Post by rosco01 on Dec 31, 2014 2:02:10 GMT -5
Ok folk,
pretty big day on the bench today... didn't end up where I wanted to be, or the results that I did eventually get - but, it's a learning process and I don't fully expect to achieve a great deal this first time around....
Today - assembled the rear section of chassis #2 - with a lot more pleasing results than #1... but, I may have fitted the chassis rails too far forward... until I get the gears (crown) from RD - I won't know. To me, it looks as if I've left enough room for a small crown to the rear loop of the rails.
I decided to finally set about trimming one of the two Cooper bodies I have - and was very happy with the way the material worked.
I should have taken more initially, but decided to chop (read - butcher) the rear bracket back very heavily in an attempt to leave as much body as possible... I went way too far - but it may yet prove to be acceptable.... comments please.
I re-worked the body again and finally added the motor to the bracket - more cutting, gouging and sanding away of the body now revealed that I'd take too much of the rear bracket in some areas - and just enough in most others....
I have trial fitted what I believe to be the rear axle location and height - and I will have as little ground clearance as the series administrator/scrutineer will allow... that being 1.6mm.... if I'm game to go that low.
The rails sit up nicely within the body and the motor now has a very nice fit under the firewall behind the driver.
There are six pix... I hope they all upload below..
I welcome (encourage) comments please... I have a spare bracket should what I have butchered suggest this one was taken too far.
pix..
Please disregard the rough filing of the bracket - I'll dress that up a bit if/when the general consensus is that it is acceptable.
And....it may appear that the chassis is out of alignment... it probably is to some extent - the rails have not yet been re-positioned with a front plate... and, it appears that the bracket/motor are not square to each other - I can very much state that they are...
frats,
Rosco
pretty big day on the bench today... didn't end up where I wanted to be, or the results that I did eventually get - but, it's a learning process and I don't fully expect to achieve a great deal this first time around....
Today - assembled the rear section of chassis #2 - with a lot more pleasing results than #1... but, I may have fitted the chassis rails too far forward... until I get the gears (crown) from RD - I won't know. To me, it looks as if I've left enough room for a small crown to the rear loop of the rails.
I decided to finally set about trimming one of the two Cooper bodies I have - and was very happy with the way the material worked.
I should have taken more initially, but decided to chop (read - butcher) the rear bracket back very heavily in an attempt to leave as much body as possible... I went way too far - but it may yet prove to be acceptable.... comments please.
I re-worked the body again and finally added the motor to the bracket - more cutting, gouging and sanding away of the body now revealed that I'd take too much of the rear bracket in some areas - and just enough in most others....
I have trial fitted what I believe to be the rear axle location and height - and I will have as little ground clearance as the series administrator/scrutineer will allow... that being 1.6mm.... if I'm game to go that low.
The rails sit up nicely within the body and the motor now has a very nice fit under the firewall behind the driver.
There are six pix... I hope they all upload below..
I welcome (encourage) comments please... I have a spare bracket should what I have butchered suggest this one was taken too far.
pix..
Please disregard the rough filing of the bracket - I'll dress that up a bit if/when the general consensus is that it is acceptable.
And....it may appear that the chassis is out of alignment... it probably is to some extent - the rails have not yet been re-positioned with a front plate... and, it appears that the bracket/motor are not square to each other - I can very much state that they are...
frats,
Rosco