Sorry for the potato-cam pic...

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228) 01/07/2015 at 15:06 • Filed to: Spit6

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...but I got some new goodies for the Spitfire :) 940g alloy wishbones to replace the 2.3kg cast iron lumps in the rear suspension. Next up is sorting out the radiator bracket and stitch-welding the chassis then it can be sent off for chemical treatment :)

Mattbob > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/07/2015 at 15:10

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mmm, those look beautiful.

Cé hé sin > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/07/2015 at 15:17

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Isn't that a lot of expense to save a kilo?

Rock Bottom > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/07/2015 at 15:17

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What are the curved around?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Cé hé sin 01/07/2015 at 15:24

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A reasonable expense, but I had to get new wishbones anyway so part of it is offset by that. Plus, once you've cut a lot of holes and replaced bits with fibreglass there's only so much weight you can lose cheaply...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Rock Bottom 01/07/2015 at 15:27

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The standard suspension has a big rubber doughnut in place of an outer CV joint (google triumph rotoflex suspension) so it has to curve around that.

Mine will have those replaced with modern CV joints so the curve isn't necessary, but these wishbones are designed to suit both...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/07/2015 at 15:38

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What is that on your unsprung, about 5-8% cut or so? Not quite as significant as an allow wheel swap, but far from meaningless.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/07/2015 at 15:52

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stitch-welding the chassis then it can be sent off for chemical treatment

I wish I were this close to any sort of finish on my Ranchero, by the way. It's going to be a bit more welding, then sandblasting, then more welding, still more welding...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/07/2015 at 16:00

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13% from a stock rotoflex setup :)

The alloy wheels are actually a little heavier than the stock steels, but they are wider with wider tyres...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/07/2015 at 16:02

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Oh I've got lots of that still to do :) I've got a quarter of the floor to do on the body, and a fuel door cutout to source and weld into the rear wing. After that that should be the last of the welding to do though :)

Mine's just a shit-ton of expenditure left and then I can crack on with the work...

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/07/2015 at 16:08

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I've got mine to where I just need a bit of tunnel work to make the Mustang floorboards drop straight in... but then the little bit behind where the floorboards end I'll have to be making from scratch. Then there's the closing up the door posts, the closing up the heater box, the A-pillar fixing, the roof welding, the side quarter welds, the radiator bracket building... I'm swamped for quite a while. I'm doing a reverse from you re: fuel fill in the fender, though - I'm making mine disappear from the side of the fender, and going behind the left lamp.

Rock Bottom > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/07/2015 at 20:24

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Ahhhh... that makes sense. I tried googling photos but kept coming up with pics of transverse leaf springs. Looked like a prehistoric 4/5 scale Corvette!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Rock Bottom 01/08/2015 at 04:33

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It is a bit like a mini corvette :) you can see it in this picture. The leaf spring forms the upper wishbone, and the lower wishbone is at the bottom. Between the two is the big rubber doughnut :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/08/2015 at 04:36

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You've definitely got you work cut out there :) cool idea with the fuel filler behind the lamp

Oh, i've still got your rocker covers and cortina tail lamps when you need them. Don't forget :)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2015 at 09:47

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Got any grand ideas for what might be worth going to in the UK in around three-four months or so? That might be a good time for me to wander in the direction of your shores.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/08/2015 at 12:58

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Hmmm, the Goodwood breakfast club is every first sunday of the month during the summer months. The FoS would be a must-see fi you're in the vacinity at the right time, even for just a day...

Brands Hatch would also be a good venue to go visit. The calendar's here :) I'd recommend BTCC for really mental racing and I've been to the CSCC classics day before and that's very good :)

I haven't been there in well over a decade, but Brooklands motor museum's another good place to go. Must go back there myself soon actually :)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/08/2015 at 13:03

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http://www.brandshatch.co.uk/calendar/2015/… This one looks like a prizewinner - might hit that. I'd not heard Brooklands got a Concorde either - fascinating.