Mk6 JWRC fiesta cosworth
21-08-2011, 12:24 PM
#1761
Well the car is finished, polished and roof vent bolted back on, just the door scuff trims to stick on but this will be done when I get home in case they come off on the 280 mile journey,
Stunning
Gaz also done me a favour by cutting down the jigs the shell is bolted to as it sat extremely high on the trailer on the way up even behind a 4x4 so it's now as low as it can be so should be better behind the low mondeo estate
Roll on tomorrow
Thanks
Marc
Stunning
Gaz also done me a favour by cutting down the jigs the shell is bolted to as it sat extremely high on the trailer on the way up even behind a 4x4 so it's now as low as it can be so should be better behind the low mondeo estate
Roll on tomorrow
Thanks
Marc
21-08-2011, 12:37 PM
#1763
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POTATOES!! Its stunning Marc. Hope mine looks half as good after its been to Gaz's. safe trip home with it.
21-08-2011, 07:06 PM
#1765
Regular Contributor
Wow Mark some cracking work there! You have done so many little neat touches and attention to detail, very impressive. The car looks great painted, although I would have for silver on the inside. Once you get it home and bolt all them nice shiny bits on you'll be like a big kid on christmas day!!
22-08-2011, 03:51 AM
#1771
Thanks guys
Just leaving to go and get it now
I can highly recommend him 
I specifically wanted it dark inside to hide the dirt etc once it gets a bit worn and used lol, yeah putting stuff back on for a change is gonna be nice 
TEA!!!
Thanks mate, as soon as funds allow it will be finished mate but as you can imagine it ain't cheap lol and some of the most expensive parts are still to buy
There is no structural point to the rear of the car left hence the intensity of the cage at the rear, without it it would fall off lol, the cage holds the turrets, the seat belts, the diff and the rear link arms for the suspension set up, the cage is EVERYTHING! 
He has been extremely helpful mate, that's why i am willing to travel the 550 miles to get the car painted, same with the 900 mile round trip to Andrew's, if i want it done right i would travel to wherever i think is best
Just leaving to go and get it now
Wow Mark some cracking work there! You have done so many little neat touches and attention to detail, very impressive. The car looks great painted, although I would have for silver on the inside. Once you get it home and bolt all them nice shiny bits on you'll be like a big kid on christmas day!!
TEA!!!
22-08-2011, 06:15 PM
#1773
Got the car home safe and sound and it's now tucked away in the garage awaiting the next phase of it's build
Big thanks to "engine Dave" for towing it back for me, really appreciate your help mate
Hope your missus ain't too pissed off with me.......if looks could kill
Only got a couple of pics as i don't think there is any more pics of the paint i could possibly take i have posted so many lol
On trailer duty was the faithful mondeo st tdci
All tucked away at home again, even gave the garage another lick of paint inside yesterday and a proper clean out before it's welcome home party
Another milestone reached, big thanks to Gaz once again as well, can't thank him enough for his efforts
Big thanks to "engine Dave" for towing it back for me, really appreciate your help mate
Hope your missus ain't too pissed off with me.......if looks could kill
Only got a couple of pics as i don't think there is any more pics of the paint i could possibly take i have posted so many lol
On trailer duty was the faithful mondeo st tdci
All tucked away at home again, even gave the garage another lick of paint inside yesterday and a proper clean out before it's welcome home party
Another milestone reached, big thanks to Gaz once again as well, can't thank him enough for his efforts
22-08-2011, 07:31 PM
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good to finaly meet up with you 2day marc, car will be awesum wen you finished it- reakly looking forward to see it move forward now m8. thanks for letn me do the work on the car, keep in touch and track day next year is defo on cards. pleased yous got back home nice anda safe. good luck with the rest of build its a real credit to ya and is in the making real unique car. 
