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« on: February 16, 2009, 22:10:12 pm »
Thought it was about time I posted some pictures/info on my project.

I started with one very rotten 56 RHD Oval with the intention of building a light, small cubic inch car capable of running sub 13 sec quarters.

The cars construction will be biased towards strip use but will be street legal here in the UK Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2009, 22:32:24 pm »
Few more shots of the rot.

I will post some more photos/info over the next few days.
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« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2009, 22:46:24 pm »
Lookin Good Unk Grin
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2009, 23:02:08 pm »
Quote from: benssp on February 16, 2009, 22:46:24 pm
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Not in the above pics but it is getting there, will put up some more recent pics soon. Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2009, 00:51:19 am »
Quote from: Pas on February 16, 2009, 22:10:12 pm
Thought it was about time I posted some pictures/info on my project.

I started with one very rotten 56 RHD Oval with the intention of building a light,small cubic inch car capable of running sub 13 sec quarters.

The cars construction will be biased towards strip use but will be street legal here in the UK Smiley
what year is the pan that the body is on? looks like a ball joint front beam looks a little wide?? plus it is 4 lug
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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2009, 06:29:17 am »
 Welding repairs by Crazy Mike, Hookys panels are the bomb Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2009, 09:45:11 am »
Quote from: Shubee2 (DSK) on February 17, 2009, 00:51:19 am
Quote from: Pas on February 16, 2009, 22:10:12 pm
Thought it was about time I posted some pictures/info on my project.

I started with one very rotten 56 RHD Oval with the intention of building a light,small cubic inch car capable of running sub 13 sec quarters.

The cars construction will be biased towards strip use but will be street legal here in the UK Smiley
what year is the pan that the body is on? looks like a ball joint front beam looks a little wide?? plus it is 4 lug
That's right, it was on a 72 pan when I took those photos. It was used to roll the car around while the original pan was being repaired, it has now been reunited with the correct pan, photos to follow soon.
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2009, 18:26:04 pm »
More welding, used early type channels with no inner heat tube, nice and light Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2009, 18:33:12 pm »
Yet more welding, decided to totally replace the front quarters, they were too far gone.

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Brazed in the top join,factory style.

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Both windscreen bottom corners were repaired with donor sections.

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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2009, 18:59:20 pm »
Couple more shell repairs then onto the floorpan.

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The bottom framehead panel had rotted out in the centre so we fabbed a repair section.

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Replaced the outer section of the Napoleon hat on one side.

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« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2009, 19:10:55 pm »
Had what was left of the pan blasted and primed then fitted new floorpan halfs.
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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2009, 19:19:40 pm »
With the welding repairs done to the shell it was time to put it on a diet ! Removed front and rear bulkheads then single skinned the body Grin
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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2009, 19:28:23 pm »
More post Atkins pics Grin
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2009, 19:40:17 pm »
Welding and lightening done, it was off to the blasters for the shell. I managed to pick up a pair of NOS, late Oval standard doors cheaply due to the fact that 50 years of sitting in a shed had rotted them along the bottom edges Sad After blasting they were deemed salvageable. On the plus side they have become substantially lighter, I believe, due to the surfaces slowly oxidising for half a century Grin. Like a really slow acting acid dip Smiley
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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2009, 19:45:43 pm »
Mmmmm blaster fresh Smiley Blasters did a great job they used garnet on the delicate areas, no distortion as far as I can see Cool
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« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2009, 21:38:11 pm »
So with a clean, welded and lightened shell at last it was off to Chris Isaacs, master race car builder, for a cage, bulkheads and other fabrication work.

The cage is being built into the shell with extra bracing to put back some rigidity Smiley

I like the way chris makes the footplates for his cages so they also bolt through into the pan.
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« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2009, 21:44:26 pm »
Chris has adapted a GWD trapeze bar to tie in the rear cage points, his work blows me away. The front valance fabrication will tie into the cage eventually.
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« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2009, 22:01:08 pm »
Few more Smiley
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« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2009, 23:28:05 pm »
Lookin' good,nice work.
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« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2009, 00:13:01 am »
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« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2009, 02:39:29 am »
What year is that Pan The Back Half is Early 60 and older? but it has a Ball Joint front end?? 66 and newer??
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« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2009, 06:17:02 am »
Quote from: Shubee2 (DSK) on February 18, 2009, 02:39:29 am
What year is that Pan The Back Half is Early 60 and older? but it has a Ball Jint front end?? 66 and newer??

According to the registration the pan is a 56, what makes you think it's a 60's pan? The front beam is a ball joint from the the 72 pan the car was on earlier to roll it around on, if you look closely you can see it's held in place with studding and does not fit the framehead properly. This is just temporary while I put together the link pin beam.
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« Reply #22 on: February 18, 2009, 09:58:29 am »
Looking ace! What motor do you have planned for the project?
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« Reply #23 on: February 18, 2009, 10:25:15 am »
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Looking ace! What motor do you have planned for the project?

Thanks Matt, initially I just want the car capable of running sub 13 sec quarters, to be eligible for a certain flat four racing club Smiley The intention is to go small cc IDA, I have always admired what people like Ian Clark and Pete Shattock have managed to run with their little mouse motor cars.

The one thing I want to do though is make sure the car is built to handle future power increases.
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« Reply #24 on: February 18, 2009, 10:34:38 am »
Ahha, so this is what mine was sat next to at Chris Isaacs Grin Indeed, the man is a genius.
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« Reply #25 on: February 18, 2009, 10:57:41 am »
Very nice work! Love how the cage ties in with the rear suspension
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« Reply #26 on: February 18, 2009, 11:26:48 am »
Looks awesome! When do you hope it will be done?

VERY cool work.

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« Reply #27 on: February 18, 2009, 16:22:42 pm »
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Ahha, so this is what mine was sat next to at Chris Isaacs Grin Indeed, the man is a genius.

Hi buddy welcome to the lounge Smiley

Nice car you have there,had a good perv over your gearbox while it was at Chris'  Grin.Good luck with the build.Your right Chris really does a good job,it's the little details I love about his work,he always goes the extra mile to make his work look good as well as being well thought out and of the highest standard. NO I'm not on commission !!! Grin
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« Reply #28 on: February 18, 2009, 16:31:59 pm »
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Very nice work! Love how the cage ties in with the rear suspension

Thanks JHU I cant take any credit for that idea it was entirely Chris'. The strength of the trapeze bar and frame horns should be much greater the way he has done it, he has even added little gussets to the anchor points to prevent rotation Cool
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« Reply #29 on: February 18, 2009, 16:41:11 pm »
awesome work pas, i love the cage too! ive always been a fan of chris's work, im quite local to him & hope to get him to do my planned cage soon, how long did you have to wait for a slot? Huh
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