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Applejack

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #30 on: 30 Nov 22, 07:19 pm »
Depending on the skill of the driver.
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Seven racer

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #31 on: 02 Dec 22, 08:14 pm »
The final assembly of a running chassis is coming along well, managed to get the bonnet fitted today, still a bit of fettling to do, and louvres to sort, but it's getting there.

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The bolts are getting all the modern markings filed off the heads, and wired to look a bit 'period'

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And the machine turning, that none will see, is installed on the front of the chassis

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So it's all starting to come together at last, hopefully I can get it running in time to get some testing done before the season starts.

Peter
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Jimr1999

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #32 on: 03 Dec 22, 06:49 am »
Looking very together now, brilliant work!
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jim

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #33 on: 03 Dec 22, 06:57 am »
That's looking real good Peter. It will be great to have another finished CK for next season and I look forward to seeing it.
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Philip83

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #34 on: 04 Dec 22, 07:49 am »
It's looking great, some really nice details there too.
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Ian F

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #35 on: 04 Dec 22, 12:58 pm »
Some great work there, a lot more accurate than mine, can't wait to see it in the metal 🤗😎😁
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Seven racer

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #36 on: 04 Jan 23, 07:25 pm »
The build gets back ontrack, after about a month off for holidays and other stuff.

I have spent a couple of days getting some final details sorted on the front end, the grille has been fitted, and I managed to get the bars test fitted.

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The bonnet is now finally fitted, and the dummy header tank fitted,

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Next up, sorting curved louvres on a plastic bonnet, time to start cheating......

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Peter

 
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Tinworm

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #37 on: 15 Jan 23, 12:05 am »
It is an amazing build, Peter
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Seven racer

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #38 on: 15 Jan 23, 07:40 pm »
Thanks Peter,
The most important bit will be to see if it works, but at least it's starting to get into final assembly, with all the niggly bits getting sorted as I go.
Still fighting the belt and chain alignment, but I'm now down to finding about 3mm, and I think I know what bits of the TAV to butcher to get it sorted, at least it's back on 4 wheels.

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Seven racer

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #39 on: 23 Jan 23, 05:24 pm »
Well she's sitting on the ground,

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and I'm hoping to get the TAV lined up this week, so I thought I would make a start on the buck for the tail.

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Peter
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Seven racer

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #40 on: 01 Mar 23, 10:57 pm »
A bit more progress today on the cyclekart, after a bit of a lull while the tail mould was being made,

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I've now got something a bit more comfortable to sit on,

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the front end is now pretty much finished,  just waiting for a new bolt for the spring hanger, as I bit the bullet and put a Pittman arm in, and I had a play with the pizza pan front brake drums and knock off wheel spinner. Hoping to get a couple of decent 3d prints run over the next day or so.

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Peter


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jim

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #41 on: 02 Mar 23, 06:09 am »
It looks great Peter. The fit of the panels looks perfect and the build quality in general is a very high standard. I look forward to seeing it in my mirrors on a track lol.
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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #42 on: 02 Mar 23, 07:49 am »
The brake drums are a great addition to the look.
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Seven racer

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #43 on: 18 Mar 23, 05:03 pm »
One step forward, fifteen back.
Who would have thought that fitting a brake line could cause such carnage, this time yesterday I had a cyclekart that looked the part at the front

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and had engine and transmission all lined up, and the brake calliper mounted at last

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so a simple job then, to run the brake pipe along the void in the chassis rail, to keep it out of the way, except it had to pass through the rear bulkhead, and the fittings were too big.  No problem, just that it meant I had to drop the engine out, take out the engine support, bulkhead, and half the cockpit, only to find that I had forgotten that there's a bolt running through the channel at that point.

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By this time the cyclekart was back to kit form

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Back to the drawing board to re-route the pipe. >:(

On a positive note the mini handbrake lever is now fitted, ready for connecting to a bicycle caliper acting on the main disc, to give a parking brake.

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Peter
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Seven racer

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Re: 1936 Austin 7 twin cam racer
« Reply #44 on: 27 Mar 23, 07:23 pm »
A bit more slow progress on the cyclekart this week, though some progress is better than none.

Having put it back together after the brake pipe fiasco, the fuel tank has now been fixed,

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the screen and firewall have also been fitted,

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and the reverse gear lever is now cabled up and fixed.

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I have also made a start on getting the dashboard layout resolved, and some of the switchgear installed, so that the wiring can commence.

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So we are getting ever closer to starting the engine.

Peter

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