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rx7locost · **Posted:** Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:24 am

Perry, you are making good progress. :cheers:

Keep up the log.

As for the scuttle height, JD nailed the right thread. I refer to your use of square tube, mind that there will probably be a slight rise in the scuttle fore-to-aft. To fit the square tube correctly, that tube will most likely have to be slightly angled. If is it the front tube, that will cause the firewall to tilt forward causing the bonnet edge to extend further at the bottom, causing you to spread the bonnet sides upon removal. Only you can determine if that is acceptable or not. If it is the cockpit tube, the same applies but it is less of a concern.

Most builders angle the scuttle sides inward slightly off-plane with the sides starting at at that intersection. It helps to lower the "perceived" height. Also most scuttles have a gradual curve from one side to the next. Exaggerating this curve will lower the side height also lowering the "perceived" height. If you are looking at building the scuttle, then there are several of us who built our scuttles sans a full-frame. The best of both worlds IMO. Here are a couple of shots showing my construction which is very stable when all assembled.

laserracer · **Posted:** Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:00 pm

wow thanks Chuck.. you guys are great..i really like your idea of the scuttle frame and the sheet metal..i may even have to have a rethink now.. thanks for the pics..i had already nicked them and they were sitting in my pics file.along with a whole lot of other scuttle pics..i like your idea its a cool way of doing it.the only reason i was persevering with the bends i have was they were on the freebe list :roll:

cheers

Kiwi Dave

laserracer · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:57 am

Hi guys..long time no see well i havent done anything to my car because ive been busy working on the house
but have been talking to my nephews daughter.. chloe and she said she would like to race the car when its finished

this is chloe

GonzoRacer · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:16 am

Dave-
Are you seriously tryin' to tell us that little Bit O'Honey sprang from the same gene pool as you? No way, Dude... Well, on second thought, peacocks and buzzards are related, sort of, so I guess anythings possible...
:rofl:

Hmmm... Think she'd fancy a trip to the US??? Grid-girl for Team Slotus!!! :mrgreen:

(Gawd, I hope TWWTFM doesn't see this... She'd slap MY face off!)

:cheers:

Flipper_1938 · **Joined:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:41 pm **Posts:** 523

laserracer wrote:

this is chloe

Huh? Did you say something?

laserracer · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:20 pm

But JD i have a driver and a grid girl

chloe and her mate Renea

oldejack · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:20 pm

Go ahead, just slap me now before I say any more. ..

laserracer · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:31 pm

sorry to deviate from the build blog guys ..but i thought you might like to see somethin a bit different for a change

by the way the one on the left is chloe she is a kiwi and single renea on the right is an aussie but she cant help that ..ha ha is also single..and both love cars....and they would both kill me if they knew i had put a pic of them on here ...i like to live dangerousely :cheers:

GonzoRacer · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:46 pm

Yep, no doubt about it... I gotta visit New Zealand!

trialsmangasgas · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:54 pm

You guys are a bunch of dirty old men. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves. What is her email so I can tell her how bad you are? Teehee! Sweet!!! Russ

photoman · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:31 pm

This site is supposed to be about Sevens. Those look more like tens to me. :cheers:

laserracer · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:43 pm

GonzoRacer wrote:

Yep, no doubt about it... I gotta visit New Zealand!

PHEW thats lucky then JD .. because at the moment they both live on the gold coast of australia..ha ha

but hopefully coming home soon..you should see my pit crew :shock:

cheers Russ and Photoman.. they are good girls really ..they are partial to alcohol, dancing, food, and men,oh lets not forget cars,

laserracer · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:00 pm

OK OK i know ive been a slacker ....Since my last post ive..painted the house inside ... swmbo orders... had my son his pregnant wife and there 2 cats move back home for 3 years while he does a nursing degree...Besides ive been too engrossed in watching JD's build steadily chugging along..
Now next week will be a different story..its back to the car week..woohoo :cheers:

Kiwi Dave

geek49203 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:13 pm

Nevermind your son's family, how is the niece and her friends doing???

laserracer · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:20 pm

They are doin just fine ..geek49203.. in fact i think they may want to come over and give you a big cuddle sandwich ..you lucky guy you

And you guys wonder why im always getting sidetracked..all the woman over here look like them..but i have been known to stretch the truth just a little bit..but never about cars or penis size :wink:

Kiwi Dave

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