PeteT
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I feel a bit guilty not having posted anything lately so heres a lack of progress report
I ordered my engine on 9th April its a 383 stroker small block, its turn key and Im having it dynod as well. I was told it would be about 8 weeks but were now mid August and it hasnt even been dynod yet! Its coming from the States so I expect itll be another 6 weeks after itll completed. Also coming with it is a Tremec 5 speed manual transmission, bell housing clutch and stuff. Some may think this is not quite the right way to go about building your own hot rod but with the price of the dollar against the pound its cheaper for me to buy a complete engine than to buy the parts here in England and have the machining done.
Thought Id better get some wheels on order while I was waiting so Ive ordered a set of Torque Thrust IIs and Mickey Tompson Sportsman S/Rs. Ordered on 2nd July, they were out of stock but were due in 28th July. On 27th July got an email saying the order had been cancelled but no reason. After I contacted the company they said their technical dept had sent me a question but I hadnt responded so they cancelled the order (I hadnt received the email). Reordered , apparently they tire fitting dept need to know what car the wheels are going on (why?). Still out of stock, due in 13th Aug, on the 15th Aug the due date changed to 23rd September. These are coming from the States as well so theres a six week wait for shipping as well.
I guess waiting is part of the game but its a bit frustrating when you cant get on
I have had some brackets laser cut for my front axle, plan is to go with quarter elliptical springs at the moment.
And just to prove I having been doing something other then use my credit card
Ive machined up the ends for the front four bar but cant go any further because Im not sure how long to make them.
Ive also had some windscreen posts cast in aluminium from patterns Id made using mdf. They are a bit chunky so I might slim them down a bit more. The idea is to have an opening screen but Im not too sure how Im going to make the frame up yet (I've used plastic electrical conduit to see how it looks). In the UK if you have a fixed screen you need wipers and washers which I dont want. They are a bit wobbly at the moment which is why they are not on straight in the photos. Long way to go yet!
I ordered my engine on 9th April its a 383 stroker small block, its turn key and Im having it dynod as well. I was told it would be about 8 weeks but were now mid August and it hasnt even been dynod yet! Its coming from the States so I expect itll be another 6 weeks after itll completed. Also coming with it is a Tremec 5 speed manual transmission, bell housing clutch and stuff. Some may think this is not quite the right way to go about building your own hot rod but with the price of the dollar against the pound its cheaper for me to buy a complete engine than to buy the parts here in England and have the machining done.
Thought Id better get some wheels on order while I was waiting so Ive ordered a set of Torque Thrust IIs and Mickey Tompson Sportsman S/Rs. Ordered on 2nd July, they were out of stock but were due in 28th July. On 27th July got an email saying the order had been cancelled but no reason. After I contacted the company they said their technical dept had sent me a question but I hadnt responded so they cancelled the order (I hadnt received the email). Reordered , apparently they tire fitting dept need to know what car the wheels are going on (why?). Still out of stock, due in 13th Aug, on the 15th Aug the due date changed to 23rd September. These are coming from the States as well so theres a six week wait for shipping as well.
I guess waiting is part of the game but its a bit frustrating when you cant get on
I have had some brackets laser cut for my front axle, plan is to go with quarter elliptical springs at the moment.
And just to prove I having been doing something other then use my credit card
Ive machined up the ends for the front four bar but cant go any further because Im not sure how long to make them.
Ive also had some windscreen posts cast in aluminium from patterns Id made using mdf. They are a bit chunky so I might slim them down a bit more. The idea is to have an opening screen but Im not too sure how Im going to make the frame up yet (I've used plastic electrical conduit to see how it looks). In the UK if you have a fixed screen you need wipers and washers which I dont want. They are a bit wobbly at the moment which is why they are not on straight in the photos. Long way to go yet!
