project 72 fastty

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fastty
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 3rd March 2018 - 4:55pm

finally getting on with the chassis , got most of it mocked up in place.
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and got the new front 195x35x18 tyres fitted
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more soon.
early fasty bits needed

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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 21st April 2018 - 8:28pm

finally made some decent progress.
got all the main frame in place and welded.
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also got the front suspension cross member in postion and welded.
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more soon.
early fasty bits needed

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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by Rob-type3 » 22nd April 2018 - 11:42am

Mental project this!
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by broady_6 » 22nd April 2018 - 7:48pm

More smiles :D
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by kaddy » 24th April 2018 - 10:22pm

Class 8)

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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 20th May 2018 - 9:46pm

thanks.
bit more done.
got the engine sat in place to see what room there is.
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looks like its just going to fit under the bonnet.
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and got one of the top wishbones done
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more soon
early fasty bits needed

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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by jmarkha1 » 20th May 2018 - 11:01pm

love the concept of a blown torquey motor like with rear drive.
If you hide the engineering - this thing is going to be a proper sleeper...
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 7th July 2018 - 8:20pm

thanks. :D

finally got chance to do a bit more this week, got on with making a rover v8 to mazda rx8 gear box adaptor and today i was able to bolt them together.
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also got it sat in the fast back.
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it still wants lining up in the correct position but it,s one step closer. heres a pic of a full side on
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i think the stance is pretty spot on. :thumbsup:
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by broady_6 » 13th July 2018 - 7:51am

Love it!
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by Angelo Amato » 16th July 2018 - 9:21am

FAB! lovin the extend front wings :)

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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by Rob 400e » 16th July 2018 - 9:22pm

You have skills sir, well done top job.
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 17th August 2018 - 4:32pm

thanks guys,
bit more done, got the mk6 fiesta steering rack mounted and it works spot on.
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got a full week on it next week so im hoping to get the rear axle in so more soon.
early fasty bits needed

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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 18th August 2018 - 