Scratch built car
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Justin S said:
I am enjoying this build and the OP is very talented in what he is doing. Well done and hats of to you OP.
As for the rear brakes, the jags had cooling issues, being the discs were by the diff housing, which would cause the diff seals to melt, oil to leak out and onto the brakes, which is never a good thing.Iam sure that a friend with a jag based kit car, which he raced , used a conversion to put the discs out by the wheels, so as to cure the problem and make like easier to service and bleed. Not sure if this is still available? His car was a Cougar or Kougar car from the 90's.
Cheers, I do not know of a kit but I think jag did do out board setup later on. AndyAs for the rear brakes, the jags had cooling issues, being the discs were by the diff housing, which would cause the diff seals to melt, oil to leak out and onto the brakes, which is never a good thing.Iam sure that a friend with a jag based kit car, which he raced , used a conversion to put the discs out by the wheels, so as to cure the problem and make like easier to service and bleed. Not sure if this is still available? His car was a Cougar or Kougar car from the 90's.
Those of us that do these mad things also know that there are other demands on our time.
In my case I am currently building a summer field shelter/winter straw store for the ladies horses.
I also have a muck hopper to build and an extra stable (another horse!!) before the ground gets too wet for them to be out all the time.
We also need to make the cash to do these things......
This is not our day job so has to fit round other things.
Paul
In my case I am currently building a summer field shelter/winter straw store for the ladies horses.
I also have a muck hopper to build and an extra stable (another horse!!) before the ground gets too wet for them to be out all the time.
We also need to make the cash to do these things......
This is not our day job so has to fit round other things.
Paul
I needed to box in the roll bar for the interior finish and the original plan was to weld the Jaguar and Audi roof/hatch together but this could give me access problems later. So I decided to make the hatch part removable. Since there will be no boot just a parcel shelf and also because the two panels are different shapes in both directions I decided to make the hatch a bolt in/out affair. So I needed to flange the roof end section and to machine two locating lugs/pins. The lugs are to be welded to the hatch and the 16mm diameter tapped pins will be welded to the roll bar. The next job is to flange the hatch and make the rear support brackets.
Well the next job was to flange the hatch to match the roof flange in one plane. The hatch had to be shaped (cut) in the opposite direction from the original panel to make it match up. A “T” seal will be fitted between the two panels and one side will be bonded to the roof and the other will overlap onto the hatch. Now I just need to match up the roof and the hatch in the other plane which you can see from the last picture requires a bit of design/tin work to make a small rear spoiler. Andy
I made up the outer part of the spoiler out of 1mm steel. I want to avoid welding on the outer section so I flanged both sides and then using the shrinker/spoon to form the curve. I still need to make the inner part but first I will need to position/lock the hatch into position. The spoiler can then be positioned and welded onto the hatch section. Andy
Justin S said:
Its looking fantastic and am envious of the skill you have in the work you are doing. One thing, will the car have to be IVA tested to gain registration? Is this something you have been building into the car?
Cheers, yes the car will have to have a IVA/BIVA inspection for registration. I have a copy of version 5 of the manual but I think there is a newer version. Andy 
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