Cragrat

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Take it from me it would be worth it...

-beefy-

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not much to report at the moment , busying away prepping the kit and some bits , gaz is due ova next week to give us a start date on the paint , then it will be deliverd up to him ,


got another set of eccentric top mounts coming my way big thanks to will pedley and fudgey ....


other than that your just going to have to keep waiting ,

beef

dingla rs

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karl not done a bad job that painting beefy fella dont tell him i said that tho lol ,nice have chat mate, you make a good cupa ,its easy to see that people will not be able tell whats cossie and mk3

-beefy-

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lol kettles always on andy ,


thanks for the positive comments , really pushing to get it to classic now for folk to get a nosy


beef


ps spshe's head already big enough lol

CosworthGuy

Im looking forward to having a nosey beef. I was having a long chat with you at central day about it when you were by wennies and ronnies cars. Has your lass had the baby yet?

Ole carter

Beefy and Spec K..... and all tother little tiddlers involved

Epic....!!! Absolutely.

I've just spent 5 days ignoring the missis, dog ain't been walked and I've not eaten reading every post on these 85 pages...

Only looking for some info on rear beam and how too improve the handling on my own DJM converted cossie 4x4 into a 1986 toyota corolla ( started nearly 15 yrs ago...and thought it's bout time to finish it..!!!! Lol ) and ended up here..
I've sat and watched guys repair old Aston martins with fabrication skills I could only dream of, and you guys r up there. Really top stuff.

Too all the cynicism on this thread... Y the fuk not..! If Columbus didn't try and fall off the edge of the world where would we b now..??

Keep pushing them boundrys guys...)

-beefy-

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thanks for the comments peeps


cosworthguy , 7 more weeks to go mate ,

went to a local autojumble / trade fair today , picked up some bits for the car ,


have to tidy up before im allowed to post pics lol

Cragrat

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any pics of the Toyota mate


LOl Spesh n Beef compared to Columbus


they certainly do think outside the box though

-beefy-

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lol

few pics of todays bits, nowt flash but all needed ,


loom overbraid , as im using a modified series 2 loom for interior and lights ect , and separate loom for ecu , its all getting braided either way


so got this




roughly a meter of each , 2 mtrs of some - sizes from 4mm id to 50mm id ..

airline blower - gargae getting dusty lol



m8 pan head stainless hex bolts and washers , same as what hold the front top mounts in , needed for the rears as there on route



p clips , will become apparent later in the build




new h4 style bulb fittings ,


if anyone knows where i can get new sidelight and indicator fittings ?

grommets of various sizing , holed and complete



and my lil find of the day !

these nylon washers in black ,




as you can see there around 15mm od at the bottom radiused up and ideal for a m4-5 hex bolt , so these will be holding the body kit on with the rivnuts , rather than a small washer or pop rived that stresses the kit and cracks it ..

also got meself a lil showplate made up ,

beef

Cragrat

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nice little finds there mucka









btw get ya nails cut girly!!!

dojj

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how much was the over braid mate?

it looks totally mint

-beefy-

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prices vary dependant on size dojj ,

but the 4mm was iirc 70 p per meter and the biggest 50 id as around 1.20 a meter



all in for what you see only set me back Ł 11 quid

timbhp

Hi beefy it looks like it's all moving on well keep up the good work, were did you get over braid from ? as i got some from demon tweeks but they only do 2 sizes and they ain't cheep,and i need some more to make up my looms,

dojj

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when i find out how much i need, i'll ask

-beefy-

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a monthly autojumbe / trade fair mate - little automotive supplier


if your needing some give me a shout fella - be a pleasure to help


same goes for you dojj ,

whizzisat114

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Im gonna use these for my bits of over braid http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...e/homepage.php

-beefy-

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around the same price mate , although there sizes are limted ,

if you get stuck let me know ,


beef

whizzisat114

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I think i could do with a few of the larger sizes Beefy if you would mind getting me some
Ill get the lengths and let you know

-beefy-

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aye , be next month , its the same day as we travel down to classic ford , so were on about popping in before heading down ,

Rides

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FUCK ME....this just keeps getting better...honestly you think you've seen it all and then you and K come up with even more idea's...totally amazed...just amazed...

-beefy-

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lol ta fella,


if you think you seen it all , you best keep posted ,


only 25 % of our ideas have went into the shell lol - and if im honest on reflection theres about 5 more mods id like to do to the shell if it wasnt so close to paint now ........ but theres always chance to do them when im finished and want to make changes / evolve the car


heads buzzing with little touches ect and theres loads more to come yet !!!!!!

M K

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What would you change on the shell then beef out of curiosity?

-beefy-

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hard to really say mark , dont want someone to then read and copy if you get me ,


its nothing such as mods re the fab work , the way the cars been done is perfect as is imo , more on the cosmetic side ,

few holes that wont be needed could of been filled , would of liked to make the old girl a tad wider lol , we did chat about hand fabbed wide arches whist still retaining the body shape sort of widening the kit 2 inches per side , possably a doorhandle swap , rear diffuser setup ect ,

but spesh a bit of a stickler for leaving the exterior as ford intended lol .....


i mean there all still feasable at some point in the cars life , but i guess you have to draw the line somewhere and just build it lol ,



have had thoughts of when its done featured and driven for a year ov getting spesh to fab the wide kit , and sticking a v8 in there , with 12 j rears for traction lol ,

whizzisat114

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12" wide rear's God id like to see that on the road nut would'ny want to pay for the rubber
Let me know about that braiding beefy and ill sort you out could cross your palm with ruuppeees at classic

-beefy-

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rupees for the win lol ,


yeah , ill see if were going to swing by on the way down to pod , still needs lengths and sizes bud ?



if not it on every month

b

whizzisat114

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If you dont mind get me what you have for Ł11 I'll probably need some more after that but it'll get me started
No real problem if you dont go before pod just let me knoe if you are and ill gift you the rupees over

-beefy-

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lil update ,

shells steadying away , slowly working thru the prep of all the parts for paint ,been held up slightly with getting sorted for the upcoming arrival ,


feeling i was a little stressed , anne marie decided to treat me


my new front stoppers









there ex porsche carrera gt cup car rear 4 piston brembos .

and 330 mm x 32 ap fish hook style discs ..


should be enough to slow the old girl ??


and the cool touch is there the ones with the optional ceramic pistons



dont you just love ceramic lol !!!

anyway , got the pads with them , they just need modding - also got two large billet discs to go with , ideal size for machining into bells ,

so daz aka cragrats going to send me his 2wd bells n brackets, ill mock them and if they fit ok , ill have mine made up but with the 5x112 pcd

shame they need repainting black or grey , - blues nice on the eye ...





but not on the car lol !



beef

NEIL A

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Beefy what needs modded on the pads you have ? I have a spare set of pads lying in with my Porsche bits but cant mind if there front or rears.

-beefy-

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think its just clearance as there quite tall neil ,

just need the bottom shaving in an arc to clear the bell iirc ,

apart from that there spot on matey ,


quality bits of kit

NEIL A

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Cool the pads do stick down quite a bit on the rear caliper, but they do run a 330mm disk standard so shouldnt need that much

whizzisat114

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Lovely brakes beefy
they'll look the dog's danglies

-beefy-

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and they were a steal lol


cant say what was paid - but was deffo like the budgie lol

-beefy-

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good to know fella ,


what did they run up front - 355 or 370s ??

whizzisat114

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Nice m8 real nice

dingla rs

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bet they wernt as cheap as mine lol ,nice buy beefy fella

Richie.

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Nice brakes mate

Bufty stickers as well

NEIL A

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Nope they run 330x32 front and 330x28 rear.

-beefy-

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lol wanna bet ????

-beefy-

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ill try n peel them off for ya fella,


undecided on wether to paint them grey with black decals , or black with grey decals



ummmm,

dojj

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Can you not get them powder coated thr same colour as the body?