Lilith the V8 racing Spacevan

[PaulJL]

Well. Work have closed for 3 weeks. I'm getting fully paid, I'm at home alone as I cant visit the other half so...I'm in the garage.

 

[S0updragon]

You have plenty of time to fix (or break) stuff lol. I’m in precautionary isolation as a friend of a friend has it. I’m self employed so I got drunk. I did buy 25l of isopropyl alcohol and 1l of glycerin off ebay so I can make hand sanitiser for my whole close lol. Cost? Under £20. Rock on!

 

[sunbeamsam]

Well. Work have closed for 3 weeks. I'm getting fully paid, I'm at home alone as I cant visit the other half so...I'm in the garage.

never in your wildest dreams!

 

[jimberlake]

What dreams are made of, sure you’ve not died and ended up in heaven Paul.

 

[PaulJL]

Next little job.

 

[PaulJL]

It's in. Tight fit but it's gone where the clutch pedal was

 

[PaulJL]

That's the brakes plumbed in. I did the rears after the last pic, I ran out of P clips though

 

[Panky]

Is that a bias valve?

 

[PaulJL]

Is that a bias valve?

Yes. Needed one as the back brakes are now bigger than the fronts

 

[PaulJL]

Finally got the rear arches seam sealed and stone chipped. Started measuring for the heater mounts now

 

[PaulJL]

Baby steps. Finishing off the rad cowling, fitted the heater blower vents (from a Challenger2 tank) and made up the cover plate for the old gear stick hole.

 

[Panky]

So you've got a porthole and vents from a tank, you need something from a plane now and that's all the armed services covered

 

[PaulJL]

So you've got a porthole and vents from a tank, you need something from a plane now and that's all the armed services covered

Cracking idea!

 

[colinthefox]

So you've got a porthole and vents from a tank, you need something from a plane now and that's all the armed services covered

System from a Max 8 to keep the nose on the ground. They're cheap ATM.

 

[PaulJL]

System from a Max 8 to keep the nose on the ground. They're cheap ATM.

No idea what that is..

 

[PaulJL]

So you've got a porthole and vents from a tank, you need something from a plane now and that's all the armed services covered

Just put a cheeky bid on an air speed indicator. Goes up to Mach 1. Should be ok....

 

[PaulJL]

Had to make some filler pieces for the battery trays. They have to be removeable to access the rocker cover and spark plugs.

 

[PaulJL]

Another afternoon at it. Repaired an outrigger with another piece of shelf.. which turns out to be ex MOD... then cleaned and red oxide painted one side.
Sat all the engine covers in for the first time then decided the seams needed blending in....

 

[PaulJL]

Under it again today. Everything from the front subframe back has had a coat of red oxide, some was even lucky enough to get wax oiled.. until I ran out.
Lots of filling and sanding done on the rad cowling before I started mocking up the overhead console. Ran out of cardboard though..

 

[Panky]

You don't hold much in cardboard stock do you