Stratos Dimensions

[powelly999]

Hi all
I'm in the process of researching before the 'commit to a kit' stage and had originally thought on blagging some space to build a Stratos in a relatives vehicle repair shop. However, I've just had a good stare at my own garage, albeit a single, I was wondering if there was any mileage in actually using it for the project. I know it wouldn't be ideal, but the prospect of being able to just pop in the garage for ten minutes :rolleyes: would outweigh the necessity to get in the car to drive to the workshop.
With that in mind, does anyone have the external dimensions of either a Hawke or the Lister Bell, feet and inches or metric whichever?

Thanks in advance
Andy

[Guy Mayers]

3710mm long, 1750 wide (stradale). 1110mm high.

A lot shorter with the front and rear clips stored in roof spaces and no exhaust fitted. It's doable on a single garage but will bee VERY cramped. I'd recommend a trolley to build it up on, or wheel dollies to push it easily from side to side. Important to put something protective on the walls or floor to limit movement.

Helps if the single garage has room at one end for a bench too!

Guy

[powelly999]

Thanks Guy
I just found it in Graham Robson's book as you replied!

Andy

[Martin Crikey]

I think you can work on the car alright in a single garage but the trouble comes finding space to keep a engine, panels,and all the other parts you need which mount up to a fair old heap of stuff.
A good shed is also needed.

[Lancialulu]

Helps if the single garage has room at one end for a bench too!

Guy
and a fridge for the summer and a heater for now!

[Guy Mayers]

and a fridge for the summer and a heater for now!

Is that for the beer in the Summer and coffee in the Winter Tim?

[Lancialulu]

Fridge = beer, Heater = preventing nuts from freezing......

Coffee in doors!

[NoCorseChris]

It's do-able, but far from ideal. I spent an awful lot of time just shifting stuff from A to B and back again. Wasted countless hours setting up then de rigging for the day.

You'll find yourself doing stuff like this:

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[Bernard]

It's do-able, but far from ideal. I spent an awful lot of time just shifting stuff from A to B and back again. Wasted countless hours setting up then de rigging for the day.

You'll find yourself doing stuff like this:

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But we all know that you are HARD Chris !

[NoCorseChris]

Two of those letters Phil. The A & D are OK, just need to add an M in front and you've got it.

It pays to look at this picture from time to time to remind myself how lucky I am now I have moved.

[powelly999]

Ahhh so it can be done! I may be a little luckier with my garage being slightly wider. It looks like a 1.57 M gap at the front and around 0.9 M down the side, pure luxury!;)

Thanks all
Andy

[Guy Mayers]

0.9M down each side? You were lucky, we used t' dream of having 0.9M down each side.....

[powelly999]

0.9M down each side? You were lucky, we used t' dream of having 0.9M down each side.....

no :eek:
just the one side unfortunately!

[Bernard]

Garage......Garage ... you have a Garage.......a proper Garage....................... In my day we built the cars in shoe boxes !............in the snow !

[NoCorseChris]

I used to resort to this sort of thing quite a lot....

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[strat24v]

Garage......Garage ... you have a Garage.......a proper Garage....................... In my day we built the cars in shoe boxes !............in the snow !

Dont start that one again! I'm sure Mick was that hungry as a kid that he said he licked tar from t road.

[Guy Mayers]

Cold tar? E were lucky!

[Nigel]

Where is the like button?

[rutthenut]

I thought everyone built theirs in a single garage?

https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6223/6294868363_abbd06a3ef_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/aAfR4a)HF3000 Kit (https://flic.kr/p/aAfR4a) by John Rutter (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rutthenut/), on Flickr

[Guy Mayers]

nah stop thi braggin John, that ther's a proper dubble!

[Darkspeed]

Nope - some not even in a single garage. I am rebuilding mine (twice the work of building one) completely out of doors ! No issues with space I guess - completely unlimited headroom LOL shame I border on Wales and not California as the weather limits me to only working two weekends a year if I am lucky :p

[rutthenut]

nah stop thi braggin John, that ther's a proper dubble!
Nope that was the single garage I built it in, though at least it had a bit of room for a bench at the end.

Now I have a double garage that is only 16ft square but it has stairs inside using up one area, and a 12ft Strat parked in front of that and a 14ft Manta parked tight against the bench I've got in this garage. So it's actually harder to work on the car there than in the past. Have to wheel out onto gravel and work outside if jobs need doing!

[rutthenut]

You only had a single, didn't you Guy?

[ProtoTipo]

Nope - some not even in a single garage. I am rebuilding mine (twice the work of building one) completely out of doors ! No issues with space I guess - completely unlimited headroom LOL shame I border on Wales and not California as the weather limits me to only working two weekends a year if I am lucky :p

You need a 'NoCorseChris' folding Corse awning Andrew?

[Guy Mayers]

You only had a single, didn't you Guy?

Aye lad, but it has lived in a double recently. One up, one down....

Guy

[Redline]

Single garage near to (or attached to) the house is do-able, especially as some of the jobs can easily be brought into the warm in winter (permission pending from other house users). Before the bodywork and wheels are fitted there is a lot more space around the chassis, see my project here (http://www.stratosec.com/Forum/showthread.php/2568-LB-in-Sussex). Once wheels and bodywork are on it's a bit tighter, make sure you have somewhere to put the front and rear clams after this stage, or you will need to work outside. Put some foam over the chassis vertical door plates (and wheel studs) otherwise you'll be forever banging/catching yourself on those every time you squeeze past. When putting engine in, watch the ceiling.....

Mark