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[Ruishy1]

thats some fast work there mate ! how do you find the time for working on the car, im lucky if i get an hour a couple of nites a week

[jayrs]

some excellent work there mate
are you planning anything for added cooling to the rad? holes/grill in bumper?

Going to see how it goes.. I'm sure I'll have to end up doing something, but will try it first. People have cored holes above the number place in a line. I was thinking (just an idea) of placing the standard ka grille, which has lots of round holes to it as a template and marking which holes I want to drill. It might be more discreet. On the other hand it could look terrible

yeah i see whare ya coming from.
get a photoshop knocked up mate, or another bumper from scrappy for testing on or something

[jimmyesh]

Absolutely top work - well done Can't wait to see this finished

[moondustka]

thats some fast work there mate ! how do you find the time for working on the car, im lucky if i get an hour a couple of nites a week

I was a right herm on the weekend mate, that's how I got the time! I can explain how my weekend went: Friday night - worked on it 7 till half 11. Sat - went to birmingham and back to collect my brothers FRS lump, started about half 6 ish till 3 am! Sunday - half 10, to about 11

Very sad indeed.. but on the up hand it got the fabrication done

I was hoping to get this to classic ford at santa pod. Not sure it can be done though! I might just have it out on the drive working by then, but it'll need a bit of mapping! Which i could be waiting for! (Edit) just thought - I'll have to wait for all the boost pipes!

Thanks everyone - I'm itching to get this done - especially as the weather is more consistently dry!

[jonyb4]

christ is it dry?

bloody aint here

[dangerousdave]

awsome work mate

[Ruishy1]

ah gotcha, my weekends are just like my weekdays, non stop

car is coming along very nicely, its gonna be a right hoot to drive !

[allinking]

Really like this nice detail and a lot of thought cant wait to see it all done

[knuckles]

amazing bit of fabricating going on there
take my hat of to you making it all fit in nicely.

i think the rad will give issues if the top is only 10% showing and bottom has intercooler in the way.
also see that cutting bumper will make it look toss and lose the sleeper aspect about it.

You may find the fan would stay on alot longer

[cowie20]

while since i seen this, loving it mate, looks the fudgekin nuts...like the look of the other focus rs engine in background

[jonyb4]

lol yea me too, thats a dream to have all them engines lieing around

[Dave_B]

Ou lot want to see what else is in this garage len alone 2 x frs lumps!!

Benjamin I will be up on sunday after work to steal your map and test the omex!!

Dave

[moondustka]

Ou lot want to see what else is in this garage len alone 2 x frs lumps!!

Benjamin I will be up on sunday after work to steal your map and test the omex!!

Dave

Ok mate no worries.. I can map your boost too if you retain amal valve. Up to you!

amazing bit of fabricating going on there
take my hat of to you making it all fit in nicely.

i think the rad will give issues if the top is only 10% showing and bottom has intercooler in the way.
also see that cutting bumper will make it look toss and lose the sleeper aspect about it.

You may find the fan would stay on alot longer

Thanks The original Ka radiator I used for the FRST lump and only the top left ever showed through the grille (we're talking 200mm by 50 at most) and never had any cooling problems with that, so hoping I might get away with this!

[moondustka]

Small update!

Small 'post' with m6 thread for centre bumper mounting point



I've got 1 last bit of fabrication! My brother and I have found that the original bonnet catch can fit and so making up mountings for it No bonnet pins! (which would ruin the look of the car, as it doesn't look track like at all!)





You might also have noticed that I've filled the radiator mounting holes. This is because I have designed and given drawings to pro alloy for a custom one!

This was after I bought a brand new pattern XR2 rad and found that it's slightly different and didn't fit!! So I decided to spend more money I haven't got and do it properly

[jonyb4]

fudgekin love thsi car mate! such a new thing for ka's and your taking it further having it front rad mounted

[moondustka]

Some more work - I'm loving the fitting of the bonnet catch, even if I say so myself







All 3 mounting points done:



Had to re-arrange the bonnet latch to make it drop into catch properly without hitting the bar..





And grinded off a bit



Sorted that problem!

[jonboisescort]

nice work mate

whens it going to be running then

[jayrs]

excellent work mate

[moondustka]

nice work mate

whens it going to be running then

soon I hope! The radiator is going to be 2 weeks, so maybe first start will be then, as it's not really gonna hold me up. If not then I should think 3rd weekend from now and it will be out of there! Fingers crossed

excellent work mate

Cheers dude

[moondustka]

More and more

Tidying up the ends (need some seam sealer)



Filled the back behind the bars with weld, was pretty difficult as the gap was massive!



