Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars

[JimmyMac]

Maybe one day but I don't sell parts David.
I only posted this after Mark asked for fixing details and a couple of other chaps need help with theirs.

 

[JimmyMac]

Clutch and shift checking this week

https://youtu.be/lVaEmq7mmuk

 

[JimmyMac]

I always fancied those original hubs on Alistair's car and I got a rare chance to buy these last week.
The Gulf spec ones that I have will do for some spare uprights.

Maybe a set of Borranis from Santa would be nice.

 

[JP Verweij]

Borranis would be porn.

 

[Rick Muck- Mark IV]

Like these? https://www.timemachineauto.com/photo-gallery-gt40-ron-s.html

 

[Rod Brace]

Hartwell latch backing channels - needing foldingView attachment 111377

What do they look like folded?

 

[JimmyMac]

What do they look like folded?

 

[JimmyMac]

Arm Rests in and wired up

 

Looking good James.

 

[JimmyMac]

Well I cut out a lot of holes this week so finally, the dash will go in next week.
At last it's the end of this nasty fibreglass in my workshop
(with the exception of the battery covers)

 

[Rune]

Could I ask where the door seals come from? I have not found witch seals that where used.

Regards Rune

 

[JimmyMac]

Hi Rune
The original "S" weatherstrip is extremely rare.

Luckily we were given the rubber seal by a good friend "P" who got extruder dies made using a section of the original strip and he manufactured a batch of the rubber for a few original restorations in the US.

I located a local supply of correct steel gripper and the black fabric for him so one of the next jobs is to stitch it all together.
I also purchased a Singer 29K cobbler's sewing machine just to do the job as I discovered it's tough going doing it by hand.

 

[JimmyMac]

A fresh etch coat on the magnesium bits today.

 

[JimmyMac]

Suspension ready. Shafers to go in first.

 

[JimmyMac]

This plague has buggered us up in many ways and one of them is my inability to get across England to Kent to do anything on my car for a year as I am one of the susceptible ones.
During this outage I have been making the dash in isolation with my own jigs and this morning Alistair left me a message "I need to call you".
OH NO !

Well to our surprise the bloomin' thing slipped in first time.

 

[JimmyMac]

I am making the switch panels the old fashioned way in fibreglass. Cutting the holes with flats is a pain.

All of the switches are new old stock Lucas dated June 1964

 

[Ron Earp]

Nice looking dash work there, not to mention the suspension bits.

 

[Davidmgbv8]

Prototype 3D printed eyeball vent, will begin trying to find the metal tube next.

 

[Davidmgbv8]

 

[Andrew]

An inspirational build!!!!! I really look forward to seeing an update