clubstylus

here it is, quality is not like the original.

http://www.clubstylus.be/personal/card2.swf

Has Tim been in contact with anyone yet? He was supposed to call me back a few evenings ago and hasnt so far and isnt answering his mobile now! Ill be patient up untill the Exeter show, then ill get the bits i want from there if not!

Pete&Matt wrote:Has Tim been in contact with anyone yet? He was supposed to call me back a few evenings ago and hasnt so far and isnt answering his mobile now! Ill be patient up untill the Exeter show, then ill get the bits i want from there if not!

Probably best at night for calls

not easy untill late for me to do it in the evening as i have to get my daughter to bed etc! Just tried now and still no answer! Shame really as he has all the bits i need from the sounds of it!

hi pete and matt

I managed to speak with him this morning about 9.30.

this sounds daft at first i know but if you need to speak with hiom in th eday look what the weather is like in his area as he is up a ladder painting most of th etime if it is fine .

today it was lashing down so he was doing a bit on my brothers car

hope that helps malcolm

Anybody know if Tim is visiting Exeter this year? I need some bits but am a bit reluctant to send him money ......

ive tried calling in the evenings, inculding tonight. As the exeter show is coming up and Fisher Fury will be there, ill get the bits i need from them now. fed up with being messed about!

just placed my order with Fisher for all the stuff we need! Tim could have had that bussiness from us if he had got back to us!

out of intrest, has anyone spoken to Tim recently?

Pete&Matt wrote:out of intrest, has anyone spoken to Tim recently?

Yes , I have . I may see him next week to talk over things in the pipeline that I've said I'll also produce . Werner mentioned wishbones - kinked etc . It would be nice to produce a complete chassis with the latest spec' (even if he still holds the manufacturing rights) This way , he could jump right back into the ' kit ' business full time whenever the ' weather ' changes for the better in the KIT industry Meantime I get to play with something I enjoy in retirement -------- plus keeps Tim's options open

Rob. I should have some time free over christmas. I am willing to help or run around if needed.
Kevin

Many thanks Kevin , that might be useful if you weren't in Southampton but can't see you running all up here to give me a hand. I'm quite enjoying organising things and upgrading as I go. Mainly manufacturing methods now that the first kits are sorted. Found a good ' coating company ' and busy sorting another way to make brackets . Also looking at using CDS tube as opposed to steel solid to keep the weight down . I can now get coating ZINC in satin black , although it is about 3 to 4 quid more expensive per kit. All these things I'm gradually finding answers for. Perhaps if Tim doesn't get down to see me before xmas , I could be in touch . BIKE POWER would be quicker than 4 wheels

Thanks for offering

Rob

if you do buy SSC or produce the stuff with Tim, one thing i think would be a good starting project would be the body! Those doors are a right pain in the arse and so are the hinges! im sure there has to be a better way of doing it! Fisher cars have a similar process but the hinges seem to be far simpler and easier to install!

Pete&Matt wrote:Rob

if you do buy SSC or produce the stuff with Tim, one thing i think would be a good starting project would be the body! Those doors are a right pain in the arse and so are the hinges! im sure there has to be a better way of doing it! Fisher cars have a similar process but the hinges seem to be far simpler and easier to install!

To be honest once I'd done the 1st door the other was a doddle . Regarding Fury doors ---- talk to owners who've had their car a year or so ------ they droop a lot. My hinges , designed by P.Powell , were VERY heavy but have held up well over the last 8yrs. Tim's new LIGHTER ones are as good I think BUT much , much lighter FURY doors themselves are smaller/less access(due to higher chassis rail) and therefore lighter.
If I could get at my hinges --------- OUT THEY'D COME They weigh around 2.5 kgs each without the door frame

The inner door's easy enough as it's not critical because F/Glass can be trimmed off from the edge to align the outer door skin. Personally , I didn't use the strips of alloy around the edge method --- all seemed too much work for a lazy arse like me I trimmed up the inner door until a good fit was possible / gapped the shutlines with cardboard / then sikaflexed 2 inch bits along the door bottom edge + 2 inch bits along the top edge(Tim uses a glue gun ) Next day glass it all in --- job done
If you glue it as Tim does then you can glass it at the same time or day at least

Very few of us have his latest kit anyway , so can't see how much easier it is to build now

the new hinges are very tight in the body! we had nothing but trouble with them and ended up having to modify them both so you could actually shut the door! wasnt at all impressed!