Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project [Year 3 - Engine and Chassis Rebuild]

[powey]

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

It wouldnt be the extra length of wire creating like a drop in current?

 

[f0xy]

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matteh has extended his with no problems....The wire I used must have been damaged/dodgy part way down somewhere, all joints were ok!

may try again with brand new cable when I can be bothered

 

[Matteh]

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yeh, mine works fine :S

 

[powey]

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yeh, mine works fine :S

Must be foxys voodoo jinxed hands :rasp:

 

[jamie rigby]

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cage is in

 

[f0xy]

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well, partially

Thanks to Whiteley+Daz Clio Cup, I now have the main elements fitted...

Will write an update later on

 

[f0xy]

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Ok....so set off at 6.30am this morning for Whiteleys, as Daz had offered to weld the cage in for me...

The aim was to get the footplates in....along with the main hoop, main rear stays, rear diagonal, front a-pillars, screen bar and door bars. Due to a few problems with the profiling of the door bars, they were left for the time being, but the rest is now in

The parts...

Main hoop footplates first...

Then the main hoop welded to the footplates...

Then the rear stays...

Rear stays fitted, front footplates and bars fitted...

Last we fitted the rear diagonal and the screen bar...

We didnt manage to do the door bars, as the profiles on the pipes were not good enough, plus I want to change the positioning slightly, so that will be sorted shortly...

Still to fit are the harness bars, lower rear stays, and door bars as mentioned above. Will hopefully get this done in the week!

The car feels so much stiffer and 'together', coming from driving it without a cage for 8k miles or so, track and road! The test will be Cadwell a week on monday, to see what real difference its made..

Im sure Whiteley will contribute some pictures in here at some point...

More soon!

 

[clio_ftw]

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cool read... cant wait to feel the power of this machine have sort something out when ya can take me out in this beast haha!

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

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Quality photos mate, however it makes it look so easy!

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

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very nice

 

[jamie rigby]

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cage looks mint in person!!

some parts like jords already mentioned dont line up as good as it shoud tbh, some places theres like an 8mm gap where thge bars meet...

Daz has done a mint job on the welding, as you said jord the car shell is like paper thin compared to the cage itself...

cant wait to see the door bars cut to shape this afternoon!

 

[Aluco]

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Ha

 

[K1NGY]

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Lol .. i can see the comparison!

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

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:lolup:

 

[powey]

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Have any pics of the welds?

 

[f0xy]

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nope all been sanded now, didnt think to take any to be honest...

painted the underside where the underseal burnt off today, then re-sealed it...also re-done the door bars ready to weld in now

 

[powey]

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im a weld man, get some pics before you paint

 

[Whiteley]

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I'll have a sort through my pictures later, not been at Whiteley HQ all day.

 

[f0xy]

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LOL i can see some good ones comin up then!

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

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im a weld man, get some pics before you paint

Why?

 

[powey]

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Apprentice welder, find myself looking at welds all the time

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

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Apprentice welder, find myself looking at welds all the time

You'll know then how much of a pain in the arse a french piece of tin is like to weld with a no gas mig then?! lol

believe me the welds will hold, they just ain't too pretty!

 

[f0xy]

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they are pretty now after ive done my magic touch with them

 

[jamie rigby]

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they are pretty now after ive done my magic touch with them

magic?? lol bodge all them holes you mean haha,

nah daz's done a mint job, couldnt believe how thin the car is tho

 

[Whiteley]

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My pics uploading now. Househam red paste = pretty welds. Done.

 

[f0xy]

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flappy sanding disk, too

 

[Matteh]

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I keep feeling the need to bump my thread up to the top for more mk1 domination lol

 

[Whiteley]

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Troops arrived, ranger style.

Via invite only, for the elite few.

 

[Whiteley]

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I keep feeling the need to bump my thread up to the top for more mk1 domination lol

I'm used to mine being in the depths now!

 

[f0xy]

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b4stard.

 

[Matteh]

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dibs on that oil flap cover!

 

[powey]

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Did you use flux cored wire?

Is the cage welded straight to the chasis or is there plates inbetween?
Did you stitch weld to keep the heat down?
Any underseal catch alight?

 

[Whiteley]

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Did you use flux cored wire?

Is the cage welded straight to the chasis or is there plates inbetween?
Did you stitch weld to keep the heat down?
Any underseal catch alight?

Gasless, so yes.
Footplates to chassis, cage to footplates.
No.
Yes.

 

[powey]

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So the next big thing now is to get it all painted?

Have you profiled the door bars yet? what you using too shape them? angle grinder?

 

[Guppy]

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lol @ Powey with the 21 questions

Will look good once painted Jord

 

[powey]

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lol @ Powey with the 21 questions

Will look good once painted Jord

clap you in at 3k I recon :rasp:

I want to see this at a track day

 

[f0xy]

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So the next big thing now is to get it all painted?

Have you profiled the door bars yet? what you using too shape them? angle grinder?

in time it will be painted yeah

door bars, one is done, still another to do.

using 45mm holesaw on a milling machine and grinder

clap you in at 3k I recon :rasp:

I want to see this at a track day

get one of the renaultsport ones booked

 

[powey]

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using 45mm holesaw on a milling machine and grinder

Very posh

get one of the renaultsport ones booked

Im desperate too but atm just trying to balance spending on the car and getting funds together

 

[f0xy]

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poser we should sign you up for a photoshoot with poses like this lol

 

[Limca]

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fooking c0ck lol
lovely work boyz x