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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 12 10:26 pm
by Jon Connolly
This isn`t mine Andy .... it is my son`s

Remember ?????


;)

DB - if it snaps in half then I don`t know what I`m doing :shock:

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 12 10:56 pm
by mopar_mark
Jon Connolly wrote:50 x 50 x 1.5 mm box section now mig welded in place full length under each door shut ... this is to give rigidity to the bottom of the car to allow 2 pickup points each side straight into the box section

This will also be a good interface for finishing floor edges and supporting outer sills
Jon,
As the body is completely separate, irrelevant to the chassis, 50 x 50 x 1.5 Box section, seems a lot of excessive material for a body support, or is this part of the chassis ?

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 12 9:12 am
by Jon Connolly
Mark

The box sections only weighed a couple of kilos each, happy to put them in rather than the body get bent

It isn`t part of the chassis per see but I do intend to support outer sills from this and mount the chassis via otriggers to this

FIRST TIME I`VE EVER DONE THIS ... NO DOUBT JERRY BICKEL WOULD DO IT DIFFERENTLY ;)

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 12 9:52 pm
by Rich
might cost you a few quid more if he did it Jon :help:

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 12 6:17 pm
by Jon Connolly
All rear arches and inner skins are out

Next it will go on THE BENTLEY SIZED JIG be squared up before the nose gets cut off, firewall removed and rear spring mounts cut out

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 12 8:51 pm
by mopar_mark
Jon Connolly wrote:Mark

The box sections only weighed a couple of kilos each, happy to put them in rather than the body get bent

It isn`t part of the chassis per see but I do intend to support outer sills from this and mount the chassis via otriggers to this

FIRST TIME I`VE EVER DONE THIS ... NO DOUBT JERRY BICKEL WOULD DO IT DIFFERENTLY ;)
Fair enough, wasn't criticising, nice to see it progressing

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 12 8:53 pm
by mopar_mark
Jon Connolly wrote:Next it will go on THE BENTLEY SIZED JIG be squared up before the nose gets cut off
Is that a Dunc sized Bentley jig ;)

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 12 10:18 pm
by Jon Connolly
No probs Mark

See you tomorrow

:thumbright:

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 12 9:43 am
by AllKiller
Jon, Nick some ideas from here :thumbright:

suncoast race cars its a PDF cant post link :oops:

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 12 10:57 am
by autofetish
You are a brave brave man

Really looking forward to seeing this :thumbright: :thumbright:

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 12 3:38 pm
by autofetish
:atthemovies:

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 12 11:12 am
by Jon Connolly
Blimey ... 4 months since I`ve been near this :oops:

Got the Plymouth Arrow this morning on the truck and Hiab ed it up in the air so could see all around and underneath it. The wheelbase of the Arrow and Daytona are a bit different and the rake of the screen is a bit different but should be able to " lose " the changes in the rear arches and the passenger cell. The front is damaged and will be straightened prior to cutting to suit the Daytona.

The cage still has a current tag to 7.5 and as I`m not touching anything behind the firewall should be fine ??

The Arrow body will be cut off and thrown away

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 12 11:20 am
by Adrian Worman
Nice to see it coming together Jon :thumbright:

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 12 12:30 pm
by Ivor
Wow, that looks like a bullet proof tube chassis...tagged to 7.5 as well Jon, exactly what you need! ;)

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 12 1:00 pm
by sinny
Looks good Jon, keep it going mate. :thumbright: