Very nice build.
I see that the Lexus engine and bellhousing is used.
Are you using the autobox as well ?
Very nice build.
I see that the Lexus engine and bellhousing is used.
Are you using the autobox as well ?
Thanks for the post.
It has a Supra W58 Box through an adaptor plate.
Cheers.
Who made the adaptor plate?
I tried to get the files unsuccessfully but luckily picked a plate up on ebay!
A little update for you from the 'House of Ross'.
The exhaust flanges to mate up to the Lexus headers are an offset lay out so Paul @ Whengparts knocked them up for us. Very tidy they are too!
Ross has been on making the mounts for the rack. We might go a round mount for holding them in eventually (in my none technical terms a doughnut cut in half.....)
He has worked his magic to get the column sorted and theough to the rack. It's quote tight as the lexus is a little wide...
Rear panel is now mocked in to place, shock mounts are on and the car is off the table.....rear end sat on it's arse as Ross had wound the shocks down to get the springs off.
Front springs nicely but we'll see how it is when it's all together.
Ross has been mocking the panels up now the car is on the floor. It looks great, all credit to Ross.
He has found a donor panel for the roof insert which fits like a glove.
The front tyres are 215/65/15. They came with the wheels but I think I may to go with something thinner/smaller to get the front down a bit. We will see next time I go up.
Some great fabrication, that roof panel fits a treat, did you have to do much work on the wheel to get it that close? or was it that close to begin?
Cheers, John
John, Ross may along to comment but I think it is more or less as it was cut out. It is from a taxi.
Cheers, Ian
love to see this work as it is of great intrest and always very informative and gives us all a treat well done ross and thanks for showing us
John, I had eyeballed the roof section from a taxi being scrapped in the shed next to me. I got the roof and measured out a section and even though it had more crown than I needed, when I cut it out it flattened out nicely and is a real good fit. the only thing holding it up off the roof is the lumps of weld from the old roof filler panel.
This is going to be real nice.great fabrication skills as always.
Probably Malc from oop norff!!!
MisteR Tee
Ah, Nostalgia, it ain't what it used to be!
No longer wanted: Steel 26/27 Ford Model T coupe rear fenders.
My Intro My website my cars
This one. (Knew I had a picture somewhere!)
Yep, Malc's. Fabulous little car with lots of nice touches, part-built by Dave Haskell but Malc has been building it for longer even than I've been rebuilding mine & even longer than I've known him (20+ years now!!).
MisteR Tee
Ah, Nostalgia, it ain't what it used to be!
No longer wanted: Steel 26/27 Ford Model T coupe rear fenders.
My Intro My website my cars
Tis my 1932 Standard Little 9. She used to be a two door 'n' a little shorter, plus, plus, plus, you get the idea! Was at the stage once where it had a V4/ MGB front end 'n' 105E rear then this ring kinder came off me finger, so after a while we thought we'd go for it!!!! A few pictures on Dave's web site, he sorted the door inners plus new dash 'n' preped 'n' painted the lass for me! Oh, including forcing one or two coffees my way when I called down. LOL Those wheels are Budnik Stiletoe 7 wheels. Steve Fletcher had a set of them on on his woody too! Just realised you've got the photo of my car between Rich Parker's 39 ford 'n' Glyn Cheeseboroughs '57 Chevy, I wouldn't be even on the road with out these two mates assistance 'n' kicking !!! Malc
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A quick update on more metal wizardry from Ross.
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