Hi All,
A new member for you to poke fun at! My book arrived 2 days ago and i have just got clearance from the missus to build the workshop to build the car
in. Thought i should get some mega research done and was looking for a place to allow people to point and laugh at me during my build and what is set
to be a big learning curve. I trained for 1 year as a mechanic but had to give it up for personal reasons so whilst reasonably handy with a spanner i
have no idea how to weld!
So about this workshop...... anyone else built something specific for this? Dimensions set out by the missues means i will get something about 8ft by
about 15ft!
Ta
Dan
Nice size shed to work in then. Might I suggest you have a look on the Haynes roadster forum as well.
Dan, welcome
Re the workshop, amend the dimensions to metric and miscalculate slightly as you need at least 20 x 20 - you need a build area and a work area
As for the welding, plenty of places to buy a chassis which should save a couple of days
I'd suggest a Rover V8
ATB
Simon
"I'd suggest a Rover V8"
Honda 50
Ok so in metric i have been given an area 2.5-3.0m x 10.0-11.0m but i also have anohter smaller shed that i plan to use for cutting machining etc so
that takes the edge off a little!
have been looking around and making my engine choice and was considering something different and using a vag 1.8 20vt as they have a very good tourque
and power output that i easily tuned to 250ish bhp for no more than a grand on the 180bhp variant, but i need to work out the running gear. although
the bmw striaght six option does apeal i had an e36 320 that i loved and miss terribly! The noise was amazing on full beans and never failed to put a
grin on my face!
Also where are people buying packs or chasis from for these, whilst i want to learn to weld this will save me a huge amount of testical ache, depending on costs of course!
Well done, another one on the way 
Sure you'll get loads of questions answered on here.
Always good for some incentive when you're feeling that it's becoming a bind
Not saying you can't build a car in that size garage but it is a bit small my garage is 5.5m square and that is tight
Jacko
PS welcome to the mad house
hmmm doubt i will get away with 5 wide 3.5 TOPS and i mean TOPS! doh 
ah i'll give it ago anyway garage is 4 wide so i am sure alot of flowers
or jewlery might get me that instead come engine and wheels time
of course i could ask the question as i left the book at work but what the dimensions of the car complete roughly?
only my opinion but i would go down bmw route got 350 hp out of my3.0 e36 , go for a wide body style get engine as far back as possible mine is only 6"behind dash and got radiator inside front crossmember aswell, exhaust can be a problem with it being so short,
well i know of a good 2.8 that will be coming up in 6 months and i i know a man who can with a an lsd for the rear diff, we have got a 2.8 up to about
250 bhp wihtout too much faff! Also being a straight 6 the torque is a contast build up rather than a peak power band from a 4 banger!
[Edited on 10/4/10 by geeksandlies]
as for workshop mine is 60x30 and i still fall over everything mind you everything lives on the floor , so i would sugest buy a marque the size of the garden problem solved, but seriously if you are tidy you will be ok
HandyAndy of Satrun Sportscars is your man for a chassis pack. All cut to correct lengths and angles and marked up as such makes the assembly much
easier.
Have a look over on the Haynes forum...
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1
Handyandy and Spud69 run Saturn. They can supply complete chassis and everything else you may need.
Good luck
Steve
[Edited on 10/4/10 by coozer]
Welcome mate, get used to using the search function on this site, majority of questions have already been asked many times and will save you loads of
times, especially try and do a quick search just before doing a specific job as it may indicate a potential pitfall you would want to know about.
I personally would go down the tried and tested zetec route type 9 etc for your first build. Then upgrade later
Chassis packs can be purchased from HandAndy on here, just u2u him and he'll get back to you, he's also very active on the Haynes Roadster
forum.
So welcome mate and don't be afraid of asking any questions even if you think they are stupid after doing a search. I happen to like the stupid
questions as they are the only ones I can answer!
Try and get yourself to the Stoneleigh show too, that should give you loads of motivation too. So when you get the inevitable low point in any build
you'll be able to look back and see those gorgeous cars which should help to keep your pecker up, so to speak...
Take care
Rich
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
HandyAndy of Satrun Sportscars is your man for a chassis pack. All cut to correct lengths and angles and marked up as such makes the assembly much easier.
Have a look over on the Haynes forum...
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1
Handyandy and Spud69 run Saturn. They can supply complete chassis and everything else you may need.
Good luck
Steve
[Edited on 10/4/10 by coozer]
you lot are going to be a bad influence on me i can tell, i like this hahaha!
Seriously though i will be at stoneliegh, it became a must when i decided it was time to build! i take you guys have a stand there i can pop and see
(thats Saturn and Locostbuilders?)
Probably wont be ready for a chassis until near the end of the year due building the workshop! I have to build it myself from materials as the size i
want is a rip off from most places, can build my own insulated with power for half that!
yes, we,ll be at Stoneleigh , pop along to see us & say hi,
see the finished car & chat all things Roadster,
with regard a chassis, no prob, when the time is right for you, you know where I / we are
cheers
andy
I'll be drunk bloke next to the black and blue locost on the locost stand !
Cheers
Rich
quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
I'll be drunk bloke next to the black and blue locost on the locost stand !
Cheers
Rich
all with a beer in hand . 
Hi Dan, welcome to the mad house.
As for the size of garage, well it is possible, with care, to build a car in a workshop not much bigger than the car. I built a Luego Viento in my
garage. The internal width of it gives me about 6 inches, YES 6 INCHES (about 125mm) each side of the car and I only have about 3 three inches
clearance through the garage door. Length wise I have about a foot to spare. These photo's will give you some idea of space in the garage
4 wheels on my wagon.
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All it takes is a little thought about what you are doing and when, it also makes you clean and tidy up each time.
Good luck with your build and I look forward to seeing you at Stoneleigh.
PS. I'll be loitering around the Luego Club pitch outside with my car.
[Edited on 11/4/10 by jollygreengiant]
quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Not saying you can't build a car in that size garage but it is a bit small my garage is 5.5m square and that is tight
This was posted the other day.
http://www.carryduffdesigns.co.uk/enter.html
Gives a good idea of how much room various sizes of garage will have based on a VW beetle.
3mx10m will be fine - much more than most of us have, the bigger the better.
5.5 square isn't huge, but you don't need that much width if you have the extra length - it's more than I have
I want this one
Is it classed as cheating if i buy the full kit from Saturn for the car? I really would like to learn to weld but to be honest i am not sure i can be
a55ed to learn to weld that well. I mean i can do basic bits of tac but i fear this sort of welding could be beyond me! Although i do love the through
of a car entirely built buy me! Oh the turmoil!!
In other news having done some research i am on my first round at least going to go zetec/type 9.
I love the idea of something crazy like a v8 or a straight 6 or a 1.8 vag turboor even a bike engine but my youthfull inexperience would only come
back to haunt me so i figure start simple build it up from there!
Just buy the chassis - it will be SO much better in SO many different ways (based on what you've said so far...)
Yeah i agree with buying the chassis! Who you go to for that is upto you! And i think the zetec/type 9 route is the good one. I am doing it
Arrrgh its so annoying. My whole family is engineering based, i am IT based basically there is a healthy rivalry between, me, my dad, my uncle, brother, cousins about who is smartest etc etc, i know i may not type like it due to my dyslexia (why do they make that so hard to spell) but really am quite bright lol! I know if i bought the chassis i would never hear the end of it from them, my uncle has been known to machine parts for his boat he couldn't find and my dad is regarded as one of the finest electron microscope engineers in the world and my cousin works for BAE... i always get ribbed for being a g33k which i fully admit i am and like i have said i am pretty handy with a spanner but welding was never something i mastered and all of them can, i could make them help me but again i would never hear the end of it..... To weld or not to weld that is the question!I mean can i really own a kit and not know how to weld? It doesn't seem right somehow!
While building it, you may never hear the end of it But once built and scared the hell out of them in the finished car. They will never hear the
end of it and revenge will be sweet
If it's going to take you awhile to build the workshop why not go to evening classes and learn to weld? By the time you've finished the work shop you'll be a reasonable welder.
I've been looking for evening classes in welding near me but so far not so good humph! I live in hope though anyone know of anywhere near milton keynes?