Progress

Sammy · Post by **Sammy** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:03 pm

Geez Mal you better get cracking on the paint to make it to summernats!

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:37 pm

I'm not that optomistic Sam. The NATS I'm talking about is the FB/EK nats.

Sammy · Post by **Sammy** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:12 pm

i'll just shut up then

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:54 pm

Hi again all,

Just an update on whats been happening in the shed. Just have the
roof, left front door, left rear door and quater & sill to go and all the
panel work is done.

Currently to break the monotony of doing bodywork

, Ive
started fitting the seatbelts so as earlier promised some pictures
of how Ive done it. Maybe this is not the right way of doing it
or the easiest way but it worked for me.
Firstly I marked out the section to be removed for the reinforcing
to go in. As the car had already had seatbelts fitted those holes
(right through the pillar) had to be welded up.

Then neatly cut out the section with very thin cutting wheel

Then made the insert reinforcing out of 3mm box section cut down
the middle so as to get two pieces out of the one piece. Mark where
the bolt is going to go through, drill the hole and weld a nut onto the
back of the reinforcing section

Then after several trial fittings, weld the section in

Then using the original section that was cut out, weld it back in

Grind up the welds & finish off

Then just do the same process on the lower of the pillar

And finally the finished product

Then do the other side the same. Just a tip when you make the
reinforcing pieces do both sides at the same time so when you
do the other side it doesn't take as long.

Cheers

captainbill · Post by **captainbill** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:00 pm

Cant get enough of pictures like that mal.Thats another example of the fine work were used to seeing from you.Good to see the workshop is nicely organised too.

t950cat · Post by **t950cat** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:24 pm

Mal
I dont know what impresses me more,the quality of work you do on this car or that tool board i see in the background.Both have the work of a genius.
Tony

basic.green · Post by **basic.green** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:56 pm

Hi Malcolm. Very nice work you would never guess they did not make them like that. Did the same to mine but smaller pieces.

ek61 · Post by **ek61** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:02 pm

good stuff

keeps it all tidy 4 sure

RedGold79 · Post by **RedGold79** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:41 am

OMG 20 pages!
And only more and more pages to follow too!

Parts of this should be added into tech archive. ie How to install seatbelts.
So much usefull tech stuff in here. Its great.

Excelent car Mal, great work also.

mattymartin · Post by **mattymartin** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:34 pm

geeeeeeeeez mal,

you wont stop at amything, i love all the mods & looooooove the pics of progress...

very motivating

thanks
mattymartin

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:52 pm

OK Mal,,,,

20 Pages, time to start your own Web Site.

I made mine a similar way just smaller, as they are only seat belt mounts and not lifting points for the body.

Regards John

yeprat1 · Post by **yeprat1** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:11 pm

mal i had the exact same idea i spoke to my boilermaker mate a couple of years ago about it spewin u beat me to it .u done a great job dude

strogger · Post by **strogger** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:23 pm

Malcolm,
Any pics of how you did the rear?
I just want to get a second opnion on where and how to mount my rears.

I spoke to an engineer yesterday about seat belts for my car, I have to show drawings and photo evidence of modifications to my car. Am following along similar lines to what you have done. Great to see it in progress/finished and looks A1.

Great resource this build of your is turning into.

Thanks, Anthony.

Mephious · Post by **Mephious** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:14 pm

Great work Mal , always enjoy looking at your progress mate.

The photos are great , almost like being in the shed as it all goes together, cant wait to see it finished !!

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:51 pm

Hey again,

Anthony, sorry I don't have any pictures of the rear belts done.
But they are also retractable, and I've mounted them on the
parcel shelf with the bolt going through the parcel shelf reinforcing.
The lower is just drilled through the floor with reinforcing plates
behind the bolts.

Just another quick update,
Today I got all the air con. hoses made and fitted up. The last job
before I started stripping it down.
Well when you look at the following photo's you might think, this
dickhead has got the photos in the wrong order

. But rest assured
there not and yes, although you may not think so, this is progress

.
Firstly the diff, fuel tank and all the rear end bits removed

Then motor & gearbox out

Getting it out was a lot easier than putting it in

Then the fun started, getting the wiring out.

I really hope I dont have a memory lapse

Front end out, again easy

Then, its back to where I started, a shell sitting on a pellet

Yes, I guess at the end of the day it is still progress. Still have a couple of panels to finish before I start puttying and painting.

Cheers