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[luca]

All to do with doing it in the correct order boys.....

You put your left leg in........ ya left foot out... in out in out and shake it all about.

[Turboboy67]

Your right mate, its a very snug fit, problem was getting the thing bolted to the roof above the windscreen,
it has 2 lugs on the cage which I knew with taking the roof off I must get right,

I had to cut the dash as well, drill and tap the centre plates, drill out the front plates. put all the bolts in,then the plates were welded to the floor.

I replaced the 2 tubes which join the front to the back with longer ones, they are now 9" in length.
Then took the whole thing back out
Getting both strut braces painted the same colour as the cage, Anthracite

[Turboboy67]

Cage and rear brace are painted and look stunning

I'm spending Friday prepping the inside,

then Saturday morning the interior will be painted and oven baked

Then next Monday I can put the cage back in, carefully

I will try and get some pictures of the progress being made.

[Ram]

havnt read this thread for awhile, coming along nicely

[purple_fiesta]

Yes but we want more pictures

[Sphinx]

Pics old man

[Turboboy67]

Pics old man

Oi

Pictures tomorrow evening guys

I'm working on her all day tomorrow, ready for the paint on Saturday morning, I'm swapping the wheels back to the RS2k ones as the Super Ts are off for a powder-coat

Hopefully I will get time to do some more lightening of the front end as well

[rs_fiesta]

Are you doing Nat Day Shaun?

[Turboboy67]

Are you doing Nat Day Shaun?

No Matt

My best mate is 40 that weekend so not going for the first time in 7 years

How inconsiderate of him

I will be @ Ford Fair though

[Brammer]

My best mate is 40 that weekend so not going for the first time in 7 years

How inconsiderate of him

Totally

Coming along nicely mate, i can't keep up at the moment your working that fast

[Turboboy67]

All my spare time and cash is being ploughed into it atm Chris

Just want to get it all up together and ready for a year of track fun

[Turboboy67]

So, I have been working all day on her



Rear standard euro n/s light in, so I have a matching pair now, new no. plates on. yellow bolts have been swapped for black ones btw



Been using the air saw again



During really hot track days I can remove the rear no. plate for more airflow

Interior cleaned with thinners then etched



All inside is now primed and ready for top coat first thing in the morning

Pictures from inside the oven






More pictures tomorrow of top coat

[Xr_Dub]

i love your car , your wheels more
makes me wanna do a track day car full out.. think im still confused atm
mines a daily / romeo car aka nice clean look with show image wheels..running low / semi-track car

[Turboboy67]

Cheers fella, I still have loads to do before my first track day in April

I'm lucky as I have my van for an everyday run-a-round.

I would hate to drive this daily though I would be deaf with a compacted spine within a month

Also thanks to Luke again for "having a word" with Vibratechnics

Ordered my competition gearbox mounts up from them and saved nearly £20 thanks to the M4D one

Should have those on Monday

[luca]

BUFTY

[luca]

Not a problem mate

Seriulsy this is coming on leeps and bounds, and boy your spending some time on this lately
top job too.... Quality little touches your doing too, im more than impressed..... im going
to copy you

Roll on the weekend i can catch up on some progress then too.. then come home relax and
be shocked yet again at the mammoth task you have completed again !!!

Combe passenger ride...

[Turboboy67]

BUFTY

Takes one to know one

Can't wait to see the top coat on now, and put the cage back in.

Yeah, I have been spending 1 or 2 hours on it lately

I think we are bouncing off each other with ideas/inspiration mate, but you did start it

RS Combe in July I will have a passenger seat in, but the Action Day in April I want to run with just one seat, just to see how fast I can actually lap Combe in

btw, nice write up in FF again this month, also seen a little bit about the Carbon roofs in there as well

[luca]

BUFTY

Takes one to know one

btw, nice write up in FF again this month, also seen a little bit about the Carbon roofs in there as well

Just managed to get a copy of this via Chops and a scanner

Cheers for your comments, its great fun writing it each month.
Hopefully its not to blah blah blah blah

OOOOh carbon roofs now theres a thought

Defo - il time you round combe not a problem..
July5th its a date then

[jayrs]

the white wheels do look good with that car mate

[Turboboy67]

the white wheels do look good with that car mate

Pity they are being powder-coated Anthracite next week then buddy

[jayrs]

the white wheels do look good with that car mate

Pity they are being powder-coated Anthracite next week then buddy

are you saying that you dont like white!!!!

[heeman10]

Looking good buddy Remember we're here for you when you come to the point where you want to check the sweet-running again. Don't leave it too late! Loving the look on those wheels!

[Turboboy67]

Jay, I'm saying I prefer anthracite on this car

James, I will give you a buzz next week to book the old girl in for a check over

Things will move quickly after tomorrows painting.

In the next week these are the plans;

Cage in,

Glass out Polycarb in,

Competition vibratechnics gearbox mounts on

more lightening (of course )

Give her a good polish,

wheels, front strut brace, suspension tops, sent away for powder-coating.

Race battery installed

[luca]

Shaun, which day will you be stopping for food and sleep then

Im not judging never do, but got to say those white wheels do look bloody good.

BUT... I also know how good anthracite looks on a dark track car....

+ Hides the stupid amount of brake pad you rip apart too each session.
Last year i was getting through, a set of front pads every other track day.

[hb69]

Its going to be good to see it on track in april..........from my rear view mirror

[Project_XR2i_Trackcar]

I really like those white wheels mate. I reakon i'm gonna have my slicks set done in white after seeing yours

No doubt they'll look good in anthracite though.




Better in white

[Turboboy67]

Luke, yeah I know where your coming from, but I just cannot be arsed to clean these if they are White, so many spokes

The ones on JNE are bad enough

If I don't like them dark I will get them re-done in white again

Henry, I 'm sure I will be behind you at some stage (just before I lap you )

Xr2i-trackcar,If they are for the track, the front ones won't stay white for long

its all personal choice at the end of the day guys

[jayrs]

im just messing mate

[xrsi]

bloody hell, you really are getting serious with the weight loss!

you sure you need the rear floor pans and boot floor?

it really is looking brilliant mate, is going to be a great track car and cant wait to see it in action!

and your defo right about white wheels on a track car, dont stay white for more than a couple of laps. Plus really think that the anthracite does suit the pacifica colour alot better and will be even better looking when the cage is in and the same colour.

[Turboboy67]

Well interior is painted and I have started to put the cage in

The colour is slightly lighter than Pacifica, but I knew that so its not a problem







Also found time to paint my track wheels ready to have the Yokos put on next week



So Monday I will finish bolting the cage down, put drivers seat and harness back in,
swap wheels and start on the polycarb windows.

Coming together at last

[xrsi]

looking good!

do i see a radio and speakers still in the car....

[jayrs]

looking good mate, inside looks
them wheels the ones i sold ya

[Turboboy67]

xrsi yes, but don't expect it all to be there when she goes on track

I can't hear the radio above about 10 mph anyway

Jay, yes they are your old ones mate ,

note I took the centre caps off to save weight

Also paid for my roof today, should be ready in about a week

[jayrs]

yeah i see that mate, and to think i hunted for hours looking for the centre caps

well

[Mikee_RS]

i am amazed at the speed of progress with this mate!!

might have to 'borrow' a few of your weight loss ideas

good thread