We have lift on

[GAjon]

Well,it's taken a couple of weeks (years) and there's still lots to do but a milestone anyway.
Body trial fit on rebuilt chassis.

[heightswitch]

Looking good Mr Livesey
N.

[GAjon]

heightswitch said:

Looking good Mr Livesey
N.

Cheers Neil,

Still lots to do, which I will now set about but most of its beyond my ability so hopefully Adrian will be able to fit it in to complete the delicate and difficult bits.

[whitewolf]

That looks brilliant!!!

good to see it coming together :-)


Can't wait to see the step by step build

[GAjon]

whitewolf said:

Can't wait to see the step by step build

A brief summary,

Take one of these.



Unintentionally do this.



Cry and then take it bits.



Get to wear a welding hat you found



Paint it up



Get ready to put it back together



And end up with the picture in the OP.

Mind you thats taken 6 years so far.

[stainless_steve]

Keep up the good work

[Alistair H.]

Nice work Jon. I am still waiting for the pics from the ..... cough......gentlemans magazine!

[GAjon]

stainless_steve said:

Keep up the good work

Thanks Steve, I have re-kindled my interest, hope its not temporary.

Alistair H. said:

Nice work Jon. I am still waiting for the pics from the ..... cough......gentlemans magazine!

Hello Alistair,your far to young, I'll post a picture of my engine for you instead.

[TVR_owner]

Well done J, I blame Motorhomes for the delay

[GAjon]

TVR_owner said:

Well done J, I blame Motorhomes for the delay

That's true, I put this weekend aside to specifically lift the body on.
Instead of going away in the van!

[whitewolf]

Wow. i bet u felt sick when it happened!!!

Id cry too!!


the rebuild looks impressive. is that radiator standard and sit there?

Loving the dish chrome wheels :-)

[GAjon]

whitewolf said:

the rebuild looks impressive. is that radiator standard and sit there?

Loving the dish chrome wheels :-)

No the radiators not standard, very little is on this car.
The wheels are polished Mag alloy Compomotive split rims on the rear, the front ones I had to have replicas made by Image wheels because the origonals were smashed in the RTA.

[whitewolf]

I spotted that looking at the engine and other parts.


Really need to do a meet with people on here... realise how bad mine is but what it could achieve... with very deep pockets!!

[tomtrout]

Looks like we are at about the same stage. Its a long haul!

[GAjon]

You look further on to me, your painted and all your old wirings out, looks good.
Are you tackling everything yourself?

[tomtrout]

I didn't paint it but I have done just every thing else. Grinding out and repairing all the gel coat cracks was definitely the low point!

Veneering the dash and covering the dash top crash pad proved to be a bit of a challenge! My first stab at gluing on the veneer was a complete disaster. I haven't got any machine tools so I have had to get some bits made. Just in the process of building up the pedal box - keeps me out of mischief I guess! I get the sneaky feeling that once finished your's might be a tad quicker than my old girl!

[jellison]

Both at about the same stage as me.

Cage being built now, then custom loom being made for it and all gauges and pedals going in. Hopefully fire it in mid summer (can't wait to hear it).

[Moto]

tomtrout said:

Looks like we are at about the same stage. Its a long haul!

Andy,

Stunning... stunning... stunning! Absolutely superb.

[jellison]

That burn't Orange is a cool colour.

[GAjon]

jellison said:

Both at about the same stage as me.

Cage being built now, then custom loom being made for it and all gauges and pedals going in. Hopefully fire it in mid summer (can't wait to hear it).

Is yours a race car or road car?