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Martin

I`m particularly interested in the body to frame fixing details

Any chance of some more pics when you`ve got time ?

Thanks

Car looks really good, you going for a retro paint scheme too ??

Hi Jon, When I've got the engine and transmission out I'm going to lift the body off so that I can give the chassis a clean and paint the inside of the fibreglass body. Before I do I'll take pictures of all the mounting points and post them up. The body is bolted straight on to the chassis, I have been wondering whether I should use some sort of rubber or plastic spacers or washers to avoid the fibreglass cracking?

Any advice Duncan, Mark, Trev... ?

WOW !!! ...................that floor looks the Bolliks .................Bananarama! the car

Jon Connolly wrote:you going for a retro paint scheme too ??

Jon, I think I might have to paint the car the same colour as the floor judging by the compliments it (the floor) has received.

I was just going to ask about the floor

What colour ?
What paint ?
Oil or water based ?

Hi, yeah I remember the Challenger running from way back...a striaght buy from a very well known USA SS racer...can't remember the name now...ran consistent 10. 0's. on motor here, sounds like you got those Magic iron heads on your motor from that car... rare, prob flow close to a good Indy head?. Shame you didn't get the 6-pack set up as well. Anyhow looks like your gonna have a quick car there, all the best..Les

Thanks for the info Les, I'll dig out the log book for the engine when I have time and post up some more history about it.

About time you went public Martin! Has it really been three years, only seems a few months ago we were talking about it!

Cannot wait to see this finished, if there is anything you need that I can help with just ask

Here you go Martin...a bit of inspiration for you!

TyreFryer wrote:Hi Jon, When I've got the engine and transmission out I'm going to lift the body off so that I can give the chassis a clean and paint the inside of the fibreglass body. Before I do I'll take pictures of all the mounting points and post them up. The body is bolted straight on to the chassis, I have been wondering whether I should use some sort of rubber or plastic spacers or washers to avoid the fibreglass cracking?

Any advice Duncan, Mark, Trev... ?

Being a custom chassis & custom body, the body mounting points would of been specifically made to ensure there was the least or nil distortion.

I personally would use a med- hardish rubber between the chassis & body mounting point, in addition I would use large style washers to spread the load, when tightening the body to the chassis

If you fight your way through this thread you will pick up a million and one tips and tricks for building a car such as this,

http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/garage ... -last-5064

Jon Connolly wrote:I was just going to ask about the floor

What colour ?
What paint ?
Oil or water based ?

To right John, that colour, it looks like a kind'd ochre shade, yes very nice I had a TR-6 that colour, and a Lambretta, very "retro"

I bet it's ICI with a nice none slip texture, you just can''t go wrong with quality floor paint like this

I don't think it will be water based Johnathan, most likely a two-pack system with a hardener agent for extra resilience


I would love to come round and have proper look at it Mart, obviously I would bring my slippers, wouldn't want to get nasty foot prints on it
I bet it still smells new ...........shame you gotta put a car on it .............Top work Mart, keep up the good work son, walls n ceiling next

Thanks for the useful input Jon, Ivor, Mark and John.

As for you Mr Bird, I'm surprised at you taking the Bananarama!, knowing that you would prefer me not to make certain pictures of you available to the wider audience.

Anyway, tonight I pulled the engine and transmission out so the chassis is completely stripped apart from the body which I'll unbolt tomorrow night (I'll take the mounting pics first Jon) and the steering rack, which I need to give a bit of a whack with a mallet and a soft drift. I'll have to leave that until the weekend as I don't want to annoy the neighbours.

Nice to see this at long last Martin, I remember you telling me about it when we were doing the Challenger. Seems to be coming together nicely, I will be looking forward to seeing it run next year