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WheelyBigCheese
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How this doing blossom ?
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Benn 304r
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

any more pics of inside and with engine out?

Been thinking about going rwd but with a 4pot instead.
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R.W.D boy
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, yeah got pictures of the bulkhead with the engine out below for you.
I had to cut out the original bulkhead to get the engine back as far as I could also because it was badly rotten as well as the front floors. I remade all the bulkhead and front floors once I was happy with the position of the engine and box. I did start out with the 2.0 XE engine and type 9 ford gearbox in the car before changing to the v6. I did all this to get the engine front cylinders inline with the front srtut tops for better weight distribution. If you want anymore info get in touch




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DeadEye
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bet that steering feels nice, what's it from?
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R.W.D boy
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's from a 2wd cosworth with group a front arms and compression struts, pwoer rack being fed from the v6 pump
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R.W.D boy
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Evening people, been away for a bit but still playing with it
Was never really happy with the pedals and column position so I have started again nearly finished
Had to chop out a section of floor and tunnel to get a floor mounted pedal box in and thats 90% completed now, just got to re hang the column and weld in new brackets for it
Also sorted the throttle bodies out with a modified inlet manifold
Will post up picks in the next few days for you all
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mark1
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Saw this on the back of a recovery truck on the A1M on the first May bank Holiday looked like it was coming back from a show, looked lovely big grin

More Photo's Please Very Happy

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R.W.D boy
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PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2016 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi all, I would like to say it was mine sadly not. Mines been out last year but its back in the garage having some more fettling. Throttle bodies back on with 2.8 vxr injectors this time and with bodies dropped further down in the v of the engine. Floor mounted peddle box now which meant cutting out some floor and bulkhead to get it in, also moved the seat back and down by an inch and also repostioned the steering column and included a quick release boss for better access and egress which also allows me to fit the original dash back
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cgr125
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

that was mine on back of recovery truck , had just been to croft on a track day , mines rwd as well
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PAULDRIVER
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bet that was fun !
Was it dry ?
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mark1
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cgr125 wrote:
that was mine on back of recovery truck , had just been to croft on a track day , mines rwd as well


Great it was you then. I did give you a wave but was in a 6 seater VX minbus.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i did 3 laps when track opened at 9 then it started to rain , its crazy in wet im running welded diff so just goes side ways every corner , so came off track ,,,, then stopped raining at 12 so got all afternoon on a dry track ,got black flagged for drifting round last corner and down main straight by pits , i tryed blaming damp track but he wont having it haha , used £100 of petrol in less than 4 hours so wud have been £200 if it hadnt rained
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R.W.D boy
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Evening all, still about a lot of changes have happened over the yrs mainly its Turbo charged now along with floor mounted pedal box plus many other little jobs
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