Congrats on the MOT, enjoy her on the open road this summer.
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Hi Neil,
Thanks for both sharing the article with us and sharing your story with the wider BBC audience too, really inspiring. Good to see a few more photos of the car "on the road". The examples of your sculptures that were also featured looked great. :cool: Given your creative talents, modifying a Cordite must have seemed easy. :icon_wink: I wish you all the best for the future (what ever it holds). Take care, Paul :) |
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Following on from others best wishes. My warmest wishes go with you Neil. A truly inspiring story and one that brings so many other issues into perspective.
Enjoy the car - you deserve it Dave :) |
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Hi all, I am still developing my Cordite. I have altered the rear and front wings as I wanted to make my Cordite more bulbous and outrageous and most of all to have fun! The front needs more development but is getting somewhere to a shape I am after. :drama:
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any pics from other angles ?
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Hi will post more pics tomorrow! If it is not raining!
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Neil - Did you reshape the arches in fibreglass?
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...0&d=1468158888 I'd found this photo of a Lister when I was looking at my own arches. http://www.conceptcarz.com/images/Li...-11-MH-012.jpg And let's not forget Elvis's Maserati Birdcage in Viva Las Vegas. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...LVrace1963.jpg So you are in good company. Good luck, Paul. :) |
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Hi, the body is still in process and I only have 13 inch wheels, although at the rear I am considering a flap that disguises the wheel. They are made of fibreglass and the Cordite is still being used on the road, depending on the weather!
It is a shame that I am so far away from you all but thanks to my wife, Cathy, the internet forum enables us to share progress. Here is a pic of the rear. I am considering options between the wings where i might even shape it to a point to really give it individuality. Great to hear from you - keep up the good work. I am also attaching a pic of my latest rod. |
Neil - I've also stuck with the original 13" wheels.
( Which is one of the reasons I needed to do some much re-shaping of the arches on my build. ) Having said that… Wow! That is one big ar$e! :icon_wink: http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...2&d=1468225949 Although it looks a bit like the Sammio G-46. http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...psc75eabdd.jpg Have you seen Micky1Mo's all new Sammio Spyder? http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=5058 That now has wheel skirts at the rear. http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/...psyuxika8i.jpg And the bottom edge of the body shell comes to a point as well. http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/...psyqryiil6.jpg Good luck, Paul. :) PS Love the rod. :cool: http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...3&d=1468225949 |
Yes it does have one fat arse! I always thought the Cordite missed that sexy rear bottom. Thats the fun of these builds as they are so badly formed any alteration is ok. Did the Queen sing a song about big bottoms ? Anyway the rod is due to driving the Cordite with a little 4 stroke engine and I used to drive a muscle car with the v8 rumble and so my instincts took over! And it runs a 6.6 litre v8. Lord Marsh from Goodwood has one ! Thanks for the similarities and it does look similar to the new version re bodies. I still have a soft touch for these conversions.
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Using the Cordite as a buck I am slowly building an aluminium shell. This has been a labour of love - welding aluminium has taken a time to master. I should have it finished for the spring. I have shaped the body with mallet and sandbag - great for the forearms.
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Neil – Good luck with completing the rest of your body shell.
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...5&d=1573921819 It should look like a raw racing car when finished. :cool: Cheers, Paul. :) |
Hi Paul, Cheers for your comment! I have never indulged so much time on a car of mine. You are right concerning your observation in that I was after a classic racer used and raw. I will leave the aluminium to weather in its natural state and to look as if it has just completed a race from the 50s. Also the weight will be much less as the amount of filer I used to mock up the bulbous body cost me loads. The cost for the aluminium is around 400 pound which is reasonable the tools some I made my own the visible evidence of aluminium building came from watching you tube ! I am starting my next project when my Cordite is finished using a GT6 chassis and running gear more of a Riley racer .
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