project 72 fastty
Re: project 72 fastty
cheers broady-6,
got alot done today, body is now off the chassis.
wanted to mock the shell up at ride height with the wheels on to get an idea of how its going to look.
then it was time to brace up the inside of the shell ready for cutting.
to make way for the new chassis and to be able to put a v8 up front the bulkhead and the inner wings are being cut out along with all the inner structure in the rear.
im afaid theres not much left of the shell.
more soon
got alot done today, body is now off the chassis.
wanted to mock the shell up at ride height with the wheels on to get an idea of how its going to look.
then it was time to brace up the inside of the shell ready for cutting.
to make way for the new chassis and to be able to put a v8 up front the bulkhead and the inner wings are being cut out along with all the inner structure in the rear.
im afaid theres not much left of the shell.
more soon
early fasty bits needed
- Angelo Amato
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glad to see you getting on with it again. Liking the change of plan, I do the same kinda thing after a couple of years
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We should have just traded cars, all the knackered bits on mine are the bits you dont need haha.
interesting to see a shell in such a minimal state, nice clean cuts too! Ill keep an eye on this
interesting to see a shell in such a minimal state, nice clean cuts too! Ill keep an eye on this
The sultan of swing
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Angelo Amato,
yeah its kind of a demo run for the universal chassis i have designed, putting one under the fassty and a mate of mine is also putting one of my chassis under under his ford prefect project. iron out any problems with them and hopefully next year i might be able to sell a few.
broady,
it is nice to start with a solid shell , to be cut up this much so you can build it just the way you want with no compromises. there will be lots of stuff going on with the project over the next few weeks , just ordered a few bits for the engine, the chassis jig wants building and the shell needs setting up on the jig once its done so im going to be very busy.
yeah its kind of a demo run for the universal chassis i have designed, putting one under the fassty and a mate of mine is also putting one of my chassis under under his ford prefect project. iron out any problems with them and hopefully next year i might be able to sell a few.
broady,
it is nice to start with a solid shell , to be cut up this much so you can build it just the way you want with no compromises. there will be lots of stuff going on with the project over the next few weeks , just ordered a few bits for the engine, the chassis jig wants building and the shell needs setting up on the jig once its done so im going to be very busy.
early fasty bits needed
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few parts landed this week, mainly the xjr supercharger setup that im going to fit to a 3.9 rover v8.
going to weld up the chassis jig tomorrow so should be able to start building soon.
going to weld up the chassis jig tomorrow so should be able to start building soon.
early fasty bits needed
- Angelo Amato
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Liking the chassis kit, will be watching this with interest!
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before building the fassty i needed a jig to build it on and after many sleepless nights i came up with this.
it can be moved around on the castors and leveled up on the adjustable feet for building, result .
with the jig done i can now get on with building the chassis this week.
it can be moved around on the castors and leveled up on the adjustable feet for building, result .
with the jig done i can now get on with building the chassis this week.
early fasty bits needed
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finally got to do a bit on the chassis. started with the rear kick ups, got them welded and then set them at ride height with a wheel just to make sure its as i wanted it.
early fasty bits needed
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bit done today, got the rear section of the chassis all welded up.
and the gearbox turned up today.
its a mazda rx8 box and i will be making an adaptor to mate it to a rover v8 engine so if anyone is interested just give me a shout.
and the gearbox turned up today.
its a mazda rx8 box and i will be making an adaptor to mate it to a rover v8 engine so if anyone is interested just give me a shout.
early fasty bits needed
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the chassis jig turned up today from the powder coaters,
it really looks the part and im that impressed with it im going to have them lasor cut so if any one is interested just give me a shout for more information.
it really looks the part and im that impressed with it im going to have them lasor cut so if any one is interested just give me a shout for more information.
early fasty bits needed
- Angelo Amato
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looks great! - car's good too! :P
Angelo
Angelo
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Spotty dog! can not wait to see how this build comes on after look at the Mk2!
The sultan of swing
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cheers guy,s
i am finally making a little progress, got the body sat on the chassis jig.
still got to fix it to the jig but i cant do that untill i have stretched the front wings about 6" so i can sort the front chassis. with the wings being stretched i have to move the front wheels forward 6" aswell so it,s all going to take a bit of thinking about.
the reason im stretching the front wings is i want to give the fassty the pro mod look, did this quick sketch to give you an idea of were im going with this project.
more later in the week
i am finally making a little progress, got the body sat on the chassis jig.
still got to fix it to the jig but i cant do that untill i have stretched the front wings about 6" so i can sort the front chassis. with the wings being stretched i have to move the front wheels forward 6" aswell so it,s all going to take a bit of thinking about.
the reason im stretching the front wings is i want to give the fassty the pro mod look, did this quick sketch to give you an idea of were im going with this project.
more later in the week
early fasty bits needed
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that is awesome as ever, not wanting to piss on your chips. Just wanting to make you aware so you can make your voice heard.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... safety.pdf
4.11 We are proposing that for kit cars, compliance with the MOT emissions standards current at the date of registration will be required, despite the use of an older engine. In other words the current relaxation for emissions according to the age of the engine will no longer apply.
4.12 Reconstructed (restored) classic cars undergoing IVA will not be required to meet the latest MOT standards, as long as the appearance of the vehicle is broadly unchanged and the engine is of the same capacity as that supplied with the vehicle when it was new
I dont know which if either if those it could fall into. Just write them a letter telling them to sod off and sort out the real gas emitters
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... safety.pdf
4.11 We are proposing that for kit cars, compliance with the MOT emissions standards current at the date of registration will be required, despite the use of an older engine. In other words the current relaxation for emissions according to the age of the engine will no longer apply.
4.12 Reconstructed (restored) classic cars undergoing IVA will not be required to meet the latest MOT standards, as long as the appearance of the vehicle is broadly unchanged and the engine is of the same capacity as that supplied with the vehicle when it was new
I dont know which if either if those it could fall into. Just write them a letter telling them to sod off and sort out the real gas emitters
The sultan of swing
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yep all in hand , car will have to go through the BIVA test.
the worst part of the test is the windows, these have to be e43 marked so the standard glass wont pass.
the worst part of the test is the windows, these have to be e43 marked so the standard glass wont pass.
early fasty bits needed
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once i had worked out how i was going to stretch the front wing i just cut it, made a filler panel and tacked it all up.
with the wheels mocked up in place it gives a good idea to how it,s going to look.
really like how it looks, just need to get on with the rest of it.
with the wheels mocked up in place it gives a good idea to how it,s going to look.
really like how it looks, just need to get on with the rest of it.
early fasty bits needed
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I really like it as well.
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strange how a stretch to the front wings totally changes the proportions - in a GOOD way - nice fab skills there...
The variant Project
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cheers,
got the other front wing tacked up today.
also got the first front wing sanded up and back on the car along with the door.
this is all i can do to the body , i need to get the chassis set up at ride height on the jig so that is this weeks job.
more soon
got the other front wing tacked up today.
also got the first front wing sanded up and back on the car along with the door.
this is all i can do to the body , i need to get the chassis set up at ride height on the jig so that is this weeks job.
more soon
early fasty bits needed
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The sultan of swing