Twins

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Beef ,that is coming along very nicely

Cragrat

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looking good there chap

gonna try pop up early next week have a nosy and pick up that socket set so jo can wrap it up for me

liammcl

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Looks spot on beefy. Makes me wanna crack on with mine.

ESCYSCOTT

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awesome work guys!! Gonna be mint when its done by the looks of it!! What colour is it going again, polaris?

-beefy-

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yeah scott polaris all the way , lol i blame kev ~~( kjc300 )lol

the banner we stole from ford fair and its jackos unit lol ,

thanks for all the comments guys , i plan on having the car at central day in what ever stage shes at

but i aint rushing it to get it done for the sake of it , doing it once and doing it right ,

beef

cossiejsy

Its looking good beef

botters

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that looks awesome mate what a quality build keep up the excellent work on this car

cutch

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No fair, i cant see the pics with this shitty connection.

Sounds like ts coming on nicely, I got your txt when i eventually switched the phone on!

Fiddy

Just back from jackos after taking the pics for the fast ford update, so heres a few of my pics.























Beefcake And Anth Took It For A Spin

rst-g

looking good bri can wait to see this all done lad

-beefy-

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cheers fella,


thanks for the pics fiddy mate ,

ill let u know when they need sending off lol ,


beef

Fiddy

Too late son, ive already sent them

COLEYST200

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it looks like a tight fit in ther when BEEFY got in

on a serious not its looking good lads keep it up some very nice work being done

Fiddy

Thats why he is having one seat in the centre, mclaren f1 style, so he can fit his ample self in

COLEYST200

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PMSL

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

you pair of cunts lol ,



least i wasnt daft enough to forget what i came down for eh fiddy ,

lol ill run it over for you tomorrow eve mate ,



and on a sub note, the passenger inner wings now welded up aswell ,

the boredom overtook karl and i took full advantage of usehering him towards the car with his welder ,


beef

Twins

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Love the one of you driving

Fiddy

I didnt forget it buddy, i arranged to sell my standard alloys to a lad from newcastle, was meant to pick them up today, wey he phoned up this morning making excuses, it was snowing, he's heard the end of the world is coming etc, so i telt him bollcoks then, im keeping them. i was going to use the money i got for them to buy a few bits and bobs including the springs, so now im keeping the wheels and ill buy the springs myself in the new year, so ill borrow it then buddy

-beefy-

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ahh dont i feel like a cunt lol ,


speak to the grrek he may have a set kicking about ,


beef

Fiddy

I have mate, said he didnt have any springs, but did have a set of konis with springs, but after speaking to karl, it turns out there his anyway

dojj

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with this welding lark being done, will you be positioning some mounts into the strut tops front and rear so you can slot is some strut braces later on?

it would look better than just having them stuck in with nuts and bolts



i must say, it's looking nicer and nice as it's coming together top work lads

c20tbo

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I like the way everything is being done absolutely spot on fab wise ect, credit will be 1 lovely mk3 once complete.

jon_ross

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hi beefy just want to say great project the new shell probly makes you happy enough to make up for the last shell, as im new on pf i hadnt seen it before and read the whole thread over a few evenings and just finsished now. i want to say your mates fab work and welding is absolutly awsome they are incredably talented, and i defo know coz im a welder myself, ill be watching closly awsome, awsome, awsome,

-beefy-

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thanks for the comments folks ,

yea the fab is top notch , every section it looked at for the best possible way to make it clean and factory

obviously not every single part can look like its never been cut out /or fitted ,

but were doing our best where possible,

dojj, re the strutbrace , havent decided yet tbh , it will have one but sseing as paints a while away yet the option for weld in isnt a problem ,

got a pm of a gentleman on here that builds rear end suspension setups for some of the top firms ,

throwing ideas bk and forth atm see what we can sort


beef

dingla rs

iTrader: (2)

you no any good jigers beefy bud?
pull a floor an sill back out?

dojj

iTrader: (3)

flat floor the thing for better areo if it's going to be a track motor

YOREVOL

This looks awesome Beefy met you at ford fair your a top bloke (cheap tickets).
let me know when and where central day is as i want to look at this fab work .i'm wanting to do a mk3 cabrio with 4wd and my v6 turbo lump think i might find some inspiration and pointers from this.

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

not of the top of me head dingle ,


could try asking jacko ?

cossiejsy

Excellent job lads

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

ok just a little update , had a speare hour today so started on the templates for where the rear of the sierra floor meets the mk 3 floor, ( were the rear passengers feet will go )

got the rough shape cut out in steel will sort them tomorrow ,

pics tomorrow eve ,

beef

WENNY

whats happening with the rear end then beef, you not putting the sierra floor part in

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

no wenn , currently in talks with a chap about a custom wrc/lateral link style rear ,

its hush hush at the mo , but its looking promising ,

im going to try and have it build to suit the mk three rear rather than have to chop it all out ,

its 100% rot free so i want to try and leave it intact , barring suitable shock towers that will have to be fitted ,

watever the final design it will be 100% fully adjustable ,



beef

-beefy-

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just had a few pics sent thru of a cradel the gentleman in question working on at the mo,

have to say the workmanship is outstanding , cnc brackets, no bits of bent angle welded onto a tube here lol !!

pics



trailling arm mount




side on view , note this isnt finished yet ,



quality of the welding is awesome ,

really excited right now ,

beef

Miller 3

iTrader: (4)

We wa woo wa

what sort of dosh is that mate????

WENNY

whats that cradle for then beef and are you on about making a cradle to mount the diff etc using the mk3 mounting points

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

ohh wayyyyyyy to eairly to say fella

kinda yeah wenny , that is a lateral link wrc style cosworth one wenny , retaining bolts where the cos beam would , similar to ritchies in his ka but wayyyyyyyy higher grade ,

mine will be built to fit the mk 3 rear end , either mounting to the chassis rails , or we will add box sections between the rails for it to mount to ,

the final desing hasnt been decided yet , tis meerly in the planning stages,

but i aint worried one bit lol !!!!!



beef

WENNY

seems easier to put the sierra floor pice in then put that cradle in the pic in, save making one of pieces and easy to maintain etc in the future, surely there will be alot of work cutting and welding anyway as the rear arm hangers on the mk3 are i the way and sections need welding in to mount it
and the spare wheel well is in the way

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

not really the standard arm hangers will just be unpicked at the welds, and the boot floor was going anyway as will run a fuel cell ,

that style beam would only need minor mods on the ares that run back to the cos beam mounts, ,

plus as the mk3.4 used a tie bar arrangement to keep the wheel center of the wheel arch that mount point could be used for the link style tie bar location , allbeit a rosejointed bar ,

flatting a boot floor and removing a cpl brackets is wayy less agg than grafting in a cos bk end,

and much neater in the end aswell imo ,


beef

Glenn_

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Now thats what i call mint.Thats a nice bit of fabrication.

WENNY

ok mate be nice to see how it pans out which ever way you do it, wouldnt mind a cradle like that in mine