Project Double-stock HDi - On hold pending removal of thumb from arse

[Poodle]

The first attempt at using the mould appears to have gone well, although i'm not convinced the disc is sufficiently attached to the hubcap on the back of it, we'll see...



Next i tried to weld up the draft fairings, this didn't go so well. Turns out <1mm thick, partially galvanised, partially rusted to buggery steel isn't very easy for an amateur to weld with an old arc welder, who would have guessed?! Yeah, ended up with more holes than swiss cheese, so sacked that idea off for the time being. Have instead started making another pair of dies, currently having fun cutting up bits of stiff cardboard and gluing them together with pva. Spent a couple of hours in the sun building them up in the garden, neighbours must think i've finally lost it lol. Currently look like this:



A couple more layers and i'll start shaping the edges, then it'll be time to crack out the filler again. Fairly major set back though tbh, am going to struggle to sort these for PPCITP now.

On the bright side, i've finished cutting my extended wheel bolts to the right size, now the sexy track wheels can go on and i can get the proper spacing behind the steels. Just got to clean up the tips and threads and we'll be away.