Ag motorsport carbon focus cosworth 800 bhp new season 2011

[andrewg]

.79 mm thick,, carbon on both sides i doubt there will be any glass fibre in there

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[andrewg]

[carlo]

The new doors will be done in the exact same quality as these pics stolen from luke's thread

Inside pic

outside pic


Big difference ehh

[Sanchez_]

That picture only shows the internal side, which was made from 300 gram glass as it is used purely for mounting the door to its hinges. The external is the part of the door made in carbon, as this is the part that takes any impact. This is how we make all doors unless a customer specifies carbon internals.

[carlo]

The outer of the doors were a white finnish also jay even looking in from the back you could see the fiberglass on the door skin..
You would think that if you ordered carbon doors they would come like the pics of carbon above maybe re inforced with kevlar or such likes around the hinge area after all there shouldnt be alot of weight on the doors. I had a look in the photobucket account but cant find any pics of the doors before paint

[andrewg]

Originally Posted by Nemesis,

That picture only shows the internal side, which was made from 300 gram glass as it is used purely for mounting the door to its hinges. The external is the part of the door made in carbon, as this is the part that takes any impact. This is how we make all doors unless a customer specifies carbon internals.

so instead of asking for carbon doors i should of asked for carbon doors that are only made from carbon?

[andrewg]

Originally Posted by Nemesis,

That picture only shows the internal side, which was made from 300 gram glass as it is used purely for mounting the door to its hinges. The external is the part of the door made in carbon, as this is the part that takes any impact. This is how we make all doors unless a customer specifies carbon internals.

P.S i'm not looking for an argument here or to slag x-sports work the doors were still good and light just not what i was expecting,, and you were the questioning the work..

[Sanchez_]

If there are any issues Andy please ring John on 01256 819337 and have a chat with him.

[andrewg]

Originally Posted by Nemesis,

If there any issues Andy please ring John on 01256 819337 and have a chat with him.

i have no issues, the doors were fine or i would of brought this a while ago i was simply answering your question,, now that i need a door i've decided that after looking at Performance Trims work i would like them to make my doors this time

[Sanchez_]

That's fair enough!

[CozzyKing]

Originally Posted by andrewg

am tip top!!

Glad to hear that you're fine mate

I guess you will be getting the car back up and running in the very near future then and hopefully not have any more misshaps with it this time.

[CozzyKing]

ROFL at this.
I reckon the new dog powered jigging equipment will go far mate, You should get a patent on it before someone else does.

Originally Posted by andrewg

just when i thought the front end was ok rosie and jim reckoned it was needing a wee pull!!

[CozzyKing]

Originally Posted by andrewg

Shiiiiit, that aint any good mate at all.
I havn't seen that happen before but then again I havn't seen any sierras wearing 10" wide wheels either.

[Chip]

Scarey video that one of the UJ just spinning on the spline, gotta be one of the worst things that can happen to a car mechanically!

I assume an upgrade is on the cards?

Does charlie's use the same parts?

[markk]

hmmmm mine is exactly the same

[andrewg]

Originally Posted by Chip

Scarey video that one of the UJ just spinning on the spline, gotta be one of the worst things that can happen to a car mechanically!

I assume an upgrade is on the cards?

Does charlie's use the same parts?

charlies uses 4x4 rack with electro/hyd pump


maybe a 3mm hole with a role pin would be the answer

[Spiky]

and weld it on

[Chip]

Originally Posted by andrewg

charlies uses 4x4 rack with electro/hyd pump


maybe a 3mm hole with a role pin would be the answer

I wouldnt want to trust a 3mm roll pin with my steering, I think a better spline is the answer.

[Luca]

Andy have a look at these I was thinking something like that a hightensile m4 bolt through the UJ and the rack stub to secure it all and stop the splines from ever shifting.


http://www.woodwardsteering.com/imag...l%20joints.pdf

They may be able to offer something, or at least something with a better grade metal

[Lee_R21Turbo]

Would something like this be better, like a hex fitting that has a flat bottomed bolt going through it rather than a spline....

