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Me sat in the car having
an imaginary drive just before a night in the pub. Photo by A.Booth.
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The interior is panelled
with aluminium and steel on the floor. The gearbox is inside the car with
a flat panel underneath.
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When making panels, templates
are very important to ensure the panel fits correctly. There is a technique
to making accurate templates and it involves only trying to do one edge at
a time, then sticking the other edge on later.
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One of the most difficult
panels to make was the one around the gearbox and for this I made many templates
before I was happy with the shape.
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When panelling the rear
the main starting points were the wheel tubs. The rest just filled the gaps.
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To form the lip on the
wheel tubs I made a jig to bend them round. The radius is not constant as
I needed the front edge of the tubs to go to a crossmember.
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The view of the underneath
of the car with the finished panelling.
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All the completed panels
out of the car, for final deburring before powder coating.
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The exhaust manifolds
required modification to get the outlet below the floor level. Morris Minor
propshaft is used.
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The car was practically
built up before it is stripped down for cleaning and paint. The engine was
the last item to come out.
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