32 Roadster progress

[nzsimon]

I have started the long reassembly now the chassis is painted some of the things I couldn't mock up are also being fabricated now such as the rear brake lines which I couldn't do easily with the body on

It is surprisingly hard to run brake lines on round tubing chassis I had to make some small widgets to hold them doesn't look like much but it took a whole weekend

I have also made the brackets to hold the Trans cooler I changed my mind where to put it and decided to mount it to the chassis instead of where I originally wanted it I just can't bring myself to mount it to the radiator and run ugly pipes all the way there

[enjenjo]

Looks good, that's the fun part.

[phat46]

Nice details! too bad you have to put a body over all that work!

[EMSjunkie]

Sweet :!:  :!:  

Vance

[UGLY OLDS]

VERY neat workmanship...   I LIKE IT  :!:  :!:  :!:

[Jbird]

Did you make those widgets using one of them rotating gizmos?

Nice work, nice detail. Thanks for the pics Simon.

   Jbird

[slocrow]

So, Mr Simon, it does look real good and I have a question. With the relocated tranny cooler position, how do you see it affecting the exhaust plumbing? ..........Tkx, Frank

[Dave]

So, Mr Simon, it does look real good and I have a question. With the relocated tranny cooler position, how do you see it affecting the exhaust plumbing? ..........Tkx, Frank

Hey.. ya we just talked and ill c u in a bit for cocktails.. I tried my cooler and its just about the same size in that position and the exhaust ran pretty close to it. I moved mine in board and its actually over the end of the trans and the front of the drive shaft. Thats a pretty good size cooler and mine is also but it was a steal on ebay. Its an over grown B&M style.
I moved mine just because but there may not be a problem at all with the exhaust. I just try to avoid any possibility of something heating up except maybe me ..
Simon answer franks question I would like to hear your thoughts also.
Dave

ps: I forgot.. Thats sweeeeeeet. nice....very nice work

[nzsimon]

my exhaust runs down the outside of the chassis so no problem I just hope it gets enough air but the trans was made for a way heavier car so should be ok

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Rotating gizmo . no I made them with an armstrong mill you know a file and a vise they are made of three pieces a flat bit that I bent round a 24mm socket and a another bit i made by tigging a length of tubing to some flat and then sliced up to make the actual clip

The fitrst bit bolts to the chassis with a m6 and the small clip bolts the line to this via a m5 and nylock probaly way more complicated than it needs to be but I couldn't think of anyother way with the materials I had

all in stainless then polshed on the bench grinder with a mop