Ag motorsport carbon focus cossie **** bhp time attack sept 2013
09-01-2008 | 04:36 PM
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Good to hear its progressing!
Is it going to be painted, or left carbon?
James
09-01-2008 | 06:39 PM
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From: Upton, Wirral
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Will to davie saw yours the other day its lookin
i should be up over the weekend or monday
Cheers mate.
14-01-2008 | 11:23 AM
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Cany w8 to see the beast from the west when its done
14-01-2008 | 01:58 PM
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From: Sunny Dunfermline, Fife
absolutely awesome!!! this thing will fly
14-01-2008 | 02:09 PM
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From: Ayrshire (the bronx)
There is a few other bits done & im going up today but guess what ive forgot my camera
carbon doors & roofskin will be here in 3-4 weeks
14-01-2008 | 02:23 PM
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From: Portsmouth
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There is a few other bits done & im going up today but guess what ive forgot my camera
carbon doors & roofskin will be here in 3-4 weeks
borrow the work one mate
14-01-2008 | 02:34 PM
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I will see if andys camera is there take them & upload them on the computer in his garage totally forgot it this morning
16-01-2008 | 07:57 PM
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From: ayrshire
16-01-2008 | 08:11 PM
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I'd love a road going Focus RS Cosworth, MKII would be different not that any focus cosworth is gonna be common! Top work your doing!
16-01-2008 | 08:22 PM
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Full steam ahead folks
im going up monday to get some decent pics
16-01-2008 | 08:47 PM
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From: jeRSey..isles
awesome stuff
16-01-2008 | 10:17 PM
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From: ESSEX
16-01-2008 | 10:35 PM
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From: rainham/kent
What sort of money dose a jig like that cost ???
16-01-2008 | 10:37 PM
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i used to work in a body shop many years ago ,.and at the time we had a jig like that ,and as far as i can remember we had to hire the brackets for each car we put on the jig,althou we owned the jig
not cheap for just the rental of the brakets but cant rememebr prices
16-01-2008 | 10:42 PM
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From: ayrshire
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i used to work in a body shop many years ago ,.and at the time we had a jig like that ,and as far as i can remember we had to hire the brackets for each car we put on the jig,althou we owned the jig
not cheap for just the rental of the brakets but cant rememebr prices
i copied the brackets
16-01-2008 | 10:44 PM
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From: UK
good thinking lol
how much were they to rent ?
16-01-2008 | 10:49 PM
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From: ayrshire
16-01-2008 | 10:51 PM
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quite alot when ur doing a long term project lol
very impressive work i must add ,very inspiring to us all
17-01-2008 | 08:18 AM
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From: Liverpool
17-01-2008 | 04:23 PM
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
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17-01-2008 | 04:35 PM
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From: Local, when i'm home...
Starting to look like something now! Cant wait to see some more progress!
17-01-2008 | 07:26 PM
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faaaaaaaaaaaaar too much money! lol
18-01-2008 | 11:06 AM
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18-01-2008 | 11:17 AM
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18-01-2008 | 11:36 AM
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let the fun begin, looking good andrew....
18-01-2008 | 11:54 AM
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From: Local, when i'm home...
Good work
18-01-2008 | 12:42 PM
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
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From: West Sussex
Top work Andrew... its gonna be awesome!!!
18-01-2008 | 04:59 PM
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From: ESSEX
Not sure if you have been asked before ,but what do you think the weight of the car will be at completion
18-01-2008 | 05:58 PM
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18-01-2008 | 10:06 PM
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Awesome work Andrew, credit to yourself. The gallacher projects jst keep on getting bigger and better.
19-01-2008 | 08:56 AM
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From: Ayrshire (the bronx)
Twins
Im sure near the start of the thread there is a bit of discussion on the weight if you want to trawl through it
19-01-2008 | 05:41 PM
Wahay!! I've lost my Virginity!!
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From: Swansea
This is just awesome!!
How are the metal sections joined to the carbon sections?
19-01-2008 | 06:03 PM
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21-01-2008 | 09:30 PM
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21-01-2008 | 09:32 PM
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Got a few more pics he was test fitting the o/s quarter & inner arch tonight i will get pics up every other day now as its happening quick
21-01-2008 | 09:33 PM
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From: scotland
some work
few more weeks and it will be done by this rate
21-01-2008 | 09:35 PM
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Defo mate he has & is making the cage himself & once ita all tacked in place the shell is being lifted off & all being tig welded..
21-01-2008 | 10:11 PM
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From: Middlesbrough
nice one going well i see
21-01-2008 | 10:12 PM
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From: Skelmersdale, Lancashire
This is one mega project
21-01-2008 | 10:50 PM
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From: Ayrshire
those quarters look "the shnooks"