Mk6 JWRC fiesta cosworth
22-07-2013, 08:44 PM
#3043
Advanced PassionFord User
great work mark , your car has a cvh turbo running around 22 psi and my mate from derby called jim owns it. its got tiger strips and I think he purchased the car from you as a rolling shell. strong little car but not built to the spec that you built it orginally
22-07-2013, 09:11 PM
#3045
great work mark , your car has a cvh turbo running around 22 psi and my mate from derby called jim owns it. its got tiger strips and I think he purchased the car from you as a rolling shell. strong little car but not built to the spec that you built it orginally
He didn't buy it from me, I sold it to Steve who now has the 4x4 Cossie mk2 xr2, good to see its still about though,
Thanks mate, yeah I shudder too lol it's gone a bit beyond what I first thought
22-07-2013, 09:29 PM
#3046
Advanced PassionFord User
23-07-2013, 07:39 AM
#3048
Advanced PassionFord User
It's in a black S2 sat in AJC's garage I believe.
04-08-2013, 09:50 PM
#3050
Not done much on the car of late,
The fella I am using for my wiring harness should be coming back to me with a price for the full chassis loom and set up so I can see what I'm looking at and what I have to save lol
Other than a few water hoses the only other main thing I need is the exhaust so I thought I may have a go at some of it myself, but before I attempt it I needed somewhere to sit comfortably and weld rather than on my hands and knees like I have up until now
So I drew up some plans and measurements and had a custom welding table top laser cut and cut up some box section myself and then drilled and countersunk flat socket caps,
Came out pretty well and it's so nice to have somewhere to sit and weld
So gonna have a go a starting the down pipe soon as I have some spare cash
The fella I am using for my wiring harness should be coming back to me with a price for the full chassis loom and set up so I can see what I'm looking at and what I have to save lol
Other than a few water hoses the only other main thing I need is the exhaust so I thought I may have a go at some of it myself, but before I attempt it I needed somewhere to sit comfortably and weld rather than on my hands and knees like I have up until now
So I drew up some plans and measurements and had a custom welding table top laser cut and cut up some box section myself and then drilled and countersunk flat socket caps,
Came out pretty well and it's so nice to have somewhere to sit and weld
So gonna have a go a starting the down pipe soon as I have some spare cash
01-10-2013, 06:36 AM
#3056
Not done too much to the car lately as been busy making my tool trays and teaching myself tig welding etc,
So decided to make a start on a new downpipe and first up was the v-band flange,
I bought a new 1 to mate upto my cr turbos rear housing adapter but the od was different
So chucked on the lathe to turn it down and remove it then tig weld the new part on
My first tig welded part other than practice scrap I've been making, ok it could be neater but quite happy with it to be honest
Not the greatest update but il be plodding on with the rest of the exhaust over the next month or so,
Place is, 3" system all the way through, v-band joins throughout, small flexi in downpipe to stop damage to manifold or vibration loosening of bolts etc,
Big silencer to assure track noise regs are met and then 2 side exit letter box shape exhaust
So decided to make a start on a new downpipe and first up was the v-band flange,
I bought a new 1 to mate upto my cr turbos rear housing adapter but the od was different
So chucked on the lathe to turn it down and remove it then tig weld the new part on
My first tig welded part other than practice scrap I've been making, ok it could be neater but quite happy with it to be honest
Not the greatest update but il be plodding on with the rest of the exhaust over the next month or so,
Place is, 3" system all the way through, v-band joins throughout, small flexi in downpipe to stop damage to manifold or vibration loosening of bolts etc,
Big silencer to assure track noise regs are met and then 2 side exit letter box shape exhaust
06-10-2013, 10:49 AM
#3062
Spanner monkey
Love it Marc, sooo handy having a lathe!
