Category: Chassis
The Body Builders!
The Body Builders!…………thanks to the team for all of their help; The Northern Sailor The Master Craftsman He who needs to do as he is told The Beardy Local All fed and watered b... Read MoreMating the Chassis and Bodyshell
Mating the Chassis and Bodyshell after 330 days of waiting, having been diligently delivered by Paul Bowden, the time has finally arrived to mount it to the chassis which is a major milestone finally... Read More
Air Intake
The Air Intake kit arrived today which is relatively straight forward to install and requires the nose of the body to be profiled to accommodate the hose. This enables the “whalefin” intak... Read More
Engine & Gearbox Installation
Well we all had a hand in the Engine & Gearbox Installation, team enigma, the northern sailor, she who must be obeyed and he who must do as he is told……………the engine ... Read More
Fuel Lines
The front section of the Fuel line is now fitted, nothing too special, standard from GD paying attention to the spacing between P-Clips. Goodridge -6AN fittings were sourced from Merlin Motorsport... Read More
Steering Alignment
Today saw me commence the process of Steering Alignment. Beginning with the fit of the steering rack to the mounting points on the chassis GD supplies the rack with split polyurethane bushes which whi... Read More
Rear Suspension
Equipped with the Gardner Douglas build manual, DVD and the SNG Barratt website permanently nailed up, it was time to start day 1 of the real build and get the independent rear Suspension “IRS&#... Read More
Chassis Collection
Chassis Collection – After 331 days and an aborted collection due to a powder coat issue on the tunnel “she who must be obeyed” and I set forth in our trusty steed to collect the ch... Read More