Project `55

[kev d]

So, you`ve got 2 major rebuilds ongoing of your own & occasionaly get sidetracked with your mates cars  - what would be the sensible thing to do?
Thats right, buy another!

It`s an october `55 RHD oval which has been off road for 20 years...& its a bit rusty
I got it home yesterday & started poking about...did I say rusty??

Not exactly sure what I`m doing with it.. did think baja at one point
A one piece front end, full cage & big motor sound more likely though

I`m open to any bits needed to complete it too..

[kev d]

And more

[ESH]

Yikes! 

On the plus side not having been used for 20 years my guess is tthat he mileage is relatively low... 

It looks like it's well on its way to being race weight so i think the one piece front end, cage and motor sound like a great plan. Good luck with it.

 

[Martin Greaves]

Oh no not one more rat look beetle on the road soon.

[louisb]

That's not a car, that is rust holding hands in the shape of a car. Good luck man.

--louis

[kev d]

Oh no not one more rat look beetle on the road soon.

`fraid so mate, not convinced about the `soon` bit though

Quite fancy a running a turbo motor in it, do you know anyone that knows what they`re doing with them

[richie]

Cut the roof off and send it down please ,the rest you can junk

cheers richie

[Martin Greaves]

Oh no not one more rat look beetle on the road soon.

`fraid so mate, not convinced about the `soon` bit though

Quite fancy a running a turbo motor in it, do you know anyone that knows what they`re doing with them

No just put one in and keep fixing it to you get it to work that what I'm doing i will get there one day.


Any way you put a turbo motor in it it will rip it apart.

[speedwell]

 
next ebi kev will be at the entrance and will made some burn out with the crusty/rusty guys 

[kev d]

Cut the roof off and send it down please ,the rest you can junk

cheers richie

Why??? you fitting a roof to your car because of what larry & ray said about the kind of guys that drive cabrios??

[Russell]

richie wheres your reply ?

You really want a roof 

[richie]

richie wheres your reply ?

You really want a roof 

    cunny funts the pair of you

I need an extra roof for another car

cheers richie

[kev d]

Managed to make a bit of progress with the shell & new pan

Two new heater channels, door post sections, lower 1/4`s & it`s stopped wobbling when I close a door
At least until all the inner wings are cut out...

The new pan`s coming on too, its early 60`s converted to IRS using type 3 bits inc. brakes, front end will be linkpin with CB dropped spindles which accept late T1 discs, narrowed just a touch

Gearbox will be a raised T2.
Roll cage will be here soon too hopefully
Maybe got a hairdrier for it too

If anyone`s got `glass wings, 2L bay `box or 4 stud centerlines (slot mags??) for sale I`d like to hear from you

 

[kev d]

Had another busy couple of days on the oval, put it on a bit of a diet..

[kev d]

Needed to make it a bit lighter and make room for this..


Also got the IRS brackets fitted, took a bit longer than expected to get them fitting properly & that was using a jig I made a few weeks ago
Pan 1/2`s are on order & I`ve got a dummy T2 `box coming so I can get the mounts etc made.


Need to get some `glass wings soon so the body can be mocked up & final trimming done around the inner wings.

[Nico86]

Good luck for the resto ! 

[richie]

blimey,I have been away for a couple of weeks,thought you would have finished by now   Those irs mounts look a bit odd,it may just be the piccie but they usually sit in to the frame forks but they look like the pertrude?  and Pete has the mounts for a bus box that you can just buy and fit

Oh and i am scared by that engine,it looks very similar to a track oiler that ran at the pod very occasionally??

cheers richie

[kev d]

Well I`ve been taking it easy...

The mounts do sit in cut outs in the horns, pic does`nt show it well.

I`ve only bought the hairdrier & pipework from that motor, theres a 78 x 94 block & crank waiting for you to build up for it to live on..

[IP359]

The real method to go fast :
Less weight, more power....
 
Keep going,

[kev d]

The real method to go fast :
Less weight, more power....
 
Keep going,

Less weight = less power needed, good enough for colin chapman - good enough for me

Fitted the A-arms & spring plates / torsion bars onto it today, sort out a front beam & its rolling
Also welded up the trim holes - must be cal look then..

[richie]

Well I`ve been taking it easy...

The mounts do sit in cut outs in the horns, pic does`nt show it well.

I`ve only bought the hairdrier & pipework from that motor, theres a 78 x 94 block & crank waiting for you to build up for it to live on..

See you next week then   ?

cheers richie

[neil rennie]

The real method to go fast :
Less weight, more power....
 
Keep going,

Less weight = less power needed, good enough for colin chapman - good enough for me

Fitted the A-arms & spring plates / torsion bars onto it today, sort out a front beam & its rolling
Also welded up the trim holes - must be cal look then..

kev ,you can never have enough power! 
anyway pull your finger oot !
you should have been out welding up that landcruiser instead o taking a chainsaw to that poor car 

[Rocket Ron]

keep up the good work Kev, looking good

up and running next year ?

[kev d]

Cheers Ron

Would like it out next year, it`ll be running a temporary motor & box though.
The `pan is ready for blasting now & the front beam`s almost done, next job is the cage.
Pics to follow..

Neil.. the landcruiser`s a waste of mig wire mate

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

Hi Kev What year pan are you useing? 65? is it still link pin?

[kev d]

I don`t know what year it is to be honest, it came out from under another race car.
It`s still linkpin though with late 4 stud discs & irs swap.
Cheers,
Kev

[Russell]

Kevs its a late 65 you can tell by the heater control brackets !!!!

Anyway why you on hear is my hater channel repaired yet..... away to call you slacker.

Russell

[kev d]

Time for an update

Well even what little was left of the original front 1/4`s was too rusty to bother with
It worked out well as I repaired the A-post seams & got all the surface rust down the inner posts treated & zinc primed. I had the new front 1/4`s laying around anyway & built it up with the new wings & bonnet before welding it all together.
Next step will be trimming them back to the bolt line as per the original plan.
I`ve also cut out the rear inner wings now, they still need to be final trimmed once I get rear wings tried on.
Once this was done I pulled it off the original pan for the first time & got it up on stands, I`ll finish off the repairs to the scuttle & inner panels, prep the inside for etch priming then drop it on the new pan and start the cage

[Fastbrit]

You should be working on that Fastback in the background, not the piece of scrap in front of it!

[kev d]

Fair point actually..