your a god :thumb:
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your a god :thumb:
lol - I do my best...
Sunday 23rd July 2006 - 8.30am
Up early - couldnt sleep ( kept seeing images of fitting my lights and cardboard shapes! :wtf: - v sad).
Plan today is to make up the base plates for the lights and get them ligned up ready for the back panels and slam panel.
First task was to secure the side mounting. Punto lights have 4 mounting points - as you look at the light - 2 on the top, 1 on the left (where the grill is) and one on the right side at the back. This one clips into a securing panel with a slider. You can see the arm in the bottom right of the light housing on the pic below.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/DSCF0003.jpg
The lights (to the base of the housing) sit 51cm from ground level and 58cm to just under the clear casing (23"). The side mounting needed to be lined up carefully as this provides the anchor point for the rest of the mounts and allows the light to be positioned properly.
A simple bracket did the job. It was held in place with a rivet to start with until the exact position could be worked out. It will be reinforced later once the rest of the housing is built.
Once that was done I needed to build the support in which the lights would sit. The underside of Punto lights is flat with except for the rear where the access panels are to get to the bulbs - that sticks down.
First job was to make a metal base plact that fit snuggly to the underside of the lights. This would act as the baseline from which the front supports would be secured to giving rhe lights a firm position.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/DSCF0032.jpg
Once this was completed I started work on the front support. This would be rivetted directly on to the lower panel and act as an extension of the same. It's basically a t shape made from 1 sheet of metal folded. Small cuts were made so that it didnt foul the bumper carriage mounting points. To ensure the position was exact the plate was positioned with the new light base plate and light resting on it. (you can see the side bracket in this pic)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/DSCF0024.jpg
From this measurements were taken and the plate rivited in place.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/DSCF0034.jpg
The base plate for the lights will be rivetted in place last as this needs to be spot on to prevent the lights being out of line.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/DSCF0033.jpg
The next task is to fill the void between the inner wing and the new front lower panel. Another plate was needed which had to fit snuggly and provide rigidity to the front panel and the inner wing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/danga/SCF002.jpg
The base plate for the lights was then placed back and the light refitted to ensure it was snug.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/danga/SCF004.jpg
The top support arms of the front extension can be adjusted to allow for the angle and once the baseplate is secure the correct pitch can be set.
Throughout the wing was placed against the housings to ensure it still fitted. With the new plates in place, the wing slots on and off without any fuss at all (result!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/danga/SCF008.jpg
The next step is to secure the lower base plate and build the rear of the housing.
It all then needs seam sealed and smoothed.
(for reference the metal used is galvanised steel).
Still need to find a way of relocating the radiator...
Ade
:cool:
cant wait until its finished :thumb:
Those punto lights aren't a bad fit into the wing are they.
Have you thought about getting a custom rad made up?
Might be easier to fit one in the space you have.
This is a big job ade and your having a bloody good go at it.
I think we should start a campaign to have your avatar changed to "legend"
coudn't agree more ;) .. absoloutly ace keep up the good work :thumb:Quote:
I think we should start a campaign to have your avatar changed to "legend"
lol. Thanks but I like muy avatar as it is although miss the "haggis eating post shlag" that used to be above it!
Monday 24th July 2006
Hard day at work so didnt get much done tonight. Finished the drivers side and plated up the wing to the lower section.
I'm off work tomorrow but promissed the missus I'd do things with her seeing as how I spent most of the weekend on the car. Might get a play later tomorrow afternoon.
Plan is to mount the baseplates, reinfotce the fronts to make them sturdy and create backs so they sit snug. Then I can work on the tops for the slam panel...
Might have a tinker with the radiator aswell - see if I cant fashion something up...
Tuesday 25th July - the day I almost died!
lol
Been out with the wife all day and thought I'd come back and do a little bit of work on my lights - needed to add strength to the inner parts of the base plates to give them support.
Before I could do this I had to bolt the carriage bar in place and was happily tightening the bolt away when
SLIP!
the ratchet slipped off the nut, my hand shot down and my wrist sliced into the side edge of my new lower panel.
Cut me right on the artery!
:O
Luckily it wasnt quite deep enough to spurt but started bleeding quickly and the skin parted nicely - had a total panic and almost whitied (as you do when you cut yourself) - stoodf over the sink with my hand under the tap sweating buckets!
Feckin horrible - heres the evidence!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/danga/cut1.jpg
doesnt look too bad - manageed to squeeze the skin together and so far it stuck on its own accord. Possibly a stitch job - if it pops I'll go to the hospital later...
So word of warning - if your working on your car look at whats round you before doing owt! Risk assessment people! May save your life!
lol
lol i had one of those
http://www.streetrace.co.uk/forum/at...2&d=1152886328
Yeah Baxter, yor wrist!!!