muz

Yeah, it's coming on alright. I've been working away lots recently so haven't had much time, but I've got the whole underside in Gravitex waiting for colour at the moment so loads of parts that need painting before I bolt them on. I'm due a week off work so might get some work done to it.

Focosmitch

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And because your gay

smiley

You wouldnt want me if i wasnt

slimwynn

Interesting I will be keeping a eye on this thread keep the updates coming

bagginsRSturbo

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very nice project look forward to the updates

Scott_Rst

You've prob just cost me more money,,,, was planning on just a bolt-in cage job because i have one lying in storage,, after seeing yours,, i want it.

will be an awesome car!

cheers
scott

jonfoc

Right then chap. Shocks been on the dyno. Get in touch.

Beach

Didnt stop at work yesterday pal only read your email late last night will be in touch this morning. Cheers for the heads up mate

little bram

Any updates? Any engine build pictures?

Beach

Prepping the car for paint most of next week as I'm off for my birthday so will get more updates then. Engine build won't start until the shell is back.

Going to need a few bits like a heater blower and switch unit for the blower etc, bidding on a different dash that I've found. Want to get that trimmed up next week then crack on with having it flocked by a local company so that should look good. Bit nervous now, hate building things that i've not stripped. Wont be that much being bolted back on like a fully trimmed road car so fingers crossed it won't be that bad to do!!

More pictures to come next week for sure

mickscossie

need to crack on with mine beach as soon as escos is back together

Beach

Deffo mate, have a feeling once this one is done it will hopefully pave the way for all of ours to be done. Order some bent cds for the front brace mate then he can crack on with yours too. Been lucky this last few weeks, glad Bob is painting it too. All happened so fast i can keep up at the mo!! Whos going to paint yours mate ?

That Cosworth is going to be insane with that much power

Beach

So its been a busy few weeks doing the car, fabricating the last few things and sorting any issues the bnodyshell had, there were a few rotted in the strangest of areas and luckily only slightly. This mk4 shell must be one of the best left. underside is all as new, sills, chassis rails, floor its all mint and just how it came from ford the only welding its had is that we've done!! nearly 30 years isn't bad really.

Its worked bang on now its painted, the solid grey works so well with the rosso red I'm in love, let the build begin

Few shots of engine bay ready to accept the focus box



Ready to be dropped off



Moody booth shot



Work in progress






The finished product, the finish is glass like its blown me away how good this really is now



and back in its home, leave it a few weeks to settle then ill start trimming the shell

smiley

Quality looks awesome bro i need a bay building in your shed lol

Staffi

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Looks spot on that Chris

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Awesome, love the grey against the red, works perfectly.



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muz

Looks mega, Chris! That grey looks the same colour as I have in the workshop for mine. Except I'm doing the whole interior in it, not just the cage.

It's Czech Mate

Looks like it will be a special car this. Looking forward to the updates

Focosmitch

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Looks awesome beach!

Beach

Mental note.............never, ever, ever, frickin ever buy a car that two other people have stripped, owned and bastardised!! To say i want to chin them both is an understatement.

Who saves boxes full of crap you just wont ever use

Got one of most things i need two of lol

So annoying, its so easy re building stuff you strip yourself i do it day to day at work and its a doddle!! This feels wrong lol. After checking all my stuff got my work cut out!

Anyway on the plus side the very helpful man at Matlock Ford has helped me locate all the stuff for fitting the new front headlights i have, new adjusters top and bottom, new indicators and side repeaters plus all the fittings for them. Be here for thursday so maybe get the lights re fitted this weekend. Rest of the panels are being prepped for paint this weekend just got to find a decent bonnet. Want a carbon one but until i can convince them to make me full carbon vents then im not really that fussed. Be good to have a body coloured one anyway not sure if i want a naked carbon one either. Its not essential for getting it running.

Hopefully booked back in at NMS for the engine fitting and mapping late May early June really want this on the road for end of June

Going to order all new seals and stuff for the windows from Kent Trims the full hit is 250 quid so well worth it for the over all effect. Just won some brand new manual mirrors too so they can go for paint when i pick the doors up.

Just left with the decision of plastic windows or green tint glass, sold my s1 glass today as i wont be able to get to the rears to open them, something i never really considerd

turbotrev

Looking good mate!
That box conversion is definately the way forward 👍

Cheers Paul

Beach

It certainly is, with it being Karls conversion he wants to be the one who posts it up. Akso dont want it to be copied just yet, once people see how its done im sure it will be a common conversion the ratios are so close to the bc box its unreal then we have an extra 6th gear at 8k she will do 185. Inner wing now modded to take a mk1 focus rs gearbox mount the mk2 one was huge and didnt have an even base to make a good bracket for!! Vibratechnics also do A MK1 box mount so i can match my other side now

smiley

Youve been busy mate its a mental week i think i hit 180 on the a50 earlier

Beach

Sweet mother of god that Volvo is quick

smiley

Oh yes and today the back tyre blew out

Twins

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That looks fantastic

Beach

Cheers Twins. Wasn't so sure on Red to start now i couldbt be happier!! Have a few carbon parts i want making but people dont seem to interested anymore. Cant stomach a bonnet without proper carbon vents. How did you manage to get so much stuff done ?

I really want a full carbon tailgate and bonnet!!!

madsi

looks very nice mate

little bram

Can I just ask what's the plan with the hole in the floor for the old gear lever

Beach

Just one of them things i forgot about and ran out of time. Until the box is mounted to check for cable length and position it was hard to work out what i was going to do. Ive made a billet alloy footplate for my shifter thats going to use the standard pickup holes. The 4 holes for this to be bolted are all outside where the 4 bolt holes and hole in the floor are so the alloy plate will cover that hole and also give me height adjustability once fitted as i will just make some small alloy bobbins to lift the shifter if im not happy.

StephenC

I want/need a carbon tailgate and spoiler if any of the carbon people want to do a group buy?

russ rs

Mate I looked into this and was Ł600 for mould and 600 a lid

james kiely

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looks awesome chris

Beach

1200 full carbon tailgate where do i sign!! what company was this with mate no one will even touch the idea for me pal id of happily paid 1200 quid lol!!! If they make full carbon vents id buy a bonnet too!!!!

russ rs

Just boot mate

little bram

Any engine pictures yet??

Beach

No wont be any engine in pics for a good few months yet. Test fitted the dummy engine with my box but the actual engine wont go in until it go's back to NMS now. Hoping for June. Depends how much overtime i get at work. Got plenty of stuff to keep me going before i need an engine lol.

Beach

Not had much time to update this in the last couple of weeks. Left the shell to settle a little before i started to build it back up. Finally found a good set of glass with no etchings so started to fit that along with some new rubbers. Really make the difference against the fresh glossy paint. Picked most of my other panels up from the bodyshop this week so its time to get the tailgate back on and drop the rear window back in.

Dug one of my sets of manual window winders out the parts pile ready to be built into the doors now ive decided to go down the glass route again, happy that i have too. Can see that slider getting on my tits and like the fact i can wind the window fully down in summer too. Ill re hang the doors, fit all the new seals, handles plus my new locks then take them off again so they dont get in the way.

Fitted all the lights and indicators, fitted my Tilton res so i can start to do the feed pipes for the cylinders and just genrally started to get it looking like a car again

Pics to follow

Beach

Few more pics with lights and glass











Here is my focus shifter mounting plate



Going to do some more this weekend after work

muz

Looking mega, mate! On the window winders, you might find you can't use them with the doors closed...