Jimmymac & Alistair's Monocoque Cars
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Doc Watson
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that would be my rear clip..........
that would be my rear clip..........
Doc Watson
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re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars
Sorry James my mistake, yet again you put me back on the straight and narrow. BTW I would much appreciate it if you could take a few snaps of my rear clip when you get the opportunity I believe its painted yellow with silver strips in the Beaurleys (spelling) P1040 colours. I also appreciate you keeping me informed of Rays progress via this thread, work commitments and general life are preventing me getting up to see Ray as much as I would like.
Andy
Sorry James my mistake, yet again you put me back on the straight and narrow. BTW I would much appreciate it if you could take a few snaps of my rear clip when you get the opportunity I believe its painted yellow with silver strips in the Beaurleys (spelling) P1040 colours. I also appreciate you keeping me informed of Rays progress via this thread, work commitments and general life are preventing me getting up to see Ray as much as I would like.
Andy
JimmyMac
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The original screens fit !
I saw this as a major milestone as the fitting of this piece accurately verifies the dimensions from the surveys with the drawings.
The jig assemby went well and the doors were also trial fitted at this stage to check the roof spider.
Everything fitted snugly again.
The original screens fit !
I saw this as a major milestone as the fitting of this piece accurately verifies the dimensions from the surveys with the drawings.
The jig assemby went well and the doors were also trial fitted at this stage to check the roof spider.
Everything fitted snugly again.
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James,
Brilliant, somehow the windscreen makes the car seems almost complete. The excitement is up another notch.
Dave
James,
Brilliant, somehow the windscreen makes the car seems almost complete. The excitement is up another notch.
Dave
JimmyMac
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Thanks for the compliments chaps.
Dave,
Well we are a wee bit chuffed.
epper:epper:epper:epper:
As the screen is really the key to most of the geometry, it's a major piece to go in and we knew we had two that fitted original cars.
Ray and Steve took a lot of time trial fitting everything. We made a fibre-glass screen but the only way to know for sure is to tack everything up and gently drop in the glass.
There is really not much room for error with this thing because it is all thin metal and one can't just drop a blob of bondo on to correct anything if it's out.
Thanks for the compliments chaps.
Dave,
Well we are a wee bit chuffed.
epper:epper:epper:epper:As the screen is really the key to most of the geometry, it's a major piece to go in and we knew we had two that fitted original cars.
Ray and Steve took a lot of time trial fitting everything. We made a fibre-glass screen but the only way to know for sure is to tack everything up and gently drop in the glass.
There is really not much room for error with this thing because it is all thin metal and one can't just drop a blob of bondo on to correct anything if it's out.
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re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars
James, I'm curious. Being an "original" in all regards, there seems to be a lot more curvature to the screen top and bottom and thus to the spider and the front valance than the average replica. Is this the result of the camera angle or is this a fact? I have trawled the gallery for a similar angle shot of a replica but to no avail.
James, I'm curious. Being an "original" in all regards, there seems to be a lot more curvature to the screen top and bottom and thus to the spider and the front valance than the average replica. Is this the result of the camera angle or is this a fact? I have trawled the gallery for a similar angle shot of a replica but to no avail.
re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars
Look's Good James.
Too bad it's not here. I would like to run it through the chemwash. Put a couple of drainage holes in the floorpan and run it throught the ELPO Phosphate dip. From there it would go through a three stage bake. It would be annealed in the same process. It would come out a light olive green colour. Just prime, paint and assemble.
Dave
Look's Good James.
Too bad it's not here. I would like to run it through the chemwash. Put a couple of drainage holes in the floorpan and run it throught the ELPO Phosphate dip. From there it would go through a three stage bake. It would be annealed in the same process. It would come out a light olive green colour. Just prime, paint and assemble.
Dave
JimmyMac
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re: Jimmymac & Alistair's Cars
An original rear clip and doors fit rather well.
I now have to draw up layouts for the complete equipment fit-out and I am busy measuring up the positions for the original bracketry including those for for the fuel pumps, fispa, coil and ignition electrics.
An original rear clip and doors fit rather well.
I now have to draw up layouts for the complete equipment fit-out and I am busy measuring up the positions for the original bracketry including those for for the fuel pumps, fispa, coil and ignition electrics.
