by "BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
Published 08/15/2017 at 16:27
by "BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
Published 08/15/2017 at 16:27
Tags: spit6
STARS: 3
The other side is halfway there, but i’ve run out of old mounting plates to repurpose so i’ve got to make some more.
This definitely isn’t a modification for a standard non-unibody car. The box section’s down to 1" in height in places.
I’ve also gone to a little over max droop and it looks like it’ll be tricky to weld a plate over the underside and still keep decent ground clearance. I might wait for the dry-fit and check it with actual max droop before boxing in the underside.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/15/2017 at 16:32, STARS: 1
As they’d say in Oz, “Bonzer”.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
08/15/2017 at 16:37, STARS: 0
Looks nice, the moment of truth for seeing the actual geometry is coming closer!
Great to see you’ve taken the working pace from worlds fastest cafe racer to the Spit6. I really hope you manage to finish it before the europpomeet :)
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
08/15/2017 at 16:54, STARS: 2
Hopefully! I definitely want it on the road for then :)
Next steps will be finish welding the roll hoop into the roof, a bit of floor repair i missed, get it back on the ground and do a dry fit of all the major components :)
"tromoly" (tromoly)
08/15/2017 at 17:02, STARS: 0
Why are almost all your welds blobby?
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/15/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 0
I seem to recall his welder’s some sort of old Italian thing. Possibly a bit uneven with feed rate. He’s also I think running the wire just slightly fast on average, and I don’t know how steady the current’s been on his old Spit frame and its thin metal.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
08/15/2017 at 17:11, STARS: 0
So the end of the major welding work is in sight? Awesome!
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
08/15/2017 at 18:51, STARS: 1
It is from the firewall back at least. I’ve got to sort out front suspension tower braces, radiator mounts and bonnet mounts but that shouldn’t be too great of an effort :) definitely feels like a major milestone coming up :)
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
08/15/2017 at 18:56, STARS: 0
Yeah Ramblin’s got it. Wire feed’s a little fast. It’s set that way to help when I’m welding upside-down which is a right pain and I just couldn’t be bothered to faff about with the speed every time I changed where I welded. Could probably have compensated by moving a little faster. Sod’s law the bits I’d got that nailed on are much less visible in the pic :S
"davedave1111" (davedave1111)
08/21/2017 at 12:46, STARS: 0
You’re nearly finished now. Could get it done all this decade, I reckon :)
Also, did you see the new Hydragas refill valves are out?
http://www.mikesatur.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=837
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"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
08/21/2017 at 14:52, STARS: 0
I know! I’m getting ambitious now ;)
I’ve actually welded up the other side too now, just haven’t snapped a pic. Not it’s a little rust on the a-pillar, tying in the roll hoop to the roof and replacing the prop tunnel and the welding from the firewall back is done!
Sweet that would be excellent. I need to read up on how the trophy spheres are different because if it’s just higher gas pressure this could replicate those two, or stiffen the rear after fitting a V6 or similar ;)
"davedave1111" (davedave1111)
08/21/2017 at 17:57, STARS: 0
Trophy spheres have a different displacer cone too, IIRC. You’d need to buy a set of the right spheres, and they’re a bit pricey these days.
The V6 was something MG/Rover explored back in the day, it fits quite easily, but it’s a bit too heavy to put that far back in the car. Plus, there’s unlimited power available out of the K-Series. Especially with a Mad Max style supercharger sticking out of the engine lid.