corsechris Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Hey Gary, since you’ve almost finished this one, fancy another? Advert in the local rag this weekend for a Cobretti with an RV8 for £2500. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, corsechris said: Hey Gary, since you’ve almost finished this one, fancy another? Advert in the local rag this weekend for a Cobretti with an RV8 for £2500. 😄 Take a photo of the ad and email it to me 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 I suspect Mrs Kugawestie would be having words with me if I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Just now, corsechris said: I suspect Mrs Kugawestie would be having words with me if I did! Let me worry about that 😂 I know somewhere I could store it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Email sent. Give me a shout of you go to look at it - I'll come along to point & laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 No photos to show for it, but over the last few days I have been glassing the boot to the body. I completed this today. Very fumey in the garage even with all doors and windows open! 😷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I love the smell of polyester resin in the morning........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 I have made a start on the bodywork support brackets at the front of the car These will need to be welded to the chassis. I am hoping I can also use them as a bracket to support the bonnet gas struts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Before fixing the front of the body I want to refit the radiator and get it supported properly as there is still a bit of flex in the front of the body which will allow a bit more wiggle room. The rad is not finished yet, so whilst waiting for it I decided to attack the mould lines with the DA machine to get the worst of the mould lines off. So pink dust is now absolutely everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter (Monty) Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Was that polo shirt white when you put it on this morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Peter (Monty) said: Was that polo shirt white when you put it on this morning? Ha ha, no it just happens to be a similar colour to my dust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 I have made some progress fixing the bodywork over the last few days, it might not look like much progress but lots of measuring, fiddling , clamping and adjusting has taken place. I am pretty pleased with how I have got it now. Front brackets which will also hold the bracket for the bonnet gas strut. I have welded in a stiffening gusset on the rear of the main plate. Once these were were completed both sides, I was not happy with the amount of flex on the main tub body at the rear of the engine bay, so I added another couple of brackets. Most of the measuring and fiddling was to make sure when the body was fixed the bonnet would follow the shape of the body nicely and also clear the air filter. With that complete, I have put a couple of pop rivets into the cills, one at the front and rear on each side. Front Rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 I purposely wound the suspension up fairly high a while ago, that’s quite evident now! Front arch Rear arch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 I picked up the modified radiator tonight I had some fan mounting brackets added to it I also had a couple of mounting brackets and an 8mm diameter overflow barb inlet added to the expansion tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Last night I made up some brackets for the radiator mounting, and tonight I fitted the radiator complete with the fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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