Not much to add really - the rear axle sold on the bay and was collected yesterday. Then wheels didn't sell in original auction which ended a week ago, but I thought I'd relist on Friday night - went to do the feedback for axle man and found wheels had sold too. Brill
Was chatting to Alan who bought the axle and he asked what steering column I was using; so I told him RX8 and did he want the Scimitar one (along with old fuel tank and brake servo & m/c) as it'll all be going in the bin. He did and gave me £35 which was very generous as I didn't actually want anything for them.
Still, £230 for engine, £180 for axle and other bits, £100 for wheels which brings Scimitar cost down to £240, plus £300 for RX8 so £540 so far on the project. Have a few other bits to sell like Scim front suspension and various RX8 panels.
Anyway, I'm currently removing front suspension and figuring out how to fit new subframes to Scimitar chassis.
Hopefully more next week.
Sunday, 6 November 2016
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.
Saturday, 10 September 2016
Blimey,
I hadn't realised how log since the last post - not that it makes much difference as I've had no time to get on with the car. However, tomorrow, all that will change .....
:D
:D
Thursday, 18 August 2016
Hmm, not according to plan!
But does it ever?
I managed to spend most of the day working on the car today and got a lot of the bolts undone (well, if cutting them off with an angle grinder counts as "undoing" :D )
The ones I have so far removed are the "turret" bolts, both front footwells, both of those behind rear seats and the rearmost. Also have removed the seatbelt mountings and seat mounting bolts. Not sure if I need to remove the front bumper as I want the whole front of car off too. Rad etc etc is all long gone. The rear seat backrest mounts are proving tiresome as are the rear bumper items. I'll have another go probably on Saturday, but rather than undo, I'll remove rear wheels and get to back of bolts with grinder and cut them off; they're surplus to requirements anyway.
Steering column didn't need cutting just a hammer which I hadn't used previously as it was usually quite late and not wanting to upset neighbours.
I got the hoover out and have saved a third of a bucket - of rust!!! Still, as Colin Chapman said - add lightness.
As the resto etc is probably going to be a long drawn out process, I'm going to make an engine cradle on wheels so a) it can be moved around easily and b) I can wire it up to start it every now and again, so that's happen in next few weeks.
I managed to spend most of the day working on the car today and got a lot of the bolts undone (well, if cutting them off with an angle grinder counts as "undoing" :D )
The ones I have so far removed are the "turret" bolts, both front footwells, both of those behind rear seats and the rearmost. Also have removed the seatbelt mountings and seat mounting bolts. Not sure if I need to remove the front bumper as I want the whole front of car off too. Rad etc etc is all long gone. The rear seat backrest mounts are proving tiresome as are the rear bumper items. I'll have another go probably on Saturday, but rather than undo, I'll remove rear wheels and get to back of bolts with grinder and cut them off; they're surplus to requirements anyway.
Steering column didn't need cutting just a hammer which I hadn't used previously as it was usually quite late and not wanting to upset neighbours.
I got the hoover out and have saved a third of a bucket - of rust!!! Still, as Colin Chapman said - add lightness.
As the resto etc is probably going to be a long drawn out process, I'm going to make an engine cradle on wheels so a) it can be moved around easily and b) I can wire it up to start it every now and again, so that's happen in next few weeks.
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