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Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 9:13 pm
by Lightweight_911
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Everything looks great Ian - it's going to be a completely different car 8)

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Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 10:39 am
by Nige
Some lovely fabrication work there.

Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 4:08 pm
by alfacat
Lightweight_911 wrote:.

Everything looks great Ian - it's going to be a completely different car 8)

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Thanks Andy
Seems a shame to sit a less than perfect body on top of this wonderful chassis but I guess it's inkeeping with the much loved racing car image I had in mind!

All the best
Ian F.

Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 4:12 pm
by alfacat
Nige wrote:Some lovely fabrication work there.
Thanks Nige
Paul is a real one stop shop for these cars, chassis, engines and glassfiber.
The gearboxs are farmed out to Mike Bainbridge (who's only a few miles from me), it kinda goes without saying I recermend both of them to anyone!

All the best
Ian F.

Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:13 am
by alfacat
Good Morning All
Here are the latest pics from the rebuild...
The front section of the body is back and fixed to the chassis, while the correct three dail dash plate is now in it's place.
Other than that I think I'll let the photos speak for themselves

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I will however add that the boot paneling is also going in as I type...

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It's great to see the car back to looking like a car again but I'll miss all the cool front suspention detail, still I'll have a nice tidy boot
to admire in the future...

All the best
Ian


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Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:40 am
by neilbardsley
That is coming together very nicely. Do you have three brake reservoirs?

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Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:53 am
by alfacat
Hi Neil
Thanks, I think the reservoirs are for front and rear brakes respectively plus the clutch.
Obviously the steering coloum and fuel tank still have to go in, less obvious are the lightwight battery (moved from the rear), fuel pump and oil cooler lines (you can just make out the red stoppers for this at the front) that will also be fitted up front.

All the best
Ian F.

Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:02 pm
by 911hillclimber
Fabulous! :drunken:

Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:04 pm
by alfacat
Thanks I’m a very happy chap right now!

All the best
Ian F.

Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:20 pm
by Bootsy
Should be, shaping up really nicely

Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 7:26 am
by Anta
Looking great. Well done for keeping the faith!

Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:04 pm
by alfacat
Anta wrote:Looking great. Well done for keeping the faith!

Thanks Ant
Strangely from the moment Paul started work on my car the whole thing has just fallen into place, hey maybe it's not that strange after all... ;-)


All the best
Ian F.

Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:13 am
by alfacat
Morning All
The ‘primary pipes’ are now wrapped, it wasn’t a fun job and I owe Paul a beer or three!

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Definitely looks the part.

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All the best
Ian F.



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Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:45 am
by alfacat
Latest update, yesterday Paul had the chance to ‘test fit’ the rear ‘clam’ with some smart new hinges...

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She's looking more and more like a car with every update.
Excited, yeah more than a little! ;-)

All the best
Ian F.


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Re: M&W 550 Overhaul...

Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:22 pm
by Lightweight_911
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:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

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