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Re: LS1EK

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:49 pm
by TAZ
CHOPPED wrote: Thu Jul 04, 2019 2:10 pm hey man sorry mate
just seen this pm :roll:
yes i put a piece of 200 dia by 10 mm scallop in there and welded it in
engineer looked at itwhile still in its metal stage and just laughed and said
fark overkill :crazy:
carry on man
looking good :thumbsup:
Paul
🤣🤣🤣 from a boilermaker I reckon you nailed it 👍👍

Re: LS1EK

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:25 pm
by TAZ
Managed to get some time to finish off the front chassis rails and repair the last bit of rust. All areas are sprayed with rust converter and then copper coat.
The front cross member was cut from a section of 100x50x3mm RHS. I kept the original top flange and then fitted and welded the new section in.ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage

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Re: LS1EK

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:31 pm
by Errol62
The tidy work continues. That radiator support won’t rust out in a hurry.


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Re: LS1EK

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:52 pm
by TAZ
Errol62 wrote:The tidy work continues. That radiator support won’t rust out in a hurry.


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Your too kind. I reckon it will see me out and be ready for a electric motor conversion for when my kids take ownership of the car.

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Re: LS1EK

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:08 pm
by CHOPPED
very nice work man :thumbsup:
you have done the same as I did on mine
i braced the entire subframe with 5 mm sheet from radiator support right back to the y frame where it bolts up
keep the updated going
im enjoying the progress
Paul

Re: LS1EK

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:51 am
by EK283
Great Fab work as usual TAZ

This is a great custom build

Greg

Re: LS1EK

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 9:36 am
by FireKraka
Love what your doing Taz keep the photos coming mate

Neil

Re: LS1EK

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:05 pm
by TAZ
Motor, box and front end is back in. Gained more clearance for the headers and made the radiator cross member so it is removable. It was welded in which caused issues with getting the motor out.ImageImageImage

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Re: LS1EK

Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:11 am
by Harv
That looks a lot more elegant than the "hole in the guard" fenderwell headers. Well done.

Cheers,
Harv

Re: LS1EK

Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:05 am
by FJWALLY
Schmicko!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Re: LS1EK

Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:48 am
by BS
Looking good

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Re: LS1EK

Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:44 pm
by 59wagon
Great fab work Taz. Does the engineer have any issues/requirements when it comes to modifying the chassis like that?
Keep it up.

Cheers, John

Re: LS1EK

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:23 pm
by TAZ
59wagon wrote:Great fab work Taz. Does the engineer have any issues/requirements when it comes to modifying the chassis like that?
Keep it up.

Cheers, John
The section that is notched has been laminated etc. At this stage the engineer has said nothing about it as he has not seen it ImageImage But my 20 years experience as a boilermaker welder tells me that structurally there should be no issue. The remainder of the chassis from the section which has been notched has also been laminated with 3mm steel so once again I see no issue.

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Re: LS1EK

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:25 pm
by TAZ
Look no hands ImageImageImage

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Re: LS1EK

Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:37 pm
by Blacky
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: