Scottie's Tribute A352 build

[Scottie22]

Sometime during the build the battery which came with the donar car quietly passed away.

Now the better weather is here I tend to drive it out of the tent for working on more often so I fitted a new one yesterday.

I now get a more satisfying noise when I push the starter button!

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[Mick O'Malley]

Takes me back to the 60s and my first Mini. Those lead top hat terminals used to work loose and the engine would die as you braked for the lights. Leap out, open the boot, belt the terminals with the jack, close boot, jump back in, start up and away. Highly amusing, as long as your passenger wasn't a new friend you were hoping to impress!

[Scottie22]

Couldn't agree more Mick, my short cut answer to that was to drill holes on the lead posts and fit bolts in (Big self tappers)

Hopefully will get round to modding it properly, but seem to have so much else to do!

[Scottie22]

My son got me interested in the Jaguar F Type, and along the lines of this forum I got thinking about making a copy.
I think I now know what my next project will be.


The MG TF is very similar in shape to the F Type, and with a decent turbo engine in the rear, it would go quite well. I think I would extend the nose about 9 inches or so, but did not do this on the following picture.
It has got me quite interested in having a go at doing it.

MG TF's are cheap as chips to buy as well......mmmmmmm

Comments most welcome................

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[seanick]

Never mind your next project, get the current one finished!

Whoops, better keep my mouth shut!!

[Scottie22]

Well you must have heard of the seven P's Seanick?

Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance.

We have to plan ahead and also dream some times?

[Mister Towed]

Last July, just days after its UK release, a smug looking chap wearing a silk cravat almost crashed his shiny new F-Type coming off the roundabout near my home while trying to crane his neck to get a better look at what I was driving.

Stick to the xkss Scottie, which is coming together nicely, and leave the (MG)F-Type look to the merchant bankers (rhyming slang) who can afford to pay £20k over the odds for a Boxster rival that isn't quite as good to drive (even though it does sound amazing).

[Scottie22]

Absolutely brilliant stuff Mr Towed, (as usual)

Not wishing to appear as a merchant. (Rhyming slang) you've almost put me off it already!!

[WorldClassAccident]

Kits to try and replicate current production cars look like they are trying a bit to much IMHO

Look at some of the Peugeot 405/ Ferrari home made replicas or even this

[Scottie22]

I see what you mean.

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by WorldClassAccident

Kits to try and replicate current production cars look like they are trying a bit to much IMHO

Look at some of the Peugeot 405/ Ferrari home made replicas or even this

omg. wtf? etc.

Is that a Cor308GT4tina? Who on Earth would want a bad replica of one of the only genuinely awkward looking Ferraris ever built?

[Scottie22]

Towed you crack me up!!

I didn't put what you wrote above, in case the bloke who built it was on this forum!!

ou are still spot on though!!

[WorldClassAccident]

Based on Toyota Celica apparently and mocked across the internet

[Tribute Automotive]

Originally Posted by WorldClassAccident

Kits to try and replicate current production cars look like they are trying a bit to much IMHO

Current production car replica based on a Toyota? Not a good idea in my book.

[y cymro]

Originally Posted by WorldClassAccident

Based on Toyota Celica apparently and mocked across the internet

The rear reminds me a bit of a Dodge Charger - take the Ferrari badges and grill off and fit lights and a grill at the front.

[Scottie22]

After all my attempts at centering the petrol cap aperture prior to bonding the body to the Spit tub, somehow during the process the body moved slightly.

Not much, but enough so that the petrol hose is 3 or 4 mm out of centre.

This is not noticeable, but has the effect of leaving a 2 mm gap at the offside of the petrol cap when it is in place.

This means the rain could get in. I did not want to fill it with sealer so, have had to rework the edge to close the gap.

Again, all extra work I had not expected.

I also did some reworking to the heater ducts which serve the dash.
They were far too big and unwieldy for my liking, which would have made them difficult to refit. So I did a number on them.

They should be a doddle to fit now.

I have some pictures but it looks like photo bucket has a problem and right now I cannot get the pics.

I will post them when I can. Watch this space...........

[Scottie22]

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[Scottie22]

I did some small odd jobs yesterday, one of which was to sort out the luggage rack.

I had only fitted it so I had the holes in the boot-lid prior to painting.

When I got it ( it came with the donar car) it had horrid elephantine rubber feet on it which did not suit me, so I binned them and have ordered some small neat elegant ones more suited to the job.

Also, although the rack is well made from stainless steel, the four feet have mild steel captive nuts which tend to rust, I think its possibly electrolysis between the two dissimilar metals.

Anyway, before fitting, I had brushed the rust off and put some kurust on.

The rack has been on the boot a couple of months perhaps, but when it came off yesterday, the rust was as bad as when I first got it!

This time, I gave it my best shot and hopefully have cured the problem.
As ever I am using stainless bolts to minimise the issue.

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[Scottie22]

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