COCHYN

The grey on the MK1 is awsome!

andy escos

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imo the vauxhall moonland looks the best

dingla rs

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as above two answers ^

J98 FYA

Moonland for me!!

whizzisat114

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Moonlad looks a nice colour

Gaz 88

Vauxhall moonland all the way

rstom95

project looks great mate and id go for vauxhall moonland grey

special-K

Sorry if what i sent mark in a PRIVATE MESSAGE has uspet you didnt mean it to but it was my own personal comment i did nt come on your thred and post it i keep my comments personal YOU posted my p.m. on your thred so thats your choice if what i said you felt so bad why not send me a p.m. back... maybe i also over looked that yes they are 2 different cars and my work is different to others and for that i do apoligise to mark and any other p.f. users i may have upset.. again sorry hope your project take more steps forward now its with gaz....K

Richie.

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Grey is gay

jamie rst

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all's looking good mate and i am sure it will be painted in no time at all mate, and here are a couple of other colours to make you do abit more thinking lol.


Lamborghini - Grigio Lynx


or

Ferrari - Grigio Silverstone

-beefy-

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cant say fairer than that k ,


didnt realise you sent it as a pm fella ,

lambo coulour is classy !!

but a but ott for track car , moonland met grey for me !

RickDraper

PM or not you just dont send that kind of thing. Keep your thoughts to yourself in future and maybe go out and build yourself something with half as much potential as this has.

wirralphil

What about Honda Cosmic Grey? Awesome build. keep up the great work.

M K

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Sorry K but regardless of Pm or not why send It in the first place was my point! Was it just to big yourself up or what? What were you expecting from that pm?

"Hi mate thanks for your kind comments saying the cars shit, and built to a very poor standard and horrendously over priced
if you want to slate it some more then feel free to pm me or post on here,

Thanks
Marc

M K

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Either way let's leave it there ay but in future if you have positive comments then great feel free to post them etc but if you don't like what you see or just want to put it down then that's fine but please keep it to yourself like most normal people do.

Thanks
Marc

whizzisat114

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Any pic's from Gaz?
looking forward to seeing the shell transform into a thing of Gaz beauty

Will look great in grey

dobermann1234

tell u wot marc ill give u a pony 4 yr car an take a chance lol

keep up the good work m8 it looks really nice



jay

busa bob

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GOO on Jay ROFLMAO

busa bob

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Car is a work of art mate, AG have done a fantastic job imo worth every penny and built right for the purpose needed

M K

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Bodywork update

It has been decided and the color is going to be Moonland Matallic grey thanks for all your opinions, these pictures finally decided it for me though





Looks awesome


Gaz did admittedly say that even though i sent him a load of photo's of the car and panels etc before it was sent up to him that he did not realize what work needed to be done to get it to all fit nice, but the very next day he spoke to me and said he had another proper look and it's not a problem, in fact everything i have mentioned that i thought may be a problem he has said won't be lol so although it's no where near as straight forward as say beefy or Richie's car which i never thought it would be, it seems to be no problem what so ever for Gaz.

I have a few pics of the work Gaz has done so far,

I said to Gaz as the car is gonna be track/race use 99% of the time it is gonna get a lot of abuse etc so i was worried that when he bonded on the quarters that after time and abuse they would crack up where joined. So he chose to do some test pieces bonded fiberglass to metal and then filler over that to see how much flex etc it had before cracking up,

Well i have no idea what stuff he used in the end but here is a couple of pics of the test pieces

bonding fiberglass to metal


then the flexible filler over the top of that


After this was done Gaz is now confident there will be no issues with cracking with regards to where the quarter panels are joined on so that is god news, and it's nice to know that he cares enough to try a few different options and test pieces rather than just doing it with any old stuff and hoping it holds up ok.


I had previously cut in half and re bonded & lined up/screwed on the quarter panels to make a half tidy door shut gap so knew that was sort of ok before Gaz made it better but the front wings and bonnet gap's were none existent and this was left to Gaz to make good, i know it's never gonna be as good as a factory built car but i do not expect it to so am more than happy with the gaps on the front end now, especially now i am using a genuine bonnet

Passenger side lined up now




Quarter to door gap passenger side


front wing to A pillar and door gaps passenger side


Gaz is gonna fill in the old holes where the wings were bolted on and re drill just the new holes that he has used to line the panels up in the photo's, that way when i take off the front end, wings, bonnet and bumper etc it will be a lot easier to put it all back on in the right place with good gaps, Also on these fiesta's the doors lift off the hinges so i can completely remove all these parts when doing any major work on the car without and real hassle

Next up was the boot lid, there were a couple of dents and the welded up hole where the boot lock used to be that needed repairing so that has now been done, just needs the old windscreen bonding removing round the window frame and it is pretty much ready









The holes for boot pins will be done later when the panels have been lined up for a last check before paint so i do not have to drill a freshly painted panel

Next up is the bonding on of the rear quarter panel on the passenger side, all the small gaps where it joins the door shut have previously been addressed by Gaz so it's all good to go on and fit nice,

Removed ready for a lick of paint


Some people will say it is pointless but i asked for the inner quarter that will never be seen to be painted the new color as well, i know it won't be seen but i will know that under there it is still white when everything else is moonland metallic, so Gaz being the ever helpful chap he is said no problem at all and gave it a quick dusting for me



Then it was time for the bonding of the panel, all lined up & in place and clamped so it can be left to set





So that is 1 side of the car done as far as panel gapping and fitting is concerned

Also i found out much to my delight that Gaz is doing the whole car inside, outside, underneath in base coat and lacquer, where as before other people i got quotes from where not going to lacquer the inside as it would be too difficult but not a problem for Gaz, all in a days work for this man


Thanks for a top effort mate

Marc

M K

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Exactly mate, it is built to do a job and 1 job only, if i push this as hard as i plan to then im afraid to say it will end up with a few battle scars anyway at some point



Thanks mate but il have to refuse the offer as even though it is shoddy it should fetch a couple of quid more



See above mate, the man is working at serious pace and working wonders to transform it


Thanks for all the "GOOD" comments guys

JonnyBravo

No messing there !

