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We haven't yet been given the screws or instructions on fitting the lower deck structure or front bulkhead to the subframe structure, but I have put everything loosely together for the pictures.
This is the completion of issue 50 of the bus, a significant milestone. I have been extremely impressed with the quality of the parts, most of which are metal and heavy, plus the very clear instructions with each magazine. I had a delay right back at the beginning with one delivery but (touch wood) everything else has arrived without any problems, including the bonus gifts, although I am aware that some other subscribers have experienced some serious problems.
Some parts have been fiddly to put together, mainly because I have adult sized hands and my fingers can't always get into the hard to reach places.
So far, the only modification I have made is very minor. the handbrake as supplied was just plain brown. I added black paint to the top handgrip and silver chrome to part of the mechanism to make it look more realistic. As I mentioned on another picture, I may well paint the screws in the back of the seats to lessen their impact.
MGF subframe - removed all the rust, and painted in Isopon "Zinc 182" primer. This is the first stage in the RUST PROTECTION PLAN!
Left side view of mostly complete Engine fitted to subframe, exhausts dry fit. Most of this kit is going ok, I think a slightly better breakdown of the engine would have made a big difference on this kit, with maybe 5-8 more pieces it would have been great. Those most notable being the clutch assembly and gearbox cover plate.
The rear of the subframe, which shows how substantial this thing is. This is from above and gives a good look before the floor and lower deck is fitted, although when that is, I don't know!
The recipe seems easy:
- remove upper suspension arms
- remove coil springs
- remove lower suspension arms
- remove steering rack
- loosen 29(!)mm bolts
- loosen V-mount bolts
- loosen engine damper bolts
That took multiple days, all in all, replacing all worn parts, and rustproofing all metal that I disassembled.
This is the end point of front end dismantling: a major milestone! Now 'only' a bit of welding and assembly can start!
Well - you need to cut off almost half of the sidenumberplates with this airbox so i guess there is another 150g saved from the cut plastics. So the weight penalty isn't as big but it is still heavier than the version with just a aluminium subframe&stock airbox but LIGHTER than the stock steel subframe & airbox!
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20 Dec 2025, 23:08 UT; Spotsylvania, Virginia USA. Bortle 4.5 zone.
WO Redcat51 telescope, ZWO AM5 mount and ASI2600MC camera, autoguiding, calibration frames, no filter, exp 180s, gain 100, bin 1x1, sensor -10°C, autofocus, 60 subframes. Data acquired in ASIAir. Processed in PixInsight, drizzled 2x. Image scale: 3.1 arcsec/pixel.
Note: This is the original high quality (59MB) file. In the past I uploaded smaller image files [(< 1MB) that I use for text messaging] to flickr. Since flickr Pro will accept files up to 200MB there is no benefit to uploading lower quality images so I will henceforth post highest quality images.
Clouds: clear
Transparency (AL): 6
Seeing (AL): G
Moon: illuminated 1%, age 0.8 days
Apparent magnitude 3.4
Apparent size 3x1°
Appearance:
From Wikipedia
The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31 and NGC 224. Andromeda has a D25 isophotal diameter of about 46.56 kpc (152,000 ly) and is approximately 765 kpc (2.5 Mly) from Earth. The galaxy's name stems from the area of Earth's sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda, which itself is named after the princess who was the wife of Perseus in Greek mythology.
The virial mass of the Andromeda Galaxy is of the same order of magnitude as that of the Milky Way, at 1 trillion solar masses (2.0×10^42 kilograms). The mass of either galaxy is difficult to estimate with any accuracy, but it was long thought that the Andromeda Galaxy was more massive than the Milky Way by a margin of some 25% to 50%. However, this has been called into question by early-21st-century studies indicating a possibly lower mass for the Andromeda Galaxy and a higher mass for the Milky Way. The Andromeda Galaxy has a diameter of about 46.56 kpc (152,000 ly), making it the largest member of the Local Group of galaxies in terms of extension.
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies have about a 50% chance of colliding with each other in the next 10 billion years, merging to potentially form a giant elliptical galaxy or a large lenticular galaxy.
With an apparent magnitude of 3.4, the Andromeda Galaxy is among the brightest of the Messier objects, and is visible to the naked eye from Earth on moonless nights, even when viewed from areas with moderate light pollution.
I hadn't initially planned on removing the subframe, but the more parts that were removed the more I wanted to start again. The previous owner of the car, (who also built it) basically built it as cheaply as possible with what seems to be from whatever he had to hand. But the chassis is very sound, no rust whatsoever....just a little road grime and the dust that accumulated from sitting in the workshop for the last 7 years.
Next step is to disassemble the suspension/steering/brakes, get various parts powder coated and renew coolant and brake lines...oh, and a new fuel tank and steering rack.