Gaz's Spyder build - Page 4

GazDavies · #61 21st March 2012, 16:13

Fingers crossed I will be mate. Not much room to pack a bag though so travel light!

BazMason · #62 21st March 2012, 16:16

Surely a phone and a credit card is all you ever need anyway?

lancelot link · #63 21st March 2012, 18:40

Good to see you again today Gaz.....thanks for making the effort to bring it back down....bit of a jaunt but worth it afterwards.

Still annoys me that you had to travel a 10 hour round trip for a 15 minute inspection and suffer my company for an hour just because your local office don't know what to do !!

Guess you are grinning like a true Cheshire Cat now !!!

lancelot link · #64 21st March 2012, 18:48

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Originally Posted by GazDavies

it really was very simple, no doubt due to them seeing several sammio builds in the past.
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That does help although Stuart , the guy who I liased with initially to make sure the kit fitted within their guidlines and regulations , has left the Ministry now and Keith has taken over his job ....this was only the 2nd one Keith has done but he has no issues with the way they are built and presented....

I think I have one next week to do , possibly one the week after and Tlrtones as well , so that'll keep him busy !!

GazDavies · #65 21st March 2012, 19:58

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Originally Posted by BazMason

Surely a phone and a credit card is all you ever need anyway?

No suncream? You are getting brave!

GazDavies · #66 21st March 2012, 20:08

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Originally Posted by lancelot link

Good to see you again today Gaz.....thanks for making the effort to bring it back down....bit of a jaunt but worth it afterwards.

Still annoys me that you had to travel a 10 hour round trip for a 15 minute inspection and suffer my company for an hour just because your local office don't know what to do !!

Guess you are grinning like a true Cheshire Cat now !!!

The 10 hour trip, although a little frustrating that it was necessary, was a minor inconvenience and well worth the effort to get the car correctly registered.

Once again, thank you very much for your time! There are a few kit car companys around that could learn from your customer after care.

GazDavies · #67 22nd March 2012, 17:18

I haven't done too much on the car today, the bits sticking out of the back and the bits on the front that stop the bonnet going on seem to have fallen off since the inspection yesterday

I've got the radiator lowered and temporarily in place but the hose has a slight kink in it so will have to get a bend for it soon.

Tomorrow I will be looking at fitting the bonnet. It seems that it will take quite a bit of time to get it lined up and get the shut lines looking half decent. Anybody got any hints and tips?

davecymru · #68 22nd March 2012, 17:39

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Originally Posted by GazDavies

Anybody got any hints and tips?

I found a hydraulic jack under the front allowed for easy fine-tuning if you're doing this on your own.

Try and get it as close as you can without using filler.

1mm cutting discs in an angle grinder are excellent for any trimming, just wear a face mask

tlrtone · #69 22nd March 2012, 19:00

Gaz, post loads of pictures and let us know how you get on as I am coming up to that stage in the next few weeks and would love a heads up on how it goes!

lancelot link · #70 22nd March 2012, 19:34

We screw the bonnet in place at the bulkhead end...screw the top centre first and use a jack under the grill to control height , positioning etc....screw at cill height or thereabouts when you are happy.

Take the time to stand back and check the flowing line of the bonnet and make sure the headlight faces are upright

You WILL need to gap the bonnet....we try and add any material or take away from the bulkhead not the bonnet....Mike has even filled the gap completely and then 're-cut' it using the edge of the filler spreader before to get a nice line.

Any holes can be filled at the end when the bonnet is hung and hinged....

It isn't a 5 minute fix but is crucial to the finished looks ...panel fit can be the downfall of any classic car - you only need to see how crap the bonnets fit on a stock Herald to see what I mean !!

Mister Towed · #71 23rd March 2012, 07:29

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It isn't a 5 minute fix but is crucial to the finished looks ...

Erm, Gary, is anything on a Sammio a five minute fix????

davecymru · #72 23rd March 2012, 09:28

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Originally Posted by Mister Towed

Erm, Gary, is anything on a Sammio a five minute fix????

Ah! got it!

Changing the steering wheel!

lancelot link · #73 23rd March 2012, 18:58

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Originally Posted by Mister Towed

Erm, Gary, is anything on a Sammio a five minute fix????

Getting the V5c changed to Sammio in Poole is !!!!

GazDavies · #74 28th March 2012, 21:17

I had been making quite good progress on the spyder and had the car booked in at the end of this week to be painted but earlier this week I got a bad case of man flu and all of my get up and go got up and went. Im still suffering and also have one of the kids off school ill so most of the week has been a write off so the paint job will have to wait until next week.

I have managed to hang the bonnet and get the new electric fan and thermostat in place and working as it should so everything under the bonnet is now good to go. I still have to repair the rear end where the chassis was sticking out and trim and fit the dash into place as well as a bit of fiberglassing around the bulkhead just to tidy it all up. Im far from happy with the shut lines of the bonnet but the body shop im using to paint the car have said that they will sort it out included in the price of the spray. Im a little nervous about them doing that is it plays a big part in how the finished article looks but I guess that they have much more experiance than me so will no doubt do a great job.

It feels good to be looking towards the interior and thinking about the finishing touches (Gary, any idea when you can get hold of fuel cap and bonnet straps and what my kit number was?). I am hopefull to have the car finished completely by Stoneleigh.

Mister Towed · #75 28th March 2012, 21:27

Bad luck about the man flu thing and good luck with the spray job. What colour are you going for?

GazDavies · #76 28th March 2012, 22:03

Very unoriginal but very beautiful Ford Colorado red. I had pictured it in almost every color out there and would love to see it in a brushed metal finish but whenever I think of sports cars I think of bright red.

BazMason · #77 28th March 2012, 22:23

Man flu was it mate...just like that time in Israel when you had, ahem, 'a sore belly'

Mister Towed · #78 29th March 2012, 05:24

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Originally Posted by BazMason

Man flu was it mate...just like that time in Israel when you had, ahem, 'a sore belly'

A sore bell what was that?

tlrtone · #79 29th March 2012, 06:20

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Originally Posted by GazDavies

(Gary, any idea ......... what my kit number was?)..

Good call, we need DaveCymru to update the official register

Gary - any chance of helping us update the list? I would like to know my build number too. I might get a little brass plaque made up and engraved...

GazDavies · #80 29th March 2012, 07:29

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Originally Posted by BazMason

Man flu was it mate...just like that time in Israel when you had, ahem, 'a sore belly'

Thanks for that Baz. Nothing like Israel this time unfortunately, I'm genuinely ill and it's not of my own doing this time.

The kit number is so that I can follow the tradition of using it as the race number on the car. As soon as the car goes off to the spray shop I will be ordering the stick on number plates so would be convenient to get the race numbers ordered at the same time.