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01-01-2010, 01:58 PM
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Hi all new here my names Brett
Got my self a old mk2 escort £1200 and 55,000 miles 2 owners :funky: and was going to have it built in to a historic rally car by the wife's uncle who has a business building mk2 escorts to rent to the Irish to use in historic rallies"these cars are so cool" BDA engines zf diffs,ap brakes,aero style looms :funky:so though he'd build me one for bugger all ............NO :bitchslap:well the prices where massive 8000 to do the shell,5000 for rear axle and brakes,BDA engine by Wilcox's was 10,000 it just went on and on well over 50,000 madness
I also bought a k reg 4x4 saph with no sunroof
so Grant the wife's uncle said why not build a group a rep saph???mmmmmm I thought,yes that could be good.So he orded the cage and a shap grp a escort cossie pedal box.I will strip the cossie out to bare shell over xmas for them to seam weld and prep after xmas
pic to come soon
He looks afters all ford rally cars mk1 2,and cossie escorts,has had 1 or 2 spahs as well he said he could get some wrc/grp a bits brakes,shocks,engines parts ,diffs cheapish :-XSo I swopped the 2 for the prep work on the cossie shell well some of it
So i can't wait now
thought I'd do a stage by stage post here about my Sapphire.So I want a big power track car........one day :
but for a start I will do the shell and get it to handle and stop well.
Pics so far
Freeman,lardy helped strip it out cheers lads
Me sortting the loom
Now I have a motec ecu off my old GT4 celica and will fit this to the cossie" freeman will now tell you what he thinks of this cos it ain't a chip!!!!!"
But I think it's the way to go ecu wise, feed back welcome :thumbsup:
More soon...........
Got my self a old mk2 escort £1200 and 55,000 miles 2 owners :funky: and was going to have it built in to a historic rally car by the wife's uncle who has a business building mk2 escorts to rent to the Irish to use in historic rallies"these cars are so cool" BDA engines zf diffs,ap brakes,aero style looms :funky:so though he'd build me one for bugger all ............NO :bitchslap:well the prices where massive 8000 to do the shell,5000 for rear axle and brakes,BDA engine by Wilcox's was 10,000 it just went on and on well over 50,000 madness
I also bought a k reg 4x4 saph with no sunroof
so Grant the wife's uncle said why not build a group a rep saph???mmmmmm I thought,yes that could be good.So he orded the cage and a shap grp a escort cossie pedal box.I will strip the cossie out to bare shell over xmas for them to seam weld and prep after xmas pic to come soon
He looks afters all ford rally cars mk1 2,and cossie escorts,has had 1 or 2 spahs as well he said he could get some wrc/grp a bits brakes,shocks,engines parts ,diffs cheapish :-XSo I swopped the 2 for the prep work on the cossie shell well some of it
So i can't wait now
thought I'd do a stage by stage post here about my Sapphire.So I want a big power track car........one day :
but for a start I will do the shell and get it to handle and stop well.Pics so far
Freeman,lardy helped strip it out cheers lads
Me sortting the loom
Now I have a motec ecu off my old GT4 celica and will fit this to the cossie" freeman will now tell you what he thinks of this cos it ain't a chip!!!!!"
But I think it's the way to go ecu wise, feed back welcome :thumbsup:
More soon...........
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01-01-2010, 02:00 PM
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More pics of the shell
Drayton windscreens came and removed the bonded glass
Bit of rust to sort out n/s/r wheel arch and n/s/f inner wing under the header tank
Sound deadning and seam sealer to remove now ready for seam welding and cage.I not looking forward to this job :BangHead:
Drayton windscreens came and removed the bonded glass
Bit of rust to sort out n/s/r wheel arch and n/s/f inner wing under the header tank
Sound deadning and seam sealer to remove now ready for seam welding and cage.I not looking forward to this job :BangHead:
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01-01-2010, 02:01 PM
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Well it took 4 hours the strip the sound stuff off using a heat gun and scrapper.If you heat it up well it comes off like butter :thumbsup:.Now I will use "glue and tar remover" to clean the bit left on... off
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Me on the scrapper did find one problem,if you slip with the scrapper you get branded by the red hot heat gun :cussing:
Finished
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Next cleaning off the seam sealer and paint for the welding will have a go saturday if the wife will let me in the shed!!
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Me on the scrapper did find one problem,if you slip with the scrapper you get branded by the red hot heat gun :cussing:
Finished
ccasion14:Next cleaning off the seam sealer and paint for the welding will have a go saturday if the wife will let me in the shed!!
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Thanks for the welcome,been looking on here for a month I think it's great and want the buy every thing in the for sale bit.
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Cheers all thanks for the kind word
Yea the no sunroof is good,the car was a police car still had all the wiring and a brace over the rear seats to stop people getting out the back though the boot???But the roof has no holes in it and the dash is as new,like to know witch police force used the car.
