Mac#1 Motorsport Worx Build

Mac#1 Motorsport Worx Build

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Red16

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589 posts

167 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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Well I've just stumbled across this forum, so I thought I'd join in and add this post as I haven't seen many build threads on here.

I've recently began building a Mac#1 Motorsport Worx kit car, here she is...

Body panels in light french blue gel coat



Chassis squashed into its new home... my huge garage







Chassis viewed from the rear





Cockpit



Engine bay



Front wishbones



Rear wishbones and uprights



Nuts, bolts, bushes, tie rods, steering rack extensions, mushroom adaptors, balljoints, rosejoints etc


Red16

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589 posts

167 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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With the help of a neighbour the upturned chassis was rested on a pair of saw horses





The cricket weave aluminium sheet was then rested on the chassis so i could mark the outline of the floorpan,
a few minutes of playing with the jigsaw and this was the result.



Passenger side floor clamped in position



A mate popped round to make coffee and poke his nose in, while he was here he took a few photos of me in action

marking out rivet locations



centre punching the rivet locations ready to be drilled



My battery drill died midway through drilling the holes for the rivets, so this is how it was left while I nipped out to B&Q for a 240v drill.



An application of Wurth Bond + Seal stops water/dirt getting into the chassis and also into the cockpit



Finally all the rivets were fastened up and the edges of the panels clamped into position while the sealant cures, the extreme left/right sides of the panels have been intentionally left without rivets as this is where the outer body panels are riveted to the chassis later in the build.


Red16

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589 posts

167 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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Marked out one interior side panel and cut it out using 3 wheelie bins in an unorthodox fashion, lol.



Marked out, drilled and then bonded and riveted the panel to the chassis



From the inside of the car it now looks like this





Then cut out and mounted the other side panel in the same way but didn't bother to get any more photos as it looks exactly the same as the other side.

Hopefully tomorrow it'll progress a bit more smile

deviant

4,316 posts

209 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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I dont think I could stop at that stage...I'm hoping to buy a kit soon and I think I will end up living in the shed until I have run out of bits to fit!

singlecoil

33,311 posts

245 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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In the second picture I can see grp sides, and yet you are fixing aluminium to the sides. Any particular reason?

Good pictures BTW, I'll be interested to see the rest of the build.

The Black Flash

13,735 posts

197 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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Cool stuff smile
Might be too late now, but Dax recommend keying the powdercoat where you are going to put wurth onto it, to get a better bond.


Red16

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589 posts

167 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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deviant said:
I dont think I could stop at that stage...I'm hoping to buy a kit soon and I think I will end up living in the shed until I have run out of bits to fit!
You may be suprised but to hear but I was well overdue a break at that stage, think I had been in the garage for about 10 hours on that particular day.

Well if and when you do buy a kit, shove a thread up on here so we can keep an eye on your progress smile

singlecoil said:
In the second picture I can see grp sides, and yet you are fixing aluminium to the sides. Any particular reason?

Good pictures BTW, I'll be interested to see the rest of the build.
The fibreglass side panels are fastened over the top of the aluminium sides, the aluminium sides are there to isolate the cockpit area and they also look a damn sight nicer than the rear of the fibreglass panels, lol. I still have aluminium sheet to cut and fix to the rear of the cockpit and also to the bulkhead area too.

The Black Flash said:
Cool stuff smile
Might be too late now, but Dax recommend keying the powdercoat where you are going to put wurth onto it, to get a better bond.
Thanks for the tip, worth noting for future reference wink

singlecoil

33,311 posts

245 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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Red16 said:
singlecoil said:
In the second picture I can see grp sides, and yet you are fixing aluminium to the sides. Any particular reason?

Good pictures BTW, I'll be interested to see the rest of the build.
The fibreglass side panels are fastened over the top of the aluminium sides, the aluminium sides are there to isolate the cockpit area and they also look a damn sight nicer than the rear of the fibreglass panels, lol. I still have aluminium sheet to cut and fix to the rear of the cockpit and also to the bulkhead area too.
The usual thing is to fit the inner panels on the inside of the cockpit, that way you don't see the chassis either. Not that it matters, I suppose, it's just seeing it done so differently made me wonder if there was any particular reason.

