Saturday, July 7, 2012

Wheels are done

Got the inside of the rims machined out to clear the disc hubs. Thanks Sam!
Haven't done much else because it's freezing here at the moment.
I have included a couple of photos of the dodge with the wheels now properly fitted and rolling again.



Friday, April 6, 2012

Front wheels

Quick test with the front wheels. They just don't quite go over the centre hub of the disc brake. Did some careful measurements and it misses by 0.67mm! Should be an easy fix to get them sitting flush on the disc. They look nice though :)

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Watch this space

Have had another meeting with my engineer and a lot of things that I felt were slowing the build up have now been answered.

So. . . . . . watch this space!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Little progress, but a nice shot.

Although I got a little time off over the Christmas break, unfortunately I came down with tonsillitis! I've had no energy to do anything. Except maybe to roll the car out and take a photo.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Headlights mocked up


Headlights in position to help work out position and geometry of new guard support brackets.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Front wings are "kinda" on.

Purists look away!
In order to get the guards to sit flat on the chassis rails, I had to cut a relief opening in the sides for the suspension to poke through. I'll fabricate some covers at a later date to close the holes in. In my defense, the hole I had to cut was no where near as big as the rust hole above it! That'll have to be patched as well. :) And yes, these are still the same original guards that were on the car when I got it.
The support bars that hold the guards square are soaking in the molasses at the moment and should be ready in about a week

Friday, April 22, 2011

Motor now in correct position.


I now have the motor resting at the correct height and ready to fabricate the engine and transmission mounts. The project is finally on the move again.