De-evolution of my 45- "The Excellent" v3 (9 Viewers)

[Vossie]

And then a bit of a side quest, pedals. Sorted the clutch pedal position and stuff, but decided I wanted to spruce it up a bit.

Laser cut 3mm

Polished up

Then stacked and welded, then welded to the actual pedal arms. A bit of paint and re polish too.

Those should do nicely

 

[Living in the Past]

And then a bit of a side quest, pedals. Sorted the clutch pedal position and stuff, but decided I wanted to spruce it up a bit.

Laser cut 3mm
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Polished up
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Then stacked and welded, then welded to the actual pedal arms. A bit of paint and re polish too.
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Those should do nicely

While they look great I would worry how slick they would be wet.

 

[Vossie]

While they look great I would worry how slick they would be wet.

A fair point. From the testing I've done i think they will be OK. That double layer with the cut outs actually adds a nice amount of grip, but that is something to think about.

If it does prove to an issue, I have a few ideas, but hopefully they will be ok

 

[charliemeyer007]

Stipple or checkering.

 

[White Stripe]

And then a bit of a side quest, pedals. Sorted the clutch pedal position and stuff, but decided I wanted to spruce it up a bit.

Laser cut 3mm
View attachment 3971304

Polished up
View attachment 3971305

Then stacked and welded, then welded to the actual pedal arms. A bit of paint and re polish too.
View attachment 3971306

Those should do nicely

Those look awesome but they will be mud traps for sure. Excellent work on all of your build!

 

[Vossie]

Stipple or checkering.

Thats the plan if I need to basically.

Those look awesome but they will be mud traps for sure. Excellent work on all of your build!

Thats why it's I h8 mud, isn't it?

Another fair point. Again I'm hoping it's not too much of an issue. Ive always been a guy to try and get the mud off my boots before getting in a car, but it may happen from time to time.

Been thinking about filling the voids in the pedals with a black colored casting epoxy, and then stippling it. That should solve the issues, and I have some epoxy coming in my next lot of supplies for my knife making, so can have a play with it then.

 

[Vossie]

Trans tunnel.

Cut out all the needed space for the bigger H151, thankfully without interfering with the seat mounts.

Then i framed it out with 25x25x3 angle iron and then skinned it with 1.6mm plate. Nice and strong.

Now I can get back to putting the gearbox exactly where it needs to be.

When I'm done with everything and before I paint the interior, I will come back and seam seal all of the joints

 

[Vossie]

Engine mounts figured out, fabbed and burnt in.

And then I got bored this evening. So I worked out the badges for this thing.

 

[Vossie]

And finally, the engine and new gearbox in the chassis on its own weight!

Was expecting the front springs to compress a bit more, but I'm sure they will settle some more as we add more and more stuff.

And had to clearance the tunnel a bit more.

So then I worked on closing up the front of the tunnel

And yes, I'm welding the tunnel front in.

The reality is that to pull the gearbox, I'm going to have to either pull the engine with it or lift the body. It is what it is i guess.

One last shot of the tub in place as well

And that's the hard yards on this done. Things should begin to move a bit faster now.

 

[Vossie]

Well, time to do the exhaust.
First, some caveats. I am not an exhaust guy, and I've never done one before. But, after the last version of this build, everyone would ask, what did you do? And i would say, everything except the exhaust....

Time to fix that.

Second caveat. Im using mild steel. Stainless steel tube is impossible to find locally, and I dont have a TIG welder. One day when I do, maybe I will redo it.

And third, yes, I'm sure there are better more efficient ways to do it, but this is my way, and I'm having a ton of fun figuring it out! I dont have a tube bender, so I'm using pre bent peices and cutting to suit.

Starting with driver side manifold. Cut off the back section and starting from there.

Cut needed bends and notched.

Tacked in place

And then next peice to route it under the engine

To a flange on the other side. Then started the other manifold.

 

[Vossie]

Started my 3 inch run at the flange. Nice and tight to chassis but clear of everything. Portrd it for the downpipe from the manifold above it.

And then downpipe

Tomorrow I will add another flange to the back of the 3", and then from there the rest of the exhaust will run in 3".