Slamwerks 71 Deluxe...

[71dormy]

this is going to be the dogs nuptules :shock:

 

[Ted]

Well, didn't get to Spa for one reason or another, didn't really want to go to Bug jam, so it was another weekend in Derby.
Managed to get my engine fired up, swapped my handbrake cables for the correct ones :roll:
and then decided to fit my rear bumper (thanks to Monkeyspinner Tim for supplying a bumper that looks like it should of always been on my bus)

got tomorrow off work, so i'm gonna try and get the bus on the ramp and plumb in the brakes and some other little bits and bobs.

 

[dubscum]

looking good ted! you guy's should have an open day when you move 8)

 

[Ted]

looking good ted! you guy's should have an open day when you move 8)

i know what your saying, i quite like the look of the bridge inn carpark, they always seem to have a bbq going on

 

[slammedresto]

Well, didn't get to Spa for one reason or another, didn't really want to go to Bug jam, so it was another weekend in Derby.
Managed to get my engine fired up, swapped my handbrake cables for the correct ones :roll:
and then decided to fit my rear bumper (thanks to Monkeyspinner Tim for supplying a bumper that looks like it should of always been on my bus)

got tomorrow off work, so i'm gonna try and get the bus on the ramp and plumb in the brakes and some other little bits and bobs.

that bumper came off my first bus about 4-5 years ago, tim bought it off me

fantastic home for it dude, bus looks fantastic

 

[Ted]

that bumper came off my first bus about 4-5 years ago, tim bought it off me

fantastic home for it dude, bus looks fantastic

Haha, no way, such a cool bumper, what was the rest of the bus like?

 

[Barkafer]

I Love your Bus dude! It's the Badgers nadgers 8)
x2 for the open day.

 

[andy11]

Hey Ted, any news on the monster !

 

[sparkywig]

Hey Ted, any news on the monster !

whs^

 

[ecvwfan]

Does narrowing the rear let you put wider rims on?

 

[squareweave]

Is a irs type 3 gearbox any different than a 1303? Are these gearboxes strong enough for the extra weight of a bay? What mods need to be done on the rear engine brace/bar if you go this route?

then today i put the gearbox in,
it's a type 3 irs box with a splitty nosecone and hockey stick, so should get more ground clearance and better cruising speeds, win win
i will try and get the engine in tomorrow before i go to work, and hopefully this week i will get a release date for redundancy from Toyota, then it's full time at Slamwerks, in the new improved bigger premises yay
anyway a couple of pics

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[Ted]

Hey Ted, any news on the monster !

whs^

Haha, not really, not touched it for a while, last thing i did was tackle the electrics, that wasn't fun, when i find a bit of spare time i will try and get it driving

 

[Ted]

Does narrowing the rear let you put wider rims on?

Yeah, it will let you put wider rims on or a different offset

 

[Ted]

Is a irs type 3 gearbox any different than a 1303? Are these gearboxes strong enough for the extra weight of a bay? What mods need to be done on the rear engine brace/bar if you go this route?

fundamentally the two gearbox's are the same there might be a slightly different ratio, they are definitely strong enough, Guy from Slamwerks has put thousands of miles on his this year, using it for family holidays, his daily car and trips to the steel yard for Slamwerks as well as taking the Slamwerks stand and beams to and from shows across the country,
my engine bar is trimmed and strengthened along the bottom and is sat on spacers so the whole lot sits higher and in line with the rest of the engine/gearbox

 

[andy11]

Thanks for that Ted, cant wait to see it on the road ! 8)

 

[wayne]

Any updates ted?

 

[Ted]

Well its funny you should ask......
a few weeks ago someone came to Slamwerks looking for an Early Bay, showed them what we had for sale, and he asked if mine was for sale.
I told him it wasn't, to which he replied " So you wouldn't sell it?"
Obviously everything has its price, and i was offered THAT price for it!!
So i have now SOLD it.

Looking for my next Early Bay now.

 

[gninnam]

:shock:

 

[sparkywig]

Well its funny you should ask......
a few weeks ago someone came to Slamwerks looking for an Early Bay, showed them what we had for sale, and he asked if mine was for sale.
I told him it wasn't, to which he replied " So you wouldn't sell it?"
Obviously everything has its price, and i was offered THAT price for it!!
So i have now SOLD it.

Looking for my next Early Bay now.

:lol:

 

[dubscum]

Well its funny you should ask......
a few weeks ago someone came to Slamwerks looking for an Early Bay, showed them what we had for sale, and he asked if mine was for sale.
I told him it wasn't, to which he replied " So you wouldn't sell it?"
Obviously everything has its price, and i was offered THAT price for it!!
So i have now SOLD it.

Looking for my next Early Bay now.

its staying local too