Ford Focus V8

[Jaffman]

Fastdruid said:

Meh, I've seen far worse.

Just FYI if you plan on getting it road legal and past IVA you will need to ensure that the tank (and filler etc) is totally isolated from the "passenger" compartment.

What that means practically is you need to have a sealed cover over the top. You can have access hatches but they do need to be sealed (akin to the ones that typically are under the rear seat for many cars).

I plan on totally isolating it anyway (see floor section in back seat area in second picture), its generally a good idea to stick to the rules even if you don't have to abide by them, they made them for a reason i imagine

[Fastdruid]

Jaffman said:

Fastdruid said:

Meh, I've seen far worse.

Just FYI if you plan on getting it road legal and past IVA you will need to ensure that the tank (and filler etc) is totally isolated from the "passenger" compartment.

What that means practically is you need to have a sealed cover over the top. You can have access hatches but they do need to be sealed (akin to the ones that typically are under the rear seat for many cars).

I plan on totally isolating it anyway (see floor section in back seat area in second picture), its generally a good idea to stick to the rules even if you don't have to abide by them, they made them for a reason i imagine

Indeed. Some of them are somewhat arbitrary, particularly when trying to build a replica but generally they're made for good reasons. I'm being rather serious on mine about sealing the cabin from the tanks and engine compartment, I don't want any fumes getting in as it makes things rather unpleasant at best. So all the seams have been sealed with PU as well as aluminium tape on top.

[Jaffman]

Fastdruid said:

Indeed. Some of them are somewhat arbitrary, particularly when trying to build a replica but generally they're made for good reasons. I'm being rather serious on mine about sealing the cabin from the tanks and engine compartment, I don't want any fumes getting in as it makes things rather unpleasant at best. So all the seams have been sealed with PU as well as aluminium tape on top.

to be fair the noise from the fuel pump in an aluminium tank is enough for me to want it isolated from the "comforts" of the indoors

aluminium tape is a good shout, can you paint over it though? or would you PU seal, paint and then tape?

[Fastdruid]

Jaffman said:

Fastdruid said:

Indeed. Some of them are somewhat arbitrary, particularly when trying to build a replica but generally they're made for good reasons. I'm being rather serious on mine about sealing the cabin from the tanks and engine compartment, I don't want any fumes getting in as it makes things rather unpleasant at best. So all the seams have been sealed with PU as well as aluminium tape on top.

to be fair the noise from the fuel pump in an aluminium tank is enough for me to want it isolated from the "comforts" of the indoors

I've isolated mine as much as I can on rubber bushes etc but I've got three (two "lift" and one injection) and they're far closer than in a Focus!

Jaffman said:

aluminium tape is a good shout, can you paint over it though? or would you PU seal, paint and then tape?

Most of mine is aluminium riveted onto the space frame rather than a monocoque so it's all rather different but where I'm sealing welded seams (it's only a couple of places) I've gone paint, PU and then aluminium tape.

You can paint over the PU but equally it'll work as a coating anyway, as long as nothing can get "under".

I'm reasonably sure you _could_ paint over the tape but it may be problematic for paint adhesion (probably need an aluminium suitable primer) and I'm not bothering with mine.

[Jaffman]

Fastdruid said:

Most of mine is aluminium riveted onto the space frame rather than a monocoque so it's all rather different but where I'm sealing welded seams (it's only a couple of places) I've gone paint, PU and then aluminium tape.

You can paint over the PU but equally it'll work as a coating anyway, as long as nothing can get "under".

I'm reasonably sure you _could_ paint over the tape but it may be problematic for paint adhesion (probably need an aluminium suitable primer) and I'm not bothering with mine.

yeah my guess is if i tied painting over alu tape id get rather frustrated rather quickly!

I guess ill just go with the welding then PU sealer then paint like ive done previously and hope that its enough to keep noise and fumes out

[Jaffman]

3 monthly update



got some RS stuff to widen the arches. decided i paid enough for them so if i want to cut a hole in them for a side exit exhaust im gonna damn well do it

the exhaust sounds good now too, put some more silencers in there and then a bypass valve to make it louder

back end is all boxed in now too.

I get a lot done between updates on here LOL

Edited by Jaffman on Thursday 31st December 20:49

[Jaffman]

didnt copy the exhaust pic over for some reason. this forum really isnt media friendly lol

anyway here it is...

[irocfan]

Jaffman said:

didnt copy the exhaust pic over for some reason. this forum really isnt media friendly lol

anyway here it is...

[jase_llan]

Love it, looking forward to the next update - I'll keep March/April in my calendar!

[Jaffman]

I'm back - as promised lol

its pretty much an RS replica now. just with a few added extras lol. all welded up & not in a million pieces anymore



also the youtube thing is a bit of a catch 22 though, doesnt seem to be as popular as other creators doing similar DIY stuff so I don't know what I'm doing differently, but then again its still easier to put it all on there than a million different forums

anyway, i love this picture. starting to look like a finished car now.


paint soon, so it will all be in 1 colour too which will be nice




maybe the next update will be a picture of it all in 1 colour and built up

[Bobberoo]

That is looking fantastic, do i spy rear seats back in it too???

[Jaffman]

ohh i made a cutom rear bumper too,

not content with cutting my sideskirts up for the exhaust i thought id cut an RS bumper up too...

[Jaffman]

Bobberoo said:

That is looking fantastic, do i spy rear seats back in it too???

rear seats were never removed lol.

they're minging by now just like the front seats, soo ill just replace them with the ones from the spare

[Danj8608]

What colour is this going to be ?

[Jaffman]

Danj8608 said:

What colour is this going to be ?

probably red.

not 100% decided yet

[irocfan]

Oh please an obscenely loud colour

[Jaffman]

irocfan said:

Oh please an obscenely loud colour

unfortunately not lol.

I want something that looks good and stands out but understated. which is difficult.

I started off with BMW Java green
thought about a bronze brown/orange
decided on red,
want dodge Stryker red, but its unreasonably difficult to paint
next and current winner is Lexus infrared (works well with the theme too lol)
if I cant have that then ford race red is the last resort.
although i seen Renault Valencia orange the other day and that looks great in the flesh but it might just look like i tried painting it performance orange and failed

ohh and purple turned up on the list at some point too but we already have a purple car in the household lol

[EggsBenedict]

I think you can post vids now too, right?

[Bobberoo]

Love the idea of Lexus infrared, as you say would sort of tie it together!!!

[Jaffman]

EggsBenedict said:

I think you can post vids now too, right?

No Idea, but appreciate the plug lol. ill see how long that link lasts before committing to updating this more often

Bobberoo said:

Love the idea of Lexus infrared, as you say would sort of tie it together!!!

Yeah its a pretty cool colour too, nowhere near as amazing as Stryker red though. I am in love with that colour but its like a 7 stage paint

https://images.app.goo.gl/VMsdN1oA3s38imcR8