crumpet

ade you built that v6 turbo capri yet? lol

Ade

That's for next year!

crumpet

hurry up! you bought a 12v cologne tt didnt you? i take it the bottom end has forged rods and pistons? ( not that you need them lol)

alanfordtw-15

any pics of the ultra low trailer, sounds interesting.
a sharp steel bar on the very lower edge of the rear wheel arch liners will cut and break up dog ears from the tyres and save the back bumper from being destroyed, worked well on mine..

Ade

Still waiting on the dude building it..... been a while now!
No forged parts. The Skogen Racing guys manage 400BHP without so I'll give that a go too!



Yeah ultra low loading trailer should be ace. Not seen it yet as it's not yet ready... should be within a few weeks though

That bumper has seen every type of abuse.... from wall rubbing to delamination, to just being ripped off on tyre walls

Ade

Last weekend wasn't the best for the Saph at Round 1 of the British Drift Championship at Donnington....

The track was set up for very high speed drifting which wasn't ideal for the likes of myself with only 200BHP. (most competitors run over 300BHP, some up to 800BHP!). So it was a patchy performance from myself.... then I crashed!

Basically tried to extend the slide to meet the end of the very long sweeping corner but it gripped and shot me off the track!
Smacked a pole pretty hard, but thankfully just missed the chassis, so it's just panels to be replaced and the inner wing to get pulled out. Round 2 is at Norfolk arena on the 20th of May... time to get busy!!!

Parts I now need to find:

O/S wing
O/S headlight
O/S amber indicator
Strut brace
Plastic trim that sits under the headlights
Laguna or Espace front splitter
Cossie grille
Cossie sideskirts
Front upper slam panel
Someone to paint the new panels black!

Rear bumper (possibly sourced)
O/S door & mirror (possibly sourced)
Saph Bonnet (possibly sourced)
Cossie bumper now sourced

Some pix of the weekend's skids and smashes....









Full report here: http://www.drifted.com/jordan-butter...1-part-i/7741/

Ade

Now dropped off McMillan Jaguar to get straightened out and tarted up!
Fingers crossed for the BDC round 2 at Norfolk in less than 3 weeks!

All sorts of talk of throttle bodies going on on the BOA, and even a supercharged Jag V8 conversion.... but I think we'll just stick to getting it driving again for now!



Sure a lot of you know them, but for those who don't they are the Jag & Ford specialists to know for building and breaking... and the main man Aly has quite an awesome collection too including touring cars and some mental YB powered track machines.....









McMillan Jaguar
Unit 15
Braidhurst Industrial Estate,
Motherwell
ML1 3ST
01698 259 737

4.0 32v supercharged V8 with 400BHP as standard.... Want!

Ade

Just got this through

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

looking good fella


allister seems like a top bloke , chatted to him before about a getrag box conversion .

wattie

Very lucky the damage wasn't too bad, I say that but ye it was bad but could of been a written off shell which is what u don't need with so many other projects, least it's an easy enough fix good luck getting it ready for the next round

Ade

Yeah, Aly's one of the good guys!

Too right about the damage, an inch further to the left and it would have been game over!

Ade

Sierra rebuild is coming along very nicely, Aly's donor car is ideal being a BOA converted Cossie.... now just looking for a few parts:
Sapphire Cosworth Sideskirts (Aly's car was missing them)
Laguna or Espace (or a cheap Rouse/RS500 style) front splitter
O/S front orange indicator

little bram

looking good mate must have been a long day for you, you had a canny drive home

Ade

Sure was mate! Thanks again for helping me out, much appreciated

Ade

Aly's donor Cossie might look like a heap from this angle, but in the important areas has a real solid straight shell, and coincidentally also has been converted to run a 24v BOA, so ideal for parts. Just to add to that it very randomly it apparently used to belong to David Beckham many years ago too,



Donor section being pieced in after some careful cutting and measuring, all fitting perfectly too.

