Project "Racelook"

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:55 am

YES YES, finally the Cup-strebe completely ready!!! Whieeeeeeeeeeh

Friday I also picked up some steal for the bracket so I can make the hydraulic handbrake.
Picked up some fittings for my HRC (for the hydraulic handbrake).
The old bracket for the original handbrake removed.
And also an drwaing given to somebody for making some pieces for the hydraulic handbrake.

On saterday also given an drawing to somebody for making my brackets for my highwinhg.

And on sunday it was Budel 2005.. what an great show and what was it hot.. Burned to the skin YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH

Final result of the Cup-strebe.

And an quick pic of the removal form the original handbrakebracket.

Wiebrand

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:14 am

Tuesday I got an ring of my metalworker that 2 pieces for the hydraulic handbrake were already ready. So I picked them up and here are some pictures.

Everything is in raw measurments and will be made on the right size when needed.

Wiebrand

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:35 pm

So, if somebody ever followed my post, there's another update.

Today I brought the camera with me so I could make some pics of the little progress I maked the last 2 days (I'm now closing an verry verry bussy period with school, so my spare time finally can be used for my bug)
Sorry for the green pics but this is our "Turtle-camera" (after an fall).

Yesterday I had welded some metal plates (hooks) for the front controlarmsbrackets that will give some mores strenght. Tomorrow there also be welded some of that plates on the top of that brackets.

Today I was looking for an aluminium "crash-plate" for the underside of my chassishead (so something of the car stays complete when I hit an traffic-humb). But this costed 3 euro/kilo at the "old stealman" so I have to find antoher solution for that.

Yesterday evening the gearbox was stoomcleand. This is the result.

Yesterday also welded the hydraulic handbrake-bracket together. And luckily everything works also

(everything except the HRC is handmade). Also an wooden mold made for the handbrake-lever. For this handbrake several things were made tonight and will be completed in the next couple of days. The handbrake is for 60% ready.

Today I only maked some plates for the front control arms. SO it was not an quite productive day, but I soon have more spare-time.

Wiebrand

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:59 am

So this morning (before I had my diploma-delivitration) welded some more metal plates to the front controlarm-brackets.

Some more pics.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 173822.jpg
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 173841.jpg

Also had an little bit done to the midmount

Greetings Wiebrand

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:52 pm

On sunday one week ago, I resumed making my own mid mount. I almost spent an half day at it, but hell yeah it saves some (hard needed) money. But everything looks damn sexy!! B-Tuning Productions all the way

Detailpic
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 000724.jpg

Picture of the mid mount

I also welded the front brackets off, so everything is verry studdy.
On the monday I most of the time drived around to get stuff. I also welded some pieces of my handbrake-bracket. Welded some nuts in the chassistunnel so I can bolt the handbrakebracket on my tunnel.

On Wednesday i work hole the day on my car.

I also today got my front trailingsarm back were the bushings were pushed out.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 000843.jpg

jonas_linder · Post by **jonas_linder** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:59 pm

looks great, keep it coming, I love projects

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:12 pm

Thanks Jonas..

Here's coming more =>

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:16 pm

Wednesday one week ago i welded several unused holes close in the chassistunnel, so it stays one clean thing. Also is the hole for the original handbrakecables enlarged so I still can use them on my hydraulic handbrake.

An little bit unclear picture, maja

Handbrake-bracket is on.

Two holes in the bracket so the handbrake-cables still can be used.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 001202.jpg

Last one

I also maked an big "cage" so could sandbalst my car one day later (thursday).

Grt Wiebrand

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:22 pm

On thursday one week ago (I know I'm verry bussy with my car so I couldn't update earlier ( my car is going to an show this saturday 23 of July, thats why).

Sandblasting works SUPER!!.. one side of my chassis tooked me 45 minutes. You cant keep that up with your grinder.

I used an 10m3/min aircompressor, Man that thing blows some air out.

On that day the hole chassis was blasted and several pieces of the body we blasted.

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:32 pm

On last friday I also have blasted some pieces of the body. ANd looked everything over if I had done every piece as good as it could. Worked till half past eleven that evening.

This are some pictures of thursday (one week ago)
Af first our self maded blasting"cage".

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 004759.jpg

Chassis and body stands in the blastingcage

On this picture the sandblaster, airfilter for the helme, the helmet and gloves good to see. We hired this one, it was an brand new one (lucky

)

This is how it looks after +/- 15 min of blasting, you can't keep it up with your grinder.

.... NAKED TO THE BARE METAL... Just what I love

The "small" compressor we use (almost as wide and high as our bus) is an 10m3/min compressor.

Chassis is blasted on the backside the front is half way. The weelarches are also blasted as test.

Enginecompartment is blasted. The rust that you can see is after this pic also blasted away.

Wielarches, enginecompartment, raingutter, windowgutters and "kokerbalken" were blasted

Chassis in the epoxy primer

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 002401.jpg
p.s. the underside was then not yet painted

Grt Wiebrand

jonas_linder · Post by **jonas_linder** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:27 am

That is one badass compressor

Blasting is great, I blasted my -58 a little while ago

Before :

After:

Still some things to do on the beast

sorry for the Offtopic!

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:04 pm

Did you blast the roof and the sidepanels? I didn't because I was afraid to wrap them.

WIebrand

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:30 am

This is an post from last monday evening when I came home from my bug:

At first I'm tired of al that blasting that I've done the last days. But yeah

A couple of pics of past sunday (sunday one week ago);
So looks an clear chassis (blasted).

And now the pics of last monday;
The past days the body is blasted, see some pics downwards. Ever seen so clear body?
Underside of the tiretrunk (is that is the english word for it).
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 005455.jpg

Strut"holders"
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 005539.jpg

Enginecompartment is blasted
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 005625.jpg

Blasted body hangs in the construction so it can turn overhead.

The hired compressor
ABIRD (Industrial Rental Service)

(Stays an big thing)

Body blasted;

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 005914.jpg
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 005935.jpg

What an clear thing.. (Try to do this with an grinder).

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 010149.jpg

And an little pic of some pieces that my brother blasted yesterday.

-Front control arms
-IRS arms
-Torsionplates
-Gearbox-bracket

Also today some little parts blasted;
-Window runway of the doors
-The edges of 3 bunnethoods blasted. The original one comes out to be the best one.
-Gearbox-bracket
-Enginehood the underside blasted
-Torsionplates
-And some tubes of the rollcage

After that I cleaned up an bit (because the compressor has to be back on monday morning (now almost an week ago).

After that I scotched the body with P180 and cleaned the body with thinner. What an work was that (almost 4 hours of work to do the completed body). And after that the body finally set in the expensive Epoxy Primer.

Fast some pics of the body in epoxy.

Grt Wiebrand

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:43 am

SSSSSSSOOOOOO last thursday I've done something on my car (after I have worked the hole day).

This was finally the first night in two weeks that goes smooth. Everything goes as planned (what was not in the past couple of days

)

At first I picked up the handbrakelever, then it was machined to the right diameter and after that the anti-slip traction was machined on it (don't knopw the right words for it). .. WHAT AN BEAUTY

.. I'm just proud of it.... An handmade hydraulic handbrake that just looks damn nice also. After that i welded something on the handbrakebracket and put everything together.

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos ... 001844.jpg

After that the rollcage was scotched, cleaned with thinner and around midnight set in the EP.

The last friday I have to do verry verry much to be ready for the show on last saturday.

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:56 am

Yesterday there was an circuitday in Holland, where I was infited for showing my bug..

This is how my car looks for now

The circuitday was great, lots of racing and lots to do.

Greetings Wiebrand