nest Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Got 90% inside seam welded now, just need to scrap the last of the seam sealer out off some off the thicker seams then can finish welding the rest up, then can move into the bay and front off the car.. Quote
nest Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Wait till you see my rollcage design.. Quote
Jarrod Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 You have to upload your new French track slag you have got sadly it puts this build to shame epic car Quote
bradp94 Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 Slacking jake, need to get this dominating the roads of Hampshire ASAP ! Quote
nest Posted April 27, 2013 Author Posted April 27, 2013 Finally had a day off today and got straight on the starlet, started with stripping the doors and shedding some weight..Looking like this now, so light.. More to come on them soon..Seam welded the engine bay and all the front off the shell, alot off work well worth it tho, also strengthend the engine mount points up, aswell as cut the old battery tray out and reinforced this, gonna be one stiff GT!! Pics can do the talking Everyone loves abit off penetration ha ha..Also stripped all the break system off as ill give it all a good clean and gonna have a little play with it, Quote
nest Posted April 30, 2013 Author Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Lol jarrod..Small update.. Stiffend up the gearbox mount abit with wealding the loss ends up, The rear beam on these is a joke, it's got more flex than a ballet dancer.. So to stiffen things up, we decided to weld a hollow tube along the bottom to stop it swaying side to side and any flex up and down, to stop any twisting that might happen during high speed cornering we welded some sheet that we bent into a U shape to strengthen it, hopefully it's stiffens the rear up abit and should hopefully see me 3 wheeling it round track ;) haha.. It's not finished yet and just a rough design untill we fabricate a whole rear beam in the future, couple picsMore soon Edited April 30, 2013 by nest Quote
shorty Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 I've never noticed how flimsey the rear beenm was till that pic! is soo thin is crazy. good work dude. Quote
Beastmode panda Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 I like it jakey boy, looking shit hot!! Going to be a beast. Giving me a lot of inspiration too. Quote
nest Posted April 30, 2013 Author Posted April 30, 2013 Yeah shorty it's a joke, it literally so flexible.. Dosnt budge now tho ha ha..Thanks rob, getting there slowly should be making some progress with it now as the weather is nice and I've got one day a week off now! Ha ha Quote
wickedep Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 awesome build mate..a lot of attention to detail Quote
nest Posted May 1, 2013 Author Posted May 1, 2013 (edited) Thanks sacha, hoping to get things going now got some paint now, so can paint the bay hopefully Saturday if I've got time before work Edited May 1, 2013 by nest Quote
turbo Grant Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Looking good dude! Will look neat once it's all painted. Think the rear beam bracings a bit o t t tho Quote
nest Posted May 1, 2013 Author Posted May 1, 2013 Thanks man, yeah it may be abit ott but rather that, the standard rear beam is a joke, I was thinking off doing something more involved but I just wanna get it back together now lol Quote
Max9650 Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 Shouldn't be much longer now nest! haha hope its all done for the summer!Still waiting for the logbook for my car, spoke to DVLA said it should be with me next week or so :/ then I have a lot of thinking to do ! Quote
turbo Grant Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 Thanks man, yeah it may be abit ott but rather that, the standard rear beam is a joke, I was thinking off doing something more involved but I just wanna get it back together now lol I wouldn't say the rear beams a joke. The trailing arms you braced up only move up and down. The panhard rod stops the side to side movement. Be good to see what's its like on the road Quote
pick1 Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 Looking good mate your deffo putting some work into this ? Quote
nest Posted May 2, 2013 Author Posted May 2, 2013 Yeah max hopefully! Get another starlet dude you know you want one!Yeah it is abit ott grant but there nothing there to stop the trailing arms from twisting during very hard cornering, wide wheels and semi slicks/ slicks with all the rest off my suspension/ chassis upgrades will allow me to hit some cornors with massive speed so every little helps as I said I'd rather over compensate than not bother and since the beam was out thought wed work on it abit, I was going to make a full hollow tube one but that's so much work. Yeah man shame it's still a while from being on the road I need to come up see you guys soon!Yeah pick1 I am indeed, don't like doing things by half Quote
Jarrod Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I practically built this anyway and can say say she will b the DON jake bless ya always stood there watching in your stolen safety glasses and a hammer in one hand and grinder in the other waiting for me to say go on the son cut that and break that lol Quote
nest Posted May 2, 2013 Author Posted May 2, 2013 Haha you crease me up geeza anyways then safety glass aint stolen there donated to the build Quote
Jarrod Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 Haha college need donate bit more ay Maybe a safety jacket because that ropey one u wear has had it and full of metal fillings Quote
nest Posted May 2, 2013 Author Posted May 2, 2013 Mate that jacket is far from safe :/ haha dosnt matter tho because obv you do all the work right? ;) haha Quote
Jarrod Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I no need to save my energy and all my ideas I give you for my new build Quote
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