100E ON AIR

[v6100e]

CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT I POSTED. ;D LATE NIGHTS AND ALL

[Roland Rat Rod]

come on mate whats the update...

[Bomber]

Come on Jim even if its on here 6 times still got to see it

Cheers Bomber

[Petrolhead71]

Come on guys give Jim a little slack here...He is building two cars at the moment and I think they are based about five miles apart..

Cheers Marcus

[Bomber]

He's finished one!!!!

[v6100e]

WELL WITH THE HELP OF MARCUS I THINK WE'VE GOT RID OF ALL THE DUPLICATES SO THE I'LL BE POSTING MORE NOW.

[v6100e]

I HAVE NOW TOOK THE FRONT PANEL OFF TO SORT OUT THE CHASSIS RAILS





AND REPAIRS TO THE PANEL ITSELF BUT MORE OF THAT LATER



I HAVE CUT 1/2" OFF THE ENDS OF THE RAILS



WELDED A BRACE BETWEEN THEM AND CUT OFF THE BRACING TUBE



THEN REPAIRED THE ROTTEN BITS OF THE RAILS



I HAVE NOW CUT ANOTHER 1/2" OFF THE ENDS OF THE RAILS AS I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE A FRONT BUMPER SO I WILL BE PLATING OVER THE FRONT PANEL FOR A SMOOTH LOOK, THEN WELD THE FIRST BITS I.E. THE ENDS BACK ON



IF YOUR WONDERING WHY PUT THEM BACK ON WITH THE BOLTS STILL IN, IT'S BECAUSE I AM GOING TO MOUNT IT TO A ROLL OVER JIG LATER.
NOW I HAVE MADE SOME NEW PLATES AND TACKED THEM ON



ALL GROUND UP AND PAINTED,



BUT NOT QUITE FINISHED, BUT THAT BIT WILL COME WHEN I WELD THE FRONT PANEL BACK ON.

[v6100e]

NOW GOT ALL THE MANKY BITS ON THE INNER FRONT PANEL TO DO,



















NOW FOR SOME OF THE LARGER AREAS



BECAUSE THE RELIEF ON THIS SIDE FOR THE SIDE LIGHTS HAS ROTTED I WILL REPLACE BOTH SIDES



IT'S NOT THS SAME SHAPE AS THE ORIGINAL BECAUSE THEY WERE PRESSED, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I COULD DO IT, IT STILL HAS THE SAME DEPTH JUST A DIFFERENT SHAPE.ALL I DID WAS GRADUALLY KNOCK THE CENTRE WITH A WOODEN MALLET OVER A STEEL RING UNTILL I HAD GOT THE SHAPE AND DEPTH NEEDED, I THEN CUT AROUND THE PIECE READY FOR WELDING IN.



THE OTHER SIDE NEEDED A BIGGER BIT PUTTING IN





BECAUSE I AM GOING TO FRENCH MY NO PLATE THE BOTTOM OF THE PANEL IS IN THE WAY AND THERE IS SOME WORK NEEDED I HAVE CUT IT OFF



NOW IT'S ALL REPAIRED, I'M PUTTING IN A ANGLE SUPPORT FOR THE FRONT PANEL TO SIT ON



NOW TO FIT THE PANEL





A COAT OF PAINT AND ALL DONE

[v6100e]

WELL WE ARE ONTO THE INNER WINGS NOW, AS USUAL CARD TEMPLATE FIRST



I DID HAVE SEVERAL GOES AT THIS, AND I MESSED THEM UP BUT I GOT THERE IN THE END AND A 2MTR X 1MTR SHEET OF STEEL LATER.

I PUT A SMALL FOLD IN THE STEEL FIRS, AT THE HIGHT FROM THE CHASSIS RAIL WHERE IT STARTS TO CURVE, THEN TO GET THE CURVE I WANTED I BENT IT ROUND A GALLON TIN



I OVER BENT IT SO I COULD THEN PULL IT BACK TO WHERE I WANTED IT



NEXT TO PUT ALL THE LIPS ON FOR PLUG WELDING TO THE OTHER PANELS



WELD AND A GRIND UP



AND THEY ARE READY TO GO IN, BUT FIRST I HAVE TO MAKE THE STRUT TOWER FILLERS FIRST, I HAVE CLAMPED THE INNER WING IN PLACE SO I CAN GET THE TEMPLATE FOR THE FILLER PANELS



TRANSFER TO STEEL



CUT OUT AND DRILL HOLES FOR PLUG WELDS



NOW ALL THERE IS TO DO IS WELD THEM IN



THIS IS WHAT IT NOW LOOKS LIKE









AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE WINGS ON





THE MISTAKE I MADE WHEN I WELDED THE INNER WINGS IN , WAS I SHOULD HAVE FITTED THE OUTER WINGS FIRST, BECAUSE WHEN I WENT TO FIT THE WINGS FOR THESE PICS, THE FRONT HOLES DIDN'T LINE UP WITH THE HOLES IN THE FRONT PANEL,THEY WERE A HOLE OUT, I DID MANAGED TO GET OVER THIS PROBLEM BY JACKING THE FRONT PANEL OUT TO WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE AND WARMING UP THE AREA WITH GAS BOTTLES THEN LET IT COOL DOWN, PROBLEM FIXED.
NOW ONTO THE FRONT PANEL, IF YOU REMEMBER I CUT THE CHASSIS RAILS SHORT AS I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE A FRONT UMPER, I DIDN'T WANT THE RAILS POKING OUT AND I AM GOING TO FRENCH THE NUMBER PLATE AS WELL



SO HERE WE GO, MADE THE BOXED PIECE FOR THE NUMBER PLATE, I HAVE MADE IT 2 1/2 INCHES DEEP BECAUSE THE BOTTOM OF THE PANEL IS CURVED



CUT SOME PLATES TO BLACK THE CHASSIS HOLES



CUT OUT THE HOLE FOR THE NUMBER PLATE BOX



BEFORE I WELD ANYTHING UP I HAVE MADE SOME NEW BOTTOM FIXING BRACKETS AND WELDED THEM IN PLACE



TACKED THE BOX IN



CUT OFF THE EXCESS AND PUT A FEW MORE TACKS ON





NOW WELDED GROUND AND PAINTED AND I HAVE FITTED THE PANEL AND WINGS AND BONNET TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

[Petrolhead71]

Hey Jim what are you gonna use to french the front number plate???
I was toying with doing it too Jack's and the rear one aswell....

Keep the downloads coming... ;D

Cheers Marcus