Mally Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Better photo in daylight. neil1971, busmansholiday, Mrs6C and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Mally how heavy are these when built ? Looks to be a lot of structure, but maybe not weight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Not got the latest rule book, but 2018 was Min 650kg, Max 715kg. They keep adding bits on for safety, and in a (failed) attempt to slow the cars down. There's a lot more 2mm steel sheet to go in ours yet, at both sides and rear of the cab. Tarmac cars are built to the minimum for speed. Our Shale cars tend to be heavy, We prefer safe to fast. Our tube is bigger diameter, sides and rear of car are higher than stipulated. Some build exactly to minimum requirement. We find heavy can be good on shale. Zie, DVee8, Mrs6C and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Leave it like that, it's a Autoshite Ariel Atom.. timolloyd, LightBulbFun and Mrs6C 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Steel sides welded in. It's 2mm thick, bit difficult to bend without a bender, but 2 RSJ's and a big hide hammer sufficed. It's quite a decent job we think. Many just leave it uncovered, but we are over panelling with ally as normal . More work, but better presentation. Also tacked one side of the nerf on ready for welding up. Edit, sorry last photo is a repeat. I've tried to delete it but failed. LightBulbFun, junkyarddog, Mrs6C and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 Not much to show, but a lot of thinking and a bit of progress. As long as you never go backwards it's fine. We have had the seat in and out a few times though. Nerfs and bumpers almost complete, seats in, but we are playing with seat and steering angles and position. Got to feel right, be able to see both front wheels, clearance at prop, clearance at head. Almost happy now. Accelerator linkage sorted. Everyone but us uses cable, One or two have asked how I worked the linkage out (cork pin board and cardboard levers) so maybe a few copies by now? Getting towards the end, Another 2 or 3 weeks maybe if all goes well. timolloyd, Saabnut, Zie and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Last update for a while this. Aerofoil brks on, all panels cut and roughly trimmed, can't get them perfect because need to fasten with cleco's and don't want to drill holes before powder coating. Exhaust on . Hopefully done all we need for now, apart from window mesh. Almost ready to strip it down for powder coating. Filled our time in very well, took 9 weeks, 280 man hours. Lots more work when it comes back from powder coating, but weeks, maybe months away that. Took 6 weeks from start to finish last time we made one, but probably over 10 years ago. Last one for me this. Couple of final photos for now. xtriple, rainagain, drum and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 My eldest son has bought a Scimitar, as mentioned in For sale/wanted. Here it is in a London garage where it rested for many years. Fortunately I'm not doing this one. Projected finish date end of year. I'll stick a few photos up now and then. Tickman, Mrs6C, outlaw118 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Now in glorious colour. Idea is to get wheels under it, fit all the panels loosely, then totally complete the build. But many of the parts are elsewhere and require cash input. Then take it to have panels painted and signwritten. Projected finish, October maybe. Would like a couple of outings before next year if possible. paulplom, BlankFrank, Tickman and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Bathroom is haunted, please ignore. Jenson Velcro and BlankFrank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Top work. Did you have it running when you trial fitted the engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Just a matter of making sure the big bits would fit really. Those who do it for a living make a jig off their first build and just turn out chassis afterwards. We have no jig, just a tape measure, square, spirit level and a drop line You have to use official ecu/manifold/flywheel. That's around a grand. We haven't bought that yet. It seems however that the old* car is sold. As soon as the cash arrives we can buy the bits we need. * Old in this case is 1 season 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Just to add, can claim no credit for the redness. Powder coated at Stockport powder coat. Time alone will tell, but the price was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Another weeks progress. Front suspension on, column still to fit, panels made and fitted. Can't tell from the photos, but the bonnet is folded round a steel tubed frame. Am quite impressed with the results, I usually have a major cock up doing body panels Preston tomorrow dropping a gearbox for rebuild, then carry on to a Blackpool hotel for a night. Saabnut, Zie, puddlethumper and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 if it goes half as good as it looks there will be a gold roof in 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Need to go twice as good as it looks for that. Be interesting to know where they run the WF. Should have been Skeggy this year so I suppose they get it. We have won on tar at Skeggy an odd time, but it needs to be shale for us. Anyway he's only doing a few*, Euro, definitely. Then retiring , again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Those panels look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 What about a change of direction and get a rx150 buggy and do rallycross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Se5 scimitar. About ten year back our tony had one in yellow with black/silver revolution alloys and a tan interior. £1500 and absolutely mint. Scimitars must be the last classic to realise value. Ive been buying one ever since and never have. Horse has bolted now mind ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Next step , 2022? is back to Autograss, Class 1 Micra maybe. Grandaughter will be 10 in a while and can drive Autograss if she wishes. So share a car/2 cars, who knows? Cheaper and safer. Whole family have Autograss connections in the past. My late wife raced for years. Never too late for a Scimitar