'Rattie' 1927 Model T Roadster

Fl@pper

Back older greyer and less oilier but always hope
Jun 19, 2001
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it'll get done eventually ( i hope ) :p

finally finished the design for the new 20' x '10 workshop/stores/office so i can hide the bits 'n' bobs and tools and get some work done at last :):)

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all i need now is my cheque cleared and a nice man in a wickes lorry to deliver 150 bits of wood and a shed load of screws :lol::lol:
 

Fl@pper

Back older greyer and less oilier but always hope
Jun 19, 2001
12,368
25
Gloucester
few more bit n bobs done recently but currently all stripped and stacked up in the shelter covered in the contents of the shed so i can get to build the new workshop/storage etc so all go but i've got wood for sure

lmao

being made redundant soon so i'm hunting a job that is not motor trade that i hope will help me get back to enjoying cars again so i should have some more regular work done on it now

promised myself I will never be a martyr to it though as it's 'Just 4 Fun' as far as i'm concerned
 
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Fl@pper

Back older greyer and less oilier but always hope
Jun 19, 2001
12,368
25
Gloucester
hopefully it will turn out for the best!

another 6 weeks of sitting on my ass here collecting racking for my shed :) then paid off with at least a week off until the end of the month to spend it all

might try Bus Driving - fancy a go at it for some reason
 

Fl@pper

Back older greyer and less oilier but always hope
Jun 19, 2001
12,368
25
Gloucester
*oops update*

Sorry been so up to my eyes in it i haven't been in here for a few months :redface:

Shed as above finally finished

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not a bad likeness but getting all filled with my junk daily

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with my redundancy dollars i treated myself to another welder and retired the old one off for spares and kicked off patching up a few holes etc and added yet another car in teh shape of rear arms off a mk3 ford escort RS Turbo :) you'll see lower down where they will sort of fit eventually

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that was last week so this week i realised i hadn't checked a few clearances after assuming in my head they would be fine i thought i'd better make sure :rolleyes: so i refitted the diff and rear end on one side to be sure

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loads more pics but to save boring ya to death i've added em to the gallery http://ratrod.photoblog.co.uk/
 

Fl@pper

Back older greyer and less oilier but always hope
Jun 19, 2001
12,368
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Gloucester
not a bad boy's den if i say so myself, mind you it took me 3 weeks to build it after 3 months designing it and 15 years whinging at the mrs to let me do it all in the first place :) bless her

lmao at the youtube video - bookmarked that one for editing ;)
 

Fl@pper

Back older greyer and less oilier but always hope
Jun 19, 2001
12,368
25
Gloucester
Good Stuff, Mr Pper! :yes:
In the following photo, is the arm mount you've made bushed?
What's the big bracket?

the bracket is what i saved off the end of the original outrigger - it was the original mount point for the scimitar's original axle 4-link bars

the new (escort mk3) arm is bushed at the rear and has been modified to fit the original Jaguar axle location but as yet i haven't figured out what and how to mount the front threaded part safely as it's just taped on at moment :)

need it fitted below ideally to make it easier when i box the chassis back up with the narrower outriggers, reminds me I must get a proper floor piece cut out as a pattern really

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some of the 'as arrived' pics in this gallery
http://ratrod.photoblog.co.uk/c1376919_1.html
you'll see i've chopped down the chassis in all directions to suit so a fair bit's missing :whistle:
 
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