BT's latest phase

**p fandango** · Friday 18th September 2009, 19:08

Originally Posted by sen

Looking good ped!!!!

yeh she's getting there, nice to see her out in the open again

**p fandango** · Friday 18th September 2009, 19:11

Originally Posted by TheFlyingFridgeMover

can't we sneak her out at 2am, and go for a rip yet? I'll stay behind you in the fridge mover....

erm she's actually out of petrol at the minute, or i've finally cut a wire i shouldn't of lol. Its actually quite annoyed me because they've stopped working on the neighbours house so i could finally wheel her down the drive & take some pick of BT & Bonny together

it cracks me up when I look at the gap in yer arches....

don't worry plans are a foot, got to get some more grinding discs then let little bro loose on the springs

his old car after a few coils went missing from the springs. No its not a trick pic like my BT one, his car is empty

**sen** · Friday 18th September 2009, 20:31

££££ me has that got any springs at all Fooook lmao

**p fandango** · Friday 18th September 2009, 20:41

Originally Posted by sen

££££ me has that got any springs at all Fooook lmao

the 309 did, his Astra didn't (not sure about the fronts, but the rear was running on just the shocks) & was quite fun to drive actually felt like a go-kart

**p fandango** · Saturday 19th September 2009, 15:05

couldn't be bothered to do much today, buut did have a quick play around with the passenger seat & in the boot

i decided to just have the seat bolted in perminant with no runner (as i'd knackered it) & want to see what it was like fitted straight onto the floor

a bit further back & lower will help shift some of the weight back as well

i had to sit in it, & i can still see out the windows so not bad going, depending how others get on i can always fit spacers

also fitted the battery tray properly, its in the same place as before but bolted it thru the floor now instead of just being held with self-tapping screws

also fitted the screen wash bottle, not plumbed it or wired it in yet tho

**t5_carl** · Saturday 19th September 2009, 15:38

you cant beat cut springs!i normally cut mine in half, like here!lol

**p fandango** · Wednesday 23rd September 2009, 19:50

despite having the whole day off today i basically did nothing, knackered my cone cutter so ended up just doing the pilot holes for one of the rear doors

the holes will be bigger once i get a decent hole cutter, looks a bit of a mess but you can't see whats missing with the rubbing strip back on

for some reason i don't think i'll have any problems with water collecting in the doors lol

total weight removed 245.2kg, only another 4.8kg (which is easy to find) till the magic 1/4 of a ton

**PaulZX** · Wednesday 23rd September 2009, 20:38

once them springs are done, you'll be at yer target buddy....

you still poppin in tomorrow?

**p fandango** · Wednesday 23rd September 2009, 21:08

Originally Posted by TheFlyingFridgeMover

once them springs are done, you'll be at yer target buddy....

yeh, Daz is best with them so got to get him round to cut them (& get some more grinding discs)

you still poppin in tomorrow?

oh yeh i'd forgot already lol, got training at work from 9 so won't be till the early evening

**PaulZX** · Wednesday 23rd September 2009, 21:12

Originally Posted by p fandango

yeh, Daz is best with them so got to get him round to cut them (& get some more grinding discs)

oh yeh i'd forgot already lol, got training at work from 9 so won't be till the early evening

no worries mate, I'm going nowhere until payday on friday...

goin a bit stir crazy, I've been in online all week tryin to get parts for the zed....

**p fandango** · Thursday 1st October 2009, 21:50

Originally Posted by TheFlyingFridgeMover

no worries mate, I'm going nowhere until payday on friday...

DOH sorry i didn't make it round mate, will be round to soon tho

**p fandango** · Thursday 1st October 2009, 21:58

BIG target reached now over 250kg (250.6kg to be exact) & it has got more to come off. Removing just the swan-neck from the towbar which weigh'd 5.7kg was enough to clear my 1/4ton goal. I'm having to cut the rest of the towbar off but still think its going to be a good old weight. Also got the rear bonnet pins also done, the pins are in & secure & the holes drilled in the bonnet skin, just got to screw the latches on

**sen** · Friday 2nd October 2009, 09:44

Originally Posted by p fandango

BIG target reached now over 250kg (250.6kg to be exact) & it has got more to come off. Removing just the swan-neck from the towbar which weigh'd 5.7kg was enough to clear my 1/4ton goal. I'm having to cut the rest of the towbar off but still think its going to be a good old weight. Also got the rear bonnet pins also done, the pins are in & secure & the holes drilled in the bonnet skin, just got to screw the latches on

Champagne out then

**JelT5** · Friday 2nd October 2009, 11:24

Originally Posted by p fandango

BIG target reached now over 250kg (250.6kg to be exact) & it has got more to come off. Removing just the swan-neck from the towbar which weigh'd 5.7kg was enough to clear my 1/4ton goal. I'm having to cut the rest of the towbar off but still think its going to be a good old weight. Also got the rear bonnet pins also done, the pins are in & secure & the holes drilled in the bonnet skin, just got to screw the latches on

Well done mate- excellent stuff! What's the car's weight now that it's lost 250+kg?

How is young Master Angle Grinder doing? Not killed him yet I hope!
I couldn't stand to go thru all the heartache and loss on your behalf yet again

**p fandango** · Friday 2nd October 2009, 23:51

Originally Posted by sen

Champagne out then

not Champagne but a cheap night on the Fosters lol (that explains some of my c*ap posts tonight lol)

**p fandango** · Friday 2nd October 2009, 23:56

Originally Posted by JelT5

Well done mate- excellent stuff! What's the car's weight now that it's lost 250+kg?

going by Volvo's average book weight (1436kg) it should be about 1185.4kg now, once BT is back on the road FFM has a contact who has kindly said will weigh for so we can get a true figure

How is young Master Angle Grinder doing? Not killed him yet I hope!
I couldn't stand to go thru all the heartache and loss on your behalf yet again

he's still got a bit of an appetite & chewing thru discs so had a bit of a rest while i top-up on supplies, got the rear bumper to lighten next which is what killed Mr Angle Grinder Senior so time will tell lol

**p fandango** · Saturday 10th October 2009, 15:04

Mr angle grinder junior has been having a bit of a rest recently, but the cobwebs came off & removed some more metal from the bootlid. Another 0.7kg off making the total 251.3kg

**Porcine_Aviator** · Saturday 10th October 2009, 15:14

Here's a thought, if you made up a wafer thin plastic boot lid that would save you a lot of weight.

**Tomcat** · Saturday 10th October 2009, 15:44

Oh the poor,poor car, what have you done to it??...

**p fandango** · Saturday 10th October 2009, 15:53

Originally Posted by Porcine_Aviator

Here's a thought, if you made up a wafer thin plastic boot lid that would save you a lot of weight.

i have got someone who does very good work with fibreglass & said she will make anything i want, but its all down to having the money so just doing what i can with what i've got at the minute