grusks2
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| posted on 16/10/08 at 09:40 PM |
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So far So Good
Had a busy few days ( well 30 hours so far)
All the ali panels fitted
Handbrake cut out and fitted
Brake pipe fitted & flared etc ( well will be when collin sends my 'T' peices lol)
Rear Suspension all bolted togeather
Bodywork temp fitted and cutting out for front wishbones
Front suspension mocked up
Diff Mounted into chassis
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bigrich
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| posted on 16/10/08 at 09:53 PM |
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nice one Spence. just a small point are your shockers for normal or inverted use as your rears are fitted normal and fronts are upsidedown. unless
you spec'ed them they will be coventionally valved so will need the fronts turning around.
Looking good though mate
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Flamez
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| posted on 17/10/08 at 05:22 AM |
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yeah looking good, I pick mine up next wed, same chassis colour but kawa green body and black wings etc.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/10/08 at 06:55 AM |
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Nice work
I wish i could get round to making mine look like that 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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grusks2
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| posted on 17/10/08 at 08:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bigrich
nice one Spence. just a small point are your shockers for normal or inverted use as your rears are fitted normal and fronts are upsidedown. unless
you spec'ed them they will be coventionally valved so will need the fronts turning around.
Looking good though mate
Ive only mocked up the front to make a template to cut holes in the body work, but i was going to mount them upside down for un-sprung weight, but i
didn't know they have to valved different, so looks like ill be mounting them the normal way, cheers for pointing that out.
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Omni
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| posted on 17/10/08 at 09:18 AM |
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VERY NICE :-)
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grusks2
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| posted on 25/10/08 at 07:11 PM |
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Another week of Mac#1 Building
Rear tub cut and shaped and temp fitted
Made the ali scuttle rear panels
Engine bolted in place
Bit of trouble with clutch cable, with the adjuster screws wound right in, the mounting eye on the other end of the cable just about pops out the tube
in the chassis, but no where near the pedal to be bolted to.
Have i got to reduce this tube or is something wrong....?
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bigrich
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| posted on 25/10/08 at 09:52 PM |
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Spence,
Try using a lock nut either side of the cable mount, this will give you more length in the inner cable, if thats still a bit short then you may also
need to trim the tube the cable runs in slightly. I know Col has shortend this in production but still may need a little fine tuning
Rich
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grusks2
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| posted on 26/10/08 at 10:14 AM |
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Ill try again later rich when the wife aint giving me cleaning jobs in doors 
It just about reaches but with with my sausage fingers it was a bit fiddley
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JIZZSTER
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 08:01 AM |
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WOW SPENCE PUTTING ME TO SHAME MATE MINE GOING WELL SLOW
STEVE
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JIZZSTER
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| posted on 30/10/08 at 08:02 AM |
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YOUR BUILD IS LOOKING AMAZING ILL TRY TO POST SOME PICS LATER
STEVE
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grusks2
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| posted on 5/11/08 at 08:29 PM |
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Another quite week at work so loads of mac#1 building
Finished off running brake lines and braided hoses ( there is now a loc nut on the 'T' peice for all you eagle eyes)
Front susspension all finished, the front wing brackets are very close to the tyres....?
I can just about get the straight edge from a set square between them
And not much room to for a nut to bolt the arches too.
Oh and i wired most the car, ( has the kick stand wire got to be earthed for the engine to start...?)
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bigrich
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| posted on 5/11/08 at 09:29 PM |
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Dont bother bolting the front mudgaurds, just use the panel adhesive supplied or similar
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grusks2
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| posted on 5/11/08 at 09:35 PM |
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Will it bond to the powder coat or shall i key it/clean back to bear metal...?
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bigrich
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| posted on 5/11/08 at 10:05 PM |
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mines been fine on the powder coat
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DarrenW
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 10:37 AM |
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You are making fantastic progress. Might be ready for a set of plates for xmas at this rate!!
When boding the arches on i stuck them initially with a bead on top of the wing stays. Afterwards removed the wheels and applied more adhesive
underneath the stay and spread wider to underside of the GRP. When you first stick them take care to position them carefully and hold them securely
until set (plenty of tape). Mine slipped back and only just passed SVA!
My wing stays didnt have the upstand that you bend over so i used bright steel (older style stays). If you are concerned about sticking to the powder
coat you can remove some of it and apply plenty of sticky stuff to seal the raw face from the elements.
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grusks2
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 09:21 PM |
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Body work
Side panels bonded into place, scuttle bolted down via rivnuts, etc, need to play with with the front arches as they rub the under side of the
arch.
Swapped the ali scuttle rear panel for some carbon sheet ( well carbon lookalike abs plastic sheet) for the ecu's to mount on.
Not a lot of thread in there.....?
[Edited on 14/11/08 by grusks2]
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bigrich
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| posted on 14/11/08 at 11:56 PM |
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I changed the wheel studs on my hubs for some 13mm longer. pretty sure they where fom Rally Design
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grusks2
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 06:40 PM |
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With the camber adjusters pressed home, there is no way of getting a 25mm socket in to turn them, any ideas. The edge of the 2 wishbone tubes are to
close to the tube where the end of the adjuster presses home..
 
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mr_pr
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 08:13 PM |
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Did you sort the issue with the studs? Did you have to buy longer ones?
Also, have you fitted your rear discs yet? Did they fit over the hub? Mine don't!
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grusks2
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 08:37 PM |
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Ive placed a order with santa for some longer wheel studs, my rear hubs all ready have longer ones on, i havent got my rear brakes yet, there on there
way as we type from mac#1 today ready to be fitted, i see how i get on, i have got a spare set of caliper mounting brackets so i how i get on withthe
mac#1 first then see if the others fit as well.
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grusks2
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| posted on 20/12/08 at 04:37 PM |
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This is better than xmas shopping
And when i connect up the battery it all works which is nice.
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 20/12/08 at 05:29 PM |
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Looking good,the zx10r clocks look cool lit up a photo does not do them justice,here's a quick video of mine off my zx10r Indy clocks.
Noticed yours are reading farenheit,don't no if you no,you can change it to centigrade by pressing a few buttons just can't remember
which ones off hand though.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OcF9GYR8Q9s&feature=channel_page
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mr_pr
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| posted on 20/12/08 at 07:54 PM |
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Looking good always! Keep up the good work, I am chasing behind you and it's nice to see one getting built ahead of me!
My Build Progress
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grusks2
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| posted on 5/1/09 at 08:47 PM |
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Nearly there dash wise, just waiting for the horn, no rude comments lol
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