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[STMO123]

Lozzzzzz, I had just read this thread from start to finish. I am completely in awe of the work you have done and I sincerely hope it all ends well. I will be watching this one with interest.

[Lazydocker]

Lozzzzzz, I had just read this thread from start to finish. I am completely in awe of the work you have done and I sincerely hope it all ends well. I will be watching this one with interest.

Who are you and where has Esty gone?

But very true

[lozzzzzz]

Thanks very much folks, thats very kind.  I'm hoping to get some more updates on next week.

[aaronjb]

That does look a nice Rivnut tool. I can also recommend this guy:

http://www.memfast.co.uk/

I was just about to say that, too .. you beat me to it (by quite a margin, I've not been about much!) - though people report that the smaller mandrels do tend to snap, the guy producing them normally replaces them for free.

The eBay one comes highly recommended on the kit car forum I frequent, too, though 

[lozzzzzz]

Its been a while.  There has been steady progress, but not masses to show for it, so I thought I'd wait till there were a few photos to show. 

First of all I cut a couple of panels for the back of the car, just to tidy that area up a bit


Then before deciding where to put the speakers I had to make sure there was somewhere for the spare wheel to go, as I plan to use the car fairly frequently.  There is a nie little space for it behind the passenger.  It'll be secured with a rachet strap anchored to the harness eye bolts that will be redundent while the car is used on the road. 



Now the Speakers could be mounted.  I made up some alu panels to put behind the fiberglass with rivuts in the alu sheet, this will spread the load a bit as the speakers are a bit heavy to be mounting on rivnuts alone.  I'm quite pleased with their location, although it still pains me a little that I'm adding such obvious "ICE" (cringe) to the car.  They do sound good though and should overcome the engine noise.


I was on the home straight with the back end of the car at this point.  All that needed doing was a new battery clamp, then it could all be pulled out, cleaned and refitted.  I put lots of renforcing in under the fiberglass as the battery is obviously a heavy item and doesn't want to be loose in an accident. 


As above what could be easily removed was then removed and the interior hoovered and wiped down.  A few more brush strokes of garage floor paint patched up some areas and now its all in.  I even fitted the passenger seat and will hopefully get the drivers in tomorrow.  The windows and boot hatch are now on too. 


The MR2 mk2 seats (as in the picture) will remain fitted and used with normal seat belts for the majority of the time.  When I finally make it to a track day, bucket seats will be fitted and the harness clipped in place.  I've found driving on the road with a harness and bucket seat to be fun but a pain in the arse. 

Its fast becoming apparent that the car will be effectively ready very soon, but won't be on the road for months as the money has dried up for a bit.  I've still got to pay for the prop shaft, MOT tax and insure it, and sort the AVO bushes out.  I have a plan for the bushes but it still requires more money. 

More to come.

[ozzycat]

  keep up the good work loz absalutly  fasjnating thread thanks for shareing with us

[lozzzzzz]

Thanks ozzycat, hopefully another upfate tomorrow if not soon.

[omega3000]

Great , all coming together now most of the hard graft has been done  Are you putting sound proofing in it ?

[lozzzzzz]

It does feel like its in the fimal assembly stage   (the fum bit)

I wasn't going to sound proof it, as i want it light. I realise it is an odd mix now, with loys of weight loss in places and heavy speakers and an lpg tank, the project has taken so long my priorities have changed a bit as time passed. I'll see how i like it when its done and i might end up adding sound deadening

[acope]

Another good read lozzzzz, what on earth will we do when its all finished

[omega3000]

I bet loz will be building another as stats show once you have built one its onto the next ..


Lots more to come 

[lozzzzzz]

The Scim will no doubt have some teething problems to sort out, no least the massive problem I've found with the engine..... its not supercharged!!!!

But when its all sweet, I think there will have to be another project.  I'm thinking about something very small with a bike engine, its a trodden path though, and I'd like to do something that really turns heads, something not done before....

[albitz]

How about 2 bike engines.One driving the rear wheels and one driving the front ? A pair of hayabusa engines - 350bhp and 4wd.

[omega3000]

Maybe something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-126-Fireblade-POWERED-BY-A-FIREBLADE-BIKE-ENGINE-/170967715242?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27ce784daa   

[lozzzzzz]

Both Cracking ideas folks, there is an ultima with two busa engines, looks crazy!

I've got some time to think it through yet





More work on the car today

Got the drivers seat mounted and cleaned up a little, very pleased with the results although it only just goes far back enough owing to the fact that MR2 mk2 seats are a little wider in the rails than scimitar ones. 


Then I got on with the front stuff, Got the grill fitted with 7 SS M6 nuts and bolts


This meant that the Radiator cover could finally be fitted properly with the hoses all connected up. 



There were other little tasks but thats the bulk of it

I'm sure there are folk that can relate to this next bit...

Then I spent ages looking at it, sitting in it and making brum noises

More to come