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During the start of the build I did not have a garage available and used this 6
x 2.5 meter Sea Container. To start with it was good but I would like a wider
space to build. 6 meters in length is OK, but the 2.5 meter width should
have been at least 3 meters.
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The space frame upside down and fitting the aluminum bottom plates. This is one
of the few available pictures which show me actually building the car.
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This car is a live axle car. Here's the live axle in place and also the fuel
tank is already mounted during this stage. The live axle is an old refurbished
cortina one cleaned and painted.
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Here's an overview of the very wel engineerd RUSH spaceframe. I was very
impressed with the quality of the frame and the powder coating. Also the
refurbished Sierra Steering column is trial fitted.
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The front uprights and the steering rack in place. This car uses the SPAX
dampers and the steering rack supplied as part of the RUSH kit by DAX.
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Here's a closer look at the double wishbone setup using refurbished cortina
uprights. As you can see all secondhand parts are properly cleened, sanded and
painted.
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Here the engine goes in. The is an old Sierra Pinto OHC 2.0l engine. As you can
see I changed the working space from a container to a big factory floor. Can
you tell an easier way to lift the engine in. The funny story is that this
engine was already replaced after two weeks with an other OHC 2.0 Pinto engine
out of a VM. This new engine already had two Weber DOEC40 carbs fitted and the
sump modified.
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In this picture you can see the carstands from wood. These stands were strong
enough to hold the full weight of the car includng engine an myself
occasionally. Prior to mine these stands were used to build a Blue Caterham
which can be found in the gallery section.
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Amazing what a lot of electrical wires actually go into the car. The original
DAX loom was used. As I did not like the way DAX setup the dash, I cut all the
wiring behind the dash and created my own dash layout..
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This is the actual firt test ride with my DAX RUSH. The engine started the
second time I turned the key. I switched into reverse hit the throttle and
wheelspin. Further I took it easy on the trottle and everything went well. In
the whole build of the car I spotted one little bug. When I switched on the
main beam, the left and right indicater switched on. I thought I would need a
little bit more light at night time so fixed this.
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