The Neville Incarnate

**nitrodave** · 14-10-2009, 15:35

intersting project! liking the sound of the custom chassis you have planned, looking forward to reding more on this as it progresses. best of luck!

**Kris C** · 14-10-2009, 15:47

Originally Posted by Easy007

It's under the bench and i've put that back in for the time being... next time it's out i'll grab a pic.

No prob, just pm me if you want. D21's are awsome

**Easy007** · 14-10-2009, 16:07

Aren't they just....

**Aitch** · 14-10-2009, 22:19

Nick, I'm sure it goes without saying, but I want the first passenger ride in this beast once it's complete

**Sharpy** · 14-10-2009, 22:43

Originally Posted by Easy007

EDIT: SupaSharpShOOta - Beautiful town you come from but what's with the 'longabout', as it was described to me, in the middle of town

also is that really the first roundabout in the world?

Thanks. It's the worlds first garden city. Milton Keynes is based on the garden city design, but they got carried away with the roundabout thing. lol.

No idea what the longabout is all about. Kennedy Gardens, or Broadway Gardens as it's now called is the bit in the middle where the summer fates etc are held, so maybe it's just a community thing.

The first roundabout is a few streets off the longabout nearer the posh side of town. It's small and has crap sharp bends, but not bad for a first attempt I guess

I think it's the first roundabout in brittain, rather than the world.

Edit: Wiki says: During January 2005 "Sollershott Circus" (to give it its formal name) in Letchworth Garden City was recognised as having the first roundabout on a public road in the United Kingdom, dating from circa 1909 (there are two signs on the roundabout saying "UK's First Roundabout Built circa 1909"). This was probably inspired by the traffic system at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, a city which was familiar to Parker and Unwin.

When first built traffic could circulate around the central island in both directions. The more familiar rules of the road for roundabouts were not adopted until the 1920s. Roundabouts remain a feature of the Garden City's road network, which has only one set of true traffic lights (discounting those on pedestrian crossings).

Thats the end of my history lesson

**Easy007** · 14-10-2009, 23:23

Originally Posted by Aitch

Nick, I'm sure it goes without saying, but I want the first passenger ride in this beast once it's complete

Are you sure now

Originally Posted by SupaSharpSh00ta

Thats the end of my history lesson

Thanks that's awesome... i didn't know any of that

**Ken** · 15-10-2009, 00:07

Cool project

**Easy007** · 15-10-2009, 17:05

Isn't it just Ken

**Pablo13** · 16-10-2009, 17:23

Just seen this, will be keeping an eye on it

**paulw1128** · 17-10-2009, 12:48

subscribed

looking forward to seeing the end result

**Infinity** · 17-10-2009, 14:52

Wow, sounds like a wicked project, best of luck. Really looking forward to seeing how this develops - subscribed

Jut

**Rubix_Cube** · 22-10-2009, 15:00

First time I've seen this thread!!! Easy its gonna be wicked!!!

**Easy007** · 22-10-2009, 16:26

I bloody hope so.... actually whilst discussing chassis and suspension designs the other night with Paul I think we've decided to go for a full spaceframe

**Easy007** · 25-10-2009, 17:41

Not much to report today but I have done some battling with my angle grinder

I have made a start to taking the bed off the chassis by undoing the nuts that hold it on which sounds easy but is often not the case! Four of the nuts came off with ease but the two rearmost nuts would only come off with the aid of the grinder. It was whilst ducking under the bed that i realised the towbar was pissing me off so this went too. One of the remaining nuts rounded so needed a smaller socket banging on but the last one was a right swine. First of all i couldn't get to the nut as someone had done some bed mount strengthening and had covered it

so out with the grinder to remove these. Then the bolt head on top started to turn and access to this is very restricted but persistence paid off and i managed to wedge it enough to undo the nut

hew:

At this point it went dark so i gave up but everything is loose and ready to come off

**Easy007** · 31-10-2009, 16:04

A little bit more done today between the F1 qualifying and Attack of the clones.

Before

and after a little spannering

**Easy007** · 01-11-2009, 16:46

Rest of the front end panels came off this afternoon after the GP finished.

**mike_s14** · 01-11-2009, 17:27

good to see your underway, give us a shout if you need any help

**Easy007** · 01-11-2009, 17:44

Hey Mike you non-believer.

I may well have to give you and the others a shout when i need to lift all the bodywork off the chassis.

**mike_s14** · 01-11-2009, 18:17

remember starting and finishing are poles apart

maybe we should have the next meet at yours if your taking the body off soon

Si · 01-11-2009, 18:26

Awesome project dude, and quite possibly the best project thread name on the board

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