Another rust combat

[Toby930]

Sooooo Impressive!!! :-)

[proffighter]

Battery box holder, 33gr against 58gr of the stock one

Maybe a bit over-engineered, but I like it

[proffighter]

This week I cut the lug nuts I bought a while ago as they have been way too long.
Not easy to find some aluminum ones with M14x1.5 and conical seat for my OZ-Racing rims.
So a little time spent on the lathe and they look much nicer. The color is fine, but the cutting surface of the machining will not stay that nice, so I have to anodize them again.






Because there is a little Jack Olsen in everyone of us, I went to Ikea yesterday to buy a nice item for my garage

[Spenny_b]

Originally Posted by Roland

Because there is a little Jack Olsen in everyone of us....

Haha, PMSL So true!

In fact, I'll be driving past an Ikea tomorrow....and it's the same colour as my Colchester lathe!

Excellent work Roland, stunning machining and finishes. What's next on the list?

[Kozmo930]

Originally Posted by proffighter

As I plan to mount some front brake ducts, I have fitted some air shields at the hub. This time not selfmade, only drawing was from me. A friend made the CAD and then let lasercut that cheap, it makes no sense to DIY

At least anodizing is homemade





PS Just for your interest: They are aluminum 2mm thick...

would your buddy make some extra pairs of those ? I could use a pair maybe 2

[proffighter]

Originally Posted by Kozmo930

would your buddy make some extra pairs of those ? I could use a pair maybe 2

I have one pair left, not anodized yet. Not sure if I should store or sell, and if I sell, what would be a fair price (don't forget, shipping would be from Switzerland, not cheap. Maybe it fit's in a letter...)?

What I can offer is to send the CAD etc. file to let cut yourself somewhere in your area

[proffighter]

Originally Posted by Spenny_b

Haha, PMSL So true!


Excellent work Roland, stunning machining and finishes. What's next on the list?

Thank you

I have always a couple of things I work on, keeps my mind fresh. One thing are the brackets to hold down fuel tank... Will show soon

[proffighter]

Finally some more progress on the tub. Starting with paint very soon

[Kozmo930]

sending the CAD would be great ,we have a water jet cutter in city very nice work he does. Nice to see some paint on this project of yours , so now all these very skillfully made parts can be seen on the car ... keep up the good work . By the way I can't thank you enough for those pics of intercooler big help in my project, hopefully I can get mine on dyno

Kozmo

[proffighter]

Kozmo

PM me your email so I can send to you

[proffighter]

Some more pics before painting

[proffighter]

Bracket for washer tank/pump assy. Alu anodized of course with alu tubtaras and alu screws.

Short said: Everything alu except tank and pump

[proffighter]

Some pics of the almost finished painting

[RarlyL8]

930 Turbo '81 Too many modifications to list

That has to be the understatement of the century. Wow.
I can't wait to see what your car looks like when finished and how much weight has been lost. Your skills and time to do this project are the envy of every enthusiast.

[speednme1]

Love the color!...btw Roland if you ever decide to make a few of those alu parts for sale keep me in mind...really nice work...

[WinRice]

Nice!

Fresh sheet metal, fresh paint and plenty of fancy parts to bolt on! That's going to be a fun build!

[proffighter]

Originally Posted by RarlyL8

That has to be the understatement of the century. Wow.
I can't wait to see what your car looks like when finished and how much weight has been lost. Your skills and time to do this project are the envy of every enthusiast.

Although my car is everything else, I do love understatement.

... Be patient Brian, you will some day in 2014 (at least my goal)

Thanks for the kind words

[proffighter]

Originally Posted by speednme1

Love the color!...btw Roland if you ever decide to make a few of those alu parts for sale keep me in mind...really nice work...

Those parts are mostly designed and made by myself, which means they are not proofed or fit any engineer standards. Therefore it could be some risk of failure etc. Further most of them took a lot of time due my possibilities and skills compared to the result and some went into the trash before finished

I don't think I can make some for a price which would make us both and time is very pricy for me

Do you mean a specific part here or generally?

PS haven't seen the color in real yet, but it's looks darker on the pics. It (should) is the same as before. At the beginning of the thread you can see it better

[proffighter]

Originally Posted by WinRice

Nice!

Fresh sheet metal, fresh paint and plenty of fancy parts to bolt on! That's going to be a fun build!

The time of smiling after every bolt is comming (or anger when it does not fit )

[Spenny_b]

Originally Posted by proffighter

.....PS haven't seen the color in real yet, but it's looks darker on the pics. It (should) is the same as before. At the beginning of the thread you can see it better

I know it isn't - because I think I've asked you before - but in the above pics, the paint looks SO close to my car, Horizon Blue...almost spooky. A trick of the light(ing)!

Great work as always; planning on doing more machining over the Christmas period Roland?

Cheers
S