Finally had a bit of free time to get dirty I was at the point where I had to work out how I was going to mount the body. It may not seem like a lot of progress but there's about 2 days work here. A lot of trying and thinking and re thinking.
All the pictures so far of it all assembled are all just mole gripped together
The other problem is that the MNR VORTX nose cone, and the side panels are around 50mm wider than the GBS ZERO chassis at the front. Meaning at the front the body wouldn't be sitting on the chassis.
I'd just had a bar going across for now
Annnnnd, the VORTX body is 25mm taller than the GBS chassis (although not really a problem, if you were to lean on it it would be!)
So I got some lengths of 25x50mm thin wall box to take up the height and width difference. So the 50mm wide will span the width at the front then fade back in flush at the rear
I can't weld these directly to the chassis because I need to be able to remove them to get the body on and off. So the need to be bolt on
So got creative with a bit of 25x25 box
To make a tab
And another
Welded them on
And could now start centralizing the body on the chassis
It' not easy being down here on my own, you need 20 pairs of hands yo keep trying it on and marking, or the odd rachet strap
And got everything fixed to where I wanted it then I could start drilling
There will be more fixtures when I work out the best way to do It, but it's in position securey. The new beams are bolted to the chassis, and the body and nose one are bolted to the beams
I plan on trying to have the nose cone and scuttle quick release so if I'm ever out and about and have a problem I can gain access with out tools
Because the bonnet is open either end it doesn't hold it's shape as well as the nose and scuttle and flairs out naturally at the bottom
I found these nifty stubs in the box of bits that came with the car
Out came the friendly rachet straps again to keep it in position
Then I clambered in the bay underneath and marked through the bonnet and body, drilled and tapped the rail and threaded them in
And the bonnet fits great now. Will have IVA over centre catches to hold it down
Just the scuttle to bolt down now but that's nice and straight forward.
I'm happy now I can see a direction it's going in again
All the pictures so far of it all assembled are all just mole gripped together
The other problem is that the MNR VORTX nose cone, and the side panels are around 50mm wider than the GBS ZERO chassis at the front. Meaning at the front the body wouldn't be sitting on the chassis.
I'd just had a bar going across for now
Annnnnd, the VORTX body is 25mm taller than the GBS chassis (although not really a problem, if you were to lean on it it would be!)
So I got some lengths of 25x50mm thin wall box to take up the height and width difference. So the 50mm wide will span the width at the front then fade back in flush at the rear
I can't weld these directly to the chassis because I need to be able to remove them to get the body on and off. So the need to be bolt on
So got creative with a bit of 25x25 box
To make a tab
And another
Welded them on
And could now start centralizing the body on the chassis
It' not easy being down here on my own, you need 20 pairs of hands yo keep trying it on and marking, or the odd rachet strap
And got everything fixed to where I wanted it then I could start drilling
There will be more fixtures when I work out the best way to do It, but it's in position securey. The new beams are bolted to the chassis, and the body and nose one are bolted to the beams
I plan on trying to have the nose cone and scuttle quick release so if I'm ever out and about and have a problem I can gain access with out tools
Because the bonnet is open either end it doesn't hold it's shape as well as the nose and scuttle and flairs out naturally at the bottom
I found these nifty stubs in the box of bits that came with the car
Out came the friendly rachet straps again to keep it in position
Then I clambered in the bay underneath and marked through the bonnet and body, drilled and tapped the rail and threaded them in
And the bonnet fits great now. Will have IVA over centre catches to hold it down
Just the scuttle to bolt down now but that's nice and straight forward.
I'm happy now I can see a direction it's going in again
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