This is awsome pal a real credit to you' well done .... Cant wait to get my cage fitted

 

alanfordtw-15: thanks, it's the only way i can afford this hobby hoping to rewire the whole car and add some trick suspension next winter

miller3: thanks, the cage was one of my better upgrades.

ordered some more silicone-hoses now, along with the summit-order on about 1600$....january is gonna be a hard month

 

How dose it drive compared to before the cage?

 

it's hard to say, considering that i mounted Gaz Gold on the same time that the cage went in. but the body seems very rigid and "dead" if you know what i mean.

will probably add some more bars in the spring to get the car classed in motorsport.

 

Looking good!!!

 

almost all holes that are not needed are now welded in the enginebay, along with a 4" pipe that will be used with the new placing of the air-filter.




next thing will be to weld new brackets to my new custom front strutbrace

 

stunning work u done matey,gonna be a monster

 

Going to be really nice!!!

 

Good to know that it's not only me who is raping my credit card nowadays...

Keep it up pal, love this project!

 

well, got the siliconehoses today, and i'm very pleased with the quality!

was worried that they would be to short in the ends, but i think it would be alright.



the tracking-number for the summit-parts says that the parts will be here tomorrow, not so sure but that would be cool

 

Hoses big enough for you olek?

 

i hope so

the thing is, my current turbo (a Presicion SC44) is gonna be replaced with a Garrett GT of some kind, when i get the cash to it. those turbos have a 4" inlet, and this is the reason for the sizeable hoses only need to replace the reducer-hose when the new turbo gets installed.

 

Christmas came really early this year!!!



finally i can now start fabricating some more!

 

F**K me there's parts rushing in...

 

just waiting for the air-filter, fuel-filters, cambelt and fuelpumps now

done some more under the car now, almost all of the thick stonechip-mass is gone, also almost finished with the holes in the enginebay.

been quite busy lately, had to get the ice-car ready for it's first (and maybe last?) event on a frozen lake this weekend. a xr4x4 bought for about Ł150 gonna have a lot of fun for the cash will post some pictures of this later on.

 

Get some pics and vids of the weekend for us.

Sounds like a blast.

 

 

sweet

 

Just read the whole thing. Excellent thread mate

Lot of hard work gone into your car. Need to pull my finger out and start on mine again

 

keep them coming

 

thanks for the comments guys!

as said, was at a frozen lake in Sigdal here i norway, along with the guys'n'gals form fmcn.no with oue Ł150 xr4x4 and we had an absolute blast!!! completely sideways at 120 kmt was soooo fun!! smashed both bumpers, broke the radiator and fan and teared off the exhaust will post before and after pictures soon, along with a video-clip

anyway, was a short trip in the workshop today, and got started on the brackets for the pedalbox.





need to make a bracket to mount the box upwards now, but didn't feel so good today...

 

coool!

 

 

Looks like a lotta fun!!!

 

cool!! one question, why have you got two batteries?

 

thanks for the comments guys!

CraigoScott, one battery for each side of the car! nah, some of the parts are for other cars

 

fuel pumps are now on the way

was about to order cambelt and fuel filters from Woodford, but he doesn't have gr.a. belts in stock for about 2 weeks, so that would have to wait

 

Try matt lewis motorsport mate, he's a top guy.
01922 692424 / 07910818110 .

 

i'm sure he is, loader, but i've always dealt with Simon @ woodford and because of his prices, service and knowledge i'm gonna keep with it no rush getting these parts either, and i'll probably find something more to order from him anyway

also, my new airfilter came today, gonna to a trail-fit it tomorrow and see i'f my plan works

 

well, got som more done in the engineroom now, placed the air-filter in the fender and it looks great. welded up a new strut-brace with brackets and made a bracket for the pedal-box. also re-inforced the area around the throttle-pedal, as i think they are pretty poor on the sierra (LHD anyway). some various pictures:







but, me mind keep wondering these days, is there any other mod i should do before paint? i think i have it all covered now, but you never now. and when it's painted it's to late!
all i know of now is that i want some brackets to the map-sensor and fuel pressure reg.

so, does anyone have any tips that i should do before paint?

 

time for a carbon roof i think

 

sssssshhhh, don't think i haven't thought about it!! it's only the cash that stops me.

 

Had my MAP mounted on strutbrace

 

Lower the center of gravity

 

 

the map will go on the cage that goes to the front left turret.

lower the centre of gravity?!? lol, moving the engine 4 cm backwards will have to do

got my 2 new 044 fuel pumps the other day, cheap from australia.

been doing some more on the underside of the car, but nothing worth taking pictures of really. also all welding in the enginebay is now finished, only the prep-work left, filling/sanding/filling/sanding/etc/etc.....

will do some more on the underside, before i start making brackets and so for the fuelcell-setup

 

Just getting better and better isnt it. Well done mate

 

I read , on the new m3's the carbon roof lowers the center of gravity by 4cm in comparison to a metal one.

 

weeeell, okay a small update then!

been really busy with some other cars last weeks but yesterday i and a friend finally got some work done.

the boot floor is fully welded in place, and the fuelcell is mounted, along with a bracket for the fuelpumps/filters and battery setup.

piccies!!





only issue that occured is that the plate that i made for the fuelpumps and battery was to thin. made it in 1mm steel, but it quickly turned out to be waaay to weak, so i'm gonna make a new one in 3mm steel me thinks

also, cambelt, fuelfilter x2, 20m of black samco vacum-hose, collins 2wd enginemounts and some other parts are now on the way from Simon @ Woodford

 

looking good matey..