Scratch built car
Discussion
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.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
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!
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!
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!
Please post some pictures of it, I'd love to see them. It can't really be that bad.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!
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!
Please post some pictures, I'm really interested now. What is it based on?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!
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!
Cant be worse than that blue Matra or Marco thing that appears at Le Mans and Bromley Pageant every year!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!
AlexIT said:
And even if it is bad, I'm sure that 99% of those saying that wouldn't have a clue how to do in first stance (I'm one of those).
im just painting it now, I had to carry out a few modifications to it, i.e sorting the doors that only opened 12", and the driving position that only suited a five year child!once its painted I will put some pictures up!
skyrover said:
found it...
Very similar dimensions to the original ford GT-40 it would appear
Yeah, i was thinking that but maybe you made the same mistake as me here.Very similar dimensions to the original ford GT-40 it would appear
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.
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.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!
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