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Hi. I'm working on something called a Fiberfab Jamaican. It's an American fibreglass body on an Austin Healey 3000 ( pictures to follow) Two things I'm thinking about just now 1) I intend to create an opening bootlid - cut out and bond in hinges etc. My question is, any good ideas for forming a flange that will accept a rubber seal ? A sort of U section I suppose that will have a mall drain built in at the bottom. I just haven't thought a way to make something to mould over. 2) there isn't enough headroom in the car ! Sitting on the floor, my head brushes the roof. I will be using a fibreglass seat bolted to the floor which will be as thin as possible under my bum. I can't go down any, cos there's a chassis leg under the seat. I could do a " Gurney bubble " but I really don't want to spoil the lines. Hopefully you will see from the photos. As it's fibreglass, I could cut out and raise the roof I suppose but again, I don't want to spoil the looks Any suggestions / thoughts welcome, especially those that don't involve surgery on me !
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A long time ago ( like 30 years ) I found the whole front end of an E30 BMW while dog walking . Front subframe, complete with all suspension, bulkhead, front half of floor pan, 2 litre engine and 5 speed manual gearbox. Someone had chopped the car up and dumped that bit ! I'm afraid I bolted on a drawbar and towed it home a week later 😀
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Mar 31, 2020 21:26:05 GMT
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I've now got about four 70s era black and decker corded drills, bought on eBay for about £5 each. Better made and much quieter than modern plastic ones, and they're retro !
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Mar 19, 2020 17:56:45 GMT
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I keep it clean !
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Mar 15, 2020 18:13:55 GMT
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I would have sworn they had Weller on them, but I checked today, and there are no makers names. Anyway, still for sale !
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Last Edit: Mar 15, 2020 18:14:41 GMT by healeyneil
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Mar 10, 2020 22:46:45 GMT
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No-one ?
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As it says, I have a set of Weeler steel wheels I'll never use. They're 6J x 14 Ford ( and Sunbeam) fitting @4 x108. Don't know the backspacing, but can measure I think they were rwd One has been painted silver the others still white. They're in Glasgow. £50 please. Will courier/ help with transport whatever. Taking up space !
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Dec 31, 2019 23:30:10 GMT
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Some years ago I put a Lotus Eclat engine and 5 speed box in a Sprite. Lots of surgery to fit, but it didn't half go well.
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The rear screen on an Alpine isn't glass .
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In California ( where else !) The motive power is a WW11 Continental tank 7 cyl radial engine, apparently developing 440 BNP on propane and nos ! The owner has driven it round his yard. Possibly the worlds most dangerous beetle!
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May 31, 2019 20:28:20 GMT
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I'm not really convinced about leaf springs controlling sideways movement, I have to say, which is why I added the watts linkage. The radius arms are another whole ballgame! Theoretically, they should be under the spring, but in practice, they restrict movement too much. I'm thinking of adding a horizontally orientated shock absorber above the leaf spring to act as a radius arm. I may try a very brief drive with the shock absorbers disconnected to see what happens !
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I have a rear suspension query I would like advice on, if anyone is willing. The car is a 1960 Sunbeam Alpine, with a 302 Ford V8 up front. The rear axle has leaf springs, and Ive fitted a Watts linkage to help control it ( basically Scimitar bits) The telescopic shockers are angled inwards at the top by maybe 30 degrees or so. On the drive to and from the MOT centre ( it passed, yay! ) it feels like the suspension isnt working as it might. As I'm guessing the shock absorbers were originally angled to give a degree of sideways control, might I be better to remount the shock absorbers vertically ? Thanks in advance, Neil
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Nov 24, 2018 18:06:09 GMT
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Many years ago, my wife's uncle gave me his Mini 850 automatic which had a blown head gasket. Towed it home ( probably shouldn't have) . Few hours later, drove it back to let him see it. Possibly the slowest car I've ever driven !
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Oct 29, 2018 19:06:56 GMT
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Final price drop. I cant believe this hasnt been snapped up !
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Oct 16, 2018 21:38:07 GMT
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Nearly finished now !
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Mine as above is barely audible in the garage. The timber structure around it is well ventilated. As far as noise for the neighbours is concerned, I think as long as I'm not using it on a BBQ day, it's not a problem
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I just sold one like that. It was not noisy in use. Ok inside the garage. I used it to paint a car, but you had to wait for the compressor to catch up, and it struggled with power tools. Ive replaced it with a bigger one, located outside, with its own little waterproof "shed" Its between the garage and the boundary line of the garden, so out of the way
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Sept 9, 2018 14:44:31 GMT
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Just back from a 1250 mile trip round Eire faultlessly:) And I've put it on eBay
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theres someone on the E21 forum selling a set
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