Langy, The saw that you used to hand cut the 3/4" aluminum I've never seen such a saw. What would be it's proper name.
Another amazingly simple (if you have the tools) fabrication of a functional and beautiful one off part. Will be waiting to be amazed by your next update!
Had to go to the tyre place to get a customers tyres fitted and Crumble had got my tubes for me (thanks John) plus I had been itching to get my Radir tyres on my ET rims. I had a slight clearence problem on the inner arch as these tyres bulge out a fair bit so I replaced the wheel studs with some longer Strange Eng studs and fitted a 1" spacer either side. I don't have a problem running spacers. I'm still undecided about the whitewalls, I may turn them around. Had to cut a fair bit out of the rear arches to get them on and they still need blending & fettling which i will sort at bodywork time. Its got a bit more attitude now.
Think it will come this far? no excuses now mate this one,s got a roof. Looking good , like the whitewalls too but hey what do I know?
Two things... 1) I love this picture. I saved it. I am not really sure why, but it just looks perfect. 2) I know that you are into stainless steel, and you do polish it quite commonly, have you ever made a stainless frame and polished it?
You may like my other project then 26T build, click here. [http://jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=267054 QUOTE=Jalopy Journalist;7128834]Two things... 1) I love this picture. I saved it. I am not really sure why, but it just looks perfect. 2) I know that you are into stainless steel, and you do polish it quite commonly, have you ever made a stainless frame and polished it?[/QUOTE] Sent from my iPhone using TJJ
Langy - the car is looking very, very good. You've made some really great progress since I saw it last when I had the "honor" of standing in your driveway this past summer before we all took off for the Supernats- love the switch panel you made up - very slick!
Ya know, I'm an American, so I automatically think everything we do is the best... But watching this thread, it REALLY makes a person understand the English "Keep a stiff upper lip" mentality! Talk about self-sufficcient! Wow, with a "go get 'em" attitude like yours (and God-given skills), it really shows how the Brits were able to hold their own during WW II. Impressive! Are you gonna make your own tires (tyres) next?
The tool is question is known as a Panel hack saw, normally used to cut sheet metal as it does not have a frame as such to restrict cutting depth, similar to a panelsaw for wood. Great work Langy, do you ever sleep?
Met Carl at Heathrow to pickup my front wheels, Carl had already started on the disc conversion but not finished it so i have a little machining left to do. The disc is positioned on the wheel hub by an adaptor that also holds the oil seal. 5 holes need to be drilled through the disc, adaptor and into the wheel hub, these will be slightly counterbored and tapped 5/16" UNC, a coarse thread is used as the magnesium is very soft and i fine thread could possibly strip, the studs are fitted into the counterbore so that the force is taken by the shank of the ARP studs I am using and not the threaded section. The spindle is an early ford part & bearing setup is normal taper bearings with a standard size oil seal. The calipers & disc is from a modern car and the caliper has to be fairly small to clear the wheel, clearences are very tight !!! Custom caliper brackets have to be made and removing a wheel means removing a caliper first so this has to be taken into account when making the brackets. 3/8" UNF hi tensile bolts hold the spindle to the internally threaded hexagon bar caliper spacers. The caliper plates are made in 1/4" stainless plate, Securing bolts are hi tensile countersunk setscrews that have been modified slightly. Heres the completed setup. . .
youve probably heard this enough times , but gawd you do some outstanding work , heck of a fabricator , and a great eye for detail , wish i had the patience ,
Langy, I had mentioned several pages back that I had some spindle mount mags like the ones you purchased. Mine are mounted on a straight axle and I would rather run front brakes if I ever intend on driving the car. Not sure how or which rotors and calipers I will use, but thanks for how you are going about your project. I am sure I will scratch my head a couple of times and then look at how you did it for comparison when my time comes. Thanks again, Jim
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