ive made a mock up wide kit using the escort x pack and preformed fibreglass thats £39 for a 8x4 foot sheet hope that helps mate you could make up the gaps by studying the pics of the real group 5 kit its not too far off from the shape i added another 7 inches and fibreglassed it from the inside cheers brooki [img=http://img159.imagevenue.com/loc435/th_48241_wide_arch_023_122_435lo.jpg]

 

looking good Andy, hope you get things sorted kit wise.

 

chassis leg lip cut off & seam welded

strut tower going in



rear half nearly done



not bad for half a days work (big thanks to richie b9kos for lending me his welder)i ow you one .

 

Bloody Hell Andy,
You weren't kidding when you said you were ripping the arches out after Rally Day.
Those new arches look quality mate.
What happening on the kit front have you found anyone else yet who can provide you with them?
See you at the next pub meet mate. Keep up the quality work
Macca

 

Wow top fabrication work.

 

cheers macca told you im chopping out the rear end didnt i .i dont muck about & no i cant find a kit so im making my own see you next sunday at the meet mate .

 

Awesome fab work mate nice to see your getting stuck in

 

cheers glenny i havent done work like this for 12yrs looks like i still got it lol

 

cheers carlo im glad every body likes it, its been a while since ive done work like this. it should move along quiet quick from now on i hope

 

Any joy with the kit mate?

 

no im afraid not so im going to be making my own, but ive got to get my car painted so i can use the car as a mould to finish the top of the kit it should,nt be that bad to do lol.

 

Cool mate look forward to seeing it done like the way your getting stuck in projects that take too long end up getting abondoned not this one full steam ahead

 

true carlo true ,im determined to make it to central day next year as i missed it this year cos i didnt pull my finger out last year so full steam ahead .

 

Andy was the group 2 zakspeed kit no longer available? still think thats the best looking kit for the mk2, plus at the rate you work yours will be back on the road before AL's

 

top work andy ,and a brave decision to cut up your mk2,your doing a top job andy and will be awsome when finished


cheers james

 

you making the kit from alloy or fiber glass andy ?

 

ok today i have been welding up more of the off side 1/4 panel

this from under the out side


this is front of 1/4 panel being boxed to take radiators so ive braught them in as far as possible






this is one of the top mounts all welded up



should be more done tomorrow

 

you have to much time on your hands andy, do you not work for a living he he

 

ha ha alright mate ive only been on it 5hrs today & ill be doing the kit in fibre glass.

 

Progressing nicely Andy

 

you making card board template,s? then sheet fibreglass?

 

no im going to cut my old kit & space with ally to the size i need then glass on in side ,remove ally when its rght ill be making a mould off the finished arch then do some nice light new ones .you would not believe how heavy my old arches are ive just weighed them how about a great big lardy 8kilo,s each .

 

andy whats the kit you had on the car called is it an xpack kit , and whats the new one called as i may of found a kit maker or someone who can help

 

hi the kit i wanted was a nick whiting kit done by fibresports but they lost every thing in a fire so im going to modify my old kit then take a mould off it ,& yes it is a x pack kit only wider.

 

nice work there andy still handy with a welder ,be nice have look round it next year at some shows ,hope you get hold of better seats tho

 

oi theres nothing wrong with them seats ive had them 12yrs got them out of a 2wd saff .but on a more serous note yes i do need some pukka bucket seats though & harnesses.more money .

 

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try and get info from these mate , they may be able to help you never know



cheers paul

 

cheers paul ill give it a go thanks mate.

 

looking great fella ,

seems like theres a few cars amining to be at central like ,


owt i can help with drop me a line fella

beef

 

 

the group 2 kits are still available through retro motorsport but i prefer the group 5 zakspeed kitits much more in your face &yes im hoping it will beo on the road b4 al,s car he is taking it a bit slow isnt he .
ps i will probably be making my own wrc style rear suspension as well so i can get some serious rubber on the road & stupid low to with out huge amounts of camber so keep watching .
pps no progress this week as i crushed my baby finger & the end popped with fatty meat hanging out of it yesterday today i burnt my arm ,& tomorrow im having a minor op on my index finger cos when i put it through a band saw ive now got nail growing out the back of my finger ,but ill get on with it asap.

 

Jesus Andy,
When you hurt yourself you like to do it in style.
Good skills.
As for the work progressing mate, spot on
It may be a good thing you taking a break anyway.
At the rate you going it will be done by Christmas
Top job though bud
Macca

 

OMG. I know you said you were chopping it up but I didn't think you would of done it this quick.

Nice work mate. Hope the fingers better soon. You need to finish it by the next show season and we know what your like!!!!

 

What route are you going with wheel choice Andy? Going staggered fitment but equal rolling diameter size to help your centre diff?

 

He's thinking about becoming a Real man and going rwd

Then he can run so proper wheels on it

 

i most certainly am not going rear wheel drive except maybe with a r33 skyline box conversion best of both worlds.

o/s 1/4 panel tub & strut tower all fully welded ill put pics up tonite.

 

right heres tonights update my op got cacelled so i spent all day on the car & made good progress
so this is attempt no 1

note how wide the strut tower is at top

this is attempt no 2


note how much narrower the top of the strut tower is ,so now i can get an extra 60mm of rubber on the inside with out rubbing.




this is it all seam welded & etch primed


then i started to trim up the n/s ready to put strut tower in first i seam welded the chassis leg then i tacked the strut tower in







then i cut the spare wheel well out cos it was a bit crusty






& just out of curiosity i weighed all the crap i cut out how about a whopping 56 kilo,s & by the time its all painted i should of put about 16 kilo,s back in so quiet a good saving i think more updates tomorrow peeps.

 

Nice one mate

 

good work Andy, you have been busy.

 

who presse the metal for you andy or do you have metal benders at yours looks good fab work