Tuesday 30 June 2009

Brakes cont....

The new brake clips arrived from www.rallydesign.co.uk

Probably not the neatest installation but the pipes feel more secure with these type of clip over the P clips, and I only snapped two drill bits in the process


Next job, rear brake pipes.....

Saturday 27 June 2009

Brakes again

The new p clips arrived today but these don't clasp the brake pipes particularly well either.

Turned attention to the rear camber adjuster again and filed down the steel polybush inserts as advised to fit the hub carrier. The offside rear corner is now assembled. I started to assemble the nearside but seem to be missing a M12 x 75 bolt!




drive shafts and prop shaft painted with POR15 and ready for fitting


Thursday 25 June 2009

Brakes & p clips

Goal for this evening was to fix the front brake pipes down with rubber lined p-clips. However, although the p-clips are stated as 5mm, they don't seem to support the pipes and feel very loose so I've not fixed anything down. I've ordered some more p clips stated as 4.7mm or 3/16 so hopefully these will sort this issue and I'll be able to get the pipes done over the coming weekend.

The prop shaft, drives shafts, steering rack extensions, U/J extension, rear camber adjusters and cycle wing stays all look good now that they've been painted in black POR15.

The camber adjusters have been fitted with polybushes and steel liner. These have now been fitted to the upper rear wishbone with lock nuts in order to be offered up to the rear hub carrier.
I physically can't get the camber adjuster within the hub carrier which seems much narrower. Perhaps the steel liners could be filed down a bit to get round this. Need to check locostbuilders to see if anyone has had this before and what the best solution is

Since I can't get on with the brake lines or rear suspension, I started to re-assemble the steering column adjustment mechanism (in other words -can't remember how it goes back together)

not much change visually on the car, too many scratchy head moments


Tuesday 23 June 2009

Progress to date:

1st post and I've already started the build!


Inspired to build a seven type kit car some time during 2005 after seeing a colleague's freshly SVA'd black MNR Vortx blade

House purchased late 2005 hence slow progress to date

Sierra donor vehicle purchased from eBay and stripped for parts 2007

Joined the Locost Builders website and started reading......

Started cleaning up donor parts

Spent the rest of 2007 deciding whether I wanted BEC or CEC

Sept 2008 won a 1994 2.0L silvertop Zetec engine from eBay


Escort water pump purchased and fitted along with a new cam belt and tensioners


Late 2008 engine cleaned up and cam cover sprayed met blue. Block painted with black enamel.



Early 2009, got some GSXR600 throttle bodies

MK Indy ordered on May 3rd 2009 at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show. The options I went for are:
  • Standard Indy chassis
  • Rear drum brakes,
  • Powder coated chassis
  • Ultramarine blue bodywork (RAL5002)
  • Roll bar with extra bracing

May 4th realised build area/garage was full of fencing and misc other tat.

The following two weekends spent putting up a fence

Garage then given fresh coat of floor paint


Collected Kit from MK on June 4th 2009

Resumed cleaning up donor parts....

6th June spent cutting out the aluminium floor and drilling holes ready for 4.8mm large flange rivets @ 60mm spacing. A bead of sikaflex was sandwiched between the floor and the chassis rails before inserting rivets


Chassis turned upright.

Polybushes inserted into wishbones with a generous amount of copper grease.

Wishbones trial fitted to chassis to check fit

Bought some POR15 paint from Frost for the drive shafts, prop, steering rack extensions , extended steering rack UJ etc...

CVH sump which was removed from the donor vehicle given to a friend to shorten the sump height.

Steering rack fitted with new gaiters, painted then fitted to the chassis

Drive shafts taken into work and shot blasted. CV boots then replaced using slide-a-boot stretchy boots which were purchased via eBay


Master cylinder fitted, reservoir turned through 180° so not to foul the firewall

23rd June started routing the copper brake pipes


Discover that POR15 doesn't wash off very easily

3.92 Differential fitted