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



  TVR Cerbera
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

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.

I just looked up the technical explaination for stitch welding, and in a way that's what i did, else you would end up with even more holes than i did! lol

some of the body panels, however, were fine to just seam weld, double thickness i recon.
 
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

Done a bit more today, lost quite a bit of weight from the sunroof :)

Sunroof frame and glass removed...

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Polycarb...

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Cut to shape...

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Then the inner sunroof frame met the grinder, excess metal removed...

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Fitted back to the car with silicone round the roof to be extra sure its not going to leak...

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Then the polycarb siliconed into place, gotta finish it off tommorow once its all dried :)

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More soon!
 
  Track valver + Ibiza FR
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

You have far too much time on your hands! Liking the sunroof though.
 
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

Windscreen shattered today, good times.

Not covered on my insurance either, ffs.

Autoglass - £350, lol. Better get ringing round in the morning.
 
  '92 172, Lotus Elise
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

Still trying to remember who it was that I used for my J platers screen

was about £88 fitted iirc (and they came out to me)
 
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

first one in corner happened when driving....2nd one which is worse happened when i touched it
 
  340i
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

I only paid £90 for a new windscreen.. they came to my work and fitted it!
 
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

Great pics and car looks top Jords, Whiteley mate, was great to meet you, albeit briefly at FCS!!
 
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

what you on about?! lol

New windscreen being fitted in the morning, £74+VAT...meh.

Just need to do a bit of welding now and then MOT will be all good!
 
  JDM Dc2
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

what you on about?! lol

New windscreen being fitted in the morning, £74+VAT...meh.

Just need to do a bit of welding now and then MOT will be all good!

thought you said it was gonna be about 350 for the screen?
 
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

do you ever listen?! ;)

Autoglass is the place i spoke to....they quoted £350 for a genuine screen fitted.

I said Matteh paid 88 and whiteley got quoted 80, from local companies...

Phoned some today, were all around £175ish...then phoned one Martin/BRUN suggested in St. Helens and they said 75+VAT...so went with that...

Booked in for partial re-test on Friday @ 11am, just need a welding mask now so I can weld up this hole!
 
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

maybe it did, lol. sorted now though...

Done quite a bit today, raised front coilovers, welded plate on the chassis at the back and fixed a few other bits and bobs...

Just need to raise torsion bar in the morning, re-fit passenger seat, fit DS2500's and give it a run....then heading down to silverstone to RWS :) heading upto cadwell on sunday, for the trackday on monday, should be a good un :)
 
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

yeah, they are profiled etc

got some other bits profiled, getting it all welded after cadwell hopefully :)
 
  106 GTI
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project

Could of gel'd your hair!

Looks good quality and I want your car
 


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