right had a go with the grinder again
off with the n/s front wing

you can see the old roll cage coming through a pillar

bit more grot

section of cage gone
floor gone

A pillar gone

cars feeling a bit lighter now lol

some very thick fibre glass
not much left now to cut out nearly got rid of that rusty old sierra floor pan & replaced with nice new steel

 

Will be proper when done (not saying it wasn't before though )

You will be pleased

 

you'l be glade it done it one lump andy .least you have nice new steel an dont have do front next winter,just dont like seeing that nice shiney engine dirty lol

 

ive learnt alot since i built it all them years ago it was good when i done it first time round but it will be so much better this time round though

im still going to do the front end next year because i cant afford new wings & front spoiler so im going to mod them this year so it all looks good then next year im taking the motor out to do wrc style top mounts & change the pedal box for one that works the comp brake one i have now has a ratio of 3.5 to 1 & ill be putting a O B P (optimum balance products )which is 6 to 1

 

wot a lot of work you have got to do mate

 

You don't mess about do you mate, it does help having somewhere nice to do the work doesn't it.

 

right done a bit of work on the car today welded in the o/s front foot well & kicker panel

just got to finish it off tomorrow then start n/s floor

also got the cradle fully welded to this week

 

loving it mate

 

 

coming along nicey andy do you have your fibie glass sheets for the body kit yet

 

o/s fully welded nowjust came up 4 a beer brake then back down


no not yet mate gonna get the body finished first not the right time of year for bare metalling a car lol fooking thing is all rusty
hows yours getting on graham is it running yet


ill do another up date tonight & put the pics up

 

yes mines running, clutch, brakes work, just finishing the filler work then piant hopefully xmas week, then start putting it back to gether! not a massive job that

 

right spent all day in the garage today & finished welding up all the o/s & i must say it looks good






got a good start on the n/s floor as well today


more tomorrow












ps no graham i have not got the fibre glass yet but it will be soon

 

Man has some quality skills

 

thanks for the compliment mate im trying to do it as good as i possibly can so it doesnt need doing later on because of rust

 

Defo different from last time i checked up on this thread , alot of hard work and efforts gone into this , good job andy!

 

Without a doubt, do a job once......

 

right i finally stripped the rear suspension & all the inner & outer bearings a bolloxed all the splines are worn you can hold the shaft & move the bearing & see the shaft move on the splines more expense



any body had this happen before??????????could,nt be arsed to work on car after that .

 

Christ andy you really have hadyou work cut out for you, the tin worm looks bady

looksing good now and your fab work is spot on

 

cheers tev all the tin worm has been eradicated now gotta fit the cradle next then on with the paint

 

excellent work, looking good with all that new shiny metal.

good thread.

 

As above, very nice with all the new shiny metal in place.

 

 

nice progress

 

Hello Mate.

I have just one thing to say about the work you have done. Bloody excellent mate.

Been a bit quiet lately but I have now refound my enthusiasm.

Talk to you soon.

 

Obviously talented with a welder and tin snips lol
daft question but, how hard is it to do a job like this? Cuttin out the metal and welding in new panels?
I've not really done any welding before but want to do some on my 5. I wanna cut the floor and baulkhead out and renew them. How hard for a novice welder?
Is it just down to practice?
I'm thinking of buying an old shitter and having a play with that 1st.
Do you think it's a good idea to try myself?
Would it b worth doing a college course 1st or not really?
Sorry for all the questions lol
good luck with the rest of your build.

 

 

right finally got around to finishing the n/s floor & kick panel &i also extended the sill in side all done.


outside all done as well

new extended sill

also got some wheel spacers done to match the front


what do you think people.

 

looking good mate im well inprest

 

Your shit hot with metal and a welder!

Superb progress

Top Thread and top car

 

hi mate those wheel spacers why havent you got any wheel location on them

 

Excellent Mate.

 

looking good andy

 

Damm great car !!

But there is not many original steel left

Keep the GOOD posting comming !

 

That's what I was going to ask, would it be safe with the sort of power that you are going to run Andy? also mate I have gota ask, were they aftermarket c/v joints or genuine ford? a mate of mine with a 520bhp 3 door had a similar thing happen with aftermarket parts.

 

Looks like the spacer locates to the hub with tapered nuts and then you locate the wheel to the scaper with the same tapered nuts. Assuming wheels have tapered seats.

Unless the centre bore is neat on the hub?

 

point taken

the bearings are genuine ford been on car since built so are a bit tired gotta get some new ones

the big hole in the center is a tight fit on the hub the 4 tapered holes bolt the spacer to the hub using original cossy nuts then the 4 small holes take long studs from the back to take the group A sleeve nuts ,but i will be modding them for wheel location as well did,nt think about it when i made them ,(ps,they are only temporary until i get my new wheels 12x18 splits probably )

 

Definitely need new cv joints standard ones should be fine though shouldn't they? the reason I ask is I am building a 24v twin turbo for my sapphire and hope they hold out.

Ahhh right, not a major oversight on the spacers mate and considering the standard of workmanship on the rest of the car I think we can allow it to slip by hey.

12x18 splits will be stunning but I gota ask what centre you are going to use in the wheels or is that a secret?

 

looking good mate now the rot has one, i hate rust

 

i quiet like these i suppose id better start saving then


i hate it to but now its all gone gonna get it in primer over xmas