Darkspeed
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The ex race car Litton Corse S has made its way to eBay here my guess is it will make £8900 but fail to meet reserve. I expect the reserve to be over £16K That's a lot of work. I can also see many missing parts, and other parts that will just end up in the bin.  The chassis looks like its just been sat out in the rain since being blasted and powder coated! I'm interested in seeing what the eBay bidders think its value is. There is also a part built LB for sale on the SEC site - I just don't have the spare £70K or so that I think the price for it will be. |
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May 25, 2023 14:17:13 GMT
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That place is just down the road from me, but I don't think I'll be looking to buy. Being me, I'm more intrigued by the Mini in the corner!  |
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May 25, 2023 14:51:43 GMT
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That place is just down the road from me, but I don't think I'll be looking to buy. Being me, I'm more intrigued by the Mini in the corner! Don't know about that, I'd donate my b*lls to Science for the red Intergrale, 😁😁😁😁 Nigel |
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Darkspeed
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May 25, 2023 15:37:41 GMT
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And for me it would be the 131 Rallye - But I would have to have it sprayed Orange  |
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Darkspeed
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The chassis needs to be rolling so that I can get space in the garage to work, and also get at the 8 x 4 sheets of alloy I need to chop up to form the bulkhead and side panels etc., so after some minor alterations, stands and trolley became chassis dolly.  Also put some paint on the ball joints - chassis dolly now acting as drying stand.  Next job is getting the chassis onto it. The ex racer Litton was removed from eBay after a few days - ad on feacebook had a post from the seller - no longer for sale - could mean anything that statement so will have to see it pops up again. The un-started Litton has also finished another 30 days on its classified so will see if that gets posted again with another slight reduction in price. |
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I will need something similar hopefully around end of the year, space, the lack of it
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Darkspeed
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Jun 15, 2023 20:56:58 GMT
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Local LB building buddy has been making a mould to create a headlamp box cover for the RHS box on a Corse .  The LB and the Corse have a full size cover on the RHS whereas the Hawk has a more faithful to the original shaped cover   Original  Typically the LB and Corse are completed with just flat panels but I like the formed original style  |
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Last Edit: Jun 25, 2023 7:26:58 GMT by Darkspeed
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jamesd1972
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Jun 16, 2023 10:16:05 GMT
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It’s all in the details.
Nice touch that.
Lovely build to watch the progress on, thanks for sharing.
James
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Darkspeed
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Jun 24, 2023 21:15:40 GMT
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The end panels baulk-head to main body will they be bonded or have a rubber seal ?
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Jun 26, 2023 15:14:06 GMT
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Always a pleasure to see the quality of your work...in card, alloy, steel and weld!
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Jun 28, 2023 18:15:24 GMT
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Don't know what you've got in mind for sealing the fibreglass bulkhead 'ears' to the bodywork but my feeling is nothing too strong or solid. Might leave witness marks on the outer body.
Some kind of low modulus sealant with plenty of give?
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Darkspeed
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Jun 28, 2023 19:09:11 GMT
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The end panels baulk-head to main body will they be bonded or have a rubber seal ? They will need to be bonded as they form part of the engine/cockpit bulkhead - Will all need to be pretty airtight to keep the fuels etc. out - but as below, it also needs to be quite a fexible seal so as not to "pull" the skin on the main tub and leave a witness line. Always a pleasure to see the quality of your work...in card, alloy, steel and weld! Cheers Phil appreciated  Don't know what you've got in mind for sealing the fibreglass bulkhead 'ears' to the bodywork but my feeling is nothing too strong or solid. Might leave witness marks on the outer body. Some kind of low modulus sealant with plenty of give? I was thinking of the same sealer that I have used to seal the rear screen surround, its quite flexible, I cannot recall the shore hardness once cured, but if its too high I will have a search of the Sikaflex or others website for something more suitable |
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Darkspeed
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Jul 16, 2023 21:48:16 GMT
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"Turned out pretty good" !!
I think that's selling your work a little short,
It's amazing how, with simple hand tools, people like yourself turn out totally professional looking end results,
As I've said before, this is going to be so special and, IMO, definitely in the top 10% of such cars,
Nigel,
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Darkspeed
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Jul 17, 2023 19:23:16 GMT
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"Turned out pretty good" !! I think that's selling your work a little short, It's amazing how, with simple hand tools, people like yourself turn out totally professional looking end results, As I've said before, this is going to be so special and, IMO, definitely in the top 10% of such cars, Nigel, You are too kind Nigel. This evening I have reversed the card templates to see if it will be a straight forward task of just using the same templates to produce the panels for the N/S - I quick re-tape and clamp and it looks like we may be onto a winner.  I very nearly bought a Westfield at the weekend that I had been watching on Marketplace - Thankfully I sent the link to a mate of mine and he bought it instead - LOL. I have been doing very well recently fighting the temptation of adding to the fleet and really proud that I managed to resist yet again - it was close though as I really liked my SE. |
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teaboy
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Jul 17, 2023 20:51:16 GMT
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"Turned out pretty good" !! I think that's selling your work a little short, It's amazing how, with simple hand tools, people like yourself turn out totally professional looking end results, As I've said before, this is going to be so special and, IMO, definitely in the top 10% of such cars, Nigel, Listen to Uncle Nigel, he knows what he is talking about. |
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eurogranada
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Jul 19, 2023 12:49:26 GMT
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That all looks extremely factory crisp and clean!
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Jul 21, 2023 13:10:27 GMT
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Lovely sharp lines - echo Nigel's comments. For a moment I thought "won't you get drumming from flat panels?" But then I gave my head a wobble and remembered that having a V6 2 inches behind your ears might negate the impact of a little panel flexing! |
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Darkspeed
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Jul 21, 2023 17:10:33 GMT
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Lovely sharp lines - echo Nigel's comments. For a moment I thought "won't you get drumming from flat panels?" But then I gave my head a wobble and remembered that having a V6 2 inches behind your ears might negate the impact of a little panel flexing! Cheers, appreciated. Being a pretty small 500mm/500mm, 27mm thick composite sandwich triangle, flexing/drumming should be pretty minimal. And as you say its highly unlikely I would notice over the bellow of the 44IDF just behind my head |
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