haha, Nick if I showed you a photo of the engine you wouldn't bet on the car being a runner that quick
Nathan, I'm SURE your Flathead is gonna be top-draw for sure.From what you've posted on it so far its gonna make some H.P. too. Nick.
All I can add to what has already been said is... "That my friends is as good as it gets"....never have I seen better work than this fellow's.
We got a Roller! With a little bit of dicking about we got the chassis on it's rubber We're going to wait for the body to go on before sorting out the rear shock upper mounting plates, they'll get shaped nicely and have a shock mount bolted in. Next thing on the agenda is to try and get hold of a Toyota propshaft (being messed about currently by someone who's breaking one). Propshaft, torque arm, rear axle seals and brake lines should just about complete the chassis side of the build.
Nathan, The chassis is lookin' even better if that is possible!The roller stage is a nice hurdle to get over, SWEET Man damn sweet! Nick.
Thanks Nick, it has to be said that it feels really good to have back on her wheels. We're on the home straight now
Nathan,you and Pete have done an outstanding job on that car. Love the wheel/tyre combo,running the same on mine. I asked the same shock question as Shonky on the 'other forum',I'll get in touch with Paul. Cheers, Mark.
Who is this 'Geordie Paul' fella anyway???????? Is he some sort of Supre Hero, one with a quiff and a tab!!!!!????? Nick.
Well,thanks for that,Nick.I now have a mental image that won't go away,yuk! You'll have to change your club name to 'Road Queens'.LOL
Hi Nath, I finally joined the forum,just to spend an hour going through your build,shit,i need a lie down now! I popped down to Pete's yesterday to check it out...the 'tefal guy' is a metal work genius...as we well know! Bodywork looks real good too mate,cant wait to see it finished. If you need an extra pair of hands anytime,give me a shout,Pete's got my number,i can make tea and lift heavy objects lol. Take it easy, Chris
Here's the latest update from Pete who's been working on the Coupe whilst I've been working away from home. "It's been a while since we had anything to show regarding updates. There has been a delay in the motor through no fault of Jims so we're going to run it with my engine until the built motor is complete. So we nicked some of Nathan's bits back and borrowed a few other bits from Jim and fitting up the french flatty. We've fitted the Supra gearbox with the Flatatack adaptor kit and settled the motor in the frame. Looks good and is nice to finally getting it back together. First job was to change the way the electric fan was mounted. It was originally mounted inbetween the grill and rad and to make room the rad was moved back in the shell. Not only did it look crap it was also one of the things that started the rebuild. So I have removed the fan and motor from it's housing and made new mounts which are stronger and smaller and although seen from the outside is much less noticeable. Next on the list was to reposition the gear lever. For some reason the photos were all corrupt so don't have any of the modification. But here's a nice one of it done " <!-- google_ad_section_end -->
Here's some more from the Boy Wonder... "As a few guys pointed out the rear wishbone front mount was not gonna work. This was something that was always going to be changed but only after the propshaft was fitted. Well the prop is now fitted so it was time to sort the mount out. I needed to stop it from pivoting on the mounting bolt, so I fab'd up an arm to take the front of a torque arm. this will also have another arm going from the top mount to one of the wishbones just to add more triangulation. Next was the torque arm. We used a standard Model A rear bone. Now I know they're flimsey crap but with a little work it'll be just fine. First was to run a thin cutting disc down the unwelded seam and then weld it fully. This made the wishbone much more rigid. Once cut to the right length one end was pie cut to give it more taper then welded to 30mm dia steel boss with a 10mm hole. The other end was then cut and bent to match the studs on the quick change. The original end was quite nice so it was cut to keep the outside casting webbing. Make a small filler peice and weld up and clean. And finally all fitted."
Thanks Nick. It's good to see your Coupe coming on too. A friend of mine has just bought a glass roadster on pilot chassis as a project. I think Pete will end up doing some fabricating on that one as well It's great to have people nearby that have a passion for rods
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