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[andywaller]

nice welding, i was lucky and go one that had repairs done in the past. don't mind if i ask where you got your carbon bumpers from?

cheers

they are from a bloke called the carbon weezle

[Dave 1293]

Love the bumpers...

hows things?

I lost all motivation for mine at the mo, got the week off to try and fix my front end on and get it painted. Did u get your windows ordered? they do fit well.. i have fitted the door and rear sides.. look good.

[andywaller]

ive now welded in the other big hole that you can see, so i just need to grind all the welds back and thats that bit done.

theres a nasty whole at the end of the cross member to sort now.

i have got tommorow of work so i want to get the rest of the drivers inner sill welded up, the foot well is quite bad though, so i am going to have to carefully cut all the rust out and remake it all.

i also need to prep the rest of the door step seam some of the old sill need to be removed from that!

still got a whole day on it!

[TJenkos]

Carbon fibre bumpers... Well I never. How much were they if you dont mind me asking. I can see them looking good on mine..

Keep up the brilliant work!

Tom

[miniallsort]

very nice carbon bumpers

[andywaller]

cheers for the comments on the bumpers the carbon weezle is great, he should have a website up soon with parts list and prices.

na not ordered the windows yet dave, had to spend my money on stuctural parts at the mo! i need doors before windows lol!

glad to hear they fit well, i am still gonna get them, just thought i better get the shell finished first.

i no what you mean about the motivation, im really bored with the body work. just want to start bolting all the shiney new bits on! still got to sort out a respray and thats gonna be mega money!

[andywaller]

finally got round to tacking a few pictures! first off is some pictures of the work i have been doing on the inner sills, the drivers side is now rust free. i just need to make up some more repair plates weld these in then grind back all the welds. that will then be ready for the outer sill. this should be done in the next week!

i have also now fitted the brace bars on the front subframe. i came across a problem though when i fitted my lowered damper mounts ( you got any of these yet dog? keep up you know i will be lower! ) any way. i will not be able to take the dampers off the usual way because there too close so i will have to take the whole bracket off!











there is a bit more cut out now than in the photos, i have also had to cut the bottom inch or so on the inner wing, still at least i know there is no rusty metal hidding away!

[andywaller]

here are some picture of some of the cool parts i have taken delivery of.

talking of cool parts, BIG news. i have to go and pick some very special parts up this week end. you guys will have to wait and see what they are!

you still gotta love em *


split pins for boot hinges


who said a push start was chav


carbon ultralite lol tax disc holder


ready to be streched


smudger battery box




and the absolutely brilliant carbon weexle spec bumper with bonded brackets so i dont have to rivet them on

[Ollie180]

Reading this project making me wana get mine done asap same sort ideas as im doing and need to do

PS love the bumper!

amazing work nice 1 keep it up

Edited by Ollie180, 06 September 2006 - 08:51 PM.

[Bungle]

bumpers

[miniboo]

are the special things you are going to pick up quite round????

[GraemeC]

Who's alloy calipers are those (paart from yours!)?

As for the shocks, I believe if you remove the pin from the bottom arm and turn it round so it points backwards and then swap the upper mounts side to side you should be able to mount the shocks behind the brackets/arms. Think this is how the Fiesta brake mod boys get round clearance problems.

Still won't get you really low though, for that it takes a little more engineering:


With the changes that have been made there, not all obvious, I can wind the suspension down until the sump touches the floor! Its normal running height is with the sump 1.5" from the floor, at which point I can't drive the car into the garage as there is a 2" step it can't get up without grounding.

[azzgranty]

Nice Bumpers mate

[ed4ran]

7.5" 4 pot ally calipers from mini spares.

Its on the first page

[andywaller]

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7.5" 4 pot ally calipers from mini spares.


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cheers you beet me to it, yeah they are minispares one!

cheers AZZ they are awsome, good supplier i think you will agree

GraemeC that is a quality set up you have on your, good work. and cheers for the advice about the damper mounts i will give that a go!

[quote]are the special things you are going to pick up quite round????[/quote]

i think youve got it, unless you were thinking of rear wheel bearings lol!