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no mate they were welded on the bench in a jig and with my back to the car its the first time i have done any thing like this nere the car and the last as the next lot of welding will be down were focus shell is
Iv done a small bit of work on the roll over jig today i had to ask a neigheour if i could measure his ford focus well to say he said i was mad is a under statment still i got the size i needed . all so thanks to DINGLA RS for his help
i take it you made them 4 foot ian? ,hope you got my pm regarding measurements you wanted ,mine be on hold till i can get inner sill now let me no if you want out else mate
ian i need remeasure the rear beam mount for you i must got mixed up as when i came do mine i was bit out some how ,but sure you got the front to do first neway an tunnel
sorry will get asap mate
ian i need remeasure the rear beam mount for you i must got mixed up as when i came do mine i was bit out some how ,but sure you got the front to do first neway an tunnel
sorry will get asap mate
Thanks mate as you no this has got to be right first time so see wot you can do for me no rush . can you drow it up when you do to show were you tuck the sizes from and were to i think you no wot i mean
Right iv been down to the shell again and the saw has been out today and wot has serprised me is how gwick it cut out i no iv still got triming to do but its starting to get there
BOOT FLOOR OUT
FOCUS TUNEL OUT
AND THE FIRST TRY FIT OF THE COSWORTH TUNEL WHICH HAS GONE WELL SO FARE
the part were the front crossmember bolts to, needs cutting back to the chassie ian on each side that were the bosses for compressin struts bolt to not far off catchn me up now carnt wait get home an do bit monday nite
Thanks mate as you no to well its the first cut and i had NO photos to hand thats why its a ruth cut as it was from menory . we have started printing some off now for the next time i get down there . as the wife has said iv got to do some work on the house tomorrow and all so do some work on my sister in laws house as iv done a masive refurb on her house and iv got the just the small thinks to do now to get it finished off
Thanks mate i did a small bit today with sam i will see about getting some photos up tomorrow but wot we did today was get the front beam in place it only has some small spots of weld holding it in place at the mo as i did not have my laptop with me to look at the photos i have saved from all the lads that are helping me on here .all being well i should get down to the shell tomorrow and weld the plates on to holp the beam in place .
iv done a bit tonight i will have to get some more steel this week as i only got 1 meter of it so all being well i should get some more done in the week that is if in not working away this week
getting there mate, how do you get the tunnel 100% in line?
iv not got to that yet but there are holes on the tunnnel that i might use to measure from to the door frames and so on but i am trying to get my hands on a 205 block so i can mock it up as i have a 2wd and a 4x4 gear box the rear beam will be here this week so i can start to line it all up with all that stuff under there a lot better