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Yes Micks still got it. well last I heard.
She was not resheld but that would have been easier !!
Mick rolled it 3 times, and it had a red top in it when he got it, I put a Honda in it with an RnD box, so she ended up having gearbox tunnel/ exhaust tunnel,exhaust system, prop shaft system, redesigned a/roll mounts, x member, power steering, engine mounts, axle mounts, watts linkage, floors, sills inner /outer, door posts, tubs, bulkhead, chassis sections, inner wings, front panel, wings, arches, cage mods, so theres not a lot of the original car left, though there was a lot of green dust about on the floor and everywhere else!
She was not resheld but that would have been easier !!
Mick rolled it 3 times, and it had a red top in it when he got it, I put a Honda in it with an RnD box, so she ended up having gearbox tunnel/ exhaust tunnel,exhaust system, prop shaft system, redesigned a/roll mounts, x member, power steering, engine mounts, axle mounts, watts linkage, floors, sills inner /outer, door posts, tubs, bulkhead, chassis sections, inner wings, front panel, wings, arches, cage mods, so theres not a lot of the original car left, though there was a lot of green dust about on the floor and everywhere else!
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As regards gear box tunnels ford used to use auto tunneled shells but they where modded for the zf boxes, because when originally fitted it took 3 to 4 hrs to change a box !
I have worked and built on a lot of group 4s over the years and all of them including works ones, and they all had fabricated tunnels including full length exhaust tunnels, to enable a ten minute box change, so saying they have to have auto tunnels for historic would be wrong. As regards historic I dont remember 'full' group 4s with pintos in. I have worked on group 1s as rs2000 etc and group 2s etc. Also a lot of the rules were very much 'relaxed' then apart from some cars being actually made 3" wider not by arches but the whole shell split longditudenally and stretched wider!
As regards gear box tunnels ford used to use auto tunneled shells but they where modded for the zf boxes, because when originally fitted it took 3 to 4 hrs to change a box !
I have worked and built on a lot of group 4s over the years and all of them including works ones, and they all had fabricated tunnels including full length exhaust tunnels, to enable a ten minute box change, so saying they have to have auto tunnels for historic would be wrong. As regards historic I dont remember 'full' group 4s with pintos in. I have worked on group 1s as rs2000 etc and group 2s etc. Also a lot of the rules were very much 'relaxed' then apart from some cars being actually made 3" wider not by arches but the whole shell split longditudenally and stretched wider!
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Yeah, I can remember Brooks'ies and Mc'craes Mantas on the Manx (difficult to say that) both had been dipped to lighten them, and there they where in the grandstand welding in extra gussets and stiffening in, to try to get them to handle !! coz of the flex they where all over the show, prob welded in more weight than they had dipped out. Then they started to get somewhere but too late !
Shows sometimes that some cars are good from the go and making them 'better' is not allways BETTER. I think spending time making them reliable is more important.
When I strenghtend the bulk head and the cage etc it transformed SDT it made the Escorts handling more consistent
Shows sometimes that some cars are good from the go and making them 'better' is not allways BETTER. I think spending time making them reliable is more important.
When I strenghtend the bulk head and the cage etc it transformed SDT it made the Escorts handling more consistent
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Just wondering if you have managed to do any more work to your project?
I've just returned home from a 880 mile round trip to visit Sean
at Rallyweld.
A very worthwhile trip, as his knowledge and enthusiasm for building good rally cars is fantastic. It was no trouble to him to spend some time showing me round and explaining a few points for my build. I mentioned to him about your thread on this forum, and he immediately knew who I was talking about.
Left with the back of my Focus estate full of bits, and myself full of enthusiasm to get on with my project.
For anyone else out there doing rally car projects, can't recommend him enough.
Just wondering if you have managed to do any more work to your project?
I've just returned home from a 880 mile round trip to visit Sean
at Rallyweld.A very worthwhile trip, as his knowledge and enthusiasm for building good rally cars is fantastic. It was no trouble to him to spend some time showing me round and explaining a few points for my build. I mentioned to him about your thread on this forum, and he immediately knew who I was talking about.
Left with the back of my Focus estate full of bits, and myself full of enthusiasm to get on with my project.
For anyone else out there doing rally car projects, can't recommend him enough.
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Just wondering if you have managed to do any more work to your project?
I've just returned home from a 880 mile round trip to visit Sean
A very worthwhile trip, as his knowledge and enthusiasm for building good rally cars is fantastic. It was no trouble to him to spend some time showing me round and explaining a few points for my build. I mentioned to him about your thread on this forum, and he immediately knew who I was talking about.