Red16

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589 posts

167 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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singlecoil said:
The usual thing is to fit the inner panels on the inside of the cockpit, that way you don't see the chassis either. Not that it matters, I suppose, it's just seeing it done so differently made me wonder if there was any particular reason.
That's just the way it's done on the Mac#1 cars, a factory built car will be exactly the same. I actually like to see the chassis, it fits in with the raw nature of the car but each to their own, some don't... the good thing is you can build the kit to suit your taste.

American iv

459 posts

195 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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would you by chance work for the company? Just all the links in bold scream of someone trying to use Pistonheads for SEO wink

singlecoil

33,311 posts

245 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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Red16 said:
singlecoil said:
The usual thing is to fit the inner panels on the inside of the cockpit, that way you don't see the chassis either. Not that it matters, I suppose, it's just seeing it done so differently made me wonder if there was any particular reason.
That's just the way it's done on the Mac#1 cars, a factory built car will be exactly the same. I actually like to see the chassis, it fits in with the raw nature of the car but each to their own, some don't... the good thing is you can build the kit to suit your taste.
Not trying to make an issue of this, but it seems that you don't like seeing the glassfibre reverse side, but do want to see the chassis? Why not leave the aluminium off the sides altogether, that would be raw, and lighter too.



American iv said:
would you by chance work for the company? Just all the links in bold scream of someone trying to use Pistonheads for SEO wink
I hadn't noticed that, but since you mention it.......

Red16

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167 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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American iv said:
would you by chance work for the company? Just all the links in bold scream of someone trying to use Pistonheads for SEO wink
No i dont work for Mac#1... they're in Sheffield and I live in South Shields, some 130 miles away. tongue out

singlecoil said:
Not trying to make an issue of this, but it seems that you don't like seeing the glassfibre reverse side, but do want to see the chassis? Why not leave the aluminium off the sides altogether, that would be raw, and lighter too.
The reverse of the fibreglass panels don't look too great in my opinion, and I didn't want to be able to see that so the aluminium panels are fitted the way they are, as already said i like the look of the chassis inside the cockpit.

Edited by Red16 on Thursday 1st April 22:32

American iv

459 posts

195 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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s'ok, just teasing you anyway. Nice to see build stories as I'd love to build a kit-car!

South Sheilds eh, I'm out the other side of Newcastle smile

Red16

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589 posts

167 months

Thursday 1st April 2010
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I've been in the garage tonight pottering about, knocked up a some panels for the drivers side of the cockpit.

Bulkhead panel



Bulkhead panel and start of the centre console/drive tunnel.



How it looks from the inside at the end of play today.





American iv said:
s'ok, just teasing you anyway. Nice to see build stories as I'd love to build a kit-car!

South Sheilds eh, I'm out the other side of Newcastle smile
No worries wink

B120WNY

295 posts

177 months

Friday 2nd April 2010
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Looking good, cant wait to get started on mine soon! redface)

Ferg

15,242 posts

256 months

Friday 2nd April 2010
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Great thread.
I'm really only posting so it keep re-appearing on my 'My Stuff' page!! LOL!!

Red16

Original Poster:

589 posts

167 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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Finally got round to cutting out and mounting the large panel to the rear end of the cockpit area.



Here it is viewed from the back of the car



Kinda jumping the gun a bit here, but I seen the Bolle tinted safety glasses and couldn't resist buying them, lol. Also bought a roll of clear edging from Halfords, i'm sure it'll come in handy at some point during the build.


Red16

Original Poster:

589 posts

167 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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Passenger bulkhead now finished, this is how it looks from inside the car



and from the engine bay



Mag1calTrev0r

6,476 posts

228 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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Looks good smile

graemedench

13 posts

168 months

Monday 5th April 2010
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Nice work, looks like your storming through there smile