
Discussion
Pat H said:
...I was initially undecided, as I thought it might be a bit intrusive. But it seems to be a pretty neat arrangement.
Pat, how many times have you rolled a car? Are you intending to use this primarily as a track day car? To me it loos very obtrusive and unless you have a real issue with rolling a car I wouldn't fit it. 
RichB said:
Pat, how many times have you rolled a car? Are you intending to use this primarily as a track day car? To me it looks very obtrusive and unless you have a real issue with rolling a car I wouldn't fit it.
Fair point.None of my motorbikes has had a roll cage and I have managed to survive 35 years of riding bikes without being killed by death. So I am certainly not obsessed with such things.
But I would definitely like to do a few trackdays, maybe hillclimbs etc.
The way that Keith has fabricated it means that it can be fitted and removed with the body and even the rear screen in place.
So it seems daft not to fettle the shell so that it will fit. Then I have the option of whether or not it remains a fixture.
The only part of it that I am really not sure about is the main diagonal. The rest of it is mostly out of the way.
Pat H said:
Fair point.
None of my motorbikes has had a roll cage and I have managed to survive 35 years of riding bikes without being killed by death. So I am certainly not obsessed with such things.
But I would definitely like to do a few trackdays, maybe hillclimbs etc.
The way that Keith has fabricated it means that it can be fitted and removed with the body and even the rear screen in place.
So it seems daft not to fettle the shell so that it will fit. Then I have the option of whether or not it remains a fixture.
The only part of it that I am really not sure about is the main diagonal. The rest of it is mostly out of the way.
If you are going to run with that cage then you need different hi back seats with head rests. The biggest danger of a cage in a road car is skull fractures through not wearing a helmet.None of my motorbikes has had a roll cage and I have managed to survive 35 years of riding bikes without being killed by death. So I am certainly not obsessed with such things.
But I would definitely like to do a few trackdays, maybe hillclimbs etc.
The way that Keith has fabricated it means that it can be fitted and removed with the body and even the rear screen in place.
So it seems daft not to fettle the shell so that it will fit. Then I have the option of whether or not it remains a fixture.
The only part of it that I am really not sure about is the main diagonal. The rest of it is mostly out of the way.
N.
heightswitch said:
Loose the cross bar and just have a double threaded boss for the top harness attachments..A lot neater..
Not the best pic but hopefully shows what will work in a road car.
N.
hi niel, that cross bar is for the wrap around type of seat belt that is favourite at the moment, much easier to adjust so they tell me. best regards keith
Not the best pic but hopefully shows what will work in a road car.
N.
chassyman said:
hi niel, that cross bar is for the wrap around type of seat belt that is favourite at the moment, much easier to adjust so they tell me. best regards keith
Hiya Keith.Hope you are keeping well and still knocking the important metalwork out. Cage is great, as is all your work Keith but I fear that it needs to be a racer with that cage...
You are correct though..My Harnesses are a pain in the arse to adjust with the boss type threaded mounts.
Will send you some pics of the old mans..its a bit further on now.
N.
Pleased to report that my garage is filling up with bits of car again.
It was pretty depressing after I had taken the old chassis to Keith, because there really wasn't a great deal of Tuscan left.
But now parts are accumulating nicely.
This is the latest addition.
It carries the following numbers, so if there are any Ford geeks out there who can tell me what it was originally fitted to, I would be most grateful:
7J 13
HYF
TD 07***
I think that the TD prefix makes it a 1977 lump, but other than that, I know nothing about it.
I am hoping to resurrect the original engine block, but as it has been standing for the thick end of 40 years, it may be little more than scrap.
This motor was running well when before it came out of a Landie, so it should provide a pair of serviceable heads and bottom end if nothing else.
It was pretty depressing after I had taken the old chassis to Keith, because there really wasn't a great deal of Tuscan left.
But now parts are accumulating nicely.
This is the latest addition.
It carries the following numbers, so if there are any Ford geeks out there who can tell me what it was originally fitted to, I would be most grateful:
7J 13
HYF
TD 07***
I think that the TD prefix makes it a 1977 lump, but other than that, I know nothing about it.
I am hoping to resurrect the original engine block, but as it has been standing for the thick end of 40 years, it may be little more than scrap.
This motor was running well when before it came out of a Landie, so it should provide a pair of serviceable heads and bottom end if nothing else.
Edited by Pat H on Tuesday 11th July 15:11
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tus6 said:
Hi Pat
Any more progress to report?
I am sure I am not alone in viewing your project at least once a week....
Body temporarily on chassis so that mounting holes can be drilled.Any more progress to report?
I am sure I am not alone in viewing your project at least once a week....
Need to do a bit of fibreglass chopping to the floor so that the roll over bar can be fitted.
Chassis booked in to be powder coated as soon as I've finished pratting around.
Next decision is whether to have it coated in original black, pale grey (my favourite colour for a tubular chassis) or pink.
Pat H said:
Body temporarily on chassis so that mounting holes can be drilled.
Need to do a bit of fibreglass chopping to the floor so that the roll over bar can be fitted.
Chassis booked in to be powder coated as soon as I've finished pratting around.
Next decision is whether to have it coated in original black, pale grey (my favourite colour for a tubular chassis) or pink.
7024 Gloss GreyNeed to do a bit of fibreglass chopping to the floor so that the roll over bar can be fitted.
Chassis booked in to be powder coated as soon as I've finished pratting around.
Next decision is whether to have it coated in original black, pale grey (my favourite colour for a tubular chassis) or pink.
Bonnet mounts
Radiator mounts
Steering mounts
Seat cross braces
make sure all this is sorted before you powder coat since it always irks when you have to weld a powdered chassis and touch it in.
if you go Ral 7024 then you can get rustoleum Combicolour matched and touching in is a lot easier.
N.
N.
Edited by heightswitch on Friday 22 November 10:30
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