The Bluebird Project

Quick update whilst I have literally 2 seconds. All of the upper chassis metallic ribs are in, and I'm please to say, fit first time....... :D http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t655/landspeedmark/20130925_092242_zps653a695c.jpg http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t655/landspeedmark/20130925_141210...

The two upper chassis under engine frames arrived today, these react the load from the two frames where the EJ200 hangs in the upper chassis. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/markelvin/20130807_145621_zps8d033679.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/markelvin/20130807_145631_zps57b648e5....

Diffuser floor about to come off milling machine............



"Product of a warped mind" has been pointed in my direction on more than one occasion.

Another milestone today, parts for the upper chassis have started to arrive, these parts will make up the FWD five frames http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/markelvin/20130613_135558_zps59782061.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/markelvin/20130613_142940_zps7d66aa08.jpg http://img.photo...

They are machined from billet. Cast would be lovely, but due to the one off nature not really the best way to go.

Well, with any luck, today should see the lower chassis 'buttoned up' after a brief worry about running out of file adhesive.

More great progress my Viv, Marko, Tufty & Lee (I may have put some rivets it too)!!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/markelvin/20130502_070059_zps18cd070b.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/markelvin/20130502_070039_zpsad536f5d.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/markelvin...

Sill skins are going on now, all being pinned into place ready for final riveting, hyd, pneu & electrics in sill tested/checked too.

Those planing shoes look very nice, what's the finished weight vs billet weight like? I'll have to re-check the exact figures because the ones I have are prior to a change made to the CAD model after we realised we'd initially worked to an earlier drawing but the billets are a shade over 350kg and ...