erst estate going 4wd,now on the road
21-07-2009, 09:45 PM
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yeh ive thought of the petrol tank mate and im going to get one made up,im going to get it made to fit inbetween the rear chassis legs and between the rear panel and rear diff,it will probably be about 10 inches deep aswell so its not sitting below the line of the bottom of the rear bumper
21-07-2009, 09:49 PM
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just a small update and will get some pics up tomorrow as it was to dark to get any tonight as i didnt finish till just after 10,the rear end is almost done now and the false floor is nearly welded in aswell,hopefully tomorrow the floor will be completely finished and i will have the rear beam bolted up aswell
22-07-2009, 10:11 PM
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got the rear end done today just need to tidy the welds up with a grinder but will do that after ford fair if i make it,got the chassis blanked off
got the false floor sections welded back in
also got the rear seat supports in aswell
also got the spare wheel well lid on and the rear suspension but was to dark to get any pics so will get some more up tomorrow
got the false floor sections welded back in
also got the rear seat supports in aswell
also got the spare wheel well lid on and the rear suspension but was to dark to get any pics so will get some more up tomorrow
23-07-2009, 08:12 AM
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well done mate
ford fair not too far away now,i reckon you can get it rooling for it.
ive desided im goin to have ago at doin this,i cant sell the sierra ive got,ive not got the space for another escort as the sierra is in the way,so insted of just scrappin the escort & the sierra,im goin to have ago at it.you got any tips?
ford fair not too far away now,i reckon you can get it rooling for it.ive desided im goin to have ago at doin this,i cant sell the sierra ive got,ive not got the space for another escort as the sierra is in the way,so insted of just scrappin the escort & the sierra,im goin to have ago at it.you got any tips?
23-07-2009, 08:21 AM
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well done mateford fair not too far away now,i reckon you can get it rooling for it.
ive desided im goin to have ago at doin this,i cant sell the sierra ive got,ive not got the space for another escort as the sierra is in the way,so insted of just scrappin the escort & the sierra,im goin to have ago at it.you got any tips?
ford fair not too far away now,i reckon you can get it rooling for it.ive desided im goin to have ago at doin this,i cant sell the sierra ive got,ive not got the space for another escort as the sierra is in the way,so insted of just scrappin the escort & the sierra,im goin to have ago at it.you got any tips?
23-07-2009, 08:47 AM
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i dont want to do the whole floor as that what my bro inlaw did & he said it was hard,but i might have to put the whole front off the sierra in as my van bent at front,would like to do the front like lockesRSparts is doin but ill have to see wots wot with it first,goin to start stripping it tomorrow.you be at ford fair mate,your doining well.i not be there so its another year missed
23-07-2009, 09:02 AM
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cant you get the van put on a jig to get it straightened,i thought about doing mine the same as lockesRSparts but i would have to get the driveshafts shortened and i havnt really got the money for that or the other parts,shame you cant get to ford fair,im hoping i can get it there its going to be very close though
23-07-2009, 09:20 AM
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i ment just the front like lockesRSparts,i think what you have do with the rear is a good way so i might be doing that.i havent got much money at the momant,being self employed & ant much work about so could'nt afford the jig yet. i really wanted to go ford fair but my other sierra is of the road & just got back from holiday.
23-07-2009, 09:49 AM
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yeh thats what i meant mate i would have to get the front driveshafts shortened on mine,oh right fair enough all spent out then basically,im going to be tight for money for ford fair aswell but should just have enough
23-07-2009, 12:26 PM
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ill be alright on the drive shafts as mines got the wider kit on.im goin to sell half the bits of the van & hopefully make some money towards the convertion.just want to start on it now.roll on tomorrow
26-07-2009, 09:10 PM
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i got a small amount done over this weekend,was hoping to have got more done but should be able to catch up a bit tomorrow hopefully,picked up my gearbox friday after getting it rebuilt
started on the drivers side strut top mount,got the escort one cut out
got the sierra one cut to the right size and then welded it in place
i cut a plate to shape for strengthening the inside of the inner wing
got that welded in place,i have welded the plate to the inner wing
drivers side all done just needs the welding grinding down and tidying
started on the passenger side today,got the escort strut top mount cut out
cut another strengthening plate to shape ready for when the sierra strut top mount
got the sierra strut top mount cut to the shape i wanted
got that welded in place
then i welded the strengthening plate in the inner wing aswell
to be sure of having the car ready for ford fair ive got to get the chassis legs at least tacked in place by the time i finish tomorrow night
started on the drivers side strut top mount,got the escort one cut out
got the sierra one cut to the right size and then welded it in place
i cut a plate to shape for strengthening the inside of the inner wing
got that welded in place,i have welded the plate to the inner wing
drivers side all done just needs the welding grinding down and tidying
started on the passenger side today,got the escort strut top mount cut out
cut another strengthening plate to shape ready for when the sierra strut top mount
got the sierra strut top mount cut to the shape i wanted
got that welded in place
then i welded the strengthening plate in the inner wing aswell
to be sure of having the car ready for ford fair ive got to get the chassis legs at least tacked in place by the time i finish tomorrow night
26-07-2009, 10:32 PM
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top job mateare you keeping the s1 turbo arch's?just wonderd because the sierra axle is wide & the wheel sit out alot on my bro inlaws from the standard arch, just wonderd what you had planed for it?
