Mac#1 Motorsport Worx Build

[procomp]

Hi

Your front dampers are fitted upside down. They do not work that way. Do some research with other Mac owners.

Cheers Matt

[Red16]

I've been too busy playing on the PS3 today to progress the car, but I did manage to accept a parcel from the postman.

Steve_D said:

Is that a roll over valve or just a one way valve?

If it is just one way then it will not allow the tank to breath.

Cheers for pointing that out Steve, I completely overlooked the air expanding inside the tank!

procomp said:

Your front dampers are fitted upside down. They do not work that way. Do some research with other Mac owners.

Matt, they were sold to me by Mac#1 as revalved to work the way they are fitted to my car.

[Red16]

Ponk said:

Can I ask why you are using push on fittings for the FPR to rail but braided for the rest? You've done a great job routing the hoses, it's not easy keeping them neat.

Sorry Ponk, I forgot to reply yesterday, the reason is I already had the hose and fittings in the garage, but I'll be replacing it with braided hose because it doesn't look right being different to the rest of the fuel hoses.

[Red16]

I marked out and then cut the top panel for the transmission tunnel. Once rested in position the edge trim pieces were laid on top and then drilled to accept rivots.



At the moment I'm not sure wether or not to use small rivots like the ones in the photos or use rivots with larger heads.



The pedals were fitted along with the clutch cable, will fit the accelereator cable tomorrow.



Work was interrupted when one of the neighbours pets, a.k.a. garage kitty, decided to pop in for a mooch around.





I eventually got round to cutting the bulkhead panel to accomodate the steering column



The silver section at the top of the steering column has now been painted black, which blends in with the dash a lot better. Heres how the passenger compartment is looking... starting to take shape nicely now

Edited by Red16 on Thursday 13th January 20:15

[Frankthered]

Looking good! (Nice pussy!)

[Steve_D]

In time you will hate those rivets......you catch the hairs on your forearm under the rivet heads.

Steve

[Ponk]

Red16 said:

Ponk said:

Can I ask why you are using push on fittings for the FPR to rail but braided for the rest? You've done a great job routing the hoses, it's not easy keeping them neat.

Sorry Ponk, I forgot to reply yesterday, the reason is I already had the hose and fittings in the garage, but I'll be replacing it with braided hose because it doesn't look right being different to the rest of the fuel hoses.

Ahhhh i see. I was trying to think of some technical reason to use them over normal hoses. That makes sense, the fittings add up scarily quickly!

[Red16]

Yesterday I cut the holes in the transmission tunnel upper panel for the handbrake and gear change levers. The trim edging was then marked out and drilled so it could be fitted to the inside edge of the outer sides of the cockpit.

Once all that was done I gave the parts a lick of etch primer



The intercooler pipework needed to be altered again, for the last time this time (hopefully) so I set about cutting the old pipes off and prepping the new ones



This morning I have been to see a local lad to have the intercooler pipes TIG welded onto the intercooler, while he was busy I got an extra 10mm pipe welded to the hot side of the radiator, this pipe is for the turbo cooling water water return.



A couple of parcels have been delivered too

One set of oil cooler fittings and push fit hose



A custom made propshaft to suit bike engine at the front and Freelander rear differential.



a gear linkage kit



One piece of the linkage kit wasn't painted, so I done that



and finally, a 300mm alcantara steering wheel

[jason61c]

what paint/equipment do you use to do your painting?

More quality work!

[Red16]

Jason I prefer to use MIPA etch primer, great stuff, comes in a rattle can too, for the other coats I use 2k paints and lacquer, applied with a Devilbiss spray gun via a small compressor.

[plasticpig]

Red16 said:

Jason I prefer to use MIPA etch primer, great stuff, comes in a rattle can too, for the other coats I use 2k paints and lacquer, applied with a Devilbiss spray gun via a small compressor.

You do know that spraying 2 pack is illegal outside of a proper filtered spray booth? Isocyanate is nasty stuff and there is a good reason for it's controlled use.

[Toyless]

Is that a Bailey Morris prop ? Doesnt look like its got the cush drive section built in ?

[Red16]

plasticpig said:

You do know that spraying 2 pack is illegal outside of a proper filtered spray booth? Isocyanate is nasty stuff and there is a good reason for it's controlled use.

I know of it's toxic nature and the need for adequate PPE, but I didn't think it was illegal.

Toyless said:

Is that a Bailey Morris prop ? Doesnt look like its got the cush drive section built in ?

I don't know who made it, I bought it from Mac#1, it hasn't got a cush drive section.

[Red16]

Done a little bit today...

Fitted the radiator fan



One completed exhaust support rod, will fit it tomorrow



Loosely fitted the prop





Remote oil filter mount and oil cooler sandwich plate secured to the chassis



Steering wheel drilled and loosely fitted to the quick release boss to get a photo taken, need to get hold of three 5/16" UNC bolts to properly secure it to the boss.

[CPDMotorsport]

Red16 said:

A custom made propshaft to suit bike engine at the front and Freelander rear differential.

Can you tell us who made that for you please? I need an almost identical prop' for a car with a Freelander Diff and ZX10R Engine.

Also do you know a rough weight for the prop? And could I be so rude as to ask how much it set you back(£)?

[Toyless]

Id recommend Bailey Morris, and personally I would always use a tube in tube cush drive type on any Bec.

[Red16]

CPDMotorsport said:

Can you tell us who made that for you please? I need an almost identical prop' for a car with a Freelander Diff and ZX10R Engine.

I've sent you an email with details mate.

I painted the panels black this morning, but they look grey in the photo, ready to be lacquered tomorrow



I also made up a plate to mount to the top of the oil cooler, which was then welded to the intercooler, finally the intercooler was given a flash of black paint to make it more discreet.



I started making up the oil cooler hoses using Aeroquip fittings and socketless hose, but gave up and came indoors after the first one, what a bd they are to push on to be continued...

[eliot]

Red16 said:

I assume the Fuel rail is dead-headed. And you have the inlet/outlet of the fuel pressure regulator round the right way?

[Red16]

eliot said:

I assume the Fuel rail is dead-headed. And you have the inlet/outlet of the fuel pressure regulator round the right way?

Yeah that's right.

[Red16]

Not done much on the car today, been preoccupied with it being the wifes birthday, but managed to nip out and lacquer these panels