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

cracking on mate , !!


should be ready in no time ...

Ade

Sure will be! Heading down soon to see how things are going as well.

Got Cossie skirts and a new front splitter for it there, just need an indicator and everything's all there

Ade

Becoming a car again! Going to look like before but tidier and better.... Non-wrecked bumpers, vented bonnet and sideskirts. Plus fresh paint and stickers should help too...

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Wow its nearly complete fella.The V8 Jag engine would be a good idea if you ask me lol.

Ade

Haha, yeah would be cool! 400BHP as standard with restrictive breathing and low boost... sure the power could be upped to crazy levels!

But for now I'll be happy with it just being drivable!

BRAM

iTrader: (1)

Nice bumper mate. lol

Ade

It's a cracker mate! Got it from a top bloke too...

Ade

Arches rolled....


And nearly ready for paint....


Also getting some imitators too....


The rapid rebuild has been done by the guys at...


And they're guys with a lot of experience, ideas and resources too.

Ade

Aerocatches fitted today.... paint tomorrow!



Probably been taking this sticker a bit too much to heart going by this pile of broken bits....

cutch

iTrader: (1)

Ade thats me home if you want to pick up the back bumper???

Ade

Nice one mate! Will be in touch soon

Ade

Here's the missing bit of the rebuild story, the night it was finished! (also the night before Norfolk!) .... Big thanks to Aly and Craig at MJ Racing.
An awesome job sorted right on time! :thumbs:



Looking sweet in the arena. Now with a decent front bumper, Blue oval grille, Cossie sideskirts, 4x4 vented bonnet, new rear bumper and my fave mod.... Genuine 80s German pressed dealer plate as donated to me when I was in ze Fatherland!



Doin' some skids.... (Thanks to Kyle and Jeek for the pix)

Rollin Rides

Fair play mate keep difting!!!!

escort700bhp

BRAM

iTrader: (1)

Looks alot better now than it did last time i saw it mate, well done

whizzisat114

iTrader: (2)

Nice to see the old ford repaired and infront of some jap crap

Ade

There's a lot more of being in front of Jap crap planned! Especially as its going to get some geometry mods before the next round. Granada hubs redrilled for extra lock and a compression strut kit for extra castor. Got to make it more nimble....



Bram, you ain't wrong there!

Also if anyone wants a passenger ride the Saph will be at the Classic Ford show next Sunday doing drift taxi rides all day

scholesyy

il def have a ride in it. look forward to havin a chat tomorrow mate

Ade

Sadly I won't be there! Shooting the West of Scotland RS regional Day at Kames instead....

Mr Chizfab and the car's previous owner Jeek will be doing the taxi driving though at the 'Pod.

scholesyy

shame! still gonna have a ride thou!

Ade

Progress! I had Chizfab on the case of fitting a set of Rally Design compression struts and adjustable TCAs to the Sierra during the week, then a quick setup thanks to Pete (at Kwik Fit of all places!) to the figures supplied by Hungarian drift guru LeslieDG.

First test today at an SXOC big track Crail day went very well.... much more front end grip and faster self centering on the steering. The car didn't even feel like the same Sierra I had out the week before at Teesside! Much snappier, and the understeer I'd got so used to driving around has completely gone.

Was also managing to get use of more lock thanks to the more responsive steering, so I'm guessing that's where a lot of the extra smoke came from today!

Compression strut and adjustable TCA


Pre-setup comedy camber!


Bouncing over kerbs at Teesside last week...


Will get some pix from today soon...

Ade

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

cracking work fella !!


having seen this in the flesh i love it more and more lol


whats happing with mr chizfabs beemer ?

any pics , it been outed on track yet

Ade

Cheers!

The e34 with a V8 conversion and mega cage? Chizfab sold that.... he's now running an E39 540 for the time being.

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Bloody hell if i knew you were in the area last week i would of come to watch you. The car is lookin good fella.