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blakep82

posted on 20/3/11 at 08:11 PM Reply With Quote
its getting there!




good to see all the body back on again.
still a little way to go, fuel lines, electrics, interior and stuff, but seems there light in the tunnel!

[Edited on 20/3/11 by blakep82]





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stevegough

posted on 20/3/11 at 08:17 PM Reply With Quote
Bloomin 'eck, Blake! when did you find time to build that - thought you spent all your hors posting on here!!

Congratulations! Do you need to IVA it or is it straight on another's chassis?





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MakeEverything

posted on 20/3/11 at 08:18 PM Reply With Quote
Quality. About time too!!

Would love to see more pictures. What engine does it have? Whats the spec?





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blakep82

posted on 20/3/11 at 08:20 PM Reply With Quote
i post on here so i don't spend money on the car
will need IVA, its a spaceframe chassis, but i'll get it working and THEN worry about IVA. might seem a silly way to do it, but i know there's stuff like that bar down the window which will be an issue, so i'll get it all running first, then concentrate on IVA stuff
trying to calm down on the posting too lol

ooh the spec, well... and here's why its taken so long lol:

Engine & Cooling:
-vauxhall X20XEV on ZX9R carbs, with megajolt
-full stainless 4-2-1 exhaust, currently being modded (still) as it was for a C20XE engine
-mk4 transit radiator, and custom header tank, bracket still being made
Ford sierra type 9 gearbox

front suspension:
-SHP wishbones, not sure which shocks though
- Bedford Midi van front uprights and brakes
-mk2 escort quick rack (2.4 turns?)

rear suspension:
ford capri atlas axle, retubed, shortened, Quaife half shafts, chassis specific bracketing
-sierra brake calipers
-not sure what the discs are... they are the fronts off of something though


er, think thats all the main stuff. no idea about power or anything yet will need to get it running and find out, then work out how to improve it


[Edited on 20/3/11 by blakep82]





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Benzine

posted on 20/3/11 at 08:20 PM Reply With Quote
awesome dude, come a long way since I was up there when both of our cars are on the road can we go for a kr00z?

[Edited on 20/3/11 by Benzine]

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daniel mason

posted on 20/3/11 at 08:24 PM Reply With Quote
looking good mate!






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blakep82

posted on 20/3/11 at 08:28 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
awesome dude, come a long way since I was up there when both of our cars are on the road can we go for a kr00z?

[Edited on 20/3/11 by Benzine]


YES definitely! (or defin8ly?)

[Edited on 20/3/11 by blakep82]





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Stuart_B

posted on 20/3/11 at 08:29 PM Reply With Quote
looking great





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hearbear

posted on 20/3/11 at 09:17 PM Reply With Quote
It might be a bit wrong but I like its rear end
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omega0684

posted on 20/3/11 at 09:23 PM Reply With Quote
need i say more?





I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!

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stevegough

posted on 21/3/11 at 08:52 AM Reply With Quote
I think you might need to update your 'building' line, Blake - your engine is hardly an 'Ecotec' any more, I don't think?





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Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14

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MikeRJ

posted on 21/3/11 at 09:21 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
I think you might need to update your 'building' line, Blake - your engine is hardly an 'Ecotec' any more, I don't think?


The X20XEV is an 'Ecotec' engine.

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blakep82

posted on 21/3/11 at 11:10 AM Reply With Quote
Ecotec, but without the Eco how about a Vauxhall Tec engine





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Mr Whippy

posted on 21/3/11 at 11:54 AM Reply With Quote
looking good apart from the colour scheme which is just awful...

come to think of it have you got an idea yet of the paint? that avatar one looks quite smart

[Edited on 21/3/11 by Mr Whippy]





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blakep82

posted on 21/3/11 at 12:10 PM Reply With Quote
the body is nowhere near perfect, so it'll be plain white to start with. then i might start getting a bit more adventurous later. came up with an idea yesterday, i might repaint it every winter ha ha different colours every year

more photos, obviously lots of tiding up of hoses and cables to do






[Edited on 21/3/11 by blakep82]





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