you should deffo make it Cf show next year then lol,coming along nice Andy well done

 

Nice work, as always!

 

Cheers Andy!

I think it came out really well too. Can't wait to see it finished!

 

Thats the plan but we shall see .
Thanks mate
was a good write up & as soon as its up & running i willl be getting in contact with you

 

i been busy down the garage today stripped the old rear callipers down
before




after all ready to go for plating





rear drive shafts painted in 2k



modified throttle pedal



rear hubs all stripped etch primed & painted in 2k





front shafts

 

Looking good Andy

 

thanks Paul how was your holiday?

 

coming on Andy

nice to see your plugging away at it

 

Holiday was good mate thanks

Just need to finish the Escos now

 

your doing a very nice job of all the stuff andy

 

bit by bit im getting there Dave
chop chop Paul
Thanks Ian it should last well as well as its all 2k paint

 

i won a billet power steering pulley of ebay for Ł20 it will be re anodized black



i also painted my rear link arms off the wrc style cradle



wrc bladed roll bar & gear box x member



and the rear uj covers for the gaitors

 

 

looking good andy going to be a amazzzzzzzzzing escort any time set for getting it finished

 

Thanks Kev
Thanks Gerry
im hoping for central day next year .

 

Nice one Andy.

Looks like you have been doing the same as me today. Painting bits.

 

Yes Paul i have nearly painted every thing that needs to be painted in black then i got to get some titanium to do the rear cradle & hubs just for a bit of contrast .

 

looking awesome mate!! If you need any more bits copying into carbon then let me know!

 

Thanks Warren
how about a full group 5 body kit lol

in all honesty a roof for mine would be cool but i got to get this kit out the way first

 

big panels can be done but as ive got no space up here im a bit limited to doing it in the lounge Anything that can fit on the kitchen table is fair game though.

You could mould off your roof on the car easy enough. Mould making isnt very technical if you can play with gel coats and fibreglass.

its just the resin infusion that needs a vac pump and vac bagging consumables.

I could come down if you want to help show you how it works but its nothing beyond your skills.

 

Looks like you need a holiday in Devon warren , few weeks should do you fine and while your down their you can help andy ha ha

 

Slowly coming together Andy.

 

as & when im in a position to take a mould off the roof i might take you up on that offer

that would be great if i could afford it lol
Thanks Paul
what would you say if i asked for a full mampe zakspeed sticker set for my car

 

i stripped the front end down to refurbish it all & finally got every nut bolt washer off the car for zinc plating along with the rear calipers front diff support brackets power steering pipes front strut bodies blades for wrc roll bar compression strut adjusters ,adjustable tca adjusters & loads of other bits i can not remember but its about 20kg,s in weight



BUCKET OF BITS FOR PLATING

 

Good luck putting them all back from where they came from.

 

Thanks Glenn i think i need it there got to be getting on for 200 bolts ,nuts washers ,but a fair few will be spares the critical ones are easy to work out ,the fun bit is putting the rear calipers back together .

 

I bet the calipers will be fun to rebuild.I take it you will be fitting new seals.

 

yes i got a complete set of seals & the bellows for the sliders off ebay ,the fun bit is there is a bloody great spring in the bottom which is part of the adjuster mechanism & its held in with a circlip .

 

Sounds like fun.Good luck lol.

 

I did this with my rear calipers - rebuilding I used the hydraulic press at work to hold the spring/washer down in place and then refitted the circlip with a pair of modified (longer pins) circlips pliers.
Worked out pretty easy that way.

Mart.

 

Thanks that sounds an easier way from when i done it last but im afraid my boss threw the old hydraulic press out as it looked tatty

 

Could you use a g clamp with a big thick washer welded to the end Andy?

 

i will have a look when i get them back from the platers .

 

Car is looking good.

Don't forget to get the blades de embrittled if your getting them plated

 

Never heard of that before

what's involved in that process?

 

Here is a link with a brief explanation

http://www.bobsplating.co.uk/page7a.html

 

To bloody right i am after my compression strut accident

(WHICH WAS NOT MY FAULT)
during the process of zinc plating microscopic bubbles of hydrogen get trapped in the metal & it causes them to snap .the process to solve this problem is bake them in a oven for 24 hours @ 200degree,s centigrade in a special industrial oven .

i will dig the pics out of what happened to my comp struts.

 

Where were your comp struts from ?

I sadly have a set of blades which weren't done, although I should say I can't be sure if they were done or not but have been advised not to use them incase.

 

HERE IS A LINK EXPLAINING IT dAVE
http://metallurgyfordummies.com/hydrogen-embrittlement/

HERE IS THE CURE

http://www.vacaero.com/Vacuum-Heat-T...ittlement.html

 

Good link Andy