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Old 12-12-2016, 07:47 PM
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Default 3dr cosworth race/track car.

Well here we go again :wall hopefully I'm going to get time to finish this one.

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Plan is I'm going down the group a touring car route (replica) with the looks so it will be 500ish bhp with the livery and centre locks. I will be using it as a track/ race car
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Originally Posted by 3drRich
Well here we go again :wall hopefully I'm going to get time to finish this one.

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Plan is I'm going down the group a touring car route (replica) with the looks so it will be 500ish bhp with the livery and centre locks. I will be using it as a track/ race car
That looks like an awesome project mate
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happy days rich ,glad you got sorted


please please please dont run out of patience and sell again mate.just do what i do and dont look at it for months at a time lol
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Where is it????
Need better pics,stop teasing!
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Originally Posted by james kiely
happy days rich ,glad you got sorted


please please please dont run out of patience and sell again mate.just do what i do and dont look at it for months at a time lol
Circumstances have changed a lot now mate so should be ok I'm looking forward to doing it.
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Originally Posted by 155lee
Where is it????
Need better pics,stop teasing!
Can you not see the pic lee??
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Dan Lacey has a set of touring car Leda dampers for sale. Good luck with the project
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Originally Posted by jonfoc
Dan Lacey has a set of touring car Leda dampers for sale. Good luck with the project
Thanks. I've just Pm'd him reference some wheels.
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what livery are you thinking rich?
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Originally Posted by 3drRich
Thanks. I've just Pm'd him reference some wheels.
No worries what size centre locks? I think they'll need servicing if you buy them. Let me know
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Originally Posted by james kiely
what livery are you thinking rich?
Kaliber.
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Originally Posted by jonfoc
Kaliber.

no no no jon


dont forget to send me those pics mate
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Originally Posted by james kiely
what livery are you thinking rich?
Don't wanna say just yet mate as I like 3 but the car will be going white as the liverys I have in mind will be based over white.
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I'll sort them tomorrow mate
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Originally Posted by jonfoc
No worries what size centre locks? I think they'll need servicing if you buy them. Let me know
Wanna run 8.5 x 17s mate if I can.
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James you'll be pleased to know it's not Kaliber lol
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Originally Posted by 3drRich
Don't wanna say just yet mate as I like 3 but the car will be going white as the liverys I have in mind will be based over white.
good choice ,if its the one im thinking rich
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Originally Posted by jonfoc
I'll sort them tomorrow mate
cheers jon
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Originally Posted by 3drRich
Wanna run 8.5 x 17s mate if I can.
Aargh bugger I'm wanting him to do some 18's
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Originally Posted by 3drRich
James you'll be pleased to know it's not Kaliber lol

wouldnt bother me anyway rich ,as the way im going it will never see the light of day lol

5 years plus sat like this
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Originally Posted by james kiely
good choice ,if its the one im thinking rich
Will see
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Originally Posted by james kiely
wouldnt bother me anyway rich ,as the way im going it will never see the light of day lol
Haha yeah that's true. Mind you neither will mine with my track record lol.
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Going to be welding the front end back on once the lamp panels arrive then I will be removing the sun roof, spare wheel well and welding up the old fuel filler.

Spoke to custom cages today so hopefully going to order there multipoint weld in cage tomorrow
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Originally Posted by james kiely
wouldnt bother me anyway rich ,as the way im going it will never see the light of day lol

5 years plus sat like this
Even looks nice in that pic mate
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should stick the pic up in the abandoned thread lol
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Cool project mate. I hope i you finish it and use it rather than selling it.
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
Cool project mate. I hope i you finish it and use it rather than selling it.
Me too mate I'm looking forward to building it.
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Ordered my cage today from custom cages. Not spoke to them before but seem very helpful.

Anyone fitted a cage from them before?
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Originally Posted by 3drRich
Can you not see the pic lee??
Yes,but can't see the car for the stuff on top of it!
Good on you for taking a 3 door and doing something different with it!
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Originally Posted by 155lee
Yes,but can't see the car for the stuff on top of it!
Good on you for taking a 3 door and doing something different with it!
Ahh. I wasn't sure if the pics were showing properly. Been a while since I've uploaded pics and wasn't sure if I done it right

Yeah it's a little buried at the minute but you'll get to see plenty of it soon hopefully.
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Originally Posted by james kiely
wouldnt bother me anyway rich ,as the way im going it will never see the light of day lol

5 years plus sat like this
Is that the one BoschMan/Phil/IMA etc used to have?
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no mate phils old car went to america in the end and was treated to some big bhp and track action .

mine is steve fitzpatricks old car ,used to run in the daddy thrash back in the day .
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Originally Posted by james kiely
no mate phils old car went to america in the end and was treated to some big bhp and track action .

mine is steve fitzpatricks old car ,used to run in the daddy thrash back in the day .
Ah yes, I know it, I took my car for an MOT one day and it was on the ramps as I pulled up!

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That's the one mate
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Anyone had any experience with fibreglass front bumpers?? I bought a rs500 fibreglass bumper off eBay (I won it cheap so wasn't expecting a lot) but it seems to wide on the sides???
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I got one ages ago and I had to brace it with thin wall
Tube as it was a little out of shape but now it's fine
I also thought it was a touch wide but once it was sorted it was fine
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Yeah I'm gonna make some bracing for it and make it quick release. I'm thinking about shortening it
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Mine looked longer
But once fitted it was fine
I did think the same about cutting it then though
Stuff that lol
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Got any pics Dan?
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If you are planning on racing be aware during the build that you need to look at what championship you would race in and look at the regulations, some for example ban carbon roofs and theres nothing worse than building a car to race and finding no where to race it!
good luck with the build and if you have any racing questions get in touch

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