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Great work mate you make things look so easy

M K

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It's not always easy lol I just like to get stuck in and give it a go


I dread to think how much more this car would of cost if I paid someone else to do everything

COLEYST200

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All looking good mate I'v got spacers of about 15mm on my center bearing to make it line up . But I think you no that as I think you have all the photos I'v ever put up about this mod

Caddyshack

Coley, where are your spacers, backing plate to clutch?

M K

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I have them all saved on my phone so I have them to hand to compare things lol

No Toby, Coley means the spacers on his center propshaft bearing for the rear prop

fezzajsy

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Getting there

M K

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Tacked up gearbox mount today





Going to go and fully weld it now.

M K

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Fully Tigged up

M K

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Fitted up

c20tbo

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Nice mount Marc have you had this car weighed? what did it come in at?

M K

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Car weighed in at 1215kg with 50ltrs of fuel

c20tbo

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That's rather good, i presume the new box and gubbins will up it a little but still a good weight

M K

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Yeah I suppose the new box etc may up it by 30kgs or so but not fussed about weight of it at the moment just want a box more reliable

COLEYST200

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Looking good mate

M K

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Cheers Ian / Rob

COLEYST200

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Any forts on wot you might have to do to make the exhaust fit

graham c

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I whent custom prop on mine

M K

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Going to cut an exhaust tunnel on the passenger side, didn't want to but it the only decent way to do it

Il make up my props cut and shut style get them balanced and see how I get on with them, then look at decent custom items later

Richie.

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Nice bracket mate

M K

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Cheers sailor boy

whizzisat114

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This car just keeps on evolving
Great work Marc

M K

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Thanks Dave

M K

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Basically copied Ian (Coley) on his Focos as its a simple mod I can do myself with my own lathe although machining this much steel on a Chinese mini lathe is a slow process
I need a bigger lathe

Anyway.......







Final test fit on the car



All ready to weld later tonight or in the week when I get a chance

Thanks
Marc

Richie.

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Nice progress Marc

How did you do the taper?


I have to struggle with this

M K

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Must be hard with that Richie

Just used the cross slide set up to do the taper

All Tig welded up now

COLEYST200

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Your moving on well this now mate

Richie.

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And showing off with his welding

M K

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Rear prop done and fitted (apart from sending off for balancing and refreshing the joint)

jonny s2

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saw this at the fair marc...... very nice build u have done!

M K

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Thanks mate

nigel b

that looks horrible richie
nice welding marc

ossie cossie

Awesome work. Is the rear part of that prop a standard cosworth prop?

M K

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Yes mate

Rear part is standard cosworth with the splines inside

Glenn_

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Looks well.

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Nice work mark

M K

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Front prop done but its not straight and true so I welded it up anyway as an accurate dummy to be re made by a firm with 1 new piece,








So that's the props both sorted and I will drop them off to get made/balanced and joints renewed this week and I will crack on with the other stuff and welding in fill panels etc,


I dropped the box back out today, so tomorrow will re fit the front casing to the built up box and start working on the concentric cylinder mounting.


I also have a proper oilite bearing for the crank/input shaft


More pics to follow when more is done


Thanks
Marc

M K

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Oilite pilot bearing machined and fitted today

Here is the closest bearing I could find



This has the correct length and correct OD but need the ID machining from 15mm to 16mm

So that's done and fitted







Next up is re fit clutch with new skyline spline plates

Also spoke to JW Engineering in Kent and I'm taking props there tomorrow day to be sorted and refreshed

Thanks
Marc

M K

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Also measured up for my Tilton cylinder and I need a new spacer 41.5mm thick so will do that tomorrow

Caddyshack

Cool progress, I hope to pick up my modded tilton mount when I get back from hols, as long as zircotec deliver the other bits back to me I hope to bolt all mine back in.

M K

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Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly this time when you put it back together mate