Totally agree, a lot of work but the results look great. When are you hoping to have the car finished?
Trev
Toms RCR 40 Trackracer
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Totally agree, a lot of work but the results look great. When are you hoping to have the car finished?
Trev
Finished my frontframe today, i added the sheet metal to the front triangulation and welded in the round crosstube between them
Tried to do the welding as on the original cars ( short weld beds with non welded distance in between)
the left hand side one is more trapezoid to allow the ac line to run correctly
now off to the sandblaster and powdercoater
TOM
awh: 659 h
Tried to do the welding as on the original cars ( short weld beds with non welded distance in between)
the left hand side one is more trapezoid to allow the ac line to run correctly
now off to the sandblaster and powdercoater
TOM
awh: 659 h
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"magnesia suspension parts"
Hi all
check out my "magnesia" suspension parts.
To protect all the CNC milled aluminum parts and to make them look a little like old magnesia parts, i had them glasbead-blasted and anodized in a color called "dark bronce" (CB14).
Depending on the alloy you are never shure how the color applies, but the parts came out exactly the way i wanted them to be. Target was to achieve a color like old porsche race transmissions or old vintage race bike magnesia engine blocks.
The glasbead blasting avoids the anodized surfaced beeing to shiny and takes all the CNC marks of the parts.
I also had the rotorhats anodized black
The parts will be impregnated with "ballistol" oil to give them additional protection and make them easier to clean.
Product Overview - Universal Oil | Ballistol Öl - F.W. Klever GmbH
Can´t wait to see the parts installed
TOM
Hi all
check out my "magnesia" suspension parts.
To protect all the CNC milled aluminum parts and to make them look a little like old magnesia parts, i had them glasbead-blasted and anodized in a color called "dark bronce" (CB14).
Depending on the alloy you are never shure how the color applies, but the parts came out exactly the way i wanted them to be. Target was to achieve a color like old porsche race transmissions or old vintage race bike magnesia engine blocks.
The glasbead blasting avoids the anodized surfaced beeing to shiny and takes all the CNC marks of the parts.
I also had the rotorhats anodized black
The parts will be impregnated with "ballistol" oil to give them additional protection and make them easier to clean.
Product Overview - Universal Oil | Ballistol Öl - F.W. Klever GmbH
Can´t wait to see the parts installed
TOM
Now thats a really cool look......cant wait to see them on the chassis
Love the look.The car will be one of a kind.
Bill
Bill
Looks very nice Tom! :thumbsup:
I remember that Bill D had his suspension parts bead-blasted but I don't recall if he had them anodized or sealed. They had a more correct vintage look to them as though they were cast.. I'm still up in the air on what to do with mine so I'll probably leave them the way they are and save that project for a future date..
I remember that Bill D had his suspension parts bead-blasted but I don't recall if he had them anodized or sealed. They had a more correct vintage look to them as though they were cast.. I'm still up in the air on what to do with mine so I'll probably leave them the way they are and save that project for a future date..
Ron McCall
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Absolutely gorgeous!!!!
BRAKE LINES
installed all the brake lines and the clutch line. To protect them from the heat in the center tunnel and engine compartment i covered them with aluminised kevlar hoses. This will also keep them for making any rattling noises.
Did also the brake rotor installation on the front.
Installed the rear suspension. Radius rods and upper control arms are high gloss black powder coated. The Roll cage was powder coated as well.
Still need to paint the base plates for my rear sway bar mounts
TOM
AWH: 680 h
installed all the brake lines and the clutch line. To protect them from the heat in the center tunnel and engine compartment i covered them with aluminised kevlar hoses. This will also keep them for making any rattling noises.
Did also the brake rotor installation on the front.
Installed the rear suspension. Radius rods and upper control arms are high gloss black powder coated. The Roll cage was powder coated as well.
Still need to paint the base plates for my rear sway bar mounts
TOM
AWH: 680 h
I installed my cooler and AC lines. All the lines where insulated with a fabric my company is producing for steel worker clothes. It is a aluminised high temp protecting fabric which is able to even handle drop splashes of liquid steel. The advantage was, to pack it as tight as possible around the tubes ( alu facing the tube) and wrapping it to exactly the diameter to provide max insulation and nice dense fit in the middle tunnel. I wrapped the insulated pipes with selfadhesive aluminium tape.
At the end it was a very tight fit and i hope that i never have to remove it again.
AWH: 685h
TOM
At the end it was a very tight fit and i hope that i never have to remove it again.
AWH: 685h
TOM
I suppose that's steel! An aluminium body but a steel steering column! Individualistic!
But it's a good idea to put in a collapsable column
But it's a good idea to put in a collapsable column
Adjustable steering column:
AWH: 624h
HEATER CORE and RADIATOR INSTALLATION:
First i fabricated two copper pipes. Used prefabed elbows and connected them by soldering them with silverlead. I used 15mm tubes and the connectors on the ends are 18mm diameter, thus they should provide a secure hose fit.
to mount them i fabed some PU spacers ( 25 mm long) and attached the copper pipes to them with alu hose clamps. The holes in the chassis are 25 mm and 1" grommets are used to seal and secure the tubes.
The cooling line where made of stainless steel and glasbead blasted. All ends are widened to provide a secure hose fit. Had some orange silicon hoses fabricated to match the cars color.
The provided heater core control valve is installed on the hot (pressure) side of the system. On the cool side ( suctionside of waterpump). I also welded in a bung for the fan control thermostat.
Finally i runned the inside heater core and AC hoses ( still same hose clamps left to fit)
TOM
AWH: 695 h
First i fabricated two copper pipes. Used prefabed elbows and connected them by soldering them with silverlead. I used 15mm tubes and the connectors on the ends are 18mm diameter, thus they should provide a secure hose fit.
to mount them i fabed some PU spacers ( 25 mm long) and attached the copper pipes to them with alu hose clamps. The holes in the chassis are 25 mm and 1" grommets are used to seal and secure the tubes.
The cooling line where made of stainless steel and glasbead blasted. All ends are widened to provide a secure hose fit. Had some orange silicon hoses fabricated to match the cars color.
The provided heater core control valve is installed on the hot (pressure) side of the system. On the cool side ( suctionside of waterpump). I also welded in a bung for the fan control thermostat.
Finally i runned the inside heater core and AC hoses ( still same hose clamps left to fit)
TOM
AWH: 695 h
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