Tiny thread highjack , Graham just started a groupbuy on this exhaust .

Cheers ,

Martin .

 

99% sure of the colour Its a secret though.

Main Hoop now cut and inplace.. sort of.. Awaiting some photo's of another cage..

Turns out I was right with the plates on the front struts.. Have now worked out what the odd plates are for that were lying around

David

 

just popped in to check email, whilst waiting for the 45mm cutter to cool down... its currently laying in the chopsaw..

David

 

Change of plan... using a 44/45mm holesaw instead now.. will comment later.. tea is ready..

 

will also remove duplicates!! trying to get a reasonable pic.

 

Ace!
Keep going!
Graham

 

looking good so far did you ever get that heater from the usa

 

Lookin good !

you get chance have a nosy for that inlet manifold matey it's worth good credit in the aladins cave..

 

Off for a crap, a bit of breakfast and then back in the garage...

 

Thanks for that David.. more detail of the rods in the garage not the bathroom please!

Cage is taking shape.. are you going to paint it all then weld it in or are you double jointed?

Simon

 

Coming along nicely David Now you have the jigs the 2nd one will be so much easier

Andy

 

Lookin good fella

 

Simon.. Overspray will cover most of it.. and if you spray very little paint and lots of passes, it will get covered... no point trying to paint it prior, as it will make it harder..

Andy - Its not quite as easy as I thought it would be, but not looking bad at all... YET.. and only 3 tubes done so far!

Went to my sisters today instead, as she had a leak and the floor needed refitting, so got that out of the way.. off back in the garage now though..

David

 

well it's further forward than mine at this point.....
At least you have a shell to work with.
Still waiting for mine..

Your Sister should see a doctor about that

Andy

 

I got my bare (painted) shell back on Saturday

 

LOL at Fuzz

 

Just mailed Roelands, see if I can have the bare (Unpainted ) shell back on Saturday.


Andy

 

View From Boot


Close up of joint (Drivers Side)


Rear Strut Bar In..


Guessing at tube postions, as this and the u shaped piece from the transmission tunnel are next, then the X in the back window.


Just a bit of tubing left


Plate tack welded in place to locate U shaped Piece..


Same again..



Also getting a bit sad, just written a program to sort the images..
tomorrow I will make it rescale the images and also upload them via FTP... I then will probably take a lot more pics for you

David

 

most excellent!
Shaping up really well.

Graham

 

Making progress then, V-bar will set position of front of the rear lower stays.

 

Coming along nicely David

 

Looks very good, makes me want to learn to weld! Something i have been meaning to start at for ages.

 

Must be murder welding in a cage this way and getting round all the joints.
Did you weigh the cage tubes when they were delivered?

Look forward to seeing progress further tonight as i have nothing else to do on my car now.....(= getting bored already)

Graham.

 

Nice one Dave, will be round at lunch to check on things

 

well done.. looks very good..

 

Very nice work David

/Jan

 

Cage weighs 50kgs apparently.. .could have saved weight with a T45, but the cost per KG makes me want to shed the weight elsewhere, or invest it in traction (Ohlins Suspension or Mickey Thompson's) or my sequential dog kit

David

 

Anyway.. back in the garage now.. done the U shaped tube, and done one end of the first rear stay, doing the other next whilst the jig is set at the correct angle....

Came in to warm up and grab a drink and the camera... its not warm out.. ICE on the pond

Really need to find a good natural gas heater at a reasonable price..

David

 

Nice work there mate....

 

Just light Pat