Exhaust sounds like its goona be trick too, Not keen on letter box tailpipes though, cant you have twin 2" round ones? slash cut in line with the side skirts, Only my opinion but i think that would suit the car more
Exhaust sounds like its goona be trick too, Not keen on letter box tailpipes though, cant you have twin 2" round ones? slash cut in line with the side skirts, Only my opinion but i think that would suit the car more
21-10-2013, 12:06 PM
#3067
Thanks for the comments guys, , not done anything on the car lately as I've been pretty busy doing parts and welding etc for other people and my tool trays etc but finally had a play yesterday
Decided it was time to mount my new custom pro alloy cooler and try and totally seal it to the radiator so the all airflow can only go through both and help cool things better rathe than taking the path of least resistance and the air going through the cooler then escaping around the radiator,
So I used adhesive foam strip to seal around the radiator
Then made some small alloy brackets to bolt the rad to cooler and keep the 2 pressed tightly against each other to create a nice seal
This keeps them very tight
Once re fitted the foam at the top squeezes out of shape a bit too much so needs re doin so il get new wider foam to help it sit better then I have sealing tape as used in wrc etc to cover the foam, again this bits rough as it's just a test fit and the foam needs replacing but it all fits very well and when running up the twin fans the intercooler will suck a bit of paper to itself from a few 3-4" so there's definitely no loss between the 2
A few pics
So after that I made a start on a bracket for my Mocal laminova heat exchanger which I think will look good and work well but more pics when that's ready
Decided it was time to mount my new custom pro alloy cooler and try and totally seal it to the radiator so the all airflow can only go through both and help cool things better rathe than taking the path of least resistance and the air going through the cooler then escaping around the radiator,
So I used adhesive foam strip to seal around the radiator
Then made some small alloy brackets to bolt the rad to cooler and keep the 2 pressed tightly against each other to create a nice seal
This keeps them very tight
Once re fitted the foam at the top squeezes out of shape a bit too much so needs re doin so il get new wider foam to help it sit better then I have sealing tape as used in wrc etc to cover the foam, again this bits rough as it's just a test fit and the foam needs replacing but it all fits very well and when running up the twin fans the intercooler will suck a bit of paper to itself from a few 3-4" so there's definitely no loss between the 2
A few pics
So after that I made a start on a bracket for my Mocal laminova heat exchanger which I think will look good and work well but more pics when that's ready
Last edited by M K; 21-10-2013 at 12:09 PM.
23-10-2013, 06:57 PM
#3074
Finished off the mock brackets for the laminova today
First job was an extension piece of the rad fan mount as i needed extra width for a nut and bolt
So welded a piece on big enough to trim and drill after
Then after an idea to mount the bottom bracket for the laminova i needed to press out the small studs the fan bracket comes with
out they come
Then time to turn down some socket cap head and fit those instead
These new longer bolts were to suit some new stand off post i machined up quickly
And after a bit of assembly the mock bracket was completed and the laminova mounted nicely to the fan bracket which in turn bolts to the radiator, again the brackets will be re made from nice new shiny ally in slightly thicker size but looks good i think and does the job superbly
Mounted to the radiator in the car
Job well done id say,
Now thats mounted i ordered the water hoses and 32mm alloy pipe today so i can get them done next along with the last 2 oil lines
All good progress
Thanks
Marc
First job was an extension piece of the rad fan mount as i needed extra width for a nut and bolt
So welded a piece on big enough to trim and drill after
Then after an idea to mount the bottom bracket for the laminova i needed to press out the small studs the fan bracket comes with
out they come
Then time to turn down some socket cap head and fit those instead
These new longer bolts were to suit some new stand off post i machined up quickly
And after a bit of assembly the mock bracket was completed and the laminova mounted nicely to the fan bracket which in turn bolts to the radiator, again the brackets will be re made from nice new shiny ally in slightly thicker size but looks good i think and does the job superbly
Mounted to the radiator in the car
Job well done id say,
Now thats mounted i ordered the water hoses and 32mm alloy pipe today so i can get them done next along with the last 2 oil lines
All good progress
Thanks
Marc
