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here are some pictures that Alan took as i wasnt there!

seam welding around both suspension pick up points





and both sills welded along the full length. i dont know that this was required for MOT purposes but its definitely strong!

more progress!

new boot floor



this bit was tatty! (drivers side rear wing trailing edge)



this bit replaces it



welded in!



finished off



and with zinc primer



here is the other side for reference



that was one days worth. the next day coming up!

i looked at the doors. as usual, there is rust evident and also bodging!

this is the worst one; a large patch in the bottom of it. not looking forward too much to taking it apart....



we also started looking at redoing the firewall. the old one shown doesn't fit very well



we used the old one as a template and essentially filled in all of the gaps, and came up with this.



quite alot of cardboard engineering happened today. decided to fill these in too.



the bottom panel is aluminium and the top cardboard(i went home today before i could transfer it to ally)



let me know your thoughts!

what is the next thing on the list, i hear you say?

ENGINE INSTALLATION.

awwwwwwwwwwww yeah.

slight change of plan......to a vauxhall redtop. reliable power which i could only dream of if i was using a triumph lump.

so, here goes.

here is the block plus adapter plate and Type 9 gearbox.



the assembly in the car. we are aiming to have the block positioned slap bang in the middle of the subframe



and with head!



and lovely red cover thing. today it was just proof of concept really, deciding which thing to do first.



so therefore we are making some engine mounts tomorrow!



happy to answer any questions you may have!

Looking good

maximus wrote: Looking good

thanks

lazeruspete wrote:happy to answer any questions you may have!

Are you going to have to modify the gearbox remote to allow the gear lever to clear the transmission tunnel?

Which T9 are you using?
Which clutch components?
Cable or hydraulic?




Ian.

Ian,

I think we are going to chop the gear selector tunnel and shorten it.

It's a Sierra 5 speed.

Clutch, I don't know yet.

Probably hydraulic.

Look! Engine mounts!

firstly, the nearside.

in cardboard first



and then into a big slab of metal!



on the engine...



then a piece of roll cage tubing welded onto it. weird coincidence that the bushes that alan had fitted into roll cage tubing!



on the car again. along with a piece on the subframe engine mount





some ears!



welded together!

and now the other side!

firstly this was welded onto the subframe



we used this rather nifty contraption to cut some more roll cage tubing on an angle to go between these...





two parts. essentially the same construction as the other side but since the engine is further away from the subframe on the drivers side it needs extending!



a bit like this





we gusseted the underneath



and the best thing is, the bonnet closes!



with just under an inch of clearance

i am away tomorrow, friday and over the weekend so there will be more updates next week!

i will answer any questions

Great work as usual, what bits are you using from the original car?

Good question!

Not alot.

Front suspension.

Wheels.

Chrome bits.

Rear suspension

Glass.

Can't think of anything else!

you sir, are some kind of mechanical genius.

this must take massive amounts of time to sort. Well done.

stu

Timewise it was a day per engine mount. That included thinking of the idea first and then actually turning it into what to you see here.


I would just like to reiterate that it is not me who is the mechanical genius. I just take the pictures and fabricate the odd bracket or two

But thanks for the compliment and I will tell Alan you said so

That is looking awesome,
respect to Alan !







Ian.