Other side



I let myself loose with the filler again!



Out came some sand paper and this is how it stands now (until tomorrow )

[jonyb4]

awsome mate loving the improvision on the bonnet catch hook llama

[moondustka]

Little more progress today..

Had a slight issue with the bonnet.. I hadn't aligned it properly and when I put the headlights and bumper on it was way out. So aligned it and then the bonnet hook was in the wrong place. So had to re-mount it, move it back further and put a plate underneath as it also needed to be longer (because I'd moved it back). It's not quite right still, but does the job and catches nicely - just the hook is on the piss so as not to pull the bonnet out of alignment when it shuts! Sodding thing! Will sort it another time I think possibly when I get a new bonnet at some point!



Started with the seam sealer Got lots of small areas for water to creep in/rust to build up so best to get this stuff on!



And now some acid etch primer! I know this isn't really the proper way of doing things as I haven't taken the engine out. I can just about get to everywhere



Unfortunately, it has reacted in a few places so got to sort that out. And some filler areas need some knifing putty really. But at least I can see how it taking shape now

[jayrs]

good work mate, but surly doing the bonnet catch now at this stage will be better than leaving it?
if the catch is out to one side, you might get a tendancy for the bonnet to lift the other side while at speed..?? not saying it will but just a thought

[moondustka]

good work mate, but surly doing the bonnet catch now at this stage will be better than leaving it?
if the catch is out to one side, you might get a tendancy for the bonnet to lift the other side while at speed..?? not saying it will but just a thought

It's the hook that's out The bonnet catch is fine. It shuts perfectly, just the hook isn't quite straight to the bonnet. But I see what you're saying. The catch isn't in the middle of the bonnet standard. I've put it back exactly where ford orignally had it but it's further back towards the bulk head by about 10mm. All that's wrong with it, is that that hook on the bonnet I've managed to weld a few mm to the right of where it needs to be. So it only needs sorting on the bonnet itself

[Ruishy1]

some very nice work there, i would love to see the face of the first scooby you bait

[jayrs]

ah right, sorry mate, didnt know the catch was offset.

10mm aint nothing, wouldnt cause a problem for that little amount imo

[moondustka]

some very nice work there, i would love to see the face of the first scooby you bait

I could wipe the floor with a standard WRX with the FRST lump I remember the time one had a go with me twice and lost badly on both accounts. We both pulled up to set of traffic lights after and I've never seen anyone concentrating forward so much

ah right, sorry mate, didnt know the catch was offset.

10mm aint nothing, wouldnt cause a problem for that little amount imo

should be ok then. All I've got to do better is the hook on the bonnet!

The car is all painted in satin black now also So onwards to fitting everything the engine needs to run. Fingers crossed this one is ok!

[jayrs]

the cars painted satin black??? what the whole car?

[moondustka]

the cars painted satin black??? what the whole car?

Sorry I worded that wrong! Pics follow...

Small bit of progress - Unfortunately I forgot to cover the arch liners, good thing they're completely covered.





Some people don't like satin black, but it's easy to touch in when it gets chipped, which it will cos I'll always be working on it!



Then I cleaned it all



Fitted a 2.0 N/A blacktop thermostat housing as it has sensor positions (Focus RS has none!)

[moondustka]

Just realised you can't tell I've cleaned anything from that pic!!

[jonyb4]

hahah nah cant really, loving the satin though mate, f**k it looks almost factory!

top work as usual

[Ruishy1]

stuff cleaning it, just get it on the road

[leighk2010]

coming on very nice fella top work

[Dave_B]

told you about those arch lines when you were doing the primer!!
did you manage to get the back sprayed in the end?

loom is good on the fez and it runs, just need to make it shorter now!

[moondustka]

hahah nah cant really, loving the satin though mate, f**k it looks almost factory!

top work as usual

It's not that good, the pictures do more than justice but thanks!

told you about those arch lines when you were doing the primer!!
did you manage to get the back sprayed in the end?

loom is good on the fez and it runs, just need to make it shorter now!

Yea I know, but hey, I was being lazy... I hate prepping, the spraying is the fun bit

Yea, managed to get loads of paint round everything on the back

Omex sounds good - I might come next wednesday with you if I may.. still deciding though!