slimyroadster

 Today was slightly better. I managed to get all the good stuff I wanted, so a new Dremel lookalike from Lidl (more on that later), and some...

 Well, it had to happen, a few too many good days and I was bound to get stuck. I'll at least start with a good point, the side indicato...

 Another job, making the arches. They need to cover the wheel width between two angles. So I made a wooden template; This didn't quite l...

 After setting up the suspension I figured I only needed a bit more space on the back, so I bought a pair of 20mm spacers. It certainly work...

 With the front arms now sorted, I was able to switch everything round and get the car on to it's wheels. It wasn't too bad, althoug...

This warrants a post all on it's own...  

This week I've been making progress with the fronts. Last post I had got to bare wishbones, ready for the updated brackets.  Fast forwar...

 This weekend has been productive but without actually producing anything. I had two jobs, the first was the toe out fix. The M14 die arrive...

So it's almost a week since I figured out the front suspension measurements were wrong and I have shocks that are too short. I've be...

 So last week the front dolly collapsed, I thought it was because of the engine weight but it turns out the rear one isn't far behind. I...