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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 2:08 pm
by drewcrane
nigeltaylor wrote:Yep, 7 pieces of metal all riveted together and dropped in from the inside, not even riveted to the body just bolted to the valance and wedged to the wheel arch! Finished off with an inch of filler! I would guess its a home repair!!
Not in my home............wow the things people do
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 5:11 pm
by Ivor
I can see an Elan S3!
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 8:28 pm
by BUDGIE
Bananarama! the Chally.........show me the Elan ........
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 14 9:43 pm
by nigeltaylor
I'll get some welding done on the floor and frame then get it blasted! Otherwise I might not get much back!!!
Yes it's an elan s3! Well guessed by the tail light I presume? Will add some photos tomorrow,it's just back from a full respray.
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 14 9:07 am
by Rogue Trooper
car
Another good build to watch
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 14 9:18 am
by nigeltaylor
For those who asked, here is the Elan, along with my other project. The Challenger hasn't had much of my time this week, due to trying to get the bike finished!
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 14 9:37 am
by Steve Chapman
Wow
first with the work you have on the Chally and wow at the other toys. Oh and wow for the workshop. Good luck Nige. Another for the MMA 4 speed branch.
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 14 9:42 am
by Cannonball
love the look of that bike nige, what is it an injun,
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 14 10:41 am
by nigeltaylor
Yep, Indian 741, should be running this week I hope!
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 14 2:56 pm
by Mossy68
Love that bike !
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 14 11:00 pm
by raven68
I thought our Chally was rusty but those 'repairs; on yours take top prize! Keep the updates and pics coming along - nice to see another one coming back to life...
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 14 2:16 pm
by nigeltaylor
A little more progress. Got the replacement front and rear sub frames stripped, blasted and ready to put in. Am now waiting on all of the sheet metal arriving from AMD in the next few weeks
The plan is to put the car on the chassis jig (which I will hopefully be borrowing) get everything straight and bolted up, then cut out all of the rotten parts and replace them, bolting them back onto the fixed points. Well that's the theory anyway!!
Engine is now disassembled, looks like it had spun a shell on the bottom of one of the con rods. Had a little look down the cylinders and a measure and decided on a re bore at some point whilst I wait for the sheet metal to arrive.
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 14 3:17 pm
by autofetish
Brave brave man
Good luck keep the pictures coming
Great great work
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 14 3:41 pm
by Jim
A big job indeed, but it will be a great car again when it's finished.
Keep the photo's coming.
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 14 6:26 pm
by V8 Sam
most excellent!