What did you do in the garage yesterday?

[portzi]

TwinKam said:

I would remove your wedding ring also, especially using any power tools that are rotating at high speed, or your finger may get wrenched right out of its socket.

[JRA460]

Precats out,,semi sleeved exhaust, suns out, roof off, serious hoon, noise perfect, what more could you ask for.

[DangerousDerek]

[AMG Merc]

phazed said:

TwinKam said:

Sooo, you got married?

Excellent retort

[Discopotatoes]

It's Alive!
First time it's moved under its own steam since the body off restoration.


https://youtu.be/orS-g5GT_10

[Paulprior]

Congratulations, that must feel good after all of your work😀

[Discopotatoes]

Paulprior said:

Congratulations, that must feel good after all of your work??

Yes it does, I've got a few niggles to sort out before its MOT but the bulk of it is done

[N7GTX]

Discopotatoes said:

Paulprior said:

Congratulations, that must feel good after all of your work??

Yes it does, I've got a few niggles to sort out before its MOT but the bulk of it is done

Will it be done in time for Burghley? (Sunday 9th April)

[Discopotatoes]

N7GTX said:

Discopotatoes said:

Paulprior said:

Congratulations, that must feel good after all of your work??

Yes it does, I've got a few niggles to sort out before its MOT but the bulk of it is done

Will it be done in time for Burghley? (Sunday 9th April)

it might be a bit tight, i need to sort a few bits for the MOT, which would have to be done the Friday before as I'm away till next Tueday

[FoxTVR430]

portzi said:

I would remove your wedding ring also, especially using any power tools that are rotating at high speed, or your finger may get wrenched right out of its socket.

That's what happens when you put your finger somewhere it shouldn't be!
Look on the bright side, it still looks whole.
Just a scratch?

[ianwayne]

After many hrs and some grazes and a lot of swearing, driver's window will now go up and down under it's own steam. Even only on battery power! Second hand motor from a TX1 taxi did the job. So pleased with myself I filmed it.
Takes 4s to go down but 7s to go up. Even when new that was standard apparently. If the glass wasn't so curved...

I didn't cut myself as badly as above but when I was pushing the rubber back into the window guides and slipped, I discovered just how sharp fiberglass can be. Ouch on my arm. Took a few days to heal.

Passenger side next.....

[TwinKam]

portzi said:

I would remove your wedding ring also, especially using any power tools that are rotating at high speed, or your finger may get wrenched right out of its socket.

= Old wives' tale from the dusty annals of the H&S over cautious brigade.

Besides, most of us would rather run that 'risk' than the surety of having our boks wrenched out of their sockets for forgetting to put it back on before returning home... ever again.

FoxTVR430 said:

That's what happens when you put your finger somewhere it shouldn't be!
Look on the bright side, it still looks whole.
Just a scratch?

Aye. Tis but a scratch!
Healing well. Ran it into the edge of a brake dirt shield whilst gripping and rotating a disc... ...there are possibly less painful ways to remove a fingernail.

[caduceus]

Discopotatoes said:

It's Alive!
First time it's moved under its own steam since the body off restoration.


https://youtu.be/orS-g5GT_10

[portzi]

TwinKam said:

portzi said:

I would remove your wedding ring also, especially using any power tools that are rotating at high speed, or your finger may get wrenched right out of its socket.

= Old wives' tale from the dusty annals of the H&S over cautious brigade.

Besides, most of us would rather run that 'risk' than the surety of having our boks wrenched out of their sockets for forgetting to put it back on before returning home... ever again.

FoxTVR430 said:

That's what happens when you put your finger somewhere it shouldn't be!
Look on the bright side, it still looks whole.
Just a scratch?

Aye. Tis but a scratch!
Healing well. Ran it into the edge of a brake dirt shield whilst gripping and rotating a disc... ...there are possibly less painful ways to remove a fingernail.

I would not worry about your wife as she is easily
replaceable with a newer model.

[neal1980]

Finished the roll cage, all fits with the seats and door cards. Just gotta get it blasted / powder coated.

Summer is getting closer!!

[phazed]

neal1980 said:

Finished the roll cage, all fits with the seats and door cards. Just gotta get it blasted / powder coated.

Summer is getting closer!!

Very nice Neil.

I see you have adapted one of the Lanes bars. How and where are you going to fit the front plates on the forward facing diagonals?

[neal1980]

phazed said:

neal1980 said:

Finished the roll cage, all fits with the seats and door cards. Just gotta get it blasted / powder coated.

Summer is getting closer!!

Very nice Neil.

I see you have adapted one of the Lanes bars. How and where are you going to fit the front plates on the forward facing diagonals?

Hi Peter,

Its Dereks old TR Lane bar, but I thought it could be improved / strengthened more.

The plates bolt to the chassis outrigger triangles where the body bolts through.

Should strengthen the car up

[phazed]

That sounds ideal.

Just got to get you on track now

[QBee]

Have you also added flat steel inserts between the outriggers and the centre sections of the chassis? I mean so that you can bolt the seats to something strong, not just through the fibreglass? When Str8Six North (Willow as we used to know them) build a new chassis, or refurbish one, they insert some steel for this purpose.

Here's what Mat Smith did on my car - the rear bolts go through this strip, the fronts through the chassis corner plates, as that is (fortunately) where my Tuscan seats need to be bolted. The chassis has been shot blasted and painted since this photo was taken.

[ProjectChimaera]

neal1980 said:

Finished the roll cage, all fits with the seats and door cards. Just gotta get it blasted / powder coated.

Summer is getting closer!!

How did you get on with my old chassis? Was it useful for fabricating your bmw diff upgrade?