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posted on 21/3/17 at 06:12 PM

New Furore Formula Build

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I hope this will be of interest - at least it's out of the ordinary!

I recently started a customer build Furore. This one is to be in Williams colours (Old Williams as in Damon Hill era) & is going to be running an almost new (2016 with 600 miles on the clock!) ZZR1400. I thought it would be of interest to do a build diary as I go along with the build. Here are the first few pics. I'm not going to be offering much in the way of explanation - most of it is fairly self explanatory anyway, but feel to free to ask any Q's about anything that's not making sense!

I will try to post as much in a genuine timeframe as I can, I started the build at the start of March, but have had a weeks hols since & I'm not working on it full time, but here are the pics form the first days labours. I did have the luxury of having nearly all of the parts already cleaned/refurbed & prepped/painted ready to go, which along with some laser cut panelwork does help to speed things up a bit

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I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours. http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1

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posted on 21/3/17 at 06:58 PM

odd looking chassis, looks super long?

curious to how this thing builds!

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posted on 21/3/17 at 07:33 PM

My avatar might give you a clue! It's not exactly a 7!

It's long because it seats 2 in tandem one behind the other & the engine is at the right end too!

Finished car is around 4.5m

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posted on 22/3/17 at 01:20 PM

Day 2

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posted on 23/3/17 at 06:56 PM

Day 3, making progress!

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posted on 23/3/17 at 08:41 PM

Looking good Russ, but are you keeping us on tenterhooks?

Was keen to see more so had a sneaky look at the more recent photos you've uploaded to your archive

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posted on 23/3/17 at 09:25 PM

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Looking good Russ, but are you keeping us on tenterhooks?

Was keen to see more so had a sneaky look at the more recent photos you've uploaded to your archive

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You're cheating!

I was trying to present it much how the build has gone, you're only about 10 days behind, you just need to have a little patience - I may even get around to making some explanatory comments!

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posted on 25/3/17 at 11:00 PM

looking forward to the rest of the build! :-)

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posted on 28/3/17 at 12:40 PM

Day 4 - you will see at various times bits fitted then later removed, sometimes it's a trial fit, sometimes it's because I want to get as many mounting & fixing holes drilled as possible b4 the floorpan goes in. You'll note I temp mounted the floorpan & drilled all mounting holes right at the start, but I find the floorpan is best left out as long as possible.
1. This gives additional access for drilling/mounting/cable ties etc
2. It stops the accumulation of loads of iron filings & swarf which creeps underneath the tubes & will later reappear as horrible & difficult to remove staining after the first time it gets wet!!!
3. We run the brake & clutch lines & the main battery cable inside the top chassis rails - save a lot of drilling & rivetting of "P" clips etc. However you really don't want to be drilling into one of those by accident when fitting panelling or bodywork!

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posted on 28/3/17 at 05:29 PM

that is actually starting to look quite good!
do you sell these as a kit? single seater ones then

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posted on 28/3/17 at 05:46 PM

Yes, it's a kit, take a look at Furorecars.co.uk

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This is one I'm building for a specific customer, but spec will be very similar to the demonstrator (Red Bull colours car). They are all built as 2 seaters, using a cover over the passenger seat when seat not required. Obviously we can build the chassis as a single seater, it's very simple to simply miss the passenger seat section out, but you would then have to come up with bespoke bodywork. To me half the fun of a kitcar is being able to take friends out in the car, even if only to see their reaction!

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posted on 29/3/17 at 12:39 PM

The rear internal panels are all laser cut, which makes life massively easier, bent & shaped to fit, then temp fit & drill b4 removing to paint then refit permanently. There's a seat belt hole which hides behind the tank - kinda important to ensure this gets drilled thro' the panel at this point, tank is just a temp fit for now

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posted on 30/3/17 at 05:07 PM

Days 6 & 7, 1st fit of some of the bodywork, essential to fit side panels, nose & "bonnet" all at the same time as any affects the others, equally essential to ensure shut lines are accurate as once panels are siraflexed in place they ain't going anywhere in a hurry!

Bodywork is always time consuming!

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posted on 31/3/17 at 05:08 PM

Holes drill thro' ends of top chassis rails to allow their use as a conduit for brake/clutch pipes & main battery cable to run thro' - saves lots of "p" clipping.
Not quite ready to run those bits all the way thro' yet as still some more pop rivet holes to be drilled into top rails

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posted on 3/4/17 at 04:27 PM

More laser cut bits for the rear bulkhead & 1st sidepod going into place, needs a bit of cutting out trimming to get a nice fit

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posted on 4/4/17 at 07:00 PM

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Sidepod not fully fitted at this point, hence gap at front, holes all drilled ready for rivets

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Can you see what it is yet?

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Inside of side panel prepared & painted matt black, takes about 15 minutes, but makes a massive difference to how the finished interior looks

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Siraflex to abraded surface of powdercoat avoids squeaking & chattering of the body panels

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Final fit of NS side panel, clamped up whilst bonding goes off as can't rivet bottom face until floor goes in - which we want to avoid as long as possible

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posted on 5/4/17 at 07:40 PM

i like it,
if only belgian laws would allow kit cars on the road :'(

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posted on 5/4/17 at 10:05 PM

Well, never say never, there's at least one on the road in Germany, passed the TUV, surely Belgium can't be worse than that, or do they simply have a blanket ban?

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posted on 6/4/17 at 06:01 AM

Really like the new side pods Russ! Well done

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posted on 6/4/17 at 07:09 AM

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Really like the new side pods Russ! Well done

You simply wouldn't believe how much time, money & effort went into those, but I do think it makes the whole car look more up to date

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[quoteYou simply wouldn't believe how much time, money & effort went into those, but I do think it makes the whole car look more up to date

Well worth the investment though Russ, love the look of this build. If I had time, space and money for another car this is very tempting!

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posted on 11/4/17 at 05:41 PM

Day 11. Fairly important to get the gear lever & cable mounting/drilling done b4 the side panel goes on, not impossible to do after, but why make life harder than it needs to be!
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I finished fitting the tank whilst waiting for paint to dry on inside of the side panel

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Side panel rivetted & clamped whilst Siraflex goes off, I've extended shop bought clamps so they reach across the whole chassis

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Floorpan has to go in at this point as it is overlapped by the side panels, still left as a loose fit for now so any swarf can be easily expelled around the edges, it has Siraflex added between ali & chassis tubes before final rivetting later on

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posted on 14/4/17 at 09:13 AM

Ok, we're now on day 12, brake & clutch pipes/hoses all fitted before front suspension was refitted. It's only a few minutes work to refit the front suspension

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Throttle cable clipped outside of cockpit makes for an easier fit

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Preliminary radiator fitting, fits inside rear of O/S sidepod

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posted on 18/4/17 at 05:33 PM

Day 13, may be unlucky for some, but fortunately not for me!
Spent most of the time fitting the rad & rad fan. Made a permanent fit of the O/S sidepod. Before anyone asks, no the duct tape is not a permanent fixture, it's there to hold ducting in place whilst Siraflex goes off!

Also got the engine cradle onto the engine ready to drop it in

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posted on 20/4/17 at 04:49 PM

Day 14 & the engine is in, unfortunately this is where tons more work starts as we now need to get cooling, fuel & exhaust systems hooked up to say nothing of throttle, gear linkage & diff/driveshafts. Some of this is bespoke to each car & some is much more pre-organised with laser cut parts etc. No prizes for guessing which bits take the most time!

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