Anyway, I got the wheels onto rear end and, well you're going to need to use your imagination for the time being 😊
Sunday 23 October 2016
Slight change of plan...
I was originally thinking along the lines of cutting the rear lower parts of chassis so subframe could be raised into it but I'm now going to brace the subframe and cut out slots for chassis rails to fit into. Then I'll weld chassis and subframe together.
Anyway, I got the wheels onto rear end and, well you're going to need to use your imagination for the time being 😊
Anyway, I got the wheels onto rear end and, well you're going to need to use your imagination for the time being 😊
Saturday 22 October 2016
Axle out...
...now time to attack chassis with grinder 😊
Once I have found out the correct height that the chassis should be at, I can put it on blocks a couple of inches lower, then position the rear subframe accordingly and start cutting frame. It looks like the rear seats will be lost at there will be reinforcement to the stepup as I'll be losing the bottom bit.
Not a very clear pic but .....
This also helps to show what I'll be cutting out!
You can see where the sub was mounted to the car via the three large mountings/holes but I'll be cutting chassis and setting the subframe into it and welding into place.
Once I've sorted the mods to the front suspension and anything else that needs removing I'll get chassis blasted and painted.
Once I have found out the correct height that the chassis should be at, I can put it on blocks a couple of inches lower, then position the rear subframe accordingly and start cutting frame. It looks like the rear seats will be lost at there will be reinforcement to the stepup as I'll be losing the bottom bit.
Not a very clear pic but .....
This also helps to show what I'll be cutting out!
You can see where the sub was mounted to the car via the three large mountings/holes but I'll be cutting chassis and setting the subframe into it and welding into place.
Once I've sorted the mods to the front suspension and anything else that needs removing I'll get chassis blasted and painted.
Sunday 16 October 2016
Way hey!
At last, a bit of progress!
I finally got the body off - it was just the rollbar to chassis bolts clamping the shell down so I cut around it as couldn't get the bolts out as rusty.
So, I've taken the shell to work and brought the Mazda subframes home so I'll put some pics up of them later!
I finally got the body off - it was just the rollbar to chassis bolts clamping the shell down so I cut around it as couldn't get the bolts out as rusty.
So, I've taken the shell to work and brought the Mazda subframes home so I'll put some pics up of them later!
Sunday 9 October 2016
Aarrgghhhh!!!
Getting slightly fed up with trying to get the body off atm.
Was supposed to spend most of the weekend working on the car but managed a couple of hours but did get the tank out and the rear bumper off so I am 99% certain that 99 of the nuts and bolts holding the body to the chassis have been removed - think there may be some glue or similar involved :D
Anyway, it will definitely be removed by next weekend so then we should start seeing some progress - or at least something interesting going on.
Apologies for the gaps in posts and lack of pics - that will change from next weekend hopefully.
Till then.
Was supposed to spend most of the weekend working on the car but managed a couple of hours but did get the tank out and the rear bumper off so I am 99% certain that 99 of the nuts and bolts holding the body to the chassis have been removed - think there may be some glue or similar involved :D
Anyway, it will definitely be removed by next weekend so then we should start seeing some progress - or at least something interesting going on.
Apologies for the gaps in posts and lack of pics - that will change from next weekend hopefully.
Till then.
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