Lachlan's NA8B

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby IanR » Tue Apr 11, 2017 9:03 pm

Macca's parking block ripped it off?

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby Lachiewich » Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:33 am

IanR wrote:Macca's parking block ripped it off?

Reversed out of a bad driveway :(
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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby Daffy » Thu Apr 13, 2017 11:10 am

Lachiewich wrote:
IanR wrote:Macca's parking block ripped it off?

Reversed out of a bad driveway :(

Getting away from Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane???? :wink:
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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby LachlanH » Sat May 13, 2017 2:31 pm

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Ringwood track day done and dusted. Motorkhana at SMSP on the 20 of this month and South Circuit next month keeping up with Motorsport now

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby SKYHI » Wed May 24, 2017 3:12 pm

Car looks great. Can't wait to get my Advanti Storms :)

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby Lachiewich » Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:35 pm

Just stumbled back across this thread. The car has been off the road now for nearly two years after I parted the car out. :cry:
I’ve finally bought another NB8B donor car and I’m getting stuck back in! Very excited to have my pride and joy back.

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Also had the floor dropped on the drivers side 40mm so I fit (I’m 6ft 5) and the engine bay, boot and cabin sandblasted and ready for a fresh respray :)

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby bruce » Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:57 am

Wow, a floor drop. That's radical.

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby The American » Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:36 am

Any chance you can share some more photos of the cut lines and additions you’ve done for the floor drop?

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby Magpie » Fri Jul 19, 2019 4:43 pm

The American wrote:Any chance you can share some more photos of the cut lines and additions you’ve done for the floor drop?

You can duck out to my place next month and have a look at my shell, cuts already done...

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby Okibi » Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:14 am

Very cool floor drop, keen to see more as well.
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby Lachiewich » Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:57 pm

The American wrote:Any chance you can share some more photos of the cut lines and additions you’ve done for the floor drop?
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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby Lachiewich » Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:59 pm

Sorry for the late reply. It’s had a new frame rail installed and all the seams welded too :)
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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby The American » Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:45 am

Lachiewich wrote:Sorry for the late reply. It’s had a new frame rail installed and all the seams welded too :)


Howdy!
the top of the new rail section looks like it is flush with the original floor height. How are you achieving a drop in floor height? It looks like the new rail is quite a bit lower, I assume to allow for some rail to remain below the height of a lower floor.

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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby Lachiewich » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:13 pm

The American wrote:
Lachiewich wrote:Sorry for the late reply. It’s had a new frame rail installed and all the seams welded too :)


Howdy!
the top of the new rail section looks like it is flush with the original floor height. How are you achieving a drop in floor height? It looks like the new rail is quite a bit lower, I assume to allow for some rail to remain below the height of a lower floor.



The last picture posted was before the old/new rail was cut down to the correct height for the floor to be reinstalled. The picture above shows the actual height when the rail is cut correctly.

Here are some more photos :)
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Re: Lachlan's NA8B

Postby Lachiewich » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:16 pm

And a few more since all didn’t upload
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