Brilliant work as usual Marc. Are these laminovas as good as a cooling rad? Let me know when my tool trat is ready please

 

Hi Jon

Yeah they are better than a normal oil radiator and better that they stabilize each other as water heats the oil quick then the keep each other at a stable temp people just don't tend to use them as they cost 4 times as much

As for your tool tray mate I will be doing a few this week so il keep you posted.

 

Sorry if this is one of those "can't you read?" questions.

Where do you buy those amazing uprights from? If I remember correctly, they're Cosworth? But Where do I go to buy Cosworth parts?

 

They are from a company called MK MOTORSPORT

He is a trader on here and you can find his details in the traders section mate

 

Been sorting the water hoses for the fiesta this week, Some will stay as they are but some i will get 1 piece pipes bent up and 1 piece hoses at a later date so the joins you see in places will not all be staying









All the hose clamps should be turning up tomorrow then i will do the last 2 oil lines from the laminova to the block and the remote oil filter housing



Thanks
Marc

 

hi mark , your doing a great job on the car , just a bit of advice , whenever ive read about dry sump systems or wet sump oil systems they've all said you should not use forged fittings , they should be swept only for oil system no matter how small the hose is. I don't want you to have probs with your engine after all the hard work you've done and money you've spent.
hope this helps and keep up the good work

cheers paul

 

Good call Paul

I remember reading that myself in various threads about swept and forged fittings so I have just ordered 2 swept 90 fittings to replace them
Cheers for the heads up and bringing it to my attention, for literally a few quid it's not worth the risk as you say

 

Thats looking really good.

 

Cheers mate

 

Looking very nice how much more do you think it needs doing to it to finish it off

 

Chassis loom and exhaust mate the only main things left,

Fitted the boost clamps and jubilees for the water pipes today, nothing too exciting

 

looking great marc !!

 

mark im not sure if you have mentioned it anywhere, will the car b road legal?

 

Cheers Steve

Tev - yes mate the car will be road legal but mainly for ease of transport when needed etc not really for general road use

 

Hi Marc,
i fuggin love this car, it's truly a piece of art.
However, the only thing i don't like about it ( infact hate ) is that it's not mine!

 

Cheers Gary lol

 

Wow that engine bay is mint.

 

Decided I am going to make the exhaust system myself for 3 reasons mainly, it will keep my busy for the next few weeks or months depending how much time I get spare, it good practice with the tig welder and hopefully it will save me a bit of money!

It may not end up as good as a professionally built item but I can live with that when I know it was made by me

So first easy bit was chopping up a mandrel bent section of 1.5mm wall 304 stainless I got off the net and welding on the v-band flange for the first bit of the down pipe











As Said, not the best but good enough considering I'm totally self taught so il only get better hopefully lol

Need to get another flow regulator before I do the next bit as I am going to properly purge weld the rest

Have 2 lambda bosses ready to weld in as well, and when the down pipe is complete I will start the task of adding in the waste gate pipe so it vents back into the exhaust

That's all for now

Thanks
Marc

 

S.I.C.K

 

were did you get the clamp for exhaust mate ?
top work

 

Cheers Si

Dingla - got the clamp off eBay as part of the v-band kit mate

 

i've seen far worse welding by professionals!!!
bloody good job, wish i got into TIG welding when working on my xr2, loads of welding could have looked much nicer.

 

Cheers mate

 

CR turbo's sell the clamps also, iirc a 3" was about Ł18

top work as always Marc!!

 

Cheers mate

 

Stunning build mate

 

Cheers Carlo

Ecu holder done, just needs to be powder coated next time I get a batch of my tool trays done

Just need the insulatin foam to pad the box out and cushion the Ecu









Nice and secure, protected and easily accessible if needed and to allow easy removal as an anti theft feature

 

Nice work Marc

 

Cheers Dave

 

Cool progress.

Dingla if you get the right size for the clamp I might be able to get you one.

 

As im really enjoying learning to Tig weld etc i got myself a new ck9 flex head tig torch today with super flex cable as i didn't like my r-tech w26 torch, to heavy too bulky and the cable being 2 separate line for power and gas was heavy & restricted working position,

This one is soo nice to use

Size comparison





Adapter to join gas so it flows inside the super flex power lead so you only have 1 very light cable attached to torch



I like to wrap it around my arm when i weld so i don't have any weight hanging off the end of the torch




So with that plugged in and ready to go it was time to carry on with the downpipe, don't really have many in between pics from today but here is the main section as of today,







Keeping it up high





Lots more to test me on the downpipe still as i want to plumb the external wastegate pipe into this as well so that is gonna be fun!!!!!!!!

More soon

Thanks
Marc

 

Dude how much did that tig setup set you back?

 

Where did you get the torch from mate as I have the same feelings about the R-tech one being way too big an clumsy!!

 

Is that the smaller torch from R Tech ? I do hate how clumsy the torch is they provide with the basic kit.

 

So far it probably owes me about Ł1800 but theres lots I need to by as far as clamps etc go as holding the work piece etc is just as important as welding it so a decent welding table and clamps are a must,



Got the torch from "RapidWeld" online mate, have a look, gonna get there gas saver kit next



No mate, it is made by a company called CK and they are probably one of the best if not the best in the world for there torches,

 

So when is Kinzy Motorsport being set up? You clearly are developing skills and you have an eye for detail

 

Cheers Mark, gonna go an order one now

 

Don't think im quite that good yet mate, but i am start to get jobs to do through word of mouth and i just tell me im happy to do them but i am still learning and am by no means an expert so do not expect flawlessness just yet


Have pm'd you mate, will let you know part numbers later

 

Plenty of work for you in the new car bud