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Pretty wide at the back
jeffw - 16/2/17 at 05:20 PM


Irony - 16/2/17 at 05:36 PM

Awesome, I think the word your looking for is 'phat'


jeffw - 16/2/17 at 05:39 PM


Mash - 16/2/17 at 06:36 PM

I think more photos are required to confirm, but I' say on first glance that that is an AWESOME car


steve m - 16/2/17 at 06:36 PM

Hope its left hand drive Jeff, as the right side is a bit low


ReMan - 16/2/17 at 06:41 PM

Ola Carlos!

Carlos

[Edited on 16/2/17 by ReMan]


jeffw - 16/2/17 at 07:22 PM

It's on one ramp on the front so the rear looks jacked up. Wait till it comes back with the body kit on it...


mark chandler - 16/2/17 at 07:29 PM

You going to split the body and add a bit in the middle to widen it?


jeffw - 16/2/17 at 08:47 PM

No, it is off tomorrow to get the Cyana widebody kit fitted by Rob Johnson


bi22le - 16/2/17 at 10:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
No, it is off tomorrow to get the Cyana widebody kit fitted by Rob Johnson


That is good to hear because the wheels don't fit the car like that.

It will certainly look good once the arches can contain the wheels!


Texan - 17/2/17 at 04:17 AM

And I came here to defend my wife's backside only to find out this thread's about a car's back end.

I like it, but like others said, more pics.


Furyous - 17/2/17 at 09:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by steve m
Hope its left hand drive Jeff, as the right side is a bit low


Ahh, but the torque from the engine will twist it level under acceleration.


jeffw - 17/2/17 at 09:56 PM



It is actually level...


jeffw - 19/2/17 at 07:08 AM



[Edited on 19/2/17 by jeffw]


Schrodinger - 19/2/17 at 09:40 AM

that's looking good.
Are you respraying when finiished?


CRAIGR - 19/2/17 at 09:48 AM

That looks pretty cool Jeff. How is the arch kit fitted to the body ?


jeffw - 19/2/17 at 10:19 AM

It will be ground away and then glassed in.

In the first instance it will be rattle can red but I'm thinking of a Martini inspired wrap at some point.


Dick - 19/2/17 at 10:28 AM

Is the exhaust going to exit ok or will this now need a few more inches on it to


jeffw - 19/2/17 at 10:43 AM

It will an extension I think....


jeffw - 19/2/17 at 10:19 PM

Day 2


ken555 - 20/2/17 at 03:27 PM

Looks heavy so maybe you signature needs to read

639 BHP per ton


peter030371 - 20/2/17 at 03:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ken555
Looks heavy so maybe you signature needs to read

639 BHP per ton


Jeff would probably counter that with the fact he has lost weight so it should now read '641 BHP per ton'


jeffw - 23/2/17 at 07:55 PM

Day 5 photos, moving along. I'm pretty impressed how the back is shaping up as that was the area I was concerned about. Rob Johnson is going to extend the front wishbones by 30mm to move the front wheel out to fill the arch and be inline with the rears.









[Edited on 23/2/17 by jeffw]


Ivan - 24/2/17 at 05:21 PM

Looking forward to seeing the finished product.


jeffw - 24/2/17 at 09:45 PM

Should be interesting


jeffw - 26/2/17 at 06:58 PM

Day 8





ready for paint on the back end. Lots of things still to do but looking good....


ken555 - 27/2/17 at 03:14 PM

Be interesting to see if any hairline crack appears along the joins.


jeffw - 27/2/17 at 05:37 PM

Thanks for that ......


ken555 - 27/2/17 at 06:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Thanks for that ......


Didn't mean it like that

Was thinking of doing something similar myself, and based on my previous experience it cracked quickly,
was hoping a Pro job wouldn't then I would ask how they did it.

This time, I have tried using resin and short fibre, rather than a skim of filler/bondo in the hope that works.


jeffw - 27/2/17 at 07:13 PM

I assume Rob Johnstone knows what he is doing as he has done several race car bodies and I didn't see any cracks in the paint work.


snapper - 27/2/17 at 10:37 PM

There a bit Carlos Fandango

[youtube]https://youtu.be/nqqZ28m8uCo[/youtube]

[Edited on 27/2/17 by snapper]


jeffw - 28/2/17 at 06:24 AM

You'll be pleased to know you are one of 18 people so far to come up with the youtube link to the advert.


jeffw - 28/2/17 at 07:19 AM


jeffw - 28/2/17 at 01:34 PM

Nice box has arrived



And it has




in it


jeffw - 1/3/17 at 06:57 PM

Body is ready for primer now. Rob had extended the top and bottom wishbones by 30mm



Nice bit of fabrication


mark chandler - 1/3/17 at 07:16 PM

bones infilled to improve aero?

I did wonder about a couple of tabs and laying Ali in mine.

[Edited on 1/3/17 by mark chandler]


daniel mason - 1/3/17 at 07:23 PM

Damper porn!


jeffw - 1/3/17 at 08:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
bones infilled to improve aero?

I did wonder about a couple of tabs and laying Ali in mine.

[Edited on 1/3/17 by mark chandler]


hahahahah, if only. No, that is the way Jeremy originally made them so they where strong enough. In the Phoenix/Striker of the period the pivot is under the chassis rail and therefore you can't brace the upper arms.


jeffw - 1/3/17 at 08:44 PM

quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
Damper porn!


You should see them with springs on


daniel mason - 1/3/17 at 08:45 PM

Have you worked out how to get them on?


jeffw - 1/3/17 at 08:50 PM

Actually yes, obvious when you work it out, not obvious on first viewing !


jeffw - 3/3/17 at 08:59 PM

Finishing line fast approaching








[Edited on 3/3/17 by jeffw]


mark chandler - 3/3/17 at 10:30 PM

A practiced hand at blending there, starting to look like a bullfrog



Have you a new splitter to bolt on the front lip?


jeffw - 4/3/17 at 05:34 AM

I think it is looking pretty good. I'm not sure if Rob is doing a splitter or not, I assume he is but if not it will be an easy thing to do next week.


mark chandler - 4/3/17 at 07:19 AM

I do like the rear, when I added a bit of width to my tub I cut it high up the way he has stretched it from the top out looks very good, neatly finished below.

Has he chopped away the double skinning underneath and blended that all in as well?

[Edited on 4/3/17 by mark chandler]


jeffw - 4/3/17 at 07:46 AM

I've not seen it in the flesh yet Mark.


snapper - 4/3/17 at 08:20 AM

I like the look and am wondering if I could do similar (but not as phat) on my Fury
Where did you get the black arch extenders in the first photo? And did you use them as the base for the finished ones?


jeffw - 4/3/17 at 08:31 AM

The black arches where off ebay (MX-5 arches from memory) and is something that Fury Sportcars supply now. The bulk of the arch was from Rob Johnstone's widebody Cyana kit (£350) but he used the black arches as moulds to close down the gap in the wheel arch. You can see what has been done here



Once the new suspension is on and the car is set for these tyres the gap between wheel and arch should reduce 1-2 inches.

[Edited on 4/3/17 by jeffw]


ceebmoj - 4/3/17 at 10:41 AM

great to see some one else using Rob Johnstone's widebody Cyana kit.


bi22le - 4/3/17 at 11:39 AM

Although its upfinished in the pic, I quite like the 2 tone red / grey look with the split line running around the edge.