Is this the new thing on the scene?



Do you like it, and where does it originate from?

Discuss

 

I like it

 

I think some of the Porsche 993 GT2's kit's were like that.

 

on mine (above) it was done for both looks and the fact that the arches have been trimmed right back to allow for clearance


so nothing there underneath to bolt it to original mounts

 

that looks great to me

 

Beat me to it mate, I think it looks great, nice Escort!

 

that looks hard as!

if done right, it looks ace!

 

reminds me of a proton satria gti

but i like them too (minus the proton badges)

 

thats where i got the idea from (sort of) done a ferrari track day and you went out in them before the 360's


so i was standing there looking at them thinking "mmmm, what if"

 

think that looks smart

 

I think it looks cheap and tacky. But if it's there for a good reason then it's all good.

 

Maybe here, but its been common on Japanese cars since the 1970s, same as most groundbreaking Ford mods TBH

Looks the bollocks IMO

 

gus Inspired by DGO ??



Had a look through your album, sorry. Some cracking shots tho. Is this your B plate now re-painted in this colour? It's grey, yes? Difficult to tell in the pics.

 

 

i first saw it on an old skool RX7 racer!!! one that belonged to TWR (exact car in picture) before they went bust or whatever



for a crappy little proton, they make great cheap reliable track cars

 

Tarmac arches on Mk2 Escorts have been done this way for years.

 

and here it is on the 911

 

Doesn't look as good as the others imo now.

 

your pic corrected Shawn

 

Twas Gus's pic taken straight from his PB album
But thanks.

 

me and tom both started building cars at the smae time so we had both discussed what we was gonna do, just he is alot quicker at putting it back together then me


as to the paint, its the rdx shell repainted in moonstone blue, bt grey inside

was gonna let you know when its done for the database

 

It looks grey-ish in the photos but prob the camera and the light.
Will keep the white photo on the database as well but add this into the non-white section. Is that ok ??
You making this solely a track car now or bit of raod and track?

Looks good mate. Keep the work up

 

how do you make the recess in the arches though?

 

as above mate might do it on my s1

 

rs shawn

its being built for the track but im gonna stick a mot on it, god knows why it will be horrible on the road

boXXer

no reccess, just use ally rivets so that it wont pull in too much, also you need to watch how much of the arch you cut away

too much and it takes all the strength out of the arch, i did get a couple of patten wings to test on first, see where the limit was

 

Noisy and very hard suspension ??

 

Looks great in moonstone

Ive done the same thing with my track project arches underneath (Cut right back) but im just gonna stick the tops of the arches on. There will still be rivets in the proper places so far up the sides of the arches

 

thats the one, no rubber bushes at all, there goes teh fillings

 

ok mate thanks.

Did you use black ally rivets then?

 

yes mate

 

where did ya get them from? and did you use a normal rivet gun?

 

and dates back 40 yrs to the mini

 

a mate got them from fords for me, not sure what they are used on thou



yes normal rivet gun

 

Phil going to do my 3dr the same,did you just use black pop rivets,if so you got a close up pic of arches

cheeRS stu

 

he may of used riv nuts and used threaded bolts,pan heads to bolt it on as rivits wud squash the arch panel to much only a guess

 

closest one i have




as said use ally rivets and they snap off before they pull the kit in

 

Thats what was worrying me brom,how the arches would squash if pop riveted

cheeRS stu

 

I think it looks great, especially the moonstone S1 which is LOVELY

 

indycos: We both posted the proton pic same time mate

 

i think maybe do what brom said? Drill a hole, bolt through with some black pan head bolts and nyloc nuts would do the job.

Now on a mission to find some black ally rivets