My Photo's

peterux · #1 22nd May 2006, 22:40

I am trying out a new Photo hosting site from Yahoo called Flickr.

I have uploaded some of my build pictures.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peters-bmwmarlin/

Take a look and let me know what you guys think.

Any feedback appreciated. I am still learning how to organise, etc and sorry for any typo's.

I am up to about December 2005 and will add some more photo's as time permits.

cheers Peter (aka peterux or now Marlinpeter)

JG · #2 23rd May 2006, 07:09

Some nice photos there Peter, very sharp and clear

Would you mind if I nicked a couple of the chassis shots to put up in the gallery?

Cheers, John

GreatOldOne · #3 23rd May 2006, 08:26

Bah - I'll have to look later on, at home - as my office's Nazi Firewall of Doom(tm) blocks flikr. :/

MartinClan · #4 23rd May 2006, 12:15

Great pictures - its interesting to see the differences in the donors - there seems to be several between your F-Reg and my G-reg.

Must tidy up my garage

Robin

peterux · #5 23rd May 2006, 20:25

John,
glad you enjoyed my pictures, please go ahead and steal any you like.

G.O.O.
sorry, didn't know that Flickr would be blocked by some company firewalls?

Martin,
I have lots more pictures of my donor, if there is something particular you are interested in. Was yours from Switzerland or somewhere or was that somebody else? My car is being built in a lock up so i always remove all my tools when i leave. It's a pain packing the car with all the bits each weekend but it does mean i tidy up at the end of each session!
You'll see how i stole your TR6 exhaust idea in the next shots i put up.

Peter

peterux · #6 23rd May 2006, 21:45

More photo's of my build added tonight.

The first time on it's own wheeels, fitting the exhaust system, heater, starter motor, inlet manifold, fuel pump and coolant tank.
Enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peters-bmwmarlin/

GreatOldOne · #7 24th May 2006, 09:30

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Originally Posted by peterux

G.O.O.
sorry, didn't know that Flickr would be blocked by some company firewalls?

No problem - I just looked at them at home. Looking very nice. How did you get the head so clean? It looks new...

MartinClan · #8 24th May 2006, 12:22

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Originally Posted by peterux

John,
I have lots more pictures of my donor, if there is something particular you are interested in. Was yours from Switzerland or somewhere or was that somebody else? My car is being built in a lock up so i always remove all my tools when i leave. It's a pain packing the car with all the bits each weekend but it does mean i tidy up at the end of each session!
You'll see how i stole your TR6 exhaust idea in the next shots i put up.

Peter

Building in a lock-up! That's brave. At least I can put my fan heater on in winter

Yes - my car was a swiss import. Your steering column is different and I have rear disks.

I noticed that we are both using a mini heater but my bargain £10 one from ebay is now less of a bargain as I had to buy a new matrix.

Oh - and my TR6 exhaust is different to your TR6 exhaust! From your pictures it looks like the silencers are quite close to the tank. I moved my tank up so it sits between the chassis rails to avoid this problem (could be an SVA fail I guess) It also means that the tank doesn't show below the rear body and it is afforded a bit more protection in the event of a rear shunt (god forbid)

Do I see in the latest pictures you have changed your mind about the steering column mount?

Robin

Patrick · #9 17th July 2006, 08:16

Thanks for look anyway Peter

peterux · #10 26th December 2006, 20:40

It is some time since I posted an update. House DIY and other things have been taking a higher priority but I hope to make much more progress in the Spring.

The week before Christmas, I got my Stage 2 Body parts. (Scuttle, dashboard blank and nose cone). So today, I slopped off for a couple of hours down to the garage for a trial fitting.

You can see pictures of my afternoon playing with the bits here....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peters-bmwmarlin/

As you can see, I will have to re-think my AFM mounting which is a tad too high. (This is one of the disadvantages of not buying and fitting the bodywork first). I think I can drop the AFM mounting by about 25mm, but not sure yet where to route the air intake so that it gets cold air.

Other than that little problem, it was great to see the first body parts on the car.

I've got quite a long list of jobs now to tackle:
* Shape and fit the dashboard
* Re-mount the AFM
* fix floors
* fix seats
* layout dashboard and cut holes for gauges
* install all dasboard instruments, switches, etc
* wire up dashboard

And then on to the rest of the bodywork......

happy building...

