Gary - Great job on the floors. :cool:

Your bead roller work means they are stiffer than my "factory" floors.

Good luck, Paul. :)

PS
How easy is the bead roller to use?

At first i was going to do the floor in one piece but it proved too large, so i ended up making the inserts. This makes it easier to use as regards size when using the beader, plus you need one hand to turn the handle and one feed through and looking at the bead following line... you get better as you know.

I must try and finish jobs in order, so i made a new pin for the leaf spring - now down to 4 leaves/1" block/middle hole on wishbone hangers. I was really pleased how my floorpans came out, just need to weld corners up and puddle weld in place. But i will finish suspension first.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...IMG_0072-1.jpg
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMG_0073.jpg
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...IMG_0074-1.jpg
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...IMG_0068-1.jpg
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...IMG_0067-2.jpg

If you were buying an mx5 engine do you need the ecu etc...

Just put a bid on an MX5... will findout tomorrow night when i get home.

Missed that one... i can get an engine gearbox and loom for £300 delivered?

Gary - Good luck in your quest for an engine, it will be interesting to see how the MX5 unit works out. :cool:

Cheers, Paul. :)

This is a good site for period parts.
http://www.completeautomobilist.com/

Cheers Gary, some nice classic car bits, will add this to my bookmarks.

We've probably all seen this site, i just wonder if there are loads of parts that could be used on a build here.
http://www.honeybournemouldings.co.uk/

That's who I got my gearbox cover from. Quality was fine and the price was good too.
Mac

3d printing.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMG_0134.jpg

Cool name Gary, ive been considering getting a couple of name plates 3d printed or lazer cut stainless plate, are you leaving the colour as is or coating in another colour.

Hi Swifty, Triumph will be silver and italia will be an ivory white.

v.nice!

Trevors old car up for sale.http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...2011.23.41.png

It's Trevor's in the main picture, but the other images are of a different car (the one for sale). No idea why.

Check Trevor's old blog and spot the different dash, indicators, rear light positioning etc..

http://sammiospyder.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/lights.html

Its not Trevor's old car (No 48) thats for sale they have just use a photo of his car as the primary picture.
The actual car for sale is in the later photos, although the same colour it's a totaly differant car :eusa_whistle:
The current owner of Trevor's old car lives locally and was a bit up-set with what they have done :rant:

That said it is a very nice photo of a Sammio Spyder, would look nice on my web site :wink:

Gary - Nice use of 3D printing. :cool:

Good luck, Paul. :)

Driveshafts are fitted.it was my first few hours back on the car, yesterday...http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...feb1267f94.jpg

Your chassis and components look great what paint are you using? Por15?

Evening J, yes POR 15, ral3005 enamel and Lead grey engine paint.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...da1563834c.jpg
I'm not sure if this is the right rack? Also, the solid clamps don't have a locating hole?.

Looks great and a big morale boost to get to this stage. Just had a look back at your first posts to jog my memory as to how yours started and from those first pictures it has been a fair journey to get to this stage. With the better weather coming I hope you can find the time to keep plodding on. This is going to be some car once finished. Well done.

Are the black diagonally slotted plates needed with the solid mountings? My recollection is they are used to tighten up the rubber bushes, by clamping them against the rubber while tightening the clamps. My reading of this is that they aren't needed with solid rack mounts.

I made a big mistake by placing the black plates under the rack instead off under the chassis where they belong.
I could shift the rack from right to left by turning the steering wheel.
Don,t know about the alley mounts...
Looks as if your rack is different to mine and other Herald racks i,ve seen so far.

Great job!

When fitting solid rack mounts you MUST either refit those plates or something else to stop the rack shifting from side to side as you turn the steering wheel.

I've pretty much kept this to myself due to the embarrassment factor, but when I fitted aluminium rack mounts about a year ago I left those plates out (not sure why).

Everything was fine - I took it for a blast along the narrow winding roads along the North Norfolk coast with my better half in the passenger seat - and we stopped for chips at Wells Next The Sea. Lovely.

When we set off for home, however, I pulled away from the roadside and turned the wheel, but the car kept going straight on. I stopped and then found that I could turn the steering about half a turn either way with no movement on the front wheels at all. :(

Taking a look underneath with wifey twirling the wheel I could immediately see what the problem was. The engine had leaked a bit of oil onto the rack mounts, lubricating them nicely, and breaking the friction that'd been the only thing holding the rack in place within the mounts. As I had no tools I had to call the RAC, and the man with a van came up with a simple solution and fitted a jubilee clip to each end of the rack outboard of the mounts, effectively filling the gap and keeping the rack where it ought to be.

The consequences of the rack working loose to the extent it did if we'd still been thrashing along those winding back roads doesn't bear thinking about. :(

That was supposed to be a temporary fix, but it's still there now and passed its last mot with them in place, so it can't be that bad, but I really ought to put those plates back in. If only that didn't need the engine lifting off its mounts...

Gary - Sorry I can't help you with the rack.

But it must be a great feeling seeing the painted parts going back into place. :cool:

Good luck, Paul. :)

I have put the bracket underneath, but there is a slight gap under the rack?
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...92021eeb7d.jpg

well the steering works, so I won't worry about the gap... Meanwhile, I have started to make the frame up for the fuel tank that will be located behind the suspension.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...c6d53563f0.jpg

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...cca042b895.jpg

And just to prove to myself, that i have done somethng over the last 4 years...

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMGP0336.jpg

All very nice and shiny! :)

Just a quick question about your fuel tank frame. Have you tried the body on since you made that, as the back does slope downwards very quickly behind the tank and I'd be concerned that the top-rearmost points of that frame may interfere with the shell and mean that you can't get it low enough?

Gary - To follow up on Dave's point, here are a couple of photos of Mister Towed's set up.

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...Picture645.jpg

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...Picture647.jpg

Obviously no offence intended if you have already thought of this.

I just remember having to cut off the seat belt mounts that Gary fitted for me as they stopped the body shell fitting. :rolleyes:

Good luck, Paul. :)

PS
I know you have been working on this for a long time, but it is a lovely nut & bolt restoration job, which always takes longer.

Dave and Paul, i will check again... Looking at T's, my tank is closer and lower to the suspension. Anyway, i'm making this up as i go along, it's not planned.

What a lovely day... I carried on working on the frame for the fuel tank.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...b0aef4759c.jpg

That is coming along very nicely. :cool:

yesterday, I started to weld the floor pans together... Nice and strong, but can I cover some of the unsightly welds with? Is there a mastic?

automotive brushable seam sealer is good. Stops water or dampness getting in between the panels too.

Bought this, and ordered lots of tube.
http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/...2015.03.54.png

Nice bit of kit Garyh, looks like some frame work to be made.

Gary - Got to love new toys. :cool:

What are planning to make with it?

Good luck, Paul. :)