[STbash]

Originally Posted by andrewg

so instead of asking for carbon doors i should of asked for carbon doors that are only made from carbon?

that made me laugh ha ha

andy would you mind me asking what the CF body panels cost for the car? just curious

[miller3]

Originally Posted by STbash

that made me laugh ha ha

andy would you mind me asking what the CF body panels cost for the car? just curious

12k from M sport!

[Carl160180]

Originally Posted by Lee_R21Turbo

Would something like this be better, like a hex fitting that has a flat bottomed bolt going through it rather than a spline....

IIRC Lee this is the setup used on the mk3 fiesta, When I was working at ford they used to fail mot ALL the time due to excess play in the UJ so don't think that would be a good idea, But I know what you mean by using some sort of hex rather than splines

[Chip]

Originally Posted by andrewg

so instead of asking for carbon doors i should of asked for carbon doors that are only made from carbon?

FPMSL

[COLEYST200]

Originally Posted by Luca

Andy have a look at these I was thinking something like that a hightensile m4 bolt through the UJ and the rack stub to secure it all and stop the splines from ever shifting.


http://www.woodwardsteering.com/imag...l%20joints.pdf

They may be able to offer something, or at least something with a better grade metal

that stuff look right for the job to me

[jacko]

why has the quater got bits missing from it

[andrewg]

it got fire damaged,,

[Gaz 88]

Originally Posted by andrewg

it got fire damaged,,

does not sound good!!! how you getting on with the car andy?

[FordRSmania]

Unbelievalbe how fast you are going. Made some impressive progress, good to hear you're fine. Carbon is some nice stuff you can do some amazing things with it.
Gonna ask friend of mine if he can made a scuttle panel out of carbon for me... just for my RSi

[fezzajsy]

will be nice to see it back..

[Sanchez_]

Originally Posted by STbash

that made me laugh ha ha

andy would you mind me asking what the CF body panels cost for the car? just curious

yeh its funny theres about 6 different ways a of building carbon panels and fibron isnt one of them

[Chip]

Andy, I know you are FAR too busy right now to do anything with them, but did those astra hubs turn up ok once I had them sent to the correct address, just wanted to make sure they got there ok?

[andrewg]

Originally Posted by Chip

Andy, I know you are FAR too busy right now to do anything with them, but did those astra hubs turn up ok once I had them sent to the correct address, just wanted to make sure they got there ok?

yeah got them!! was off yesterday done 1000 mile round trip between harveys jamsport collins m-sport and couple of others!!

[Spiky]

sounds an expensive trip

[andrewg]

Originally Posted by Nemesis,

yeh its funny theres about 6 different ways a of building carbon panels and fibron isnt one of them

you would think you would of got told this when you asked for carbon,, so i think its funny too..

[Chip]

Originally Posted by andrewg

yeah got them!! was off yesterday done 1000 mile round trip between harveys jamsport collins m-sport and couple of others!!

Nice one, im not in a rush or anything just checking they ended up at the right place in the end, will chat to you about them when you are less busy at some point.

Have you/harvey come up with a solution on the lifter shims yet on your car?

It looks like my recent bent valves on the nova are a result of the same issue that you had at TOTB, so Ive decided to convert mine now to RS200 ones which as luck would have it are a direct fit for my arrow lifters, they basically sit on upside down and have a much larger return on them that goes right up dick that sticks out on the bucket, rather than just sitting on top of the valve, so its impossible for them to come off, might be worth looking into something similar for yours?

[T3ORA]

is this finshed yet

[andrewg]

Originally Posted by Chip

Nice one, im not in a rush or anything just checking they ended up at the right place in the end, will chat to you about them when you are less busy at some point.

Have you/harvey come up with a solution on the lifter shims yet on your car?

It looks like my recent bent valves on the nova are a result of the same issue that you had at TOTB, so Ive decided to convert mine now to RS200 ones which as luck would have it are a direct fit for my arrow lifters, they basically sit on upside down and have a much larger return on them that goes right up dick that sticks out on the bucket, rather than just sitting on top of the valve, so its impossible for them to come off, might be worth looking into something similar for yours?

my buckets are flat and yes i got kenny to make me 12mm deep ones so no chance of them jumping out!!

[cosworth3d]

It will be brutal !!!!!

[M7 COS]

WOW!