Left with the back of my Focus estate full of bits, and myself full of enthusiasm to get on with my project.
For anyone else out there doing rally car projects, can't recommend him enough.
I wish I had the time, and money to continue with my project but it still looks the same as in the last photos that I posted.
I'll be buying a Safety Devices turret mounted cage soon, plan for Sean at Rally Weld to add a few extra bars and weld all the fixing plates for me together with a few parts that he has the measurements for, such as sump guard chassis fixing brackets.
I'll also ask him to carry out a full check of my welding and to redo anything that he thinks is not good enough.
I agree with you about Sean's enthusiasm, and as you have seen for yourself the quality of work is 1st class, certainly the best builds I have seen.
Glad you thought it was a worthwhile 880 mile round trip, don't forget to take plenty of photos and I look forward to following your build.
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After spectating on the Wyedean Rally my MOJO is back with a vengance..!!!!!
I've just finished off the firewall mounting plates ready for the shell to be transported to Rally Weld next Month, Sean is going to fit a Safety Devices bolt in cage and finish off the rest of the welding.
I will then spend the Summer months concentrating on the bodywork and getting it ready for paint.
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I've just finished off the firewall mounting plates ready for the shell to be transported to Rally Weld next Month, Sean is going to fit a Safety Devices bolt in cage and finish off the rest of the welding.
I will then spend the Summer months concentrating on the bodywork and getting it ready for paint.
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Roll cage arrived Yesterday from West Wales Rally Spares. Just waiting for Sean at Rally Weld to collect the shell next Month and fit it.
It's taken 2 Yrs to get it to this stage, thought it would be finished by now...!!!!!!
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It's taken 2 Yrs to get it to this stage, thought it would be finished by now...!!!!!!
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Started on the doors, one is original but has rusted away at the bottom of the inside panel and there are few rust holes through the door skin lower panel.
The other door has had a new skin at some time and although the lower inside panel is solid, the skin has some rot in one of the lower corners.
I stripped both doors of paint, welded up the rust holes and cut away the rot ready for a new patch panel. I also cut off the corner brackets welded on to hold the poly windows.
The other door has had a new skin at some time and although the lower inside panel is solid, the skin has some rot in one of the lower corners.
I stripped both doors of paint, welded up the rust holes and cut away the rot ready for a new patch panel. I also cut off the corner brackets welded on to hold the poly windows.
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Bit more welding and patching done on the doors today. Just need to fabricate a strip of metal and weld it to one of the doors.
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I planned to finish off the bottom of the door today but run out of weld wire halfway through the repair. Oh well, it was freezing in the garage anyway..!!!!
I want to try using 0.8mm wire instead of the 0.6mm I've been using so far, I'll be working in Cheltenham on Monday so will call into Cheltenham Welding Supplies.
Anybody else using 0.8mm for this type of welding ? What's it like for panel repairs ??
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I want to try using 0.8mm wire instead of the 0.6mm I've been using so far, I'll be working in Cheltenham on Monday so will call into Cheltenham Welding Supplies.
Anybody else using 0.8mm for this type of welding ? What's it like for panel repairs ??
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ive always used 0.8 rather than 0.6 i just prefer it personal choice
tried 0.6 prefer 0.8 on car stuff evenifyou are using thin metal technique
tried 0.6 prefer 0.8 on car stuff evenifyou are using thin metal technique
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Hi,
You have a nice build going on here.
Don't give when your near the end, i nearly did with my project, as it seemed like one problem after another.
We have a Sunbeam Imp which i'm going to be stripping in the near future and rebuilding.
Maybe to Rally spec we haven't decided yet.
Have to make a spit for it yet.
Keep at it it will be worth it.
You have a nice build going on here.
Don't give when your near the end, i nearly did with my project, as it seemed like one problem after another.
We have a Sunbeam Imp which i'm going to be stripping in the near future and rebuilding.
Maybe to Rally spec we haven't decided yet.
Have to make a spit for it yet.
Keep at it it will be worth it.
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Finished welding the door this afternoon, just needs to be finished off with filler and seam sealer.
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I was curious as to what I was going to find under this filler..!!!
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Cut out the rot ready for a patch panel.
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I also removed the filler from the petrol cap surround and it was 3mm thick. I'll grind off this patch plate and make a new one that'll only require a skim of filler.
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I was curious as to what I was going to find under this filler..!!!
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Cut out the rot ready for a patch panel.
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I also removed the filler from the petrol cap surround and it was 3mm thick. I'll grind off this patch plate and make a new one that'll only require a skim of filler.
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