H380 TBV Sapphire Cosworth Concours car

[James_RScos]

You pay me paul il do it lol. Ok peeps bit of an update, been building bits up to day. Fuel Tank Fuel Cradle Also been prepping some bits to. So, Fuel Cradle Fuel Tank Rear hub setup ready for accembling(sp) put new races, bearings and seals in the hubs. Diff has been Laquaered now masked up to paint bits black. Some bits that iv Laquaered, fuel tank strap, fuel cradle bushes, Rear anti roll beam brakets, rear drop links, front strut clips. that all for today, painting day tomorrow, more pics to come.

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[lozi]

top work mate!

[James_RScos]

Ok todays update..........

Floor painted first coat of top coat and more bits ready for the build up.

Anti roll bar ready


Floor now in final colour first coat PICS DONT DO IT JUSTISE






Diff finished in laquaer and couplings painted satin black, all nuts bolts ready for build up + new black bolts on the rear cover plate, diff hanger mounted.

[trevCOSS]

wow my first read of the thread, car looks great before you even started, there's a lot to be said for standard. Keep up the good work, I look forward to more updates

[AquariousRS]

Incredible James. Cant wait to next see it in the flesh sometime this summer

[James_RScos]

Hi All,

bit of an update, was off on monday and got some bits done today after work.

Monday

Dropped me exhaust and cam cover off at the blasters, exhaust will then go to the polishers, cam cover i will paint post office red wet and dry the badge down and laquaer.

Bottom arms built up with bushes, disc splash guards, and hubs


Diff and beam bolted together all nuts and bolts brush laquaered to make them last, now ready to be bolted up once he paints finished.


Today

Got some parts from Ford i ordered, clips for fuel pipes brake pipes and the side skirts.


All calipers striped off and ready to go to BIGG RED tomorrow for recon.


thats all for now.

[Jim Green]

James : Absolutely Brilliant.

This is what I would have done with Maxest's car if I'd kept it. It's great to see someone going to the pains of doing this. It'll all be worth it in the end. Keep up the good work...............and don't rush it for the sake of missing the first show of the season. And thanks for taking the time to keep us updated, it certainly will make a great album for the car.

[Munch]

keep it mate, its coming along nicely

[rudeboy]

Superb James ... your doing a top job buddy

I wish I could see this car in person ...

[James_RScos]

Originally Posted by Jim Green

James : Absolutely Brilliant.

This is what I would have done with Maxest's car if I'd kept it. It's great to see someone going to the pains of doing this. It'll all be worth it in the end. Keep up the good work...............and don't rush it for the sake of missing the first show of the season. And thanks for taking the time to keep us updated, it certainly will make a great album for the car.

Hi Jim,

Is Maxest's car the one owned by Staffi too the white Sapph, if so i love that car really stunning a good straight car.

Cheers for the comments.

[Sticky.]

Yeah thats the one James

Loving the work mate

[Jim Green]

Yep ............ Owned by me for 16 years.......then Bud Weis, for a couple of months, then Staff for a couple of months, then Max has it now. Yours is going to be a real credit too you and I look forward to seeing it.

[James_RScos]

Originally Posted by Jim Green

Yep ............ Owned by me for 16 years.......then Bud Weis, for a couple of months, then Staff for a couple of months, then Max has it now. Yours is going to be a real credit too you and I look forward to seeing it.

Cheers Jim,

If im near by cleaning the car.......... which i will be please say hello.

your old Sapph was perfect in my eyes nice power with the min of mods looks wise if i had another that would be its look.

[costina]

looking good james

paul

[fezzajsy]

getting there

[Twins]

[Dan]

Great work mate! Hope your keeping well and attending a few shows this year?

[James_RScos]

Originally Posted by Dan

Great work mate! Hope your keeping well and attending a few shows this year?

Hey Dan,

im keeping well thanks mate, not been in the office for a long time been working on our new system at work thats why you havent seen me online + my laptop faulted and i havent sorted msn since then, will get on sometime for a chat.

CheeRS for all the comments.

[James_RScos]

Ok, here we go peeps like i say been busy building the car up did most of it this sunday gone, just got brake pipes, bleeding and fitting drive shafts left to do on the back then a clean up and laquaer of nuts and bolts.

got friday and monday off so will be working on it and getting it ready to roll for the first time Minus my exhuast centre section and back box as there away being polished at Blue Max.

i will be sorting the front end out this friday to and geting that ready for my mate to come on saturday to help me bleed up.

Oh and i taxed her on the 1st so shes ready to come out now plus she has fuel in.

Ok on with the pics.

Had two of my alloys refurbed after dropping one on its face last year and damaging another n the tyre machine(silly boy).


The one and only set of bolts i havent been able to replace are the drive shaft bolts Ford dont do them and iv tryed my bolt specialist and he laughed as there imperial thread and had to come by now, but i will carry on there search, so heres what iv dont... i sand blasted them down to a nice smooth finish and sprayed the heads blue.


Rocker covers been off for a blast and repaint this is a work in progress as i speak.



this will be finished off by having the letter surounds wet sanded and then a coat of laquaer.

