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more progress! quite an entertaining day

we're using rivnuts to fix the headlight support panels



new bit of wing



fixed by 5 M5 screws



a welded on tab to secure it



we then decided to do some arts and crafts. this is the design for the door bars, getting them done tomorrow





i then made a new one of these to replace the one that came off as it was too shallow.....



it looks great! i think im going to use this bonnet, the black one you may have seen in some of the pictures has been messed about with and there is plates where the hinge sits



i dont really know what to do next! fiddly odd jobs i think. will keep you posted





let me know if you have any questions

Just came across this http://www.facebook.com/AlanCrossleyMot ... ngineering

thats him! how did you find it?

Noticed you mention his name somewhere and searched him. Firstly it came back with a cricketer until I put in welder...

haha ok.

no progress on the car today as it would have taken me hours to get to the workshop due to the snow and we have no oil for heating!

i have a front panel..!

welded here



here...



and here!



turning it over on the spit again tomorrow. the last fiddly bits to do!

a belated update! i seem to be lagging behind a bit, apologies (not that anyone really cares haha)

did some work to my bonnet


made some bonnet shim/spacer thingies


im using these, aerocatches!



they lock into a post which is built into a channel that we fabricated



they poke through the bonnet like this



Alan needed the space in his workshop, this involved moving it. we created a dragster!



however when we fitted the subframe we forgot that there wasnt any dampers on it.....SLAMMED!



won't be alot of progress updates in the next few days as i'm away and as such work wont be progressing. will update when stuff happens though!

hello!

there has been no progress on the Sprint recently, because i have finally got a job!


here is a few pictures to show what i've been up to....





i am now a Data Engineer for MTech Racing on Ferrari 458's! Basically i sit in front of laptops with squiggly lines on the screen......

Well done don't forget about ya trump at alans
That floor covering looks smart

maximus wrote:Well done don't forget about ya trump at alans
That floor covering looks smart

nooo i'm not, i have instructed him to get on with it without me!

it does look smart, but its a bloody pain to put down....

work is starting again tomorrow!


you will be getting updates again

Excellent, looking forward to reading them

I've just read this thread from start to finish - awesome work, superb!!

Edin Dundee wrote:I've just read this thread from start to finish - awesome work, superb!!

Thanks! .


More updates to follow.....

Hey there!


It was good to see it out in the sunshine again!



And on its side......



Within minutes we found holes....



Cleaned, ready for seam welding.....



We needed to use a slide hammer to straighten out the bottom of one of the chassis rails!



Seam welding!



Hole filled in and more seam welding



And another hole filled in. Hopefully we won't find too many more of these underneath!



Enjoy!, and there will be more updates later on in the week