Project four into two does go
19 January 2014, 12:18 AM
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Project four into two does go
Well guys its be a long time coming but I think its time to start my build thread.
Hope you guys like it and all advice is welcome.
I will be doing 90% of this myself I have been collecting parts for a couple of years and have a new unit full of nice parts and a two poster to make thing easier.
My direction has changed so many times but I think I'm settled on a corse now there will be lots of picture of progress which I'm sure you will like so to start here's some.
Some of you may no my car when Stratton owned it and the Abw guys done a build thread on the body kit as this was the proto type.well now it mine and I going to put my stamp on it and make it mine :-)
This is how it looked when I picked it up back in June as a bare shell
It have a bolt in cage that had been put in by monkeys and welded by the local birds pigeon s**t everywhere so it had to come out so I sent it out to have a custom cage a kit I brought a while back this was in August had so many excuses and reasons for not being finished so after a visit today have been promised it back next sat I took a couple of pics and frightened myself of how much work I got to do HELP!
Here's my lock up nice eh .
Here's how the car looks now
So what do you lot think:-)
Hope you guys like it and all advice is welcome.
I will be doing 90% of this myself I have been collecting parts for a couple of years and have a new unit full of nice parts and a two poster to make thing easier.
My direction has changed so many times but I think I'm settled on a corse now there will be lots of picture of progress which I'm sure you will like so to start here's some.
Some of you may no my car when Stratton owned it and the Abw guys done a build thread on the body kit as this was the proto type.well now it mine and I going to put my stamp on it and make it mine :-)
This is how it looked when I picked it up back in June as a bare shell
It have a bolt in cage that had been put in by monkeys and welded by the local birds pigeon s**t everywhere so it had to come out so I sent it out to have a custom cage a kit I brought a while back this was in August had so many excuses and reasons for not being finished so after a visit today have been promised it back next sat I took a couple of pics and frightened myself of how much work I got to do HELP!
Here's my lock up nice eh .
Here's how the car looks now
So what do you lot think:-)
Last edited by johnnybon; 19 January 2014 at 12:22 AM.
19 January 2014, 12:47 AM
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23 January 2014, 09:30 PM
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Thanks for all your support I will try and keep you all informed as much as possible with pictures and problems and good day you no when things go well (so not many of them then) biggest change this week is I'm not going to use the engine tuner built 2.0ltr although with the heads I have on it will be a very good powerful engine but I will always be wondering what a 2.35 would be like so decided to sell mine and buy one well it has been put into motion already 
04 February 2014, 10:47 AM
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Still waiting for it to come back this guy has got more excuses than a f*******g builder he now says it will be back tomorrow I'm not holding my breath I no he is almost finished just don't no what to do but wait for him it's been 6 months now 
I jus t want to get going I have a lot to do on this.
I jus t want to get going I have a lot to do on this.
05 February 2014, 08:22 AM
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I'm having a full roll cage fitted front wheel arches tubed all the holes that aren't needed seat bars and had roof removed I no it sounds a lot but 6 months really he said it would be back today but I'm not holding my breath 
09 February 2014, 09:46 PM
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Is he blind that welding is abysmal ,why's he cut the sill gutters to get the front tubes tied into the front strut tops just a simple hole cut and the tube pushed through would have done then weld round the tubes and underneath sylaflex to make sure no water goes in also I would think twice about the bulkhead brace the way the steering column is going to be fixed ??? tubed arches are too low they might as well not be there I think you are going to have to have a lot of questions tomorrow I hope you get it sorted
09 February 2014, 10:21 PM
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After over an hour on the phone to him tonight I feel a little but not quite happy now Im Going down in the morning and we are going to go right over it and he said he would sort anything I'm not happy with he explained that the tubing going to the turrets wasn't included in the kit so yes you was right they are not custom cage tube but the rest is I no this as I brought it from a guy off 22b who was selling off his dream before starting.for once he had no excuse for a change on the wheel arch tubbing after I had given him so many pics of other car from various sites so these will be redone I no this means more delays but if we can come up with a plan great if not I'll be taking it away with me what a head ache 
This guy was recommended by a mate who had his car done by him and and was a great job so I done no what's gone wrong here I have taken on all the comments from all and will use/disgusts this tomorrow
I was waiting for a comment from mr tubby constructive as always I was sure it would be coming thanks for not letting me down
This guy was recommended by a mate who had his car done by him and and was a great job so I done no what's gone wrong here I have taken on all the comments from all and will use/disgusts this tomorrow
I was waiting for a comment from mr tubby constructive as always I was sure it would be coming thanks for not letting me down
09 February 2014, 10:23 PM
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After over an hour on the phone to him tonight I feel a little but not quite happy now Im Going down in the morning and we are going to go right over it and he said he would sort anything I'm not happy with he explained that the tubing going to the turrets wasn't included in the kit so yes you was right they are not custom cage tube but the rest is I no this as I brought it from a guy off 22b who was selling off his dream before starting.for once he had no excuse for a change on the wheel arch tubbing after I had given him so many pics of other car from various sites so these will be redone I no this means more delays but if we can come up with a plan great if not I'll be taking it away with me what a head ache
This guy was recommended by a mate who had his car done by him and and was a great job so I done no what's gone wrong here I have taken on all the comments from all and will use/disgusts this tomorrow
I was waiting for a comment from mr tubby constructive as always I was sure it would be coming thanks for not letting me down
This guy was recommended by a mate who had his car done by him and and was a great job so I done no what's gone wrong here I have taken on all the comments from all and will use/disgusts this tomorrow
I was waiting for a comment from mr tubby constructive as always I was sure it would be coming thanks for not letting me down
im shocked by the poor workmanship, i love these sort of threads usually.
that welding is shocking no excuse for that.
10 February 2014, 08:36 AM
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11 February 2014, 09:01 AM
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Well after 3hours with the car yesterday going over every little bit and to be honest it looks good to be fare the pictures look worse that it is the pics show where he has finger filed the splatter off the welds are not like a row of Pennies toppled over but close enough the removal of the scuttle is maybe a bit over the top at a closer look its welded all over and sealed very well I would be very surprised if it leaks which is a good thing nothing worse than having drips on you let alone the electrics final thing was the tubbing he is going to check clearance and if it's not enough he going to do them higher like I told him so the upshot of it is yet another delay but after my visit I'm a lot happier in fact I no what everyone said but really it was the bad pictures that made it look bad
12 March 2014, 11:32 PM
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Well at long last I just can't believe it it's back 
:l uxhello:
Now the work begins I will take some pics tomorrow of the cage and bodywork that has been done after all the panic I'm very happy with the end result I have learnt a lesson though never and I repeat never say that your not in a rush for it to be finished
:l uxhello:
Now the work begins I will take some pics tomorrow of the cage and bodywork that has been done after all the panic I'm very happy with the end result I have learnt a lesson though never and I repeat never say that your not in a rush for it to be finished