Are you madabout kit cars      
 "We've Got Kit Cars Covered" Information about Madabout-Kitcars.com Contact Madabout-Kitcars.com         Home of UK kit cars - madabout-kitcars.com Various kit car write ups All the latest kit car news Kit car related and general discussion

Search
Manufacturers
Kit Cars
Kit Car Data sheets
Picture Gallery
SVA Knowledgebase
Clubs & Communities
Build cost estimator
Kit cars for sale
Knowledge Base 
KitcarUSA.com
Classic-Kitcars.com
 

Go Back   Madabout Kitcars Forum > Mad Build Area > Sammio Builds and discussions

Sammio Builds and discussions Sammio bodied car builds and specials

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #861  
Old 1st May 2015, 08:47
Paul L's Avatar
Paul L Paul L is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wembley, London
Posts: 5,056
Paul L is on a distinguished road
Default

Mac - Great job on the gearbox cover.

Obviously the next thing I will be looking closely at is the small "bridge" section that joins/seals the cover to the hand brake panel.

Good luck, Paul.
Reply With Quote
  #862  
Old 1st May 2015, 19:56
Scottie22 Scottie22 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 2,161
Scottie22 is on a distinguished road
Default

Just seen your finished gearbox cover mac! I really like that, it looks the part, very smart.

That gearbox cover they sent you was not a GT6, as they are identical to the Spit. I've never seen one like you had sent, but you've certainly got round that one in a good way
Reply With Quote
  #863  
Old 3rd May 2015, 10:49
swifty's Avatar
swifty swifty is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 839
swifty is on a distinguished road
Default

Gearbox tunnel looks great Mac, adding the extra colour will change the look of the interior for the better.
Reply With Quote
  #864  
Old 3rd May 2015, 13:52
phil9 phil9 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 745
phil9 is on a distinguished road
Default

gt6 gearbox cover start/ motor on right .... car's looking great mac
Reply With Quote
  #865  
Old 4th May 2015, 13:09
Viatron Viatron is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,163
Viatron is on a distinguished road
Default

Cheers Phil, whatever it is it fits and looks ok.

Just finished a few more jobs before putting the seats in.
1. Moved the fuse box as it was hanging down too far.
2. Cut an access hole in the dash to allow access to the fuse box
3. Touched up the bed liner in the foot wells.
4. Made a bracket to mount the fog lamp on the rear. its in primer just drying in the sunshine outside and will get a few coats of body colour in a minute.
5. Decided I didn't want to leave the rear of the seats in bare fibreglass so have just stone shipped the back of the first one.
6. Final fixed the runners to the drivers seats and cleaned and greased them. Had to modify the operating hand quite a bit as they are a lot closer together than they are designed to be.

Pics:

Seat before and after stone chip.









Think it looks much more "finished" now. Daft really as you will very rarely see the backs!

Pics of the runners on the drivers seat. you can see the other operating handle on the floor which give an idea of how much it had to be narrowed.



Fog lamp bracket, just about ready for top coat.



That's it for now, more a bit later hopefully!

TTFN
Mac
Reply With Quote
  #866  
Old 4th May 2015, 17:23
Viatron Viatron is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,163
Viatron is on a distinguished road
Default

And here it is a Ribble Navigator in its natural environment!











And for the doubters I'll public the most rubbish first drive video ever taken when i get home to prove I didn't push it out there!
Reply With Quote
  #867  
Old 4th May 2015, 19:48
Viatron Viatron is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,163
Viatron is on a distinguished road
Default

Well i wasnt joking definately the worst ever first drive video ever recorded! But it was genuinely the first drive!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svH9gX90WfY

TTFN
Mac
Reply With Quote
  #868  
Old 4th May 2015, 20:04
reneanglia reneanglia is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 168
reneanglia is on a distinguished road
Default

Nice,car looks good
You've put stone chip on the back of the seats,does'nt this get soft and sticky in the sun?
And you were right,very bad video of a steering wheel..............
Reply With Quote
  #869  
Old 4th May 2015, 20:20
Paul L's Avatar
Paul L Paul L is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wembley, London
Posts: 5,056
Paul L is on a distinguished road
Default

Mac - Congratulations on your first drive, the paint looks great in natural light.

