Scratch built car

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Hooli said:

I thought it might be down to the condition of the parts & the type of diff.
Brilliant project, I wish I had the time, money & mostly the skills for such a thing

Thanks

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IanMorewood said:

Looks a fun project any ideas what you want it to look like?

Thanks, just a few pictures running around in my head at the moment and a few bits of bent wire!

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alwayzsidewayz said:

Its projects like this, that both inspire and depress.

Inspire as its plain crackers in a good way and depress as I know I will never have the skill set or knowledge to do this.

Hat well n truly doffed

Cheers, never say never its up to you.

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STupid man said:

Very ambitious project.

Can't wait to see the result. Any chance you could post a sketch of your vision for the finished article?

Sorry no sketches, body design will be done on the job if you get my drift, that’s the fun part.

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chuntington101 said:

Stunning work! only change i would make at the moment is a Big block in place of the SBC!

Chris.

Cheers, SBC v Big block, cannot beat a SBC for bhp for you pennies.

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Lee540 said:

Sump looks really low.

Great project!

Thanks, sump clearance will be 120mm from the road and if required the suspension can be adjusted.

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Greg_D said:

bookmarked - top work.

What is your background? you are clearly 'handy' and understand the basics of getting everything properly straight, but to what level - it's a promising start for sure. What inspiration did you take for the chassis design? the engine is going to be set quite far back by the look of it, is that on account of future packaging constraints or to aid weight distribution? are you going to stay carb or are you going EFI?

Top marks so far though

Time served welder fabricator, so ok for getting things straight, desk job now in an engineering environment. Chassis selection was based upon chassis stiffness which rules out the ladder and normal size doors for access which rules out the space frame. So the backbone chassis was selected, the only thing I do not like about the backbone chassis is the lack of side protection. I will address this point by incorporating a steel floor and side impact beams in the doors. The engine position is to aid weight distribution and the twin carbs/manifold will be changed for a single carb mounted on a new manifold.

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benters said:

Would love to do a similar thing so will follow this with great interest. . .the brickwork of the garage has caught my eye (nerdy i know)
Please progress each day ! i love threads like these

Cheers, brickwork that a first.

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chuntington101 said:

Very true! however you cant beat the BBC for BHP!

Agree, BBC for big bhp and torque figures but let’s not forget about the increase in weight!

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guru_1071 said:

great project, I own a car that was built by a man In his garage that who made everything, even down to a plaster of paris / wood buck to make a set of moulds from it to make the one single (hideous) body shell.

its that vile im not going to put any pictures up (its really that bad!), and anyone in the right mind would have just chopped it up for its valuable running gear years ago - im determined to get it back on the road to celebrate the 'man in his shed' who was brave/daft enough to spend 8000 (yep, 8000) hours building it

cant wait to see how this progresses!

Cheers, sound different get a build thread up once it’s painted.

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OlberJ said:

Yeah, i was thinking that but maybe you made the same mistake as me here.

This is front mid mounted rather than rear mid mounted.

Is it going to be a drag car type thing or American muscle car? That carb in the middle of my viewing platform would do my head in.

Please see earlier post. The carbs and manifold are going to be changed to a single carb setup and a lower manifold. So the view will not be restricted at all.

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TheAllSeeingPie said:

Loving this!

Thanks

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Pixel-Snapper said:

Probably finished by now! Gosh if only I worked as quick as you it wouldn't have taken so long to finish my mini van. (its still not finished)

Looking forward to following this one too.

all the best

Cheers, years before it will be finished but I do have some more pictures.

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Chassis build.

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mwstewart said:

Amazing! Well done!

Thanks

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SammyW said:

A mad project, I love it! Keep the updates coming, I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Cheers

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Max_Torque said:

I guess it isn't going to be the lightest of cars, but with that socking great lump of an engine pushing it along it probably won't matter much ;-)

I use an Applied Weighing load cell to measure the weight. I did the chassis with the running gear, wheels, floor and door beams first and then the engine and box next and you can see from the graph (not using the best fit line) the total weight is 860kg. Estimating the other components/materials the curb weight will be approx. 1250-1300kg. Not that bad!

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OlberJ said:

Top news. I do like seeing someone take their skills and apply them to their own projects.

Inspirational.

Don't fall into the kit car builders trap of not getting other experts in for other parts of the car. That's why we get beautiful kits with crap chassis or fantastic chassis and ugly as sin looks.

Cheers, I do understand your comment about using “other experts for other parts of the car” but the challenge to myself was, can I build a car from scratch? So it’s just me no one else.

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SammyW said:

A mad project, I love it! Keep the updates coming, I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Cheers

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jamesc_1729 said:

Will this have/need outriggers to support the bodyshell?

What rust prevention/coating are you planning on the chassis?

Have you contacted the new tvr peeps for a job? :-)

Great effort btw.

Cheers, the car will have a steel floor, bulkhead and side impact bar inside the doors for protection. To seal the metal work I will spray paint it at each stage during construction with cellulose paint. When finished 2 pack paint will be used for the body and some sort of sealant for the underside.