Roaring Forties 105

hello jim you inspire a lot of people who are building these cars
please dont paint the gt i realy like the warts and all look
tuff as nails, my clubby is alloy hit it with wd40 wipe off and it
is clean
simply brilliant jim
chris
 
Hi Frank
From memory it was about 1170kg, the glass is very heavy on this car.
The rear clip was 55kg the alloy one fitted out is 27kg.
Doors I have too weigh yet but I did put a little back in with the intrusion bars.

Im thinking over all it may end up about 60-80kg lighter.
I think it will balance the car better I had a rear 55-45 front split on the balance, more will come of the rear than the front.

The effort is not worth the weight loss but I would expect it to 1/2 the body weight.

I agree Chris ,even though I have some marks and things in the work it still looks good.
I dont think I want a trophy car I want something that is different, a little patienered got some history so to speak.
Some cars you can tell they are new I want it to look like it was the 60s.


Jim
 
Last edited:
Merry Christmas guys.

I finished up on Friday so I disappeared for 4 days straight into the shop and locked it up so it looked like I was gone.

I made some inroads into the front section, it has taken more than 4 days to get to this point ,I dont keep count but maybe 8.

I was not going to make a buck for the front section to mount the panels to but I wasnt to far into it and realized I needed one.

I have some basic profiling tools that I use to get the shapes.
I only use one side of the car then mirror it to the other side.
I use a laser to get heights and datums of the car then check that against the model/buck.

I put in detail areas that are important into the buck and use the car as a reference also.
 

Attachments

  • PC140065.JPG
    PC140065.JPG
    450.8 KB · Views: 348
  • PC140066.JPG
    PC140066.JPG
    476.5 KB · Views: 355
  • PC140071.JPG
    PC140071.JPG
    456.3 KB · Views: 373
The first piece I made was the grill area and the panel running back to the pop out hood/bonnet.
I cut the top panel off as it was the wrong approach.
I decided to get the lower section together first then move over the top.

The next parts made where the lower guards/fenders at the front, This is where I use the fiberglass body as a guide to get shapes.
 

Attachments

  • PC010001.JPG
    PC010001.JPG
    467.8 KB · Views: 401
  • PC010020.JPG
    PC010020.JPG
    459.5 KB · Views: 361
  • PC030024.JPG
    PC030024.JPG
    466.3 KB · Views: 362
  • PC030025.JPG
    PC030025.JPG
    476.2 KB · Views: 340
The next parts are the lower lamp assembly as this links the grill and lower guard.

I make the surround for the lamp cover as a separate part.
I made some dies for the bead roller to get the correct depth.
I make the frame with a flange and I make this fit into the other panel.
Its welded in and file finished to tidy it up.
 

Attachments

  • PC040028.JPG
    PC040028.JPG
    472.7 KB · Views: 317
  • PC040026.JPG
    PC040026.JPG
    462.3 KB · Views: 355
  • PC040029.JPG
    PC040029.JPG
    456.3 KB · Views: 315
  • PC040030.JPG
    PC040030.JPG
    455 KB · Views: 320
Last edited:
Once the left and right are done I link the both to the center panel.
You spend a lot of time fitting up to get to the weld stage.
The lower lamp pocket is made and welded in.
 

Attachments

  • PC190084.jpg
    PC190084.jpg
    90.4 KB · Views: 299
  • PC190085.JPG
    PC190085.JPG
    465.9 KB · Views: 295
  • PC180081.JPG
    PC180081.JPG
    476.9 KB · Views: 319
Last edited:
The headlamp assembly is similar in the making.
I used the headlamp cover as a pattern,I made the sheet over size and wheeled up the frame as a cover first.
I then used the bead roller to put a 4mm step for the cover to live in.
Then I cut the inside out and trim the outside to give me the frame.

Fit that up and weld it onto the guard to give it a datum.
The floor and both sides are one piece, the outer fold is curved to follow the outer body line.
The fit up on these take a bit of time as you are working several edges at once and you can easily cock it up.
 

Attachments

  • PC230103.JPG
    PC230103.JPG
    467.6 KB · Views: 275
  • PC230104.JPG
    PC230104.JPG
    453.6 KB · Views: 269
  • PC230105.JPG
    PC230105.JPG
    450.6 KB · Views: 273
  • PC230108.JPG
    PC230108.JPG
    466.7 KB · Views: 283
  • PC240110.JPG
    PC240110.JPG
    458.5 KB · Views: 323
Weld the rear lamp panel the floor and frame in all at once.
Then file it up, thats me filing, I do a lot of filing.

Lamp areas after a file up L/H and R/H
 

Attachments

  • PC220088.JPG
    PC220088.JPG
    484.7 KB · Views: 304
  • PC220089.JPG
    PC220089.JPG
    468.7 KB · Views: 291
  • PC220093.JPG
    PC220093.JPG
    437.3 KB · Views: 282
  • PC220094.JPG
    PC220094.JPG
    460.3 KB · Views: 328
  • PC240111.JPG
    PC240111.JPG
    476.6 KB · Views: 296
The panel between the upper and lower lamp boxes was very Findley.
You have to get the panel relaxed so it fits, being odd shaped it took some time to get it to fit.
It got a file up after the welding was done, I still need to do a little bumping up of a few dings on the L/H side then give the panel a tidy up with some dolly work but its all good.

Pic 3 is Albert doing his interpretation of an old man sitting on a stool.
I thought he does it very well.
 

Attachments

  • PC220096.JPG
    PC220096.JPG
    447.7 KB · Views: 308
  • PC220098.JPG
    PC220098.JPG
    471.6 KB · Views: 318
  • PC220099.JPG
    PC220099.JPG
    473.7 KB · Views: 348
  • PC230102.JPG
    PC230102.JPG
    459.1 KB · Views: 337
  • PC240116.JPG
    PC240116.JPG
    463.4 KB · Views: 312
Last edited:
Jim, do you have some panels, aluminium tube, or other structural frame keeping the front clip all in shape ?

Fantastic workmanship, by the way.
 
Thanks Gents,kind of you all.

Dalton post 285 is what is called a buck.
It is made out of ply, it has a few important datums cut into its shape.
I make the panels then place them on the buck, I measure and position then trim fit and weld using the buck for this job is paramount.

Their is no frame when finished it will just be a 1.6mm shell, like normal body panels.
Its very strong.

Jim
 
A little update.
Starting the top of the front guards.
I did this in 2 pieces.

I have widened the front guard by about 3/4".
I want the space to be able to pull a bit of neg out when I drive it on the road.
 

Attachments

  • P1020018.JPG
    P1020018.JPG
    462.1 KB · Views: 279
  • P1020017.JPG
    P1020017.JPG
    451.6 KB · Views: 253
  • P1020019.JPG
    P1020019.JPG
    470.9 KB · Views: 248
2nd part is the inner.
I formed the gutter into this sheet for the centre bonnet.
Since I took these photos I have made dollies to fit in the gutter to clean up the work.
 

Attachments

  • P1030022.JPG
    P1030022.JPG
    467.7 KB · Views: 285
  • P1030023.JPG
    P1030023.JPG
    470.9 KB · Views: 285
  • P1040024.JPG
    P1040024.JPG
    448.4 KB · Views: 257
Back
Top