Peter

MartinClan · #11 29th December 2006, 21:35

Hello Peter

My scuttle was a tight fit - just take a file to it in the appropriate places....

One thing to note is that fiberglass doesn't like square corners - it causes stress and cracks can radiate through the gelcoat. So if possible always radius the corners - for example the cutout where the scuttle fits over the bulkhead.

Robin

peterux · #12 30th December 2006, 20:04

Thanks, Robin, for the advice. I think I had read that some time ago, but had forgotten, so a good timely remider.
Started drilling the holes for the dashboard surround today. A bit scary....I don't want to mess it up. I guess you get one chance at fitting this bodywork stuff!!
Peter

peterux · #13 25th March 2007, 17:59

Unfortunately, not a lot of real build progress on the car to report over the winter.

However, I have ordered and collected my Stage 3 body kit. You can see pictures of all the parts collected last Thursday laid out in my garden here...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peters-bmwmarlin/

Looks like lots of cutting and shaping required to get everything to fit. Just hoping the weather over Easter will be good and I can get back down my lock-up.

PJC · #14 25th March 2007, 18:27

Peter,

good to see all those parts. I wonder how you start and how you do it regarding tools and lining up.

The spoiler I'm ordering too at the moment because it really looks great.
Can you tell where you bought those rubber shrouds. I looked at several places, maybe I got the wrong name at searching, but I need those too for SVA.

My sidepanels did't have the louvre in it at collection in dec 2004 because I didn't know how the pipes would run according to Terry. She was right! I still don't I must admit. Thinking of putting all 6 outside (3 per side) and then into cat and collector.

Peter-Jan

peterux · #15 27th March 2007, 19:52

PJ,
good to see you back.

First the easy answer. You can get the rubber shrouds from here.....

http://www.thesitebox.com/fixings-tools/shrouds/

if you can't order direct, let me know and i'll see if I can get some for you.

Your question about fitting is more difficult because I haven't started!

For cutting, Simon at Marlin suggested a jigsaw which sounds a bit scary to me!

The fitting order is as follows...
Fit Scuttle and dashboard.
Fit doors. Align with front edge plus a few mm with front of dashboard.
Fit door striker pin plates and striker pins.
Fit and align A panel with front edge of door.
Fit rear Tail section and align with doors
Fit side bonnets and trim to match 'A' panel and nose cone.
Finally fit bonnet hinge and then bonnets.

Sounds easy, eh??

I'll let you know how I get on and post picture as I go.

Peter

Simon · #16 27th March 2007, 20:39

PJ

I used a jigsaw fitted with a metal cutting blade to cut the holes in my dash without any problems:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marlin_...brio/433809216

I used wide masking tape to mark where the various holes needed to be then drilled a hole (large enough for the jig saw blade) in the centre of the part(s) you want to cut out. Its then easy to cut close to the line with the jig saw and finish off with a half round file to neaten up the holes (not that it usually matters as the edge of the instruments cover the edge of the hole anyway).

Simon

PJC · #17 27th March 2007, 20:58

Simon,

Great.
So next tool on my wish list is a bigger half round file.
I only have a small one now.

Peter-Jan

peterux · #18 24th April 2007, 22:07

Well I escaped to my lockup today and wheeled out the Sportster. My whiteboard tells me I haven't run the engine since the 19 November!

Pictures updated here.......

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peters-bmwmarlin/

You can also see my Dashboard ideas.......

Patrick · #19 25th April 2007, 07:15

I really like those alloys

I think that every time I see them! I'm tempted to get some Borbet A's as they come up on eBay for good prices, but I'm just not sure if that look would work on a the Sportster.

Dash layout looks nice, you've got a bigger wheel than us so you still see them place there!

What you could do with that extra vacuum hole in the intake boot that connects to the servo is get a one way valve from a later model, block the hole in the intake boot and one of the two in the throttle body and just use the one valve. We've done this on ours - you can get intake boots without the extra hole too:

http://www.msportster.co.uk/detail.asp?cat=7&offset=408

Although it may be more cost effective to just get the extra elbows!

PJC · #20 25th April 2007, 19:04

Hi Guys,

be aware that the vacuum hose must be a solid one, because otherwise it will collapse.

I only first dicovered this when cutting in mine.
It's almost solids plastic, completely different compared to fuellines for example.

Peter-Jan