It might be the angle of the photos, but your twin tail pipe look lower than mine and seem to stick out further too.
( Don't get me wrong, I think they look good. )

What is the tape on the passenger side for?

Looking forward to seeing all the last finishing touches in place.

Good luck, Paul.
Reply With Quote
  #870  
Old 4th May 2015, 20:52
Viatron Viatron is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,163
Viatron is on a distinguished road
Default

Rene, Thanks. The stone chip is fine its not like underseal and dries with a hard finish. Its had a coat of gloss black on top as well just to make it look a little nicer.

Paul,
The exhausts are definitely low! I may revisit them at some stage but there staying there for now. The paint does look better in daylight. The tape is an idea i was working on as i found a couple of paint blemishes on one side that i will have to touch in or the other possibility was to turn it into a two tone paint job by doing the taped out are in something like a cream colour.....havent decided.

TTFN
Mac
Reply With Quote
  #871  
Old 4th May 2015, 21:51
Thurcroft flyer Thurcroft flyer is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: thurcroft, Rotherham South Yorkshire
Posts: 196
Thurcroft flyer is on a distinguished road
Default

great looking car looks really well.will look spot on when fully finished, not long now until the wide open road.
Reply With Quote
  #872  
Old 5th May 2015, 08:57
Scottie22 Scottie22 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 2,161
Scottie22 is on a distinguished road
Default

Well done Mac, the car look terrific!
Reply With Quote
  #873  
Old 5th May 2015, 08:59
jones jones is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Midlands
Posts: 405
jones is on a distinguished road
Default

I have to agree with everyone, great looking car! I loved the video too, proof is proof no matter how wobbly
Reply With Quote
  #874  
Old 5th May 2015, 19:26
Viatron Viatron is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,163
Viatron is on a distinguished road
Default

Failed the MOT today but no biggy, only failed on brake balance and as its fitted with a brake bias adjustable pedal box i just need to fit the remote adjustment cable then i can adjust the bias on the rollers to what it should be.

Some pics after the drive to the MoT station and back





































Few more tidying jobs to do but pretty much done.

TTFN
Mac
Reply With Quote
  #875  
Old 5th May 2015, 19:43
8 Valve Ed 8 Valve Ed is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Sunny Cumbria
Posts: 470
8 Valve Ed is on a distinguished road
Default

Wot, no video?

PS, it will cost you another tenner if you ever take it on a ferry, just for the exhausts!!!

Last edited by 8 Valve Ed; 5th May 2015 at 19:45..
Reply With Quote
  #876  
Old 5th May 2015, 20:05
micky1mo's Avatar
micky1mo micky1mo is offline
Senior Member
Enthusiast
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,130
micky1mo is on a distinguished road
Default

Just watched the video.
Very well done, the car looks and sound stunning.

Your only problem is what to do with your spare time now it's completed.
Reply With Quote
  #877  
Old 5th May 2015, 20:30
davecymru's Avatar
davecymru davecymru is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Somerset
Posts: 1,671
davecymru is on a distinguished road
Default

Very nice that man! fingers crossed for a quick re-test and then out-n-about for summer!
Reply With Quote
  #878  
Old 5th May 2015, 21:21
Mister Towed's Avatar
Mister Towed Mister Towed is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 5,328
Mister Towed is on a distinguished road
Default

Good luck with the retest, car looks the biz.
Reply With Quote
  #879  
Old 5th May 2015, 21:51
swifty's Avatar
swifty swifty is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 839
swifty is on a distinguished road
Default

That's a great looking car Mac, well done but what's the next project.

How did it drive on the road?

How's does the suspension perform?

Last edited by swifty; 6th May 2015 at 11:23..
Reply With Quote
  #880  
Old 6th May 2015, 07:20
Mister Towed's Avatar
Mister Towed Mister Towed is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 5,328
Mister Towed is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Viatron View Post
Well i wasnt joking definately the worst ever first drive video ever recorded! But it was genuinely the first drive!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svH9gX90WfY

TTFN
Mac
Just got round to watching this - it really made me smile.

Well done, your car looks terrific.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +0. The time now is 10:26.

copyright © madabout-kitcars.com 2000-2024
terms and conditions | privacy policy