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So not a huge update but managed an hour tonight between commitments. Continued to make templates for the flooring. Its a PITA to be honest and will be so much easier once I can remove all the running gear and turn the shell upside down.
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Are those flat pieces staying for the seat mounts?
That is the plan yeah. I know usually people tie them into rails running left to right but this seem simpler in my set up. The plates are 5mm thick but to add strength and stop flex i was gonna to to panel the sides to box in with the floor. They also need welding fully to the tube work. For access to the fixing nuts underneath i was going to cut access holes in the floor then bung them.
See any problems mate? I'm all ears.
Yay, glad you've had a lil time.
Just gone through this thread like jonny-5 on crack.
Best thing I've seen in ages ��
Lee
Cheers Lee :)
What I mean is you've crafted a wonderful structure from tube overall to then just stick 5MM flat sheet on top. Is there not a smaller ID tube you can then weld captives onto?
Oh I see! I think once boxed in it will look ok but I take your point. I just can't think of how to sensibly do it in tube without over tubing the area (yes, I am aware in the irony of that statement! lol).Quote:
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So decided tonight that I would drop the running gear and flip the chassis over, making it a million times easier to finish the floor! All was going smoothly until A wheel buckled on my little trolley that was meant to roll the engine out the way. Need to get me a crane sorted out now...
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personally, i dont think you have enough axle stands in that garagelol
Oh I have more! Seriously :thumb:
Flat floor will look ace. Gutted for your trolley.
Got the car flipped over this weekend and made a start on the templates for the floor....
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Get powder coating off homo?
Not yet! Lol
Lazy!!
How's things mate?
Car looks great, top work
Im good pal, you?
thanks, its getting there, slowly. Enthusiasm comes and goes!
Looking good. Keep at it.every job that gets done is one step closer.
That looks good.
Not bad mate!
Don't get a lot of time these days as have a 2 year old, not really into messing with cars much these days, to old!
Not tempted to save weight & rivet / bond sheet aluminium?
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Cardboard is lighter ;)
Any updates mate? :)
Sadly not Bazza. M3 dominated my time over the winter break but very pleased with the fruits of my labour.... :d
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The nova work will re-commence at some point soon. Got my welder mate lined up to tig all the sheet work to the structure to make it all look pretty. Just got to get the panel templates made, cut etc. Sounds simple enough but as you all know finding time in life can be a challenge sometimes. My other half is moving here from America next month so organising all of that is likely to take up any weekends from now until into summer :roll:
Why don't you rip the heart out of the m3 and throw it in the nova, best of both worlds them ;) haha
BM looks ace. Great news the lady is moving over too. She looks/sounds nice.
Using an M3 engine has crossed my mind more than once! Would fit in the hole too!!Quote:
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Cheers bud, cant wait!Quote:
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Someone has just pointed your thread on here out to me. I've been following the thread on Stance Works not realising you have a thread on here haha
Awesome work! Can't wait to see your next update :)
lol I love it when that happens.Quote:
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The missus is very understanding that she has had the devotion of all my time for best part of the year now and I have been promised workshop time soon!
To much steak eating....
It was veal steak tonight! :p
Been driving around the swiss alps today and my god their roads are so much better than ours, even the back roads! Their speed bumps are actually effective too - they're kinda smooth with a small hump that if you hit it at speed you'll be airbourne but theyre long & smooth enough that you have plenty of front splitter clearance :)
Good to hear! Looking forward to seeing where this goes.Quote:
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Hey! Less BMW moar space frame please!
Simps what’s happened to this?
It's still there in the corner of the workshop. I've not given up on it yet!Quote:
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Keep going mate. Seems to be a growing number of Nova's in the area now.
It's go to have rotted away by now?
Scott you b I thought there was an update then lol
lollollol:thumb: