Jimmymac & Alistair's Monocoque Cars

[JimmyMac]

Material for original rear vent grilles on early MKI cars.

 

[JimmyMac]

Another lockdown job this last year.
My steering wheel badge blank and now waiting a final polish and background paint colour.

 

[Davidmgbv8]

Where did you find such a thing, looks like industrial screen for catalyst bed support.

 

[JimmyMac]

David
Good guess, yes it does look like pharma catalyst bed screen.
This was forged by the Elven smiths of Eregion in the fires of Mount Doom.

 

[Doc Watson]

I would ask for one myself but...... 'There is only one true ring...'

 

[Davidmgbv8]

Well then, only one ring, Dammit guess I will go the alloy louver route

 

[JimmyMac]

Window vent fittings installed on Alistair's car.

 

[JimmyMac]

Lamp fittings and captive adjuster screws for my car.

 

[OttoRT]

Material for original rear vent grilles on early MKI cars.

Hi Jimmymac.
I have trying to find a supplier of this grill material, for a long time, I even tried to have some lasercut, but it doesn't look quite right, do you have a supplier you are willing to share?
Otto


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[JimmyMac]

Hi Otto
Regret that I can't help with this one.
It's been a long time since the man who gave us this retired.

 

[OttoRT]

Hi Jimmymac. Thanks for the close-up pictures anyway. I only had some fuzzy pictures like the BW picture above. Looks like it's made with some special tool. I wonder if I could get someone to fabricate it?

 

[JimmyMac]

Hi Otto,

We made our own louvre tools but obviously this stuff is a lot finer.
There are many kit car products like this on the Bay. The Australian household market also sells a lot of different sun screen material.

Google L7616 aluminium screen for example. I can't verify the dimensions of this particular product but you will get my drift.

 

[JimmyMac]

The front drake ducts installed now but the rears have taken a bit of fiddling with however these will be finished with a few new brackets.

 

[JimmyMac]

Front end substantially complete.

 

[OttoRT]

Hi Otto,

We made our own louvre tools but obviously this stuff is a lot finer.
There are many kit car products like this on the Bay. The Australian household market also sells a lot of different sun screen material.

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Google L7616 aluminium screen for example. I can't verify the dimensions of this particular product but you will get my drift.

Thanks for the tip. I will investigate further.

 

[OttoRT]

This might work: https://www.expandedmetalcompany.co.uk/p08836-501-0000x0000-000-00

 

[Jim Rosenthal]

Front end substantially complete.

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Jim, you need louder horns.

 

[JimmyMac]

Over the years I have seen three of these castings broken at the front bolt hole.
The trouble is that the 1964 drawing shows the rear of the vertical flange machined away to a very thin nose to get it to fit over the front door post plating.

My pattern for a stronger gearshift casting complete with a boss at the bolt hole. Curiously, this boss is actually shown in the JWE book illustration.
The spherical bearing post is also taller to pick up the two rear screws on the escutcheon plate and the arm rest as an option.

Off to the foundry this week.

 

[JimmyMac]

Suspension oddbins.
A pair of new Chrome Moly tie rods and unused original Lockheed bearings with the double boots.

 

[JimmyMac]

We are working on the rear brake ducts this week.
The dishes are complete but It is tough to get a fit for the inlet as it is a bit of a stramash around the back end.