Matty, Around 5k for a decent one now. Tickman, primeradoner, Zie and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primeradoner Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Mally said: Next step , 2022? is back to Autograss, Class 1 Micra maybe. If you build one of these I can do the wiring loom for you. Get rid of the immobiliser and reduce the loom to about 3 lives and an earth. Dizzy engines or Coil pack engine. Its the one and only thing I am good at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Never yet been to an Autograss event. They don't seem to do much/any of it in Norfolk/Suffolk. When I read Auto Performance magazine in the 1980s that was very popular with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, primeradoner said: Electrikery is not my forte, 3 lives and an earth I can handle. I may be in touch at a later date. Thanks for the offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 On 12/20/2018 at 6:00 PM, Mally said: Saw him live a couple of times, I looked a little like him in my 20's. If only I had a photo! Above quote relates to my wife's funeral, and her love for Billy Fury. 18 months on now and things are much easier for me. Anyway, during my recent house move I found this. Anyone remember what Billy Fury looked like? Well that's not him. timolloyd, 500tops, bangernomics and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 Been busy, garage, Spanish holiday plus 14 day quarantine.,garage. It's all back together now. Engine rebuilt, gearbox rebuilt with new Tranx gearkit. Everything seems to work. Paint/signwriting booked first week in September, first race Kings Lynn 12 September, subject to getting a booking. This is not a certainty, Its a Startrax meeting organised by Trackstar. They and most tracks favour regular drivers/practise participants. Having no car for several months we do not fit either category. The ace up our sleeve is 2x European Champion. We shall see if it carries any weight. First photo may be of interest to @jakebullet My son bought it, yellow to match the car he said. May have been able to get a discount on the pool ball, said I. I think it might be too heavy, can cause jumping out of gear in a bump, we will see. Edit. Scimitar has finally made it's way into Speedy's garage, will report any developments. There is also something else in the pipeline maybe. paulplom, timolloyd, Tickman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 forgot about where the gear lever was on a f2, something with more padding to protect ste's brains perhaps lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 All being well we are racing this weekend, Sat Kings Lynn, Sun Northampton. Cars just back from paint and sign writing, another fantastic job by Dom Davis. There's bits everwhere at the moment, many jobs not finished, then heeds setting up and weighing Anything can and possibly will happen. Here's a photo I did take, grand kids, inside the car to keep it cleaner, more to come when it's complete. NorthernMonkey, Zie, paulplom and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 Got car back from painting 4-30 pm Thursday, worked on it till 9pm, changed diff and put new wheels on, odds and sods. I started at 9am making spare bits, so a 12 hour day. I usually only do 3 or 4 now. As reported on grumpy thread, went home turned on the hot water tap and left it running for 10 hours! This morning, (friday) started 7-30 am. One of the new tyres was flat, put another tube in. Fit dash and gauges, wire it all up, fit engine stop cable and mirror. Exhaust pipe and silencer, a few body panels, Afternoon run it outside, tyre pressures, set up chassis height castor, camber, axle stagger. Weigh it. At this point water started dripping from back of engine, temp sender. It's all brand new parts! Not the easiest thing to mess with, was all tight but wouldn't seal, eventually manage to stop it for now. Brakes spongy, bleed and test. Stopped fine, wouldn't set off again rear brakes stuck on. There a brake bias valve, decrease and increase rear brakes with a lever. Undid the brake pipe, gush of fluid, brakes free. Valve is correct way round according to arrow. It's 10 to 5. Ring Rob Mitchell, TMR, supplier of valve, he finishes at 5. It's an hour away. I'll set off now and meet you half way. Good man. Fitted replacement lever, all good. Finished 6-30 pm. Only 11 hours today. Long weekend Sat/Sun. They are in the Van, first time in this van, kids are excited. I've got a Travelodge for £25. Always hard work 2 meetings I'll be knackered by Monday. Let you know how it goes, or doesn't. Spottedlaurel, grizz, BlankFrank and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 First meeting Kings Lynn, quite a large crowd considering Covid reduction. First heat, many collisions, car over our bonnet which made a mess of steel work but fortunately missed the bonnet completely. In 3rd place but a lap behind. Yellow flag, race stopped for an incident. They have a new rule, that on a yellow, any car in first 6 places that is a lap behind goes round to the back. We don't agree with this, its designed to protect lower grade drivers, but in many cases helps the higher grades. Anyway, at the back now 18th on the restart. Finished 10th so qualified. Final, hectic again, finished around 13? Grand National, bent a wheel and broke rose joint, non finish. Northampton Sunday, 8 th heat, 15 th final, 7th G/N. Feel the car is a little slow/and or driver rusty not fully at one with the car yet. Will make a few minor adjustments and repair the steel. The expensive painting of my grand children which we put inside the car for safety has been scratched somewhat by his elbow pads. We are hoping its just the laquer. Needs repositioning somewhere safer. Richard in our old car was 11 th, 10 th -. and 3 rd , -, 8 th So similar/ slightly better. Northampton again next meeting , 27 th September. MKT, Zie, Mrs6C and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Excellent thread Mally, I enjoy all of the updates. Where will you be in Northampton in September? Not too far from me, I'd like to come and spectate. Be nice to meet you if you aren't too busy on the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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