Need any more measurements David, I can still get at it fairly easily.
Mine is 30mm too far forward... but height looks right (only dim I gave you I think)

Suggest cutting out and reattaching of the two vertical bars in the centre of the car (that bolt to the tunnel) as well as the steering column support, as the dash seems to require a bit more support in that area. Other than that mine is all together.

Andy

 

Help me with Link emissions and you can have all the measurements you require

 

I think I can assist there. I will sort some pics tomorrow. Like Andy suggests, I have already put the vertical struts in from the tunnel to the dash bar, and a few other additions too.

 

Orange is nice

 

Edited as I cant make a sentence..

 

Looked fine in the notification e-mail I got

Andy

 

Im not allowed to paint my car orange as someone else has, that scoob however is the same colour almost as my old car.

My car is being painted either Y01 or YZ01

David

 

I am going for a different colour again, the TOTB team will most likely look like a collection of jelly beans!

 

Nods....
Mellow


Andy

 

Correct

 

What are those colours in English?
Spraying next week?
Graham

 

Just finished the welding... kind of..

Got dash bar to fit now and a couple of inserts..

Cage should be complete today

 

Good stuff.

How'd the interview go....or shouldn't i ask?

 

I've was offered the job on friday, and I verbally accepted the offer this morning.

David

 

nice one

 

Super!

 

When d'you start David.... or in other words.... how long have you got to work on the car???

 

Tuesday

Collected a steering column today, so will position the dash bar tomorrow and then weld it in

 

Good stuff.

Ever think about what you'll do when you finich the car? Will driving it be enough for you?

 

Nope.

I have some major plans for the front, but time isnt going to permit them just yet.

 

Good point Dave.
I suspect David is a bit like me, the building of the car is the challenge. Once its built then comes the boring bit..... driving it !
If David enjoyed driving his scoobs more than building them then the Silver car would be finished and touring a track near you
My car is finished now and I'm bored with it already, hasn't even been out yet !

Andy

 

Bloody hell!

HILLCLIMB it then!

Graham.

 

Prefer circuit racing, at least after a few laps you get the gist of where the track goes and the lap times start to fall. Used to do sprints and hills but with my crap short term memory (call it an age thing ) each run was like the first time

 

Andy has it spot on!

I really want to build a car from scratch, and I pushing myself closer and closer to doing that

Scoobs really dont do it for me anymore..

Now a 4wd justy turbo is still tempting.

Graham, Isnt there a point when you mod the car beyond a certain point, you get put in a class you 'cant' win with hill climbing?

David

 

Got to agree, with what Andy says. I see exactly that in David, and i also think i am the same. Its the build thats the fun, dont get me wrong i do enjoy driving the car, but its the challenge of building it for me, and mine is in nowhere near the same scale of David's let alone Andy's!

Justy 4wd, hell yeah, we now have the space to do it.

 

That 'moment' arrives in all competition.

If my Sti was 600 bhp and on slicks etc I bet I wouldn't be that much quicker as my nerve is about at max now.

I have scratch built 2 cars, well, nearly.

When i was 21 I had built my first street rod (it was the early 70's), loved the bild, loved the pose etc and building the chassis, jag suspension, Capri V6;s etc and the Rover V8's (just the best engine) and then to the 911's.

Building is such a buzz to say the least.

I now find the build is great (hence the stupid threads), and the hillclimbs are a terrific 'social' event which is the reward for the build.

I do not have the time and patience today to 'Do a Wallis' to (any) car, but if you recall my sketch of your Wagon David, that would be such a great project to me (about 15 years ago!)

I am very close to taking 2007 off and doing the car in a hill climb minimalist way (ie 6 point cage welded-in etc, not multi), but i also fancy supercharging my old 911, a G50 gearbox, 968 brakes and slicks, just so easy on a 911.

I also fancy doing a 2.33 for the oily hands bit too.

Nice to dream, but the build IS the best bit, without hill climbing it would be meaningless, and i would simply get a good 911 and travel instead, but drive in France without silly police men and Rayguns on every corner! Grrrrr.

Time for my tablet...
Graham.



Such fun doing that one!

 

if andy is bored with his already i'd like to put my name forward to take the car of his hands i'll even let him have my fairly standard wrx to give him something to do ....... ok i throw in my rover run around as well see if he can get 500bhp out of the 1400cc
chris

 

See I like these kind of cars

But it would have to have 1500bhp - Thats no joke either! 1200 - 1500Bhp

David

 

so close to ripping mine apart and starting again..

Perhaps I enjoy the build more than the driving and I just make excuses as to why I'm not happy with it.


Andy

 

I had exactly the same when i re-shelled my Mini years ago, i just ended up not driving it, and bolting more and more goodies on it...... sold it in the end to get the Scoob..... i've stopped myself as far as possible doing the same with the scoob, i've just bought a disco to go off roading with, to stop myself spending too much on the scoob for the very limited mileage it now does......