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frayz

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Friday 3rd April 2015
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Here they are.

S12B WRC items, and yes they're all made from one piece of metal.
The most beautiful a pillar gussets you'll ever see, they wrap around the tube as well as run back and forth.








frayz

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Sunday 5th April 2015
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570 mile round trip to see Dave at DM Motorsport today and catch up with the fabrication work on my old shed. I have to say, the photos really don't do his work justice. In the metal it looks even more bonkers than I knew it would be.
Also picked up my carbon doorcards and discussed the rest of the items to be done.

I can't wait to see her in paint. biggrin










br d

8,400 posts

226 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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I can't see how anyone over 12 stone will even get in that car. Luckily I'm under so can't wait for a ride Frayz! thumbup

Scousefella

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181 months

Sunday 5th April 2015
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br d said:
I can't see how anyone over 12 stone will even get in that car. Luckily I'm under so can't wait for a ride Frayz! thumbup
Yup, I will watch and listen. laugh

frayz

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Sunday 5th April 2015
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Lmao, you're about 10 stone wet Brad. biggrin

Afraid it's for non Supercar paddock pass holders only biggrin

frayz

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Friday 17th April 2015
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Further gusset work inside. The interior fabrication is nearing completion now.






frayz

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Tuesday 21st April 2015
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Dash bar and sill tubes in.





All sorts of odds and sods jobs being done still. Screen gusset is in progress, I think Daves still playing with the design of this.

Also painstakingly spot welded in heaps of tiny little 20mm straps for all the wiring, brake lines and fuel lines. Little details like these take ages.





Edited by frayz on Thursday 23 April 22:03

frayz

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Thursday 30th April 2015
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Okay, so I've been keeping this plan on the down low.
I'll let the photos do the talking.
Basically all genuine panels with steel rear qtrs and doors, carbon sills and kevlar wings.

WRC S8 coming soon.








Scousefella

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Thursday 30th April 2015
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eekeekeek

frayz

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Friday 1st May 2015
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Today Dave started on the drivers side rear qtr. All made by hand to Prodrives original S8 pattern.



frayz

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Sunday 17th May 2015
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Massive thanks to Damien Bradley and Steven Darley for helping me source probably one o the rarest WRC parts out there for a bugeye.
Genuine Prodrive S8 Tarmac splitter/skid pan in autoclave carbon.

This is the real deal and will suit the car perfectly as it fits right up to the underside of the WRC front bumper. They only made the S8 cars for a year in 2002, then they only had this particular splitter on tarmac events, so there can't be that many of them around.






Scousefella

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Sunday 17th May 2015
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Really can't wait to see this Frayz!! evil

integra1799

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Monday 18th May 2015
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This is going to be crazy once it's finished. Looking forward to seeing it smile

frayz

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Monday 22nd June 2015
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Handmade WRC rear doors. This is how Prodrive did it and this is exactly how the real works cars are.

I'll let the photos do the talking.






















Steve Baker

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211 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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A work of art!smile

frayz

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Wednesday 24th June 2015
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Cheers Steve.

Nowhere near finished but the 1st door gets some epoxy and high build primer on it.

Before anyone asks. It's not supposed to be smoothed to the door as that's how the S7/8 cars were. Only the S11 onwards had a blended door.








frayz

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Thursday 25th June 2015
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Door now in battleship grey epoxy. Bloody love the flat grey colour wink








br d

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Friday 26th June 2015
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There's a fine line between genius and insanity. wink

frayz

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Friday 26th June 2015
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br d said:
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. wink
Still undecided which side of the mental fence I fall Brad biggrin

Scousefella

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Saturday 27th June 2015
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Does your lass really understand who she is marrying Frayz? laugh