K18 UFO, Frozen White track car, FOR SALE !!
Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine and g/box out
Cheers guys,
Jim, its a crap job tbh, oil and dirt everywhere
Jay, The whole car is being painted later this year
Jim, its a crap job tbh, oil and dirt everywhere
Jay, The whole car is being painted later this year
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine and g/box out
ah mate, nice one, but you dont have to paint the whoel thing just to take me round the track fella
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine and g/box out
Trying getting to Castle Combe first that might help
I'm deffo doing the pedal box conversion now, so it looks like it won't be ready for April
Might get the dash flocked as well
I'm deffo doing the pedal box conversion now, so it looks like it won't be ready for April
Might get the dash flocked as well
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine and g/box out
thats easy, jump on a ferry and come pick me up LOL
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine and g/box out
jayrs :thats easy, jump on a ferry and come pick me up LOL
One way I suppose
More progress today
Fuel tank and lines out
Still sub zero here so its not idea car modding weather
I can now start giving the underside a good clean/ rust proof and treat it to a lick of paint
engine bay was given another degrease and its starting to look better as well.
Sunday I will put the Pro-Alloy fuel cell in place
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Bits removed
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, fuel tank out
good work going the way i would if i had a fiesta track toy
good progress although minis have the battery in the boot and internal tank as standard
goona be nice to see it with the new tank and some nice wax oil where the whites showin beneathe
good progress although minis have the battery in the boot and internal tank as standard
goona be nice to see it with the new tank and some nice wax oil where the whites showin beneathe
2.1 Went BANGGGGG now a Ghia 1800
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, fuel tank out
looks good shaun... .. why the pedal box ??
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, fuel tank out
coming along nice mate.
what ya doing with the old tank...
what ya doing with the old tank...
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, fuel tank out
Cheers guys, its all being painted blue underneath
Jon, really just to tidy up the bay mate.
Jay, I'm listing the tank, engine, box, ECU etc all on E-Bay next week fella.
Proceeds will go towards all the new bits going in
Jon, really just to tidy up the bay mate.
Jay, I'm listing the tank, engine, box, ECU etc all on E-Bay next week fella.
Proceeds will go towards all the new bits going in
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, fuel tank out
fair play mate.
if the tank dont sell let me know mate, i could do wioth a couple bits off it for the mk2 tank
if the tank dont sell let me know mate, i could do wioth a couple bits off it for the mk2 tank
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine and g/box out
Carbonboy67 :Sunday I will put the Pro-Alloy fuel cell in place
Where will the filler neck be? rear quarter window or something?
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, fuel tank out
stop yaking and get modding Mr Green!
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, fuel tank out
Wasn't expecting it to be that clean under the petrol tank!
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, fuel tank out
cool, awesome progress, even in sub zero temps!
i hate the cold weather too, very hard to get motervation
love the rear windows
i hate the cold weather too, very hard to get motervation
love the rear windows
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, fuel tank out
More progress today
Out came the dash board in several pieces due to the cage
I have another dash which will be cut down to what I need then flocked before being re-fitted. (think I will need to take the screen out to do so )
existing pedal box, all the brake set up under the bonnet, front brake pipes and the ecu with its loom were all removed.
from this
to now this
I was looking for another loom to go in, but I'm just going to cut out whats not needed,
So all the brake lines will now be run internally.
Next weekend I will carry on preping the engine bay for its repaint.
Out came the dash board in several pieces due to the cage
I have another dash which will be cut down to what I need then flocked before being re-fitted. (think I will need to take the screen out to do so )
existing pedal box, all the brake set up under the bonnet, front brake pipes and the ecu with its loom were all removed.
from this
to now this
I was looking for another loom to go in, but I'm just going to cut out whats not needed,
So all the brake lines will now be run internally.
Next weekend I will carry on preping the engine bay for its repaint.
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, dash, servo and ecu removed
great progress mate
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, dash, servo and ecu removed
ive got a spare loom you can have
2.1 Went BANGGGGG now a Ghia 1800
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, dash, servo and ecu removed
Your getting into it again, which is good to see mate
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, dash, servo and ecu removed
nice to see you done some work after i left mate lol
i went home to give my bro that seat only to find he`s killed the clutch and now im having bad thoughts about buying the car again and using your rs1800 engine lol
i went home to give my bro that seat only to find he`s killed the clutch and now im having bad thoughts about buying the car again and using your rs1800 engine lol
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, dash, servo and ecu removed
Cheers guys
Thanks for the loom offer, I will pm you if I need it
I knew it Dean
Good to see you & Laura again mate, can't believe we fitted 4 wheels and tyres + 5 tyres + I FRST Recaro in the back of your Clio
Thanks for the loom offer, I will pm you if I need it
the saint :nice to see you done some work after i left mate lol
i went home to give my bro that seat only to find he`s killed the clutch and now im having bad thoughts about buying the car again and using your rs1800 engine lol
I knew it Dean
Good to see you & Laura again mate, can't believe we fitted 4 wheels and tyres + 5 tyres + I FRST Recaro in the back of your Clio
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, dash, servo and ecu removed
Carbonboy67 :Cheers guys
Thanks for the loom offer, I will pm you if I need itthe saint :nice to see you done some work after i left mate lol
i went home to give my bro that seat only to find he`s killed the clutch and now im having bad thoughts about buying the car again and using your rs1800 engine lol
I knew it Dean
Good to see you & Laura again mate, can't believe we fitted 4 wheels and tyres + 5 tyres + I FRST Recaro in the back of your Clio
Blimey, all that into a clio is an achievement I thought you guys were jammy fitting everything in there the last time you visited
Good progress Shaun The most you've done on it in 6 months
It's just Scoobytastic!
