those r35gtr rims actually look good on a classic
and oh shiiiiiiiiiit ! that satin black looks the nuts and would make the yellow details really pop

 

Must admit that black stealthy look does look a bit "raw" and would look a right fookin menace in yer mirrors

 

Underside of car had been fully prepared (nightmare) and ready for paint.
Much work involved remembering it was a former national rally car.

Daz’s workshop needed to be protected from the paint so an enclosure was constructed and a floor protection applied.





Lee the painter in daily work suit 










First coat was Gravitex.
Second coat was Ford Frozen White
Third coat was a good dose of lacquer.

How did it come out? ........... fookin awesome.
Am I going to put a picture up of the finished job............... na. 

Powder coated parts will soon be fitted and then I will fire the pics in this thread.

 

The work has been continuing throughout and is coming on very well.
I am just waiting on some photos to be emailed from Daz and I will update with some features on various things that have been completed.

The GREAT NEWS is that the car is off to the paint shop this week. Old suspension re fitted and ready for the trailer.

Wide arches are now fitted and the shells vast volume of preparation is complete.
The rear end will be completed when painted as the assembly of the boot / and rear underside is also ready.

Sooooo much work has gone into the shell preparation as many issues needed to be thought about before paint rather than start chopping / dressing / repairing / replacing / aligning / fitting / plumbing and coming up against problems on a freshly painted shell.

The ride height was a big issue and needed much attention due to the increase in wheel width to 9.5 inch and tyres from 205 to 265. We owe so much to RCM for their assistance in this as they shared their knowledge of small changes that were required on The Stopper over time. We would have experienced the same (and probably more) at some point. This would have included major alterations to the wheel arches on a finished shell to prevent compression issues that intern would have lead to tyre rub on certain parts of race circuits that will be used.


Major works were also required to provide me with the correct driving position. The previous owner / driver was a completely different size / shape to me resulting in the welded seat brackets being useless. The seat needed to go back a long way which then causing issues with the T45 roll cage being in the way. This obviously could not be moved but the angled side bars were where my elbows needed to be. Crash helmet clearances also needed to be sorted as it’s no good sitting in the car thinking, yep, that doesn’t hit, because it’s a different story when driving due to stress movement, which often results in your helmet thumping on parts of the cage.

Sitting a lot further back whilst being strapped in by a 6 point harness then prevented me reaching certain parts of the dash for switches etc.
This will be rectified by the way we are designing the dash layout. The flocked dash will also incorporate a design change to the centre section that will result in the switches to my left and creates a “cockpit” type layout.
We have some sexy ideas for the interior but are keeping those quite for a while .

Updates with photos will be uploaded over the next couple of days.

 

WIDE WHEEL ARCH WORK

You can’t “just guess” where the original wing needs cutting so Daz & Scott made this clever device.
Bolts on to a wheel hub stud and has been made to the exact size required to scribe the proposed cut line.
The measurements were calculated with the wheel & tyre fitted. The new BC suspension was also fitted and the spring removed. The shock was fully compressed using a car jack.
A further 12mm was allowed to make the scriber accurate as this will allow for full compression of the suspension when driving into fast dips and hard landings. This should prevent tyre rub from happening.






















Further pics of how the arches were fitted will be coming soon.





The engine bay has had all holes plated now. The cut discs (shown early in thread) have all been welded in.
These were then skimmed flush.













The front panel of the car was suggesting damage from it’s rallying days so it was decided that it needs replacing.
This required attention as it was vital that the structure remained aligned.
Accurate measurements were taken before removal and noted. A brace was then made at the exact length and fixed before removal.

 

To achieve the clearance of the air filter we needed to remove a section of the newly fabricated inner wing.
This was achieved by our fabricator Scott making a mock of the volume details. These were then fed into Computer Numerically Controlled software to achieve the following

 

On fitting the turbo it became apparent that the silicone inlet hose would not fit without kinking which is unacceptable as a good airflow is vital.
A phone call to Matt Clark revealed they had the same problem with GS2 and as luck would have it RCM had some cast alley bends made and sent from The States (as seen here in the photo).

This is obviously not finished and will to be sent off the be gas flowed soon.




Engine will be going to Paul Finch Motorsport for a strip down and rebuild this or next week just to make sure all is okay as it’s been sitting for a while now.

 

Here are some of the many paint scheme that were toyed with and many hours spent on it.

 

I have decided to go with the very dark black / look with the deep yellow (my company colour).

We are going with a 30% Matte / 70% gloss. A special lacquer from The States will be applied afterwards.

The yellow will be deeep yellow and lacquered.

Wheels are being sprayed as black as we can get them and lacquer a plenty .


Interior will a mid to dark grey to compliment the four carbon fiber door cards and the yellow bits inside.
6 point harness's are same yellow and there will be some trick bits inside.


I wanted to create P2 to look a bit menacing.

With this being my helmet design I am having done it should just finish the job :thumbup:

 

Fookin awesome build Fudge,should be a belter when finished fella,merry christmas as well.
I do have one concern though mate,I would have put some etch primer on the underside before laying on the stone guard and paint.

 

Looking the business Clive

 

this impreza is going to be one of the "legends" along with gobstopper and the bogey cyber evo by norris designs loooooove this project mate , cant imagine all the work that is going into this car ?!

 

I have been working on the rear end design and it will be similar too this.

There will be other features on the rear of P2 but this is a basic image of how it will appear.

 

will it have the rear side exit pipe ??

 

Yes mate. One on each side routing around the rear diffuser as piccy.

 

looking good!!!

 

oooooooooooooosh sex wee

 

I want one! Happy New Year Clive

 

Nice progress, However....

Unless that shot of the rear wheel / arch is at maximum compression, I think you'll need more clearance on the rear arches to be honest.

Also, I like the air filter cut out in the front tubbed arch, and I'm sure you have checked for clearance, but does it not remove the advantage gained by tubbing the arches in the first place, especially if the wheels are on some left hand lock?


Keep it up though, should be legendary once finished.

 

Thanks guys.



E_M_B..... yes the spring was removed at max compression +15mm so all should be okay. Been working with MC at RCM on this issue and all should be good regarding clearance.

The full left steering lock is very close

 

Cool, you probably won't ever have full lock on at speed in any case, unless you've got it all a bit wrong.

Neil.

 

Clive,

Might be better to just use a slightly longer Samco hose and take the filter on into the wing space as, I think, you did on P1. That way you would maybe not need any intrusion on to the tubbed arch or, at worst, a much smaller indent than currently. Can't imagine an extra few inches of hose would make much difference to breathing.

Still as long as you only lose it on left handers you'll be fine

 

Happy New Year to you too Buddy

 

Will look into that John ........ cheers

 

This thread is insane

 

You two are legends i bow down before you for you are root (non geeks Superuser)
I only wish i had the skills and budget to get anywhere near the workmanship that you have undertaken will look forward to seeing the complete car

 

 

Now ready for paint

 

That looks the nuts mate, excellent attention to detail.

Rob

 

looking good, thanks for the Update!