I`ve had 4 x A100`s now and love them. Always wanted a wheelstander but didn`t know where to start. Saw one on Ebay; the only time I`ve ever seen one so bought it. Bought in central Canada, trucked to west coast, containerised and shipped via Hong Kong. Dave Madders kindly did customs clearance etc and took delivery to his place. Soon became apparent it was a BIG project once I saw the standard of engineering. On the positive side ; chassis, drivetrain, body was complete and it could all be sorted.
Maranised exhaust went in the bin, replaced with zoomies. Dave and Alex rebuilt brakes, fitted new tyres, new carb, gave the engine a once over so I now had a running stopping project. Moved it to my workshop in Norfolk.
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In norfolk I removed all seats, pedals, controls, switchgear, wiring loom and cut away all the floor in between the chassis rails, cut out all dash to leave exposed chassis and drivetrain and outer body only.
The radiators, trans cooler and fuel tank were also removed so I could inspect chassis closely and repair as required.
The radiators, trans cooler and fuel tank were also removed so I could inspect chassis closely and repair as required.
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Pedal box, brake master cylinder, steering box were removed. Spoke to Jeff Martin and Santa Pod who wanted to see a 1 3/4" x 5mm tubular cage. I decided to build a complete safety cell with the seat as part of the cell so if anything went wrong i`d stand 1/2 a chance.
Bought a hand operated hydraulic bender which was impossible so converted it to operate via compressed air. Mocked up front and rear hoops straight onto chassis rails. Bought Kirkey seat and mocked up general positions. All tube was mig welded with my ancient Lincoln Electric 210, 110 amp 0.8 wire.
Bought a hand operated hydraulic bender which was impossible so converted it to operate via compressed air. Mocked up front and rear hoops straight onto chassis rails. Bought Kirkey seat and mocked up general positions. All tube was mig welded with my ancient Lincoln Electric 210, 110 amp 0.8 wire.
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Yep ... was really on my own on this one. There are no details on these things anywhere. A few bits on Little Red Wagon but nothing detailed, plus I couldn`t post questions because I was doing it in secret.
Has taken over a year and 1000`s of hours. Each bracket, frame, mounting point etc had to be made in cardboard then made, then trial fitted, then adjusted etc. Things like moving the steering box ( in between work ) took about a week.
Was determined not to give in.
Will post more bits of build up tomorrow.
Has taken over a year and 1000`s of hours. Each bracket, frame, mounting point etc had to be made in cardboard then made, then trial fitted, then adjusted etc. Things like moving the steering box ( in between work ) took about a week.
Was determined not to give in.
Will post more bits of build up tomorrow.
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