Any one know where I could get the two roof flaps/air vents like the GRP A saphhire had?rare as hell I bet.
Brett
Yea the no sunroof is good,the car was a police car still had all the wiring and a brace over the rear seats to stop people getting out the back though the boot???But the roof has no holes in it and the dash is as new,like to know witch police force used the car.
Any one know where I could get the two roof flaps/air vents like the GRP A saphhire had?rare as hell I bet.
Brett
02-01-2010, 05:33 PM
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Had three more hours in the workshop today cleaning off the tar pads shit messy job
And no it's not rust on the seam it's the tar shit staining the seam sealer
I also used a de-spot weld drill bit to remove the battrey tray and all the lugs/brackets and any thing else thats not going to be used.
Brett
And no it's not rust on the seam it's the tar shit staining the seam sealer
I also used a de-spot weld drill bit to remove the battrey tray and all the lugs/brackets and any thing else thats not going to be used.
Brett
07-01-2010, 06:54 PM
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Got most of the seam sealer off now and cleaned up for welding ,not a nice job but just got on with it and soon got there.Got all the unwanted brackets off
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And started welding 10 welds done and the gas ran out :BangHead:
and soon got there.Got all the unwanted brackets off pic
And started welding 10 welds done and the gas ran out :BangHead:
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Started the welding,but now the shell looks a mess with all the burnt paint oh well be ok after painting
Still loads more to weld up, finish it over the weekend
Still loads more to weld up, finish it over the weekend
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Well got a call in the week saying they where ready for the shell :funky:
So put it on the trailer
This beast was in for some body work
Need to get the 909 front and fear a/r/b s now to mount the brackets to the chassis, and a seat so the mounting bars can be welded it.
I got a carbon tunnel cover and a new carbon grp A panel that goes where the radio was "lower dash" we will fit the fuses and relays and kill switch in to it
So put it on the trailer
This beast was in for some body work
Need to get the 909 front and fear a/r/b s now to mount the brackets to the chassis, and a seat so the mounting bars can be welded it.
I got a carbon tunnel cover and a new carbon grp A panel that goes where the radio was "lower dash" we will fit the fuses and relays and kill switch in to it
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Had two days off work to strip the underside of the shell 16 hours of pain :
All clean and ready for seam welding the underside and the cage,fire wall and plating up all the holes in the floor the ones that had the plastic bungs in
Picked up a set of 18" wheels And a pro alloy intercooler :thumbsup:
Mk2 pics :thumbsup:
Alot of work goe's in to a mk 2
All clean and ready for seam welding the underside and the cage,fire wall and plating up all the holes in the floor the ones that had the plastic bungs in
Picked up a set of 18" wheels
And a pro alloy intercooler :thumbsup: Mk2 pics :thumbsup:
Alot of work goe's in to a mk 2
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I picked up some newly refubed ohlins shocks to day :funky:I'm very pleased with them as well ,should do the job :thumbsup:
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The GRP A cage is also with grant and will be fitted next week.Been thinking about the chassis GRP A engine mounts and bladed anti roll bar brackets and modded rear arms so went to see Andrew at ATM motorsport to have a look at the parts ,very nice to and very pricey :BangHead:but as he said a non sunroof grp a shell is worth a bit with all the right bit /brackets on and I want the car to handle like on rails !!!so need to get saving now.
Let me know what you all thing :thumbsup:Brett
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The GRP A cage is also with grant and will be fitted next week.Been thinking about the chassis GRP A engine mounts and bladed anti roll bar brackets and modded rear arms so went to see Andrew at ATM motorsport to have a look at the parts ,very nice to and very pricey :BangHead:but as he said a non sunroof grp a shell is worth a bit with all the right bit /brackets on and I want the car to handle like on rails !!!so need to get saving now.
Let me know what you all thing :thumbsup:Brett
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Went for a look today and at the car had to take the dash over ,thay have started on the cage wwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeee
going to look rally slag!!! :whip2:
Hi when I broke my celica for parts I kepped hold of the motec ecu a will fit that to the cossie It is a upgraded pro M4 so has anti lag,lunch control,flat gear shift ect ect
I also got a used pro alloy cooler
And a Tial 50mm BOV
And a set of greens.Turbo is passing oil so will be replaced for now with a T34?until the diffs and gearbox are found and payed for :BangHead: I don't know how I will afford them but hey :'(/??!!! >
then 470/500hp here we come wwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
going to look rally slag!!! :whip2:
Hi when I broke my celica for parts I kepped hold of the motec ecu a will fit that to the cossie It is a upgraded pro M4 so has anti lag,lunch control,flat gear shift ect ect
I also got a used pro alloy cooler
And a Tial 50mm BOV
And a set of greens.Turbo is passing oil so will be replaced for now with a T34?until the diffs and gearbox are found and payed for :BangHead: I don't know how I will afford them but hey :'(/??!!! >
then 470/500hp here we come wwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
