Gary Osborne

well i thought i,d put up a couple of pics as this is the last time im gonna
try get this car finished (honest)

bought the car 2 years ago on the isle of wight and drove her home. got up to go for a blast the next morning and the temp needle starts to rise

so i said to myself ill take it off the road for a couple of months and do the head gasket and a general tidy up.... oh dear, how wrong i was. 40 k euro,s later ive got all the bits bought and ready to go on. so ive just got to resto the underside ready for the fresh parts.

this is how the car looked when i put it on the road for 2 days last year and decided it wasnt good enough







and this was yesterday

Twins

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Keep the piccys coming ,and good luck with the project

Gary Osborne

thanks very much. will post all the piccy,s i take but itll prob be a once a week effort as my workshop lights havnt been installed yet as you can see

Brian

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Good luck with it mate

Will be worth it in the end

Keep the picture's coming


Brian

ben_frst

lol your a man after my own heart lol theres nothing wrong with seeking perfection ive done exsactly the same thing

James_RScos

Cool,

Keep the work up and the pics rolling in mate.

will be worth it one day trust me.

jayRS

where abouts did you get it from on the isle of wight mate? i prob saw the car going about.

Gary Osborne

actually met the bloke in portsmouth or maybe bournemouth?
the one without the airport anyway as i had to get a taxi from one to the other

Gary Osborne

just thought id post the final spec that im aiming for although
im probably forgetting some stuff

engine: 205 block fully rebuilt 500 miles ago, .25 overbore with mahle pistons. 8.1-1`compression. cosworth high pressure oil pump. bottom end fully balanced including fly wheel and pressure plate.
standard head and cams with piper verniers. harvey spec t38 and mongoose system. radtec 500 c ooler and ally rad. full spec r breather system and header tank and swirl pot. forge p/s tank.

fuelling & management: bosch 044 pump. full aeroquip lines and fittings. aeromotive fpr. billet fuel rail. 900cc seimens injectors. l8 ecu with msd closed loop fuelling and msd coilpack. 4x4 tps. ryan pestell loom with built in coilpack loom.

suspension:
front: adj tca,s. compression struts. arb relocated. koni,s with ahmed spec springs. strenghtened top mounts. strut brace.

rear: adj zoo rear beam. escos rear arb with proper rose jointed drop links. koni,s and ahmed springs. sparco brace. powerflex throughout the car.

brakes:
#front: ap six pot cp5555 calipers with ds2500 pads. 356mm discs on silver bells
rear: 4x4 rear calipers with standard pads. 300mm rear discs on silver bells.
euroquip braided lines throughout and a tilton bias valve.

transmission: standard t5(oh dear) . ap 6 paddle with heavy cover. quaife atb diff

wheels are racline rl7 8x17

body; 4x4 bonnet. morrettes. genuine rs 500 splitter(modified). modified front bumper.

safety: racetech oil pressure, oil temp, boost and fuel pressure guages.
greddy egt guage. innovate xd-16 afr guage. hopefully a knocklink too.
lifeline firemarshall 4litre plumbed in system and 2.25 litre handheld.


and some more when i can remember them!

James_RScos

Looks like a beast dude keep the work going

ben_frst

ive seen this car b4 duno where tho

NEWTON

nice

richj

Hi saphcos, nice motor.


You dont see many of those around Ireland anymore.

What crane hire company do you work for, it looks like one of Kavanaghs
cranes in your aviator + I see the wexford plates on the cossie.

rs nutta

nice you got any more pics

Gary Osborne

yeah i work for kavanagh crane hire. and your right we dont see many of these over here, in fact its been a year since ive come across one on the road

Gary Osborne

right couple of pics of the parts that are lying around
the house

ryan pestell loom


some electrical bits to make my own feul pump and fan looms,
even got some braided covering to make it look half tidy






oh and heres one of my front ap,s



should have some more progress tomorrow if the weathers ok

jayRS

i like the little tool chest, what is a money box or something?

Gary Osborne

yeah its a money box but doesnt hold fook all. unless its where you hide the cossie fund from the missus

jayRS

thats really cool, where ys get it?

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Keep us posted m8,nice ap's too.

richj

Good man, keep the good work. I must go have a look when your finished.

Say hello to big Noel in the office for me , tell him Richard Jones was askin for him.

alanfordtw-15

very thourogh( ) job lad, well done. not many people over here put that time and money into cossies or fords. its goona be a prick though having to work on the car outside with the winter weather, id be afraid the car would be blown off the jack with the likes of yesterdays wind!

montecos400

Good mate keep the updates comming.

Where did you get the relay box, fuse box and braiding from by the way. After them myself.

Gary Osborne

www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/

was a bit worried about the wind alright but she,s steady enough(i hope)

more updates at the weekend when i crack out the mini grinder and wire brush

should have left it like this

Gary Osborne

right then, small update time. took the exhaust off and the old fuel and brake lines.

i then started to strip and prime the underside but
tbh id had enough after an hour but still managed this



then it started to rain so i had a go at tidying my fuel pump cradle
which turn out ok but couldve been better had it been blasted first



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.

the standard rubbers and bolts were fooked so i used some new stainless bolts
and some rubber fuel hose instead which worked a treat
.

also the postman was busy this week. some of aeroquips finest


.
proper braided pipe cutter, aeroquip vice jaws and some end capa to
keep the pipes clean inside


some p clips and alu foil for my diy heatsheild


my 4 litre plumbed in system arrived too



and as i was feeling trigger happy i ordered some loctite threadlok, copper grease and 2 ford racing wing covers (dirt cheap). and yet another free hat (fourth they have sent me

as she stands

Gary Osborne

Gary Osborne

right then. been doing a few bits since christmas,mostly underside resto.

have the suspension, brakes, and drivetrain back in about a month ago.

working on brake lines and wiring at the mo while the car is away getting painted.
































.

and if anyone is looking for underseal then wurth is the business

collecting the car from the painter tomorrow and will be concentrating on brake lines and plumbing in the extinguisher etc.

really had enough of this car for the last while so i went to the uk
and bought doug stirlings old saph last weekend and its given me the kick up the arse i needed to finish this. gunship stage 2 rules 280 bhp 355 lbft

jayRS

looking sweet as mate

TimC

iTrader: (1)

Very nice spec your building. Should be a proper weapon when its finnished

Brian

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Brian

GINGExR2 T

iTrader: (1)

Looking good,

Just wondering why you've cut the middle rocker cover out????

alanfordtw-15

looks well, a lot of time and money there. you building it for the track?

NEEDFORSPEED

fookin hell thats comeing along!!!

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Coming along nicely there m8.

Gary Osborne

going to put some carbon fibre across the hole in the rocker cover
so you wont see any plug leads etc.

building it as a road car the will handle etc. but tbh i promissed if i ever built one of these that i was going to have every fookin gadget possible.
once in a lifetime and all that

ecu being sent back to msd for als and lc next week.

collected the car from painters and the finish is outstanding

R5COS

lovely very nice indeed good to see that some of the irish know what they are at keep up the good work

carlo

iTrader: (4)

Getting there looking good

Twins

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rog

iTrader: (2)

That looks sweet!
I have just got my engine back and started to tidy some things up aswell, i can see how it gets out of hand quite easily!

CosKev3

Looking good m8

What make is your back beam?
And where did you get the drop links for the rear ARB from?