22-08-2011, 10:06 PM
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Really nice colour but I think you could paint this brown or that and it would still look amazing
Seen this in flesh at ag's half built and it looked something special,
Hope the rest of the build goes smoothly
Seen this in flesh at ag's half built and it looked something special,
Hope the rest of the build goes smoothly
25-08-2011, 06:26 PM
#1792
Thanks for all the fantastic comments guys, really appreciate them
Thank you for doing the work mate
Roll on the track days
Yes mate, stella job all round
Anytime Barney
good to finaly meet up with you 2day marc, car will be awesum wen you finished it- reakly looking forward to see it move forward now m8. thanks for letn me do the work on the car, keep in touch and track day next year is defo on cards. pleased yous got back home nice anda safe. good luck with the rest of build its a real credit to ya and is in the making real unique car.
Roll on the track days
25-08-2011, 06:39 PM
#1793
Had a small delivery of parts from Mark @ MK Motorsport today so i now have everything needed for the 4 corners of the car minus the brakes
Still un decided if these should be kept as ornaments or go on the car
Uprights with bearing caps, front and rear steering arms
Sleeved standard wheel flanges to suit the larger grp a type bearing
Quite a hoard of awesomeness
BIG BIG thanks to Mark for sorting these for me
Also machined up some spacers to suit the rear steering arms as Mark had not yet got round to doing any and sent them to him so he can copy them in stainless and then supply them with his steering arms, think that is the plan
The zinc spacers are 5/8 same as the rear steering arm bars, i bought these from McGill Motorsport as they are but as show in the photo below, due to having a flat edge they did not butt up against the edge of the steering arm nicely, so a slight chamfer was needed
Once it had been put in the lathe and a chamfer made to the inner edge
A comparison of standard and modded spacer
Then to space out as much as possible whilst allowing the nyloc nut to use all the thread on the steering arm i had to machine from scratch a high misalignment spacer for the inside edge, this had to be approx 6mm wider than the other, i had some random alloy stock so this is what i made the spacer from that was sent to Mark along with the modded zinc spacer so they can be made by him from stainless
Here are the spacers fitted
That is all for now folks
Thanks
Marc
Still un decided if these should be kept as ornaments or go on the car
Uprights with bearing caps, front and rear steering arms
Sleeved standard wheel flanges to suit the larger grp a type bearing
Quite a hoard of awesomeness
BIG BIG thanks to Mark for sorting these for me
Also machined up some spacers to suit the rear steering arms as Mark had not yet got round to doing any and sent them to him so he can copy them in stainless and then supply them with his steering arms, think that is the plan
The zinc spacers are 5/8 same as the rear steering arm bars, i bought these from McGill Motorsport as they are but as show in the photo below, due to having a flat edge they did not butt up against the edge of the steering arm nicely, so a slight chamfer was needed
Once it had been put in the lathe and a chamfer made to the inner edge
A comparison of standard and modded spacer
Then to space out as much as possible whilst allowing the nyloc nut to use all the thread on the steering arm i had to machine from scratch a high misalignment spacer for the inside edge, this had to be approx 6mm wider than the other, i had some random alloy stock so this is what i made the spacer from that was sent to Mark along with the modded zinc spacer so they can be made by him from stainless
Here are the spacers fitted
That is all for now folks
Thanks
Marc
25-08-2011, 06:48 PM
#1796
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very nice mark , you really dont want to put them on your car when you see then in the flesh do you lol. cracking job with the paint mate and iam really looking forward to seeing it finished
cheers paul
cheers paul
25-08-2011, 07:23 PM
#1798
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25-08-2011, 07:54 PM
#1800
quality mate, they really are top notch bits lol ,
just need my steering arms for the rear now,
then with a bit of luck i can mock up the rear,
just waiting on mk making up a new batch hopfully in a week or two ...
you going to anodise the parts mate ?
just need my steering arms for the rear now,
then with a bit of luck i can mock up the rear,
just waiting on mk making up a new batch hopfully in a week or two ...
you going to anodise the parts mate ?