5 GT Turbo 11 years later silver bullet comes home

[Spooky]

Making some good progress mate

 

[Duncan Grier]

Thanks @Spooky I have a short, short mid term, mid term, mid mid term, mid long term and onward plan

But getting on the ground and can steer on wheels the short term goal asap....then off to @Mark_L for some of his super skills...having made me a cage before to my brain requirements and a few pictures did not disappoint! Looking forward to this stage

 

[Duncan Grier]

Couple of hours and almost finished bottom pickups, 2 bits need an insert as while happy to bridge a gap as I did on the others as cut out a bit too much, it is too wide so do that next time. Then give everything a bit of a tart up to look a bit nicer and move onto the tops, will box/beef up once happy no tweaks needed....not sure yet on recess cut outs to allow bolt fitment, might just leave

More boring

 

[Duncan Grier]

Actually take almost finished back lol, still need the rear bracket for the inner side amd prob other bits

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Can’t wait to see how the finished article handles, should handle as well as a Lotus..

 

[Duncan Grier]

Happy Monday - Power Hour boring update alert

Bracket CAD > Welded in 60mins

The 5 has also just reached consuming 5kg of welding wire, thankfully had a spare reel

 

[andybond]

5KG?

Shiiiiiit!

 

[DaveL485]

You know you're in deep when you load in the second reel! I think i'm on my 4th reel between the 9 and 21...

 

[gordini stu]

Welding 20 mm plate to 533x210 beams two 15 kg reels in 12 hours long day but paid well. Boring as hell after the first 10

 

[gordini stu]

Great stuff though Dunc

 

[Duncan Grier]

Another power hr....nothing exciting yet but it is warming towards it my wife keeps telling me to stop posting my pathetic progress so this is your last install until Friday

Getting on with top pick ups next, can tidy and beef up frame after. Quick measure and all good and solid

 

[Duncan Grier]

Saturday Update treat of far too many

You get triple the amount but think pics tell the story, worked out OK

 

[andybond]

Starting to really come together

 

[Duncan Grier]

With absence of any garage time in the last few weeks squeezed a couple hours in today to have a tidy and carry on with working suspension top mounts.

 

[BrettM78]

Outstanding effort there. I wish I had your patience and skillset. Keep up the great work

 

[Duncan Grier]

Couple hours fun....damn its hot

Other side of bracket measured, triple checked and repeat of other side just smaller....however decided on lick of weld through primer and remember why I stopped using it so much as it does not seem to melt as nice as clean bare metal....maybe it's just me but all good

 

[Steve Swan]

Welding, better in Winter, esp. If a big job once you've got some heat in it. It's like a radiator....

 

[Duncan Grier]

Had 2 hours, most of it triple checking postioning and measurments before 5mins of welding. Happy enough and have a reference point to do the other 3 and can then weld in properly once all is true

 

[andybond]

Remind me ; have you made a brace for the shell when you started cutting it up to keep it square?

 

[Duncan Grier]

Braced when I was doing sills but no weight/load on areas of work atm. If I was to cut the full chassis rail out or other key areas would brace. Is also level on the chassis dolly across 4 main jacking points.

Once done there will be extra strength going back in and tie into roll cage etc before any real weight added to shell