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, dash, servo and ecu removed
firstly dont ever say my clio lmfao it aint mine its lauras and i drive it
i`m sure i could have got more in there tbh.......... there`s a crappy gearbox in your house that i could have taken away for free
i`ll pm you about the engine matey
i`m sure i could have got more in there tbh.......... there`s a crappy gearbox in your house that i could have taken away for free
i`ll pm you about the engine matey
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, dash, servo and ecu removed
Looking good mate. You putting in a bias box?
It makes such a difference once an engines out giving the bay a good clean, it's about the only bit of a car I enjoy cleaning!!
Steve
It makes such a difference once an engines out giving the bay a good clean, it's about the only bit of a car I enjoy cleaning!!
Steve
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, dash, servo and ecu removed
dude do you still have the filler neck and lines off the tank!?
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine bay completely stripped
Today I finished stripping the engine bay
The only things left to be removed are the suspension strut tops and the steering rack once its in position to be painted,
atm I can still wheel the car in and out of my garage, which is very easy as its literally just a shell now
Next job is to get underneath and start the prepping ready for a few coats of blue paint,
Hopefully the underside and the bay will be painted out within 3 weeks.
just the one picture of a very empty bay
The only things left to be removed are the suspension strut tops and the steering rack once its in position to be painted,
atm I can still wheel the car in and out of my garage, which is very easy as its literally just a shell now
Next job is to get underneath and start the prepping ready for a few coats of blue paint,
Hopefully the underside and the bay will be painted out within 3 weeks.
just the one picture of a very empty bay
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine bay completely stripped
nice work fella will look the nuts once painted up budd
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine bay completely stripped
all systems go now then mate.
3 weeks till paint, wtf... get it done
3 weeks till paint, wtf... get it done
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, engine bay completely stripped
jayrs :all systems go now then mate.
3 weeks till paint, wtf... get it done
Cheers Deano,
Jay, I got a lot of prepping to do mate, and I mean a lot
I got to take the car round to my parents get it up in the air,
take all the suspension off, take all those bits over to the powder coaters,
It can then be painted, and then the re-build begins
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, more boring prep work !!
Well another boring day in the garage prepping the engine bay
Its now had 4 de-greasings
I finally got round to start grinding down the minor rusty areas,
I've also removed alot of the seam sealer throughout the bay as under it was lurking various minor rust spots, thankfully just surface.
Also I removed the bracket that holds the jack and wheel brace in place
In my quest for sub a 800kg weight, everything needs to be removed thats not going to serve a purpose.
so, from this
to this
then finally cleaned up
Also need to angle grind this off, where the old battery tray was secured to.
Next weekend I will finish off the prepping, the following weekend all going to plan will be engine bay painting
Its now had 4 de-greasings
I finally got round to start grinding down the minor rusty areas,
I've also removed alot of the seam sealer throughout the bay as under it was lurking various minor rust spots, thankfully just surface.
Also I removed the bracket that holds the jack and wheel brace in place
In my quest for sub a 800kg weight, everything needs to be removed thats not going to serve a purpose.
so, from this
to this
then finally cleaned up
Also need to angle grind this off, where the old battery tray was secured to.
Next weekend I will finish off the prepping, the following weekend all going to plan will be engine bay painting
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, more boring prep work !!
looking good shaun... time for some carbon strut tops... will save a few grams...
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, more boring prep work !!
FRSJON :looking good shaun... time for some carbon strut tops... will save a few grams...
Mate they are being dumped as these bad boys are going on
Leda 3-Way adjustables, Imo the ultimate suspension for a MK3, £2.5k when new
eccentric top mounts will be in the place of those strut tops
I must admit, I got rather moist unwrapping them for the photo
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, more boring prep work !!
£2.5K when new?
No wonder you got a bit moist
No wonder you got a bit moist
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Re: My RS1800 Track car, K18 UFO, more boring prep work !!
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