One more step for Man, one step closer....

[V8 VUM]

Ok...Ok....so I have the chassis build ready for the body prefit...Check!

The body has turned up...Check!

I have booked the prefit with the factory...Check!

Got the trailor...Check!

Got the towing vehicle...Check!

so all set, yes!

.....eeerrrrrr...no! ...well, not quite....

..I seem to have forgotten something....now, what was it?

ahahh wheels! - just a small thing....but a tad essential!

....and I ain't got any....Doh!

..Ta-dah, ta-dah!....Factory to the rescue.....dum-dum, dum-dum,der-der-daaaar!

With.......Super Magnificent Wooden-wonder-wheels! Ta-daaaaaah!....Fantastic..the wear should be nothing short of amazing!

Pick them up tomorrah, and try to hide the chassis from the neighbors when I load the trailor!

Keith

[gtr-tt]

Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first... /Murphy

[ezakimak]

And this is normally facilitated by having a beer first, after all you have to set out in the manner in which you intend to finish

[V8 Vum]

Definately -

Well, just back with the wonder-wheels! Tread is a bit thin though! Can't see me setting any circuit records using these!

Saw my body! (ooooohhhh!) ..in luvely grey gelcoat!

Now to finding a way for me 'billy-no-mates' to lift the very-very heavy chassis off the dolly in a single garage!!!

Anyone muscle-bound fancy a trip up to Tewkesbury on sunday!

Keith

[steve_d]

Why do you need it off the dolly?

Steve

[andynormancx]

Because he is taking it to the factory for the body pre-fit ?

[steve_d]

Ah yes silly me.

Take dolly out onto drive. Lift one end and drag a workmate or trestle under the end. Do same at other end. Pull dolly out sideways. Lift an end, remove workmate, lower to ground. Repeat for other end.
I did this on my own with my chassis.

Steve

[V8 VUM]

Apart from one small problem............The Wonder wheels wont fit ....aaaaaaa fffffk!!!!!!

Am I being stupid here? Afer an 80mile round trip, I got the fronts on, just with about 2 thread spare....but the backs....no way! The studs are just no long enough to allow for a 1mm gap between the callipers and the wheel. Even flush there is no thread to speak of!



Now what! ....I need wheels!!!!

Looks like the prefit may very well be offfff!

[gtr-tt]

V8 VUM said:

Apart from one small problem............The Wonder wheels wont fit ....aaaaaaa fffffk!!!!!!

Am I being stupid here? Afer an 80mile round trip, I got the fronts on, just with about 2 thread spare....but the backs....no way! The studs are just no long enough to allow for a 1mm gap between the callipers and the wheel. Even flush there is no thread to speak of!



Now what! ....I need wheels!!!!

Looks like the prefit may very well be offfff!

Don't you have wheels on your dolly?? (I moved mine still on the dolly) or why not just take off the callipers if they causes the problem?

Edited by gtr-tt on Thursday 7th September 20:35