are you keeping the s1 turbo arch's?just wonderd because the sierra axle is wide & the wheel sit out alot on my bro inlaws from the standard arch, just wonderd what you had planed for it?
26-07-2009, 11:04 PM
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yeh keeping it looking exactly how it is mate,ive fiesta st wheels on the back at the moment and they sit literally just in from the outer edge of the rear arches,but when the suspension goes up the wheels will nearly clear the lip so i think i can get away with trimming about 5mm of the lips of the arches and the tyres should just clear,i will find out where the front wheels sit tomorrow as im staying in the garage till the front chassis legs are in place ,so i can bolt the front crossmember and suspension in place then and see if the wheels clear
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27-07-2009, 12:05 PM
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yeh keeping it looking exactly how it is mate,ive fiesta st wheels on the back at the moment and they sit literally just in from the outer edge of the rear arches,but when the suspension goes up the wheels will nearly clear the lip so i think i can get away with trimming about 5mm of the lips of the arches and the tyres should just clear,i will find out where the front wheels sit tomorrow as im staying in the garage till the front chassis legs are in place ,so i can bolt the front crossmember and suspension in place then and see if the wheels clear
29-07-2009, 09:12 PM
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not yet mate just having a nightmare getting the front sorted but i should have the front chassis legs sorted tomorrow,its just been a nightmare trying to get a good compromise betwwen the two floor sections so that i dont loose to much space around the pedals,i should also be able to get the tunnel tacked in place aswell,i will get pics up tomorrow if its not to late otherwise i will get them up friday
30-07-2009, 10:26 AM
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not yet mate just having a nightmare getting the front sorted but i should have the front chassis legs sorted tomorrow,its just been a nightmare trying to get a good compromise betwwen the two floor sections so that i dont loose to much space around the pedals,i should also be able to get the tunnel tacked in place aswell,i will get pics up tomorrow if its not to late otherwise i will get them up friday
theres always nightmares on big projectsive desided im just goin to use all the sierra floor because if im replacing the whole front end i might aswel just keep the tunnel & floor in one,the van floor ant that great anymore,make sure you get loads of pics up
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30-07-2009, 10:51 PM
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i managed to get the front chassis legs tacked in place tonight at last lol ive also sat the engine block in place aswell with the head sat on top to see how much clearance ive got,i dont have to cut away the bulkhead ive just got to cut the lip off to give me the clearance,its made it all worth while so far just seeing the engine bay with the cossie cam cover staring at me lol i will get pics up tomorrow after ive got a bit more done,the car will be at ford fair just might not be as much done on it as i would have liked but at least it will be there
31-07-2009, 11:16 PM
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got the chassis legs half welded in place tonight,also bolted the sump,front diff,block,head and gearbox together and have got that sat in place ready so i can weld the tunnel in tomorrow,i will try getting some pics up tomorrow aswell
31-07-2009, 11:18 PM
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do you have all the cosworth stuff for the car?
31-07-2009, 11:20 PM
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ive got a few bits at the moment but still need loads aswell lol once i manage to find a job i can get going on building the engine up and getting other bits and pieces
31-07-2009, 11:45 PM
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i just need pistons to complete the bottom end,i need to get another head really as the head ive got is a bare head with nothing on it so would probably be cheaper to get a complete head,yeh ive been looking for a job since the end of april and still havnt found anything,mind you it doesnt help when i dont really know what i want to do lol i just dont want to get back into the car trade
05-08-2009, 08:20 AM
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i managed to get it to ford fair and the response it got was quite good,it had loads off attention during the day considering the stand the club i was with was in a bit of a rubbish spot,im having a few days off from it then will get going on it again saturday to finish the welding and clean the welding up ready for a bit of primer and stonechip