Used to be Blue's Valiant

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue Jun 16, 15 9:42 am

great work as usual Blue, very inspirational.

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Tue Jun 16, 15 8:23 pm

Blue wrote:
autofetish wrote:I don't like that brake line
I know it looks like it's in a vulnerable position but it isn't, you'll never know it's there once it's under the carpet.

I remeber you saying cars without carpet look unfinshed

How will you make the carpet look good at the edges without the orginal panels

Your works is epic and it's an epic car

lough3969 · Post by **lough3969** » Sun Jun 28, 15 12:47 pm

have we got to wait till the Nats?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Jun 28, 15 5:54 pm

"How will you make the carpet look good at the edges without the orginal panels?"

I dunno yet, I'll work that out in due course..

"Have we got to wait till the Nats?"

Quite possibly, I've done nothing on the car in the last couple of weeks, I'm waiting for parts still and I've had a whole bunch of "life" stuff that needed doing.

Normal service will be resumed shortly....

lough3969 · Post by **lough3969** » Sun Jun 28, 15 8:09 pm

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Aug 22, 15 7:15 pm

Clutch thrash. Cover had fatigued around all 3 levers, otherwise all good. Clutch looks recent, no makers name I suspect the cover is a rebuilt one. New clutch going in next week. Found a new flywheel in there as well as the pivot and throwout arm, can't believe the amount of new parts I've found on this car.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Aug 22, 15 7:31 pm

Good that you found it before you gave it the beans.

What's it like working on a car a stone's throw from your house??

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Aug 22, 15 8:02 pm

It's brilliant Pete, I can't tell you how much of a difference it's made.

lough3969 · Post by **lough3969** » Mon Aug 24, 15 12:27 pm

Good to hear that it wasn't a catastrophic failure 👍🏼 will you be taking the car to any events? Need to see this... I'm lusting after Valiants now.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Mon Aug 24, 15 5:13 pm

I've pretty much decided to write this season off fella, moving workshops has put me so far behind I'm looking at it as getting a head start for next year

You're always welcome to drop in if you're in the area!

lough3969 · Post by **lough3969** » Thu Aug 27, 15 2:05 pm

May well take you up on that! I'm not that far away. Please keep posting the new work.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Aug 27, 15 7:06 pm

Will do, not much new to show at the moment but should be something next week. New clutch in and all back together, next up is finishing off something I started a long time ago...

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Sep 02, 15 6:41 pm

Started finishing off the rear spring relocation this week. I fitted the boxes for the front mount into the chassis rail a couple of years back when I did the chassis ties and left the rest of the job until now. Calvert sliders replace the rear shackles, as this would have lowered the car an inch, I had to incorporate a spacer into the mounting bracket to keep the ride height the same. Once tacked I'll check to make sure I've allowed enough rearward movement before I finish welding them up.

ScottyDave · Post by **ScottyDave** » Wed Sep 02, 15 6:50 pm

Nice, never seen or heard of anything like that before

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Wed Sep 02, 15 6:57 pm

Whats the advantages on this setup Blue verses standard shackles?