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😅 Not completely. It's all back to as it was now.

Cheers for asking. For the most part, yes. Hopefully back in to it in January. 👍 Have a good Christmas!

Search for 'Precision Cruise Control for Fiat 500', on Google. 2 websites (same company) sell the kits.

Cheers for checking in Andy. Rather long story, to be honest. Good news is, still have the unit. Might get back in to it in the New Year. I haven't checked on your build. Will have to jump back on YT.

@@datbuildI’ve just had a month off mine. Has to be done sometimes what with life stuff and all that jazz. Glad I’ve still got the unit, looking forward to an update in the new year. :)

Cheers. Yeah, had a bit of mostly off-line time to myself. New car and continuing the build in 2025. 👍

I'm on factory sized wheels and tyres. So no real clearance issues, once i wound up the suspension a bit.

@datbuild oh I see,do you still ride this suspensions? Aren't they too hard for longer journeys?

Still presently on the car. Wont be staying on there. Did them to see what coilovers were like, and to see what ride height I was happy to live with; long term. Will be going back to conventional suspension in the future. The roads where I live do not work well with the very stiff ride. On smooth ground, they're nice. On the roads I daily, not so much.

Which piece? Do you mean securing the strut to the vehicle?

Haha. I filmed the intro and outro after I had done more work. Was for a reveal in a later episode. Hence the pixels. Weirdly the editing revealed it for a split second, at one point.

Yeah. Still manages to work though. 😅

Yeah. Didn't know what to call it. No one's ever called me out until now. 😅

@@datbuild 'Tube Frame' usually fits the bill nicely!

Will change my terminology to that, moving forward. 👍

@@datbuild You, sir, are a true gentleman! It is a fascinating and enlightening experiment to build model frames from brazing rod and soft solder, or drinking straws and hot melt glue. Stiffness is all about triangles and tetrahedra in a spaceframe; remove just one element and the model transforms from absurdly rigid to floppy as warm toffee... A true spaceframe has to satisfy at the very least the following criteria: All tubes must be straight. All loads must be fed into a node. No tubes can be loaded in bending. No apertures in the frame can have more than three sides unless torsion boxes are used. Good luck with the impressive build, and Google the gull-wing Mercedes 300SL, the Maserati Tipo 61 'birdcage', and British Supermarine Spitfire engine mount for inspiration. The last of these is truly mindblowing, and might change your outlook on frame building for life! Cheers, Carl.

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Honestly never looked in to the full on construction of a frame at all. Definitely quite a bit of art, and workmanship to get right. The Gullwing and Tipo I have watched a lot of videos on. Absolutely love those cars. But was mostly the design and engine I was always fixated on. Doing this build certainly has peaked my interested for building frames. (Doubt, I'll ever do this again though.) Thanks for the kind words, and appreciate you watching the videos and commenting.

Can place it in a different spot. Even up top.

@@datbuild hi ty for your tip:)i gonna see if i can find another spot for it,but it should be easy to get to so I don't turn the steering wheel by accident evry time i use it,i had it in my old car and miss it,its so relaxing,sry for my bad english.

Your English is fine. The other spot I had in mind up the top; near the gauge cluster is also a good spot. (In my opinion) A lot of my Mercedes have the cruise stalk in that spot.

@@datbuild i dont know what gauge cluster is:)is it over the light stalk?

The gauge cluster, is the car speed, tachometer read out. Pause on this portion of the video where I hold the stalk. 01:09

Haha. Glad there's other enjoying my stupid humour. 😅

No. Not keeping the factory Beetle brake system long term. Just to get it engineered initially.

Appreciate it.

Cheers Chris. Yeah, the washer idea was tops. Walked in, opened draw, voilà! Just wished I'd remembered a final picture. 😅

Cheers Murphy. 😁

Cheers.

That's a really good idea. Little annoying as I've done all the painting. But that is by far the best way for a good result.

@datbuild ah, thanks mate! Its an easy enough of a fix and only a small bit of touch-up . You should be good!

Yep. Little bit of grinding around the lip, and should be solid. Will look at that tomorrow.

Ahh nice! Can't wait to see the finished result.

Cheers Murphy. Getting there.

The Legnum is a great all-rounder. Does lack some creature comforts, but it's still a way nicer car to drive, and loom back at! If you can, I highly recommend.

Yep, still have it. Just been swamped with my main project on the channel. The surging was the return pipe from the boost supply to the boost feed. Common issue. Split right through it. The IC was bought from the states, company called Tyrol Sport.

Cheers Andy. Waiting for an update from yours now. 😅

@@datbuildOn it! Had some eBay issues with a dodgy seller of that compressor. Turned out to be faulty. Got a new now but has taken a few days to sort it all out. 😭😄

That sucks. At least buying through eBay, you have a bit of recourse. Still no fun to deal with however.

Cheers. Yeah, I love the 'buggy' look.

@@datbuildImagine putting a Honda Goldwing flat 6 in it with a turbo or supercharger... ??

Never considered a bike engine! That would be pretty wild. Will be going forced induction. But that's a ways off.

Cheers.

Cheers Murphy!

Everyone needs some Spice in their life.

@@datbuild I have to agree I am a 90s kid lol

I have something planned. But nothing revealed until I have all the ingredients, and know for certain. 👍 Thanks for checking it out.

@@datbuild Sounds good!

Heya Murphy!

Cheers Andy. Yep, one step closer to a car. 😅

Cheers Murphy. Yep, finally some very obvious progress. 😅

@@datbuild You are doing a great job mate. Projects always take longer than you think it would.

Cheers Murphy.

Unfortunately, I don't have his details, sorry. Was literally a bump in to at the car show. Was nice enough to let me film/ interview.

Nope. Just had no time to do any videos for it lately. On a time crunch with my primary project presently. Taking all my spare time and resources.

I've had a suggestion from a colleague about being able to retap, which I'll try out first. Fingers crossed. Helicoil or insert is more complicated than it seems due to angle and tight space for drill.

There is what they call a gland nut that holds the flywheel to the crankshaft. This gland nut has a needle bearing in the center that supports the clutch end of the input shaft.

Thank you for this insight.

Cheers Andy. I think the steering box is ok. I believe majority of the slop in the steering, was from the dead ball joints. Will find out in the near future. But box off the car, it feels tight in its movements.

That’s good news 👍

Absolutely. I'm surprised more damage hasn't been caused.

@@datbuild Me to mate

Cheers Murphy.

Cheers Andy. Honestly want the chassis finished, but there's always 'just a lil more' 😅

@@datbuildOh yeah, I know that routine only too well 😆😭

Cheers Murphy.

Cheers Andy.

Nessun errore viene causato dalla rimozione del tergicristallo.

Cheers!

Cheers Murphy. Slowly, slowly.

@@datbuild You are doing a great job mate 👍

Haha. All good. I suck at welding. No lies told there. 😅