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03-11-2008, 12:07 PM
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Looking very good Mark. Would love to see more pictures of your rear suspension set up.
03-11-2008, 03:26 PM
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so, this is how it stands at the moment
Sexual! Is that a proper WRC IC?
03-11-2008, 07:26 PM
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Sexual! Is that a proper WRC IC?
Doesnt look big enough for a WRC one.
Car look wicked!!!
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03-11-2008, 08:24 PM
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Sexual! Is that a proper WRC IC?
no mate, its differant to the WRC item, not quite as wide but nearly 4" thick
im a man of girth myself
when i set off building this car, i decided to try a good few differsnt ideas and components, some you can see up to now.
23-11-2008, 10:46 AM
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stunning build quality on the rear suspension A.G. Mark do you sell any of the profilesyou made on the rear suspension as would like to do some thing similar on my car
23-11-2008, 08:47 PM
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hi, i have a full set of weld in car plates at the moment for sale, i can have the strut tops made to order.
12-12-2008, 04:42 PM
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hi mark received plates today cheers m8 just afew questions pls why are the front &rear strut tops made of so many seperate parts , eg inner bolt ring outer bolt ring ,
why did they cut rear strut tops off &reweld &when are you going to do more updates ,top work fella
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12-12-2008, 04:49 PM
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mark - what diffs will you be using ?
12-12-2008, 05:35 PM
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hi mark received plates today cheers m8 just afew questions pls why are the front &rear strut tops made of so many seperate parts , eg inner bolt ring outer bolt ring ,
why did they cut rear strut tops off &reweld &when are you going to do more updates ,top work fella
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the tops had to be cut off to increase them in height to get the suspension travel that these cars lacked so much
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mark - what diffs will you be using ?
9" rear 8.5" front.
12-12-2008, 05:44 PM
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the tops had to be cut off to increase them in height to get the suspension travel that these cars lacked so much
9" rear 8.5" front.
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12-12-2008, 05:46 PM
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passive mate.
12-12-2008, 06:04 PM
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passive mate.
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Nice one mate
11-01-2009, 09:18 PM
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cheers carlo, been very slow last year, but i do now have a gorgeous little boy, worth ten times any rally car, so no rush with the car.
11-01-2009, 09:20 PM
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Fair play mate of course! what about a engine you got one or gathered the bits?
11-01-2009, 09:28 PM
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bottom end is in the machine shop, no head as yet, im waiting to see what the batch of new ones are coming in at from cosworth, as second hand ones are silly money at the moment.
11-01-2009, 09:33 PM
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Andy was talking to cosworth at autosport on friday they had a new head wiith them didnt mention a price tho
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chap on the RSOC site asked at the Autosport show - Cosworth said 2k bare
for a new 4x4 head casting, 2wd ones are to be made soon as well
17-01-2009, 05:34 PM
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chap on the RSOC site asked at the Autosport show - Cosworth said 2k bare
for a new 4x4 head casting, 2wd ones are to be made soon as well
not a bad price on the whole really for what you get, a pukka head with no issues, and plenty of life in it, if you have to have a head ported, then say new gasket and skim every few years then a new head over say 8 years of ownership is nothing really compared to spending a fortune on an unknown
the only update i have now, is that my ecu has arrived, and all singing and dancing unit, with some superb features, the manual is 130 pages thick !!
gonna take some learining is this one to map.
17-01-2009, 06:09 PM
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Wow how god is that, keep the pictures coming
17-01-2009, 09:51 PM
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Wow how god is that, keep the pictures coming
not really in your league for high speeds, but should be good on gravel when its finished.
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17-01-2009, 10:11 PM
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how are the gearbox tunnel mods coming on they all done?
17-01-2009, 10:56 PM
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how are the gearbox tunnel mods coming on they all done?
yeh the tunnels been done for a few months now, just havent taken any pics, and the wings, there ok, for a rally car, wouldnt be great if your into polishing and mm perfect door/wing gaps tbh.
found a few more pics from a while back
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17-01-2009, 11:41 PM
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can you get 8 1/2 " diff in there with the column like that ?
as i know fords couldnt ? although iirc they were using a straight column ?!
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18-01-2009, 09:25 AM
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can you get 8 1/2 " diff in there with the column like that ?
as i know fords couldnt ? although iirc they were using a straight column ?!
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yes, because ford didnt do it like that.
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looks great, what ecu are you using?
18-01-2009, 09:51 AM
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looks great, what ecu are you using?
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18-01-2009, 06:40 PM
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Very very good Mark. Was good to put a face to the name at Autosport also.
18-01-2009, 07:16 PM
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Very very good Mark. Was good to put a face to the name at Autosport also.
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18-01-2009, 10:28 PM
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hi
mark does the compresthion struts bolt to the same point as a std ant roll bar braket point .
19-01-2009, 11:16 AM
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Looking good Mark.
19-01-2009, 05:04 PM
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mark does the compresthion struts bolt to the same point as a std ant roll bar braket point .
yes mate, but there is a cross bolt and strengthener that goes through the chassis above the compression strut brackets
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Looking good Mark.
nothing fancy mate, will be predomenantly white, as the panels come in white, so when i break one, its an easy fix
19-01-2009, 06:07 PM
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complete and utter shonk !!!
i wouldnt bother with it imo
tall you what fella to save you the greid , ill get a trailer tomorrow and come take it away
nahh well done markk , getting there now fella ,
god i wish my garage was warm and big enough to work in ,may get a bit more done to mine lol
keep it up fella ,
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19-01-2009, 06:23 PM
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Yes that was what I was told by Cosworth and they are making 20 to 25 of each 2wd/4wd, and they were looking at blocks next.
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19-01-2009, 07:50 PM
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surely they could easily sell 50 of each and do them cheaper? or maybe they are keeping the production limited to keep the price high
09-03-2009, 09:22 PM
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small update, shes sat on her wheels now, all things being well it will be painted by sunday
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im a man of girth myself 
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