Ok on the underside........

one thing thats kept me away was the final painted of the three coates of moonstome blue base coat not alot to talk about really boring like watching paint dry lol.

ok so last sunday was build up time.

diff and beam went up only to come down again when i learnt that you carnt get the outer bottom arm bolts in when the beam was up so im learning as i go here, but wasnt a big problem sorted in no time things where lining up well.


Arch liners in new clips and bolts.


Fuel Cradle and fuel tank in place.


Arms on complete with hub assebly calipers and disc/pads fitted copper greased up plus all abs and brake lines/pipes fitted.
just need to fit the new hub nut when the drive shafts are on so i can torque the nut to the correct level.
all abs leads/hand brake cable/brake pipes sucured with p clips and a washer+self taper.


Heres an under view of everything fitted so far.


so thats where we stand now, roll on friday..... big day got lots to do.

CheeRS James

[Dan]

Looking stunning James, keep up the good work mate, it's coming along lovely!

[maxest]

WOW not seen this for a while,, really coming on well look forward to seeing it at the shows

[AquariousRS]

Incredible James. Perfect

[CosKev3]

Excellent m8,very very good job.

[fezzajsy]

well done..awesome stuff

[trevCOSS]

Originally Posted by James_RScos

Ok todays update..........

Floor painted first coat of top coat and more bits ready for the build up.

Anti roll bar ready


Floor now in final colour first coat PICS DONT DO IT JUSTISE






Diff finished in laquaer and couplings painted satin black, all nuts bolts ready for build up + new black bolts on the rear cover plate, diff hanger mounted.

What colour is the floor done in james? Im doing my moonstone saff and want to copy yours because it looks ace.

[James_RScos]

Small update.....

all about finished now all bolted up brakes working front together, just exhaust to pop on and finish the clean up.

Some pics.

Rocker Cover finished, painted red, DA ed with 320 then 800 then 1000 then was compounded with G3 looks ok.


Engine bay got a quick jet wash leather down now ready for a detail.



When you take your cam cover off if you try to remove the cam belt cover mounts that go on the cam cover they snap and then need machining out, well they did to me so machines out new threads put in couple of washers and nut and i thing it looks quite smart.





As for underneath all finished like iv said just a wipe down and laquaer nuts and bolts.





CheeRS James.

[Brian]

Brian

[maxest]

Superb James,,, want to do mine-lol

[fezzajsy]

looks awesome man

[Nash]

James just gone through this from the start, stunning work on a stunning car. The attention to detail is amazing and a real credit to you.

[Sticky.]

Looks superb James

[James_RScos]

Cheers all thanks for the kind words all worth it now, was speaking to a mate the other day and worked out its only really taken 4 months to do so not that long never really thought about it.

maxest.............

you pay me mate lol, your car is so worth doing i would be on it this winter ASAP if i was you, you know where i am if you need any help, iv sourced most things now for the rear of a sapph and im like a welth of knowlage ready to explode.

[James_RScos]

Hi All,

An eventfull weekend with good and one bad bit but i will come to that.

Got me exhaust back from the polishers was very pleased as i think iv already said. PICS lots of.















One other thing to show off iv red doted all nuts and thread so i know if theres any movement on anything.
Example



Ok i did say there was one bad point..................... there goes........................

went out on the first test drive wih my mate a mechanic, all was well nice ride plodded in first gear second boosted GO GO and we drove fr about two mins down the road picked a spot to turn round OK..... came back through the village first boost second bang no drive.

got out to inspect couldnt see anything so i put it in gear and let the clutch out slowly was drive to the diff but no driveshafts turning, well towed back in the air...... nearside rear spun with to much ease so off came the drive shaft and it had exploded bearings had popped out we cleaned it up and inspected the parts finding a hair line crack in the centre bearing carrier.

so both shafts off and back to my mate he's sending them off to be loked at, im not unhappy or fazed by this i expect problems on a full rear end rebuild, everything else seemed fine.

will update as and when i can.

[AquariousRS]

Shame to hear about the diff, but everything is amazing. Well done James. True credit to you.

[James_RScos]

Originally Posted by AquariousRS

Shame to hear about the diff, but everything is amazing. Well done James. True credit to you.

Only a drive shaft tim so nothing to worry about and they have just come back from the remanufators so i must have some warranty after only 3 miles lol

[Dan]

Looks stunning mate, a real credit to you!

We all have the odd teething problem mate, don't worry about it, simple fix i'm sure!

You gonna make central day then mate? Mine is taxed, MOT'd and in use!

[Paul_RS]

The work you have done it outstanding mate!

I hate reading these threads, makes me want to do mine! Think thats next winters project though, i really should do it as the car only has 49K on it and is worth protecting. Plus its moonstone too (best colour mines 4x4 though)

[Jim Green]

Congrats on getting her back on the road, one hiccup isn't unusual after a big rebuild. Will certainly say Hi when I see you at one of the shows.

No need for you to do Maxest's Car...........I'll be doing it once he sells it back to me......LOL.

Great Job you've done.

[Twins]

Great work

[Puss2]

Very nice