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kaighn80
GTM delivered
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:23 am Posts: 22 Location: Essex
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Ballista help required.
New to the forum, and having obtained permission from the wife I managed to get the chassis and most of the shell for a ballista for the princely sum of £50, I did have to buy a fibreglass mould for a locost full shell for £150 as well though!
So now the first of a few snags, does anyone know what glass was used in this? I’m looking to get it rolling and somewhere near to water right before winter gets here so any help would be appreciated!
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:47 am |
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madmazturbo
Ready for SVA
Joined: Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:11 pm Posts: 286 Location: Cwmbran, South Wales GTM: Libra
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Re: Ballista help required.
Not a clue on this type of car sorry. Good luck though
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:11 am |
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sanzomat
GTM Nirvana
Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:10 pm Posts: 1136 Location: Bristol GTM: Spyder
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Re: Ballista help required.
Did they ever get as far as putting glass into the prototype? I suppose they must have at least had the source in mind. Hopefully someone with knowledge of the project will be along before long...
Good luck with your project.
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:53 am |
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roger
Ready for SVA
Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 389
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Re: Ballista help required.
The windscreen looks like a a Lotus Elan M100. The front wheel drive job from the 90's
The side glass looks flat? That could be custom?
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:45 am |
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roger
Ready for SVA
Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 389
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Re: Ballista help required.
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:51 am |
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kaighn80
GTM delivered
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:23 am Posts: 22 Location: Essex
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Re: Ballista help required.
Number isn’t in service and nothing comes up for the company on google unfortunately
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 1:26 pm |
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roger
Ready for SVA
Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:06 pm Posts: 389
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Re: Ballista help required.
Looks like a private address. I guess you could write to it?
Failing that it might be worth getting in touch with Steve Hole or one of the other mags to see if they have any info or contact details?
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 3:50 pm |
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kaighn80
GTM delivered
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:23 am Posts: 22 Location: Essex
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Re: Ballista help required.
this is how she currently sits atop my shed, sigh!.
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Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:07 pm |
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sanzomat
GTM Nirvana
Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:10 pm Posts: 1136 Location: Bristol GTM: Spyder
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Re: Ballista help required.
Makes a nice shed ornament!
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Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:20 pm |
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kaighn80
GTM delivered
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:23 am Posts: 22 Location: Essex
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Re: Ballista help required.
It’s not on the shed now, parts are arriving and it’s now in the garage so I can make a start.
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Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:41 am |
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kaighn80
GTM delivered
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:23 am Posts: 22 Location: Essex
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Re: Ballista help required.
Lots of stuff has arrived, engine and gearbox had already been collected from across the country so now I have drive shafts, 4 hubs and brake setups, fuse/relay box, digital bits to make a dash, and the other bits I’d already accumulated like the turbo, ecu, stainless manifolds, inter cooler and n02 kit. Now I need to put an mot on my mini so I can sell that and move my mondeo out of the garage to make room to build!!
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Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:35 pm |
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kaighn80
GTM delivered
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:23 am Posts: 22 Location: Essex
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Re: Ballista help required.
Power steering turned up! Controller is on its way. Need to buy some reels of wire now so I can make a start on the loom.
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Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:51 pm |
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turbocox
Where is my Number Plate?
Joined: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:25 pm Posts: 974 Location: Near Milton Keynes GTM: Cox/Coupe
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Re: Ballista help required.
This isn’t really my thing, but I’m watching with interest, as this progresses
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Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:34 pm |
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kaighn80
GTM delivered
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:23 am Posts: 22 Location: Essex
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Re: Ballista help required.
turbocox wrote: This isn’t really my thing, but I’m watching with interest, as this progresses that makes two of us!!
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Fri Oct 09, 2020 12:32 pm |
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kaighn80
GTM delivered
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:23 am Posts: 22 Location: Essex
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Re: Ballista help required.
Might not look like much, but if you want power steering without the hydraulics then you’ll be needing one of these.
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Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:59 am |
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