Spyder_126

[mas123mas]

When I get home I will be taking the chassis to get shot blasted, welded, then I will either paint it or powder coat it (going with the painting option at the moment as I have spent a small fortune on new parts (some listed below), to be collect on the 11th May.

Every nut, bolt and washer etc..... for the following

Steering, Suspension, Brakes, Engine / Gearbox, Diff, Drive - Springs, bushes, radius arms, lowering kit, wishbone links, Mounts, bushes, gaskets, HT leads, plugs, filters, fan belt, coil, condenser, diff mounts, UJ's, Wheel bearings, Rotoflex couplings, rear spring, shocks, dampers, tunnions, ball joints, hoses, master and slave cylinders (brake and clutch), brake and fuel system pipes, brake (hoses, pads, discs, adjusters, etc......) and New front floor pans.

Hopefully then once all this is added to the rolling chassis, the only addition things I need to purchase are the electrical bits (dashboard, lights (P7 replicas, land rover), fuse box, regulator, wiring (think of making my own wiring loom as the Vitesse one was melted in several areas, also double earthing everything (advise please, is this a good idea or not),

And a exhaust system, still planning this part, and then in the future the last purchase will be new wheels, I am going to blast and powder the Vitesse wheel in the interim and see what they turn out like.

[AndyP57]

So these end up in the right thread, a couple of photos of the frame under construction. I'll add more as it progresses. Note I'm using a factory spec Herald chassis as the assembly jig so that the holes all line up

Frame Formers in temporary wooden jig:


Frame rear being assembled on chassis:

[AndyP57]

And the Tank supports are now welded in too:

[AndyP57]

More frame photos. Nearly finished now with just a couple of braces for the fuel tank supports to fit then some general tidying and a coat of rust proof paint to go:

[mas123mas]

Well I was able to finally collect the body shell from Andy. I seemed to have one problem after another.

Got my old Land Rover back on the road after extensive wallet surgery, only for the gearbox to collapse and my engine developed a severe thirst for oil, so a new used engine and gearbox installed.

My next job is to get finish stripping the paint off and get it re-sprayed. New door are now on, just a tailgate to source (OH and a 1950's / 1960's Harvey Frost A-Frame winch/lift), then HOPEFULLY it will go from this -



To this (within the next SIX weeks)-





Now I have got the shell, I really dislike the colour so RED it is going to be with black and silver components.

I was also able to collect ALL the NEW suspension, brakes and steering components, so next time I am back in the UK, it is a case of shot blast chassis, well extension then powder coat, then hopefully a fast build.











Now had all the out-rigger and side rails welded, just the rear extension to replace once the chassis has been shot-blasted. Then it will be ready for painting.













Big thanks to my neighbour who welded the chassis for me, also have learnt that a MIG welder with Gas, gives you far cleaner welds than a Gasless one.

So I will be selling my gasless MIG (less than 1 hours usage) and buying a MIG with a gas system.

[oxford1360]

Is that an example of a new-style frame. Can I ask from where you will hang the steering column? The old frame had quite a lot of box-section in the scuttle area.

[mas123mas]

Yes it is the new frame, I will be moding it a little to make it slightly stronger and redoing some of the welds, for my own piece of mind, but it fit the chassis nearly perfect (or as well as can be expected with a Triumph).

I will be using the same mounts as the original Vitesse / Herald.

But have not tried dry fitting yet, got the new floor pans (not the new one as they are longer from Andy) but have also purchase new footwell floor pans so once everything is shot blasted I will try fitting.

Might have to do some welding but not 100% certain at the moment.

[mas123mas]

Look at the heating possibilities, here is one of options.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-seats-he...item27c64d8410

£100 for 4 seats (two in the Pilot and two in the Land Rover).

[Viatron]

Hmmm interesting idea I have been thinking about something like a couple of these
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...d=200827343087
I was wavering as it occurred to me i would be heating the air not the occupants i like your idea much more and may have to steal it
!

[mas123mas]

Originally Posted by Viatron

Hmmm interesting idea I have been thinking about something like a couple of these
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...d=200827343087
I was wavering as it occurred to me i would be heating the air not the occupants i like your idea much more and may have to steal it
!

The heaters seemed expensive, compared to the heat seat option, all my new cars have them, so the Pilot / Spyder and Land Rover might as well, there is a few options but the link below is the simplest Hi-Lo-Off.

If it doesn't work then back to the drawing board.

[WorldClassAccident]

Heated seats in a couple of my cars - lovely for the ladies at certain times apparently. They won't keep you warm though, other than your backside.

My Merc has an Air Scarf thing that just blows hot air out behind your neck. Very effective because the warm air in released close to your body and seems to flow around you rather than being blown away. Remember when you are moving the air swirls in strange directions.

In my BMW Z3 all the air blows forward from between the seats leaving you with a cold face and shoulder.

In my TVR it used to creep around the back of the side windows and the forward along the inside of the window before swirling just in front of your face. When raining you could see little water spouts spinning right in front of your eyes and if you slowed down they lost speed and exploded showering you and almost leaving you blind. That was with the roof up!

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by Viatron

Hmmm interesting idea I have been thinking about something like a couple of these
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...d=200827343087
I was wavering as it occurred to me i would be heating the air not the occupants i like your idea much more and may have to steal it
!

That's what I have under the passenger side bulkhead. It works fine at a standstill, but I'll have to wait until I'm on the road next week (!!!)before I know how efficient it is at actually warming up the occupants.

I'll keep you posted.

[garyh]

When i had my RT1150, i had a heated waistcoat that you could plug into the bike.

[AndyP57]

All electrick devices apart, little can beat the warm briar bowl of cherry shag chaps

[oxford1360]

Originally Posted by AndyP57

All electrick devices apart, little can beat the warm briar bowl of cherry shag chaps

I think the lack of a rear seat will make that very difficult.

[Viatron]

:-o

[Charman.tech]

Fit a V8 you will never need a heater again!

[mas123mas]

It is funny you mention that, one of my thoughts was a V8.

There is a company near me that convert Spitfires, Herald etc..

http://www.willowtriumph.com/

[Mister Towed]

If you don't thermal wrap it the exhaust will heat up the cockpit anyway. A sliding metal shutter between the exhaust and the floor could make the system adjustable...

[mas123mas]

When I get home I am getting the chassis shot blasted, then going to weld on the new extension arms.
But, I was wanting to cut them to size before powder coating, how does this affect or does this affect the VOSA/DVLA check?