Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 how do I get out of this hole - I no I need a ladder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampy56 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 HI cleggy how you doing? The build looks like its coming on well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Hi Paul All is well here chap thanks - The westfield needs a tune up as it is missing under part throttle, but is fine when idling and at full pelt The Spyder is as you can see it is - slow progress being made - done b****r all this weekend as I had a stinking cold yesterday but feel as spot on today so may do a bit tonight How's things with you fella? farm work slowed down a bit? Cheers Clark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housebeautician Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 weres the pics mate. dave and i got all the head rebuilt yesterday and so just need to stick it all back together when i get the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Tony - so we shall manage a blat soon gizz a shout if ya wanna hand chap ! After a few days of mulling over welding gas or the lack of it I decided today to get my a** down to BOC and get a contract with them having already renewed the disposable type about four/five times it was getting expensive - they only last about twenty minutes for anyone that is interested the prices break down as follows - sorry if it is obvious to you experienced boys but it may help a few who are in my situation Costs to get setup Argoshield cylinder size X (about waist high) suitable for mild steel £31.80 Mini Mig Hose - small push in connector on one end that fits onto your existing gas pipe and a screw connector on the other to go onto the regulator £9.80 Regulator - screws into the gas cylinder- has one gauge for the amount of gas left in the bottle and another to regulate the pressure to the shroud (about 15-20 is about right depending on where you are welding) £42.55 Plus a fixed charge £13.05 The yearly rental charge is a further £67 pa I was told that the regulator could be had much cheaper off ebay but TBH it was just easy to do it in one go and know that I had the right bits So for about £160 I am set-up and ready to go - So compare that to buying co2/argon disposable cannisters from Halfords one Argoshield cylinder should last 10 hours - so that works out at £16 per hour of welding as you only get about 20 minutes out of a disposable bottle and the average cost is £12 each works out at £36 per hour of welding for my next ten hours of welding in the same year it works out much much much cheaper as I have paid the yearly charge and purchased the regulators etc so do not take this into account - I guess if you go for bigger bottles the price comes down again So if you are going to be doing a reasonable amount of welding a year it is very much worth setting up a contract as it is at least 55% cheaper - by the way I have done mine on a cash sale basis so they cannot automatically charge me in 12 months time being too stingy to go buy a trolley for me bottle (well worth having a proper stand for the cylinder and welder to avoid damage) I decided to start knocking up a basic trolley - so it was off to machine mart to get some wheels purchased some swivel castors for the front and fixed for the rear (£25)- made sure I got rubber wheels as these are a lot less likely to break than the nylon/plastic ones they had on display Anyway here is the progress so far Looks a bit like a ladder don't it makes me think about building a go kart for the boys will get it finished off tomorrow - as usual I have made it out of much bigger section than necessary I have designed it (if you can call it designed ) so that I can take a bigger welder and bottle in the future should I decide to upgrade by the way I was told the gas supplied by BOC is much better quality than sold in the disp type cans - dunno how much truth there is in this but so far my welding appears at least OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 picked up these mini welding magnets the other day cheap off ebay - they do the job welding trolley nearly finished tonight - just got some L shape bits to hold the welder in place and a handle to make up so I can ride it around the garage now I wonder where the engine will fit got a m8 coming over tomorrow night so I might actually make some progress on the Spyder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 ok no progress to the spyder tonight but did get the welding trolley finished - it's no work of art but it works b****y well shall be getting the seat framework done over the next few nights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 the longest job in history - framework now in - thank f**k next job will be seatbelt framework and mounts - huzzah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 At least you can now sit in it and dream love them seats BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
housebeautician Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 ok no progress to the spyder tonight but did get the welding trolley finished - it's no work of art but it works b****y well shall be getting the seat framework done over the next few nights thats wheelie nice cleggy is there anything in the house you havent welded up yet are you going to the exeter show mate,coz im going down sat morn and coming back on sunday with the gear. your most welcome to tag along,thats if J. lets you out to play. keep at it tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 sorry m8 just seen your post - naa unfortunately shall not be getting down there, TBH it is a bit too much time out for all the stuff that is going on at the moment, tis me mums birthday too on Saturday with a get together for the family - enjoy chap and thanks for the offer bit more progress with the Spyder - brace for the rear framework that will hold the seatbelt points behind the seats now temp welded in place not sure how to mount the seatbelts to the framework and the sides, presumably I need to buy some eye type bolts but not sue how to fit after that - do I need some sort of sleeve that is welded or goes through the box section? other side tomorrow night maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 Just found this one on ebay with a genuine Porsche engine ptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item3ef90a3b50" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Classic....90a3b50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 as I awaiting some eye bolts for the seat belt mountings to arrive I have started on another job related to getting the driving position better than it was the steering wheel was in a b****y terrible position, way over to the left and too low forcing my leg into the centre tunnel - I am a bit of a gangly b*****d TBH first job guestimate where I want the wheel to be and stick some wood behind the dash so I can get a compas to mark out the new hole - use dremel to rough cut then a suitable round cylinder with some rough grade wet n dry to finish off those regular watchers of this post will notice that the red shabby vinyl has been removed steering column rested in place for trial fit - - VRRMMM VVRRMMM The plan with the dashboard is to fill in all the holes and start again when I find some fresh dials - I was going to find some similar thickness fibreglass, cut to the size of the holes using the originals as stencils and then tape them in place and then resin them in, followed by filler - what do you reckon??? the dash will then be sprayed silver to match the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenh Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Sorry I called your spyder replica a 356 replica the other day, Cleggy, but I suffer from arachnaphobia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 it usually gets called a 550 so I have to keep reminding its a 718 RSK replica the 550 shape does nothing for me at all - I do like the 356 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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