Popular Post Not-a-number Posted September 3, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2021 Talked with Michael Anderson from the Bugatti Club Australia a few months back. Good guy to talk to. Heres a copy of the article for those interested. Originally published in The Bugatti Bulletin Vol 73, August 2021. Reproduced with the kind permission of Bugatti Club Australia Inc. 51 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not-a-number Posted December 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2021 Chassis update. My Dads been working away on this in his spare time. Many press tools, dies, hammering and probably injuries later a chassis rail is formed! Looks like the real deal! Pretty impressive. The other side should be a lot easier, so he says This is how you make a 40Ton backyard press to do some final tweaking. 64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not-a-number Posted June 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2022 Chassis update: I managed to make it back to NZ for a bit, a couple of months ago, to have a go at this chassis building thing my Dads been raving about! Turns out it is actually hard work! Hes just finished both rails! I just got a bunch of machined parts done. Spring mounts and braces that go between the rails. Just have two sheetmetal braces to figure out then all of it can be bolted/riveted together (with a few more holes and some tweaking I'm sure!) 72 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not-a-number Posted November 15, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2023 Bit of an update as requested. See Discussion thread for a 'Life' update. My dad finished a second set of chassis rails (gotta both have a car right!) They were actually done close to a year ago now! Time flies! I came across some original Bugatti drum brake backings and pads. Not sure if theyll be useful but atleast theyre a cool to have. Finished a lot of proper detailed CAD on the front end. Wheels, hubs, axles, springs, hangers. The wheels are 8 main pieces, big radial spline onto the rim. They dont look easy to make! 54 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not-a-number Posted February 8 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 8 Got a lot of CAD done this winter. Radiator: Diff/Axle Rear end assembly. Just external. Fuel Tank: Bulkhead/Steering: Gearbox: External 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not-a-number Posted February 8 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 8 The body work was difficult. Far from complete but the overall dimensions are now 'close to' correct. 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not-a-number Posted February 8 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 8 Its looking more like a car now! 45 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not-a-number Posted February 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 11 Type59 Engine. Its a little different to the T57. Not as tall. The crankcase and sump seem a bit easier to make. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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