Not Much Change!

The latest update is none really. Progress has been slow, dut to work, and I'm waiting on a complete front end assembly to arrive before the chassis is repaired.

With the help and advice of Bug owners etc:

I have managed to get a really great steering wheel for the car - an Astrali one which looks very cloase to the original Formula wheel.

I have also got my hands on a set of Mirrors, sidescreen frames, templates for the lower sidescreens, a brand new front radius arm, front and rear back plates, wheel sylinders, so the list is getting slowly smaller....and growing at the same time!

Some pics soon!

Some photos of the current state of play!!

Chassis stripped bare, decided to wait until I had the front arm mounts in my hand before, I got the welding etc done.Rear axle in a tub of diesel......hopeing the nuts will loosen after this!

I think im going to invest in a replacement front arm. It is the same as the Robin 750cc...and there might just be one available out there. Then new back plates all round....................still a long way to go. I'll be happier when the welded chassis is in front of me with a pile of bits to start fitting it up again.................

Also the old trailing arms (really badly made, and not nicely welded!), along with the remains of the old panhard rod, also a photo of the broken rear gearbox housing where the rear mount goes on.

As always, click on the pics for the big 'SCARY' version.

The Chassis Saga

Last night the chassis was free'd from all its attachments. Though nothing is ever straight forward!

The upper and lower n/s, and the upper o/s forward mounted trailing arm bolts appear to have either been welded or have siezed themselves solid in to their holes in the chassis. I ground off the heads but they still won't come out...so they'll have to be drilled.

The rear engine/gearbox mount had to be ground off, and tapped out. But the bad news is my father was actually corrcet all thos years ago, the actual gearbox casting which holds the rear mounts had cracked, and I ended up with the bottom half of it in my hand...Im sure it can be aluminium welded.

The securing bolts which hold the front arm cups/mounts on were so far gone I had to grind the bolts off too.

So the chassis is now ready to go into the horsebox, and to the sandblaster....then to the welders for repair.

Photos to follow..........................................................