Coming along well Marc

Luca

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coming along nicely that!

GINGExR2 T

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I can't wait to see this in flesh Marc, it's gonna be awesome




Ginger



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carlo

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Coming along nicley mate

Gav Diamond

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Very nice, will be looking forward to progress pics

Twins

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Going to look fantastic when done marc ,will have to pop over when you have it back

dingla rs

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best choice of colour mate ,be intrested to no the make of the flexi filler he uses for my next project as im gna need some

focus 4x4

Love it Marc

-beefy-

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looking good mark ,


i found it rather refreshing when speaking to gaz that any issue / question is never a big drama with him lol

it really is in the best hands matey ,

will you be collecting when its done then bud ~?

whizzisat114

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Great Progress on the shell
After so long with no real pictures of the shell stripped you seem to forget the fab work that went into it .
I think it look's pure motorsport and hopefully get a chance to look round it at a show some time

M K

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Thanks guys

Twins - pop over any time mate, just keep an eye on here for when it's back

Beefy - i am not sure yet mate, it may be being collected for me in a fully enclosed trailer, so will know a bit later down the line.

Thanks for the rest of the comments guys

M K

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Another update on the bodywork from Gaz


Other inner rear quarter has been given a lick of paint


Rear quarter clamped in place so the bonding can set



Gaz cut out the small area's in the rear bumper,

You can just make the left one out in this pic before it's been cut out, it's marked with black pen


Once cut out


There is 1 either side and i am gonna mesh them, could of left them filled in but i thought the bumper may act a bit like a chute due to its size, so even these tiny little holes may give the air somewhere to get out

Then he started on the doors, these were from a breakers yard so unfortunately they had quite a few dents and dings, but no problem for him to sort






Then the most worrying part for Gaz was getting the front end all lined up nice, especially the bonnet to bumper where it sits over the small ears of the bumper either side of the grill (not fitted in pics) as when i dropped the car off this was miles out and Gaz didn't think it would sit nice without building these bits up with filler etc to meet the bonnet but it has turned out spot on so well chuffed with that, will try and get a pic off Gaz with the grill fitted as well



Once that was done i had left it to Gaz to drill the bonnet pin holes, i almost done this myself and then remembered once he had lined the front end up the holes would be in a different place, so the pins will be located here next to the lights as they fit perfect without having to make any mounts or brackets





Then once drilled and fitted


The boot pins will be done the same once it is aligned for the final time,


Lastly for this update,

The passenger side rear quarter bonding had set so it was given a skim etc to blend it in ready to be fully rubbed down and prepped, but it looks pukka already,





I was a little concerned about how these would fit after final fettling but looking at these pics i think it's turning out a lot better than i was expecting so i am well happy so far

Thanks
Marc

CraigoScott

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awesome progress! when it returns from paint how far are you away from having all the parts to finish it?

M K

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I have about 85% of the parts but the last 15% is the most expensive lol AP's front and rear, uprated diffs and box and electrics mainly,

My initial realistic on the road date is roughly this time next year so i am ahead of schedule as far as i am concerned so happy with that,

Ford fair would be a nice 1st outing

scarnny

Been keeping an eye on this, its coming along nicely.
Any idea how much this will weigh at the finish?

Cheers andy

M K

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Before i collected it from Andrew's he put it on the corner weights for me and it was 860kg i think, but there was no cylinder head,turbo, exhaust, brakes, bonnet, ancillaries, fuel/oil/water. I am guesing that if it's 1200kg or under to start with it will be about right, then that's something i can work on in the future if i want.

I know weight is key, but without spending mega money on carbon panels there is no quick way to lose a lot of weight, i am happy for it to be heavy and get it on the road sooner. But in the end game i would love full carbon doors, boot and bonnet as i think that would save nearly 40kg's but would cost roughly £2400 to buy so fook that right now lol

scarnny

That's not a bad wieght sometimes a bit of weight helps to keep the car planted in the corners.
Its gonna look nice when its done, atention to detail is second to none.
Keep us updated mate.

Andy.

carlo

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gaz is working quick mate then its back home for the good bit building it up how far away is the engine ?

M K

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I have most of the parts for the engine but still the bits i need come to about 3 odd grand!

Parts to complete the full engine so it is ready for the dyno are listed below

Pistons £650
Oil pump £250
Bearings + little end bushes £200
All seals and gaskets £200
Gt3071 or Gt3076 (not too sure yet) £1000
Aeroquip fittings for turbo/breather etc £300
T6 ecu and loom (which FMS already has sat there for me to one side) £1350

So that little lot is about £3950

It is never ending, but i want to do the engine once only, i don't mind putting in shit diffs and boxes to get it running as i can just swap them over easily.