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got out today and decided to pull my finger out and do something to the car...... so i decided to make a start on my pedal box by adding the hydrualic clutch master to it, sorting a spring for the return and a pedal stop. ive also put a couple of photos of my mates and my £330 e36 32 track car, we've stripped it out and just started kiling a bit of surface rust on rear arch today and hopefully have it out soon once it has a new battery on it along with some rear lights lol.

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well...... my 6 spd getrag box turned up today (£16 courier was awsome ) My good mate Clarke kindly offered to sort my bottom end out as i wasnt having much motivation to do it atm (much appreciated) which has all now been stripped, cleaned through and only damage was to big ends, mains were fine as was crank thankfully , so has been reassembled with new pump to go on (which will be stripped and cleaned this time lol). thanks again clarke

danny_boy699

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nice 1 clarke at leasat it finaly seen some love. nice work fella need some pics of the new box

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I only got it fron nirghbours after 8 then went out lol

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More annoyingly it was only 1 shell from mains that was damaged lol

danny_boy699

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that is a piss take but i least it made the nosie on start up and not when you where giving it some

clarke5700

one shell from the bigs you mean lol waiting for photo bucket en ill get sum pis up for ya

clarke5700

only realy started taking pics half way through lol

well hear goes striped down to bair block and cleaned through out from top to bottom took me ages (hint hint first round in zanty coming from paul )



close up pic of the crank



caps back on and tightened down


cleaned it so much took the black paint off to bring the blue back????? WTF lol


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND A RANDUM pic of my mates rods i thort i would through in lol saying that pauls engine has the same rods
more soon

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thankfully it didnt make a noise, i just noticed it on the gauge and oil pressure light . cheers gaian clarke

clarke5700

not a problem when im self inployed your engine is the first to get some advatisment stamped on the rocker cover

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All day long mate, sticker up the bm too lol

clarke5700

hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm maby just the escort

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Fine hahaha

Rick

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Rick

Have you tried putting that pedal box into position? Mine was exactly like yours using a Focus master cylinder, and the pipe outlets foul the steering column. They come out at a the wrong angle really, so looking into a an alternative.

Rick.

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i have briefly tried it and all looked well thankfully. did you lower the master on the pedal box by welding on a tab? it does come out at a slightly off angle but ive spoke to someone about getting braided lines made to fit to it

Rick

Yea, we even made the pedal box slightlu narrower, but it was just too close for comfort. The MK6 fiesta cylinder looks interesting, should give a lot more room, take a look:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-2007-FORD...3A1%7C294%3A50

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it does lok a slightly better option but ive gone with this one now as its the proper sized one for the clutch si will see how i get on after i attempt getting the box in lol

Rick

I'm 90% sure all ford clutch master cylinders are the same size. The ST170 and MTX boxed cars are the same, as are the focus IB5's. Fiesta uses the IB5 too, so should be the same too.

Rick.

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cheers mate, handy to know lol. i maywell sell the engine now and build up new one or give block to mate and fit my internals to a new block as a breather in the bolt hole where i need to put the 3 piece shaft nd the other breather will prob fail the rear starter lol

RONNIE AMIS

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good to see you cracking on with it mate, i know what you mean about the lack of motivation

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cheers mate, was a kick in the bollocks about the block having the breather through the fitting so dont know weather to sell engine and build new one or just buy a new block lol

Glenn_

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Top progress mate.

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it feels like 1 step forward 2 steps back lol

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well today at aroung 5pm i could finally make a start on trying to get the box in as i eventually found some box section as i didnt think i would on a sunday (good old wickes) lol. so i got a new engine, head off and used this to dummy up with box, fitted mount and offered all up, levelled and centered etc and started cutting the box section to how i want it. I hadnt really tried mig welding before as i alwasy arc weld so clarke tuirned up and aved me and showed me how it was done and took on the welding contract lol.

my chief welder:

first stage:

welds cleaned up:

will get some more box section and put a few more braces in. i also think i had a prob i havnt seen people have yet being and early mk with different chassis rail as was very tight with 5 speed having around 3mm clearance. The engine mount had to be trimmed to get it in lol.

clarke5700

mint mate lol looking good glad you like my welding lol

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cheers mate, much appreciated, them rounds im gona owe you in zante are piling up now lol. ill get some more box section 2mo and have a practice, dont think it will take too long now i know roughly, i just thought id blow it easily as not use to mig lol. i think the rear mounts going to be a bitch though tbh

clarke5700

nah im sure we can sort sumink out mate. ummmmmmmmmmmmmm beer i cant wate lol

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i think you need me to kick you up the arse so we can crack on with yours or something as i want to see it on the road lol.

clarke5700

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-FOCUS-ST1...3A1%7C294%3A50

thort of you lol

clarke5700

and yea im gonna make a start after the holiday wooop

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cheers mate, seen them already just dont have that kind of money for a while sadly, i think ill just leave it off the road for a while and get it upto spec, new engine, proper cage, new door, poss a gt30 and 3" exhaust

danny_boy699

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nice work fella spot on wont be long now

clarke looks like you have just come out of rehab in that pic

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I don't personally see it being anytime soon sadly. Looks like ill be needing electronic speedo which I need to look into. Finish doing the clutch setup (flywheel and clutch are 800) going to build new bottom end so I can run the 2 piece drive shaft so may well raise the comp and save for a gt30 and het 3“ exhaust system too lol

crazycage

why have you gone for the 6speed box?? all that money for the box shafts clutch and flywheel ect and it will spin the wheel up no end with a open diff or are you putting a atb in there aswell??

did your peddle box fit??

XRT_si

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He didnt want to touch the inner wing mate and these boxes are smaller than IB5s

The box was only £150 or so and they are stronger than MTXs, which you still need the shafts for etc...

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i wanted a 6 speed box as it will be nice on motorways etc too as i didnt like the straight cut on motorways as couldnt get the speeds i wanted for having a blast. with a 5 speed ib5 i only had 3mm clearance roughly between the chassis rail as mines an early 4 speed model and the chassis rails have an extra skin on them or something jano said. i do want an atb too

come on si, it was a bargain £75 lol

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done a little bit more tonight but then come to a halt on this mount as need dads mate to turn me up something but his gone away lol

RONNIE AMIS

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looking good mate,

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cheers mate, im just trying to learn to mig as i always arc but think im slowly getting there as the 2 i done tonight are strong atleast lol.