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New Year

Another Christmas/New Year gone hope you all had a good one. I have not done anything constructive to the build recently due to illness. It was what my Doctor called a bad month, ME/CFS is not pleasent to have. Up until a three years ago I would, like most, have said that it's not a real illness. Having now had it for several years it's a different story, I'm now so knackered that even simple things like walking the dog wipes me out. My employer terminated my contract due to illness so I'm not sure how I will fund the rest of the build. On the bright side I still have a lot to do on the chassis, I have also got the materials to make the wishbones so I'm not to bothered at the mo as I have enough work to keep me going for a while. The plan is hopefull a rolling chassis by the end of the summer.

New month and a bit further on, the first stage of the rear end is all tacked up. So it's now time to start putting the chassis plates on, I got these from 3GE and they are beautifly laser cut shame my welding skills arn't as good.

I mentioned last time that I got hold of a Rage 3 Mitre Saw and as others have found the clamps are not that good, aftyer a bit of head scratching I had a simple way of making them better. Very easy to do just grind/file a flat on the circular edge as shown on the pics.

New toys and a bit further with the build

Not updated in a while reason being hav'nt been feeling to well. So what has been done, well the the chassis is now starting to look like a real chassis top rails are now on and a start has been made to the rear section.

I also decieded to invest in some new tools namly a bench drill, bench grinder, bench sander, a 9" Angle grinder and a Rage 3 Mitre saw, not the most expensive you can buy but should serve me well for the build. So far I am very impressed with the Rage saw it cuts steel nicely and very cleanly, it's also good for wood plastics and ali so it should be good for a lot of household chores.
I was was having a lot of grief with the welding blowing holes a change to 0.6mm wire has helped a lot but I could still not see what I was welding too well so I have now got a Parweld helmet and god has that made a difference it's in a different league to the cheap E Bay one I foolishly bought and was not that much more expensive so a good tip there don't get the cheapies from E Bay..