dingla rs

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well as meany you no i building a 4x4 focus that ag motorsport did the convertion on ,this one was for a friend but thinks have changed,i wanted to have a go at doing one me self

its a focus rs shell that will be geting damage sorted this week all being well been waiting since xmas so hopefully by the weekend it will be geting cut up as i need it done asap

i bought a tunnel off jacko but then my mate said he didnt like idear off modifiying it to fit as it out xr4i ,so this tunnel was found swaped for a spliter i made the lad was going get andy build him one but i put link up to one been sold an he bought it so didnt need in the end

mine sat in mates dads unit top bloke




as i did with last one before went andys ,i removed all brakets in engine bay ,

red bits are were brakets been removed










going use this reardiff mount if i can save making one



started removing chassie legs off new tunnel,was going use these on the focus but my jig wount let me as i carnt get long bolts in with out modifing me jig







this is the damage







will be using these as i got another set been made now



as you can see garage a rite mess after stripning ten layers paint of a bonnet so have get cleand before shell gets back



bourght a few bits satday new gaz bottle save me renting one an new regulater as different fiting to old one ,get me welder back from unit this week as finished welding rs turbo upits going for jiging thursday or friday im helping so shud be done in day ,will up date when its back

Glenn_

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Nice you love it fella.Do you never go home lol.I will be keeping a eye on this project.

COLEYST200

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good start mate. can you send me a PM please of the sizes of the tubes you will be using as i have mt own lathe and miller so i will be making all my own parts for my build

riks2rst

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Looking forward to updates on this Andy, good luck with it

Cheers,Rick

dingla rs

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me garage is at home glen lol,work for me self so when i dont have work on ,which seems to be a bit at min ,im in the garage ,

hence why i do things like this an the bonnets keep me busy an bita money comin in plus its what i love doing

~nomad~

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My old shell, good to see this getting turned into something

cossiejsy

another good project by you

cossie col

fook me fair play to you fella never seen someone get stuff done like you do. Good luck

BIG.GEOFF.H

nice 1 soon there will be no cossies as they will all be in summat else lol

Rs Adz

looks sweet are u aming 2 inprove ( if you can ) over your last rwd one

dingla rs

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not really as andys work topnotch just wanted a go me self was going make it so heater matrix could be used outa the focus also il be puting different boot floor in ,picking trailer up to nite than off to body shop tomro first thing for straightning fella did say he would nock it out in day but will see ,they always say that ,not big job pull straight tho could do me self if only had jig

dingla rs

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managed to get trailer to nite had take sum massive oak beams off with folk lift

but got trailer home bit of mission reversing up me drive in dark but managed all winched on ready for takin in morning

COLEYST200

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good look tomorrow mate and a big thanks for the info

-beefy-

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andy you up for a bit of graft on the mk three this weekend ?

looks like were going to have friday sat and sun on the old girl , try and get the front wrapped up mate ,


beef

dingla rs

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sorry beefy mate me van feckd at the min an satday sunday im away with the misses in her micra driving joy !!

mite be able get over later on next week soz bigfella

dingla rs

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it got droped off this morning before me van died ,been playing up since weekend but desided towing trailer was anothe lol parts on order tho

an no probz bout info anything else ya wana know just pm me

COLEYST200

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Shit news with the van mate

And were do i start PM coming your way tonight

dingla rs

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had it pluged in other day so no what part i need shud be hear tmro afternoon so im mobile again

see you got the steel

COLEYST200

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Hows the chap getting on with pulling the dent out of the floor

dingla rs

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did in a day mate picked up friday afternoon after i fixed me van what a twat the air mass meter is to change

focus looks bit worse now, door gap mint just need inner outa sill

an floor panel beating away till mid week so get pics up then

ian sos didnt have time measure my other shell friday by time i got back an washed trailer off it was time to start work me mates house will get them when i get home for ya

andy escos

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bad news about the van breaking ,all fixed now though good news on the focus cant wait to see pics

COLEYST200

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cant wait to see the photos of the shell all straight

nugnah

not long now dingla and my shell will be with you for your majic touch

jason

dingla rs

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the shell just had inner outa sill pulled out its a mess at min till i get new parts welded in just trying find out if a normly focus sill will do or have try get rs one ?

wount be up dated till enda week as im away till thursday

~nomad~

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let me know if you need sill / floor cutting out of a focus shell mate, can prob help you out.

focusjohn

Get this updated bud lol.

dingla rs

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were bouts are you tho mate i need inner and outa sill/bottom quater? cutting out a focus ?

dingla rs

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no up dates as im away till enda week will get the grinder out satday an up date pic's

dingla rs

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yer no bother mate ,me other set pick up points been made enda month

shud be picking steel up an rear turrets for mine next week wount take long to weld up

~nomad~

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welwyn in hertfordshire mate

dingla rs

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bit far for me travel that mate thanks for the offer tho,have find one closer

~nomad~

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fair dos mate, if you end up needing to come this way, let me know and i'll cut it out for you

COLEYST200

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hi mate can you tell me the center hight of your roll over jig as thats the next thing i will be needing to make up. thanks Ian

dingla rs

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this you mean? can be as high as you want depending if you want car to go over 360degrees or just 90,


bout 4 foot mine but duznt go fully over ian

COLEYST200

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thanks mate for the info

dingla rs

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well iv been away in warrington alweek so soon as i got home went straight in garage ,draged the car in side an started ripping it apart ,got bit done as only couple hours ,will get bit more done tmro after work in morning an geting some measurements for ian coleyst200 from me other shell

gna take me while to repair the damage need a section of car or inner outa sill
not sure if i can even buy a sill for a rs will weld a bar across door for now as me funds to low buy parts

think il be doing this pretty much on me own as bats buzy converting his garage an storage rooms in to some were for him live ,an rob helping his dad (fella were me shell kept) they busy renovating a house 2

























have get the 9inch grinder out for this


sound deadning removed





thats as far as got only hour halfs work , tunnel cut out next so jig can go under
then the fun begins

cossiejsy

good job done in a few hours

andy escos

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good progress andy chop chop mate

COLEYST200

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looks like iv got some caching up to do so the race is on

dingla rs

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lol bit easier for me mate i got jig will slow down till i can get some steel ,+ its only going as far as primer then be in the forsale section

repairing the sill will take me the time if i can buy rs one rest easy lol

get them measurments for you t mro mate