Red16

Not been doing a lot on the car lately, been too busy playing Modern Warfare 2 on the PS3, the big kid that I am

Anyway, I took delivery of a package from Mac#1 this morning

A new steering column and linkages, and a my Sierra rack which has been shortened



and a pair of Sierra uprights, unfortunately theyre both for the same side of the car



Thanks

Well if you do give me a wave, you're welcome to a spin in it. Where you from?

Shilly

arnt those hubs both the same side ?

Red16

Well spotted that man yeah they are, doh!

Red16

Here's the poorest update ever

A coat of Hammerite Hammered spray paint and the steering rack and link arm look like this



I might get round to fitting the rack and cutting the holes in the bodywork for the rack arms to come through tomorrow, then if i'm really lucky fix the bodywork to the chassis permanently

Dlatch!

Very nice project really like the Mac kits very nice quality, fit of the grp bodywork looked great too

will be a animal once completed

Red16

Not much progress of late due to work, but I've managed to spend a bit of money and get some new parts

A set of Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 wheels with Toyo R888 tyres in 205/60/13 for the rear and 185/60/13 for the front.



The fronts weigh in at 12.5kg per corner and the rears 13.6kg per corner.

A set of Gaz Gold coilovers, revalved to work upside down.



Wilwood 4 pot rear handbrake calipers.



Handbrake lever and cables to suit the above calipers.



Solid rear discs, rear caliper mounting brackets and a bag of longer wheel studs to suit the Pro Race 1.2 wheels.



Solid front discs and Wilwood 4 pot calipers.



Front brake caliper mounting brackets, bolts and brake fittings.



And a set of front and rear brake pads.



If I pull my finger out I could have a rolling chassis very soon

Shilly

love the wilwoods used to have a set of dynalight 4 pots on my track toy

maxest

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Nice parts there!

ram

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Thats cool, starting to look like a car now!

CliffRS4

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Check you out Ben. Good job there's no dreaded rot on it like our old mk3's

Red16

Aye it's starting to take shape now, hopefully I'll give it enough attention next week to have it looking very much like a car

Need to paint the front uprights, rear brake caliper brackets and a few other bits before I can bolt on the suspension, wheels, brakes etc and have a rolling chassis to sit in and make brum brum noises

Dave... having all new parts instead of rusty old bits to play with makes the job so much easier, it really is a lot less worrying than the mk3 was!

Red16

Some more new parts arrived today

One Sierra master cylinder



A hydraulic switch for the brake lights



A Freelander rear differential



Finally got round to fitting the steering rack and quickly mocked up the suspension to see how it looks







PS Yes I know the track rod end should mount underneath the upright not above like I had it, I only realised after I had taken the photos, doh!

No drama though as nothing is tightened up, and it all needs to come off so I can finish cutting the side panels.

Looking back through those photos really hits home how messy the garage has become, I'll be sorting that out tomorrow too!

Glenn_

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Nice little toy.This will be bloody good fun when its finished.

Matt Baxter

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coming on mate, and some top parts going in to this

-beefy-

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looking good fella,

how do you rate the quality of the rear handbrake calipers,

was looking for a 4 pot setup for the rear that incorporates a hand brake mechanisim ,


beef

Red16

Cheers for the comments lads

The doorbell went this morning and I was greeted by the posty with a parcel from Mac#1

Two new custom driveshafts and tri-lobe bearings



The stockpile of parts is getting really big, it's about time i pulled my finger out and got some of it on the car!

Cheers

The quality looks good to me, you're welcome to come up and have a closer look if you want They're really light too, 1kg per caliper

-beefy-

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may just take you up on that ben ,

cheers for the offer ,

do u know what they retail at , or have a model number ??


beef

Red16

No worries, just drop me a pm if need be.

Here's a link to those Wilwood handbrake calipers from Rally Design

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product...ducts_id=11370

Red16

Tried to fit my Freelander rear diff yesterday but didnt realise until it was nearly in the car that the casing needed a little mod, doh!



Once the notch was cut out of the casing, the diff bolted into the chassis easily.





I then set about a quick mock up of the rear suspension, which looks something like this

Red16

Todays progress went like this...

One new Sierra brake fluid reservoir



Driveshafts built up, but still requiring securing around each end of the cv boots



Drivers side driveshaft fitted, suspension assembled with upright, bushes fettled to rotate nice and easily, no squeeks







List of jobs for next time i venture out to the garage...

1. Brake caliper brackets to paint and fit.
2. Copper slip and other crap to wipe from the chassis, it looks filthy in the photos
3. Spring to be fitted to the coilover strut.
4. Couple of nuts/bolts to torque up.

Then the other side can be assembled.

The rear hubs are away being machined to 134mm diameter to allow the rear brake discs to be fitted.

COLEYST200

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looking very nice mate i would love to bild a kit car like this one day

Red16

Cheers Coley, get one bought

Been assembling the rear end today





Fitted the brake caliper brackets to the uprights.

Drivers side





Passenger side



Then done a small amount of work to the front end, fitted the arms to the steering rod and secured the rubber boots.



Hoping to get my rear hubs back tomorrow, then the brakes can be fitted.

focus 4x4

Stunning work !!

ital_cossie

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top parts!!! and excellent work!!! keep up !!!

bubs_rsturbo

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i wish i had your skills! top job

Matt Baxter

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Red16

Cheers for the kind words you lot

Small update of the weekends work, nothing spectacular just a spot of painting, also fitted a set of longer wheel studs to suit the Pro Race 1.2 wheels.



The rear hubs are now back from being machined and are painted but not dry, hence the lack of photos.

Planning on cracking on with the car tomorrow, so should have a more interesting update tomorrow

Red16

Rear hubs now have the longer wheel studs fitted and a lick of Hammerite Hammered has them looking like this, along with the track rod ends.

Dicko&Vacant

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looking good ben, very complex work though

Sarah

Joe Grp4 Escort

Nice build

will keep an eye on this

Red16

Cheers, it's not that difficult, just nuts n bolts

Thanks, glad you like it

Here's a bit of an update from todays day.

Rear hubs and brake caliper brackets fitted, driveshaft nuts need to be torqued up once the brakes are operational.



Rear brake discs and calipers fitted and it started to look like this
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/Red16/Mac%20Worx%
20RR%20Build/P1020519Medium.jpg[/IMG]



With my mate, Decka, acting as a temporary wheel nut a wheel was tried on the back, starting to look quite wide now



The side panels were trimmed for the final time, or so i thought, i now think i'll merge the steering rack hole with the front lower wishbone hole, as most people do.

The passenger side front suspension was then built up





Drivers side



Took the nose cone off to fit it in the garage, need to move my vice stand to get the car further back... job for another day



Thanks to Decka for the assistance today, I'm dead happy with the kit, it's really starting to look like a car now

rsdene

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looks awesome

Ginger Will

Cool, I would love to build something like this. Nice to see that you can build something like this without a huge garage.

Red16

Cheers mate

A big garage would make life a lot easier (and i could have a lathe and milling machine) but it's not a necessity, mines actually starting to feel bigger now the parts are beginning to go onto the car.

COLEYST200

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nice work mate

Red16

This afternoon i took the suspension off the front of the car and decided to do the final trimming to the side panels

Before



After



All the steering/suspension fitted back to the car again. The washers in the upper wishbone mounting brackets are temporary until i get some bushes knocked up.



I done a quick little job while the side panel was off and fitted the master cylinder.

paul16v

Top work bud, it is really coming together now.

Matt Baxter

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Keep em coming matey doing an awesome job

DaveCrack

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Nice work there! Really looking forward to seeing this finished!

Ginger Will

Whitley Bay

How does the gearbox link into the prop shaft?