dingla rs

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must be nearly finished with the welding now ian???

COLEYST200

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no mate iv not sean the car for about 2 weeks now as iv had a lot of problems with my 3dr and like you iv been working away from home a lot and iv got a lot more working away this year and its all down london . when i get of work tomorrow night im doing a 140 mile round trip to pick up a 4x4 box that might be going into it . my 3dr cosworth is top of the list at the mo but when i get time i will back on it asap . your shell is coming on very nice now

dingla rs

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i bought a 4x4 box for me own shell only for it to drop off pallet so its feckd brakers gave me money back tho lol,yer slowed down me self as mate took his welder back for week or so,an not much i can do strut tops need welding underneath before filler work ,also mates rs turbo is on me spit you'l have every thing then bar engine ?

COLEYST200

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well when i left work tonight i went on a 140 mile round trip and got a 4x4 gear box that might or might not go into the focus i just dont no still but iv got one if i do go 4x4

Jumbo

Nice 1 mate.... wondered how this was coming along? If your in sunday i'll pop round and catch up

COLEYST200

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i think i will be around mate just give us a ring first we need to have a beer and a chat mate its been to long

fezzajsy

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COLEYST200

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Right as some of you might no iv had a very very BIG problem with this build as we put a block and gear box under the shell and it didnt fit so i had to make my mind up wot to do well this was the out come .

One min we had this



Then we had this





as you can see it all had to come out to sort which im NOT happy about well then it went back in



And we now have some space around the front of the bell housing which was the problem





So all good now but iv now got a nuver problem as you can see the gear box is now of to the one side



the only thing i can think it is that is causesing this is the gear box cradle i can mod it but it just seams to be one thing after a nuther . and befor any one says the tunnel must be out trust me its in the center of the shell .

c20tbo

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Bit of head scratching with this one then, thats the joys of having a jig with all mount positions set, must be a reason for the box to be offset i would imagine, u'll get there yet.

Personally i wouldnt have tackled such a job without some sort of reference point jig. Hope all goes anyhow with the build.

COLEYST200

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i should of never welded the tunnel with out having a block and box under it but i did and im now paying the price for it but i wont give up on it im going to see it throw to the end

focus 4x4

Ever thought about putting a complete sierra floor in in one piece?

Makes life a little easier in the long run.

xr4x4rs

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ill get you a pic tomorrow of my gear stick to show where it sits in the hole to give you an indication

but have you had the gearbox cross member off? as if its on th ewrong way round it moves the centre of the gearbox out of alignment

COLEYST200

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no mate iv not unless the chap i got it did im going to have a look tomorrow

xr4x4rs

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ill sort that pic out, but the gearstick should be centre, it looks too far back but then it may not be in neutral lol, other than that it should bolt up straight

if your convinced the tunnel is straight then the only reason for that box to be off like that is the engine is off alignment aswell

COLEYST200

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the motor is spot on and allso it would have to be a long way out to do this as the gear box bolts to the tunnel right underneath the gear stick

COLEYST200

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allso will the gear box mount fit on the box the rong way round

xr4x4rs

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gearbox mount will go on either way but the cradle will go on 2 ways

COLEYST200

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i am hopping this could be it mate

whizzisat114

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bad luck with the floor having to come out
Have you got the rear end in and lined that up yet?
you gonna mock it all up before you weld it all up again?

COLEYST200

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do you mean the rear beam if so yes its in the car and done

and the floor is only tacked in at the mo but it was all welded in

marco polo

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good project col ......

whizzisat114

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have you made the rear mounts or used the cossie floor pan? how easy was it to make the raer turrets and get them ligned up?

whizzisat114

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just read the tread dont bother answering the one about the floor pan
could do with some pointers on the rear turrets if you would'nt mind.

dingla rs

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as said the front tunnel looked low that musta been al that was rong?? the rear turrets are a rite cunt to get rite let me tell you ther angled forward and inwards ,looks like it was easy fix anyway ian

COLEYST200

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its juts a shame iv go so mch welding to do no and plating up as it was a very neet job befor now its not going to be as nice but it will be strong when it all welded up again . just got to sort the gear box out today and see why its of to one side

dingla rs

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never tryed out in mine an its all finished lol ,do like the mod for box inside tunnel andy moded mine with heat an hammer ,if ther out i can measure or check let us no ian ,it will be worth it in end

COLEYST200

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right then been down to the car todat for a bit and im now very happy with wot iv done .
the gear box is now in the center of the tunnel



all so done the fab work to cover the 4x4 gear box





allso made a start on welding the floor back it





and allso done a small bit on the cradle that hold the dash bored in place

xr4x4rs

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what was the problem then

COLEYST200

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the truth is i dont no its as if the gear box cradle is rong in some way and it will only fit one way round so i redrilled the cradle to soot and all is now good . as you can see we have put string line from roll over jig to roll over jig and its all spot on now so it will have to do

whizzisat114

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Gonna mok mine up tomorrow so fingers crossed just got back from leicester to pick up some engine mounts and the n/s engine mount,
Coley how come you've had to mod your tunnel for the 4x4 ?
was it a 2wd tunnel you used?

COLEYST200

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yes mate 2wd tunnel . i was going 2wd to start with but im now going 4x4 as i keep winning bits on EBAY for fuck all . got a good 4x4 gear box Ł50 4x4 sump Ł15 front diff Ł15 ok its all pluss post but still cheap

busa bob

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Tell me whizzisat114 are you building a focus 4x4 cosworth then lol

whizzisat114

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Yes m8 i am well im gonna give it a dam good go ant way
If i could get this shitty three door off my drive first

whizzisat114

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OH busa bob
i for got to tell you when you was here.
i ordered the last focus rs splitter of ebay this morning should be here soon
Just won a recon rear drive shaft for a tenner

Zanderford

looking good so far really need to pull my finger out on my fiesta ull have done 2 cars before ive dun one lol

whizzisat114

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coley I put engine and box in mine today and there does'nt seem to be a gear box mount all there is under the floor is a strenthening weldment with long elongated holes with no threads. is this normal?
ive made a rollover jig today and got the car up on it so it'll be belly side up soon and smoking from all the welding
Id forgot how much i enjoyed modifying cars

dingla rs

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get some pics up or a build thread not much cop just saying what you doing

COLEYST200

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if he dose not i will as iv just found out this car is about 2 miles away from me so i will have to go and see it in the flesh ASAP

whizzisat114

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how do i get pics on the thread?

COLEYST200

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set up a photo bucket acount