Carl and Jonny's XUD Hillclimber

[martyn92]

whoops haha, Where you have welded that piece on have you treated it under there?

[Jonny81191]

Nope, just cleaned it all up.

[Piggy]

seems a bit of effort for no real gain.

the cage will stiffen all things and you could of just welded in three spots for jacking. but not a crazy idea.. just seems a lot of effort just to be able to jack anywhere along there!

[Jonny81191]

Not really much effort, bearing in mind a plate would have been needed most of the way along to hold the sill together anyway.

[Piggy]

oh really, didnt realise it were that bad.
.if you could get a piece of extra cage to a couple points on that bar, that would really make it a serious advantage

[Jonny81191]

How do you mean? The bar is already welded to the mounting points through the floor..

[Piggy]

oh well thats spot on.

its always a weak spot really on a cage...the cars chassis!...the section of floor/sill between the floor mounting points is often flexi...but you sorted it....
the more I think on it...the more I think thatz a clever thing

[Jonny81191]

Panic over, just went and checked the welder and it obviously has a cut out for if it overheats. So moar welding tonight!

[Poodle]

Winnar! Will you be adjusting the top mount cut-outs while.you're at it?

[THE_Liam]

There is some serious f*cking winning going on here

[Tom]

I like.

[306racecar]

Another update chaps. And it's a big one!

We've got all the welding done, finished the preparation and, finally, painted the underside!

   

   

   

Which looks AMAZING!

   

And for those of you who want a laugh, google "removing POR15 from skin"
Then look at this picture

   

[Eeyore]

that looks great!

[samass]

Missed a bit.

[Jonny81191]

Missed a bit.

I KNEW you'd say that

Have no rep for being unpredictable

[samass]

Ah I aim to not dissapoint

[Piggy]

shame you'll never see the under side...

well I would hope not anyway!!!

[c.gerrard]

People will if we put mirrors under it at shows

[Jonny81191]

Might spray "P.T.O" on the bottom

[Curt]

That looks awesome!

[devils_fuel]

Might spray "P.T.O" on the bottom

Do it Jonny !

[puglove]

Looks good girls

[Grant]

Awesome progress guys. That's gonna look awesome under there with everything crisp and fresh

[Dum-Dum]

Its going to be like building a brand new 306.

[Piotrek Wielos]

Good job. will lucks great when finish

[306racecar]

So here's the latest..

It's so much better to paint than grind rust!

We've now got the whole inside painted, just a few bits to touch up here and there. On the floor, we used deck paint that you'd normally find on fishing trawlers, it's got sand in it to make it all grippy, and covers pretty much anything!

Also test fitted the roof scoop, it's off a Subaru Impreza

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Next thing to do is move it to Carl's place again, then start turning it into a car!!

[devils_fuel]

That is FANTASTIC guys, a credit to you both ! This will be awesome when finished !!!!

[procta]

are you building a custom car loom? as the mg metro cup lads when they build new racers, they build their own car looms, just a few basic odds and sods that was it.

[Jonny81191]

are you building a custom car loom? as the mg metro cup lads when they build new racers, they build their own car looms, just a few basic odds and sods that was it.

Probably just gonna completely strip the old loom to the bare essentials for ease of making it, everything already to length with the correct plugs etc..

[Piggy]

yeah defo easiest thing.
making custom looms is just full of migranes!

looking good guys...surprised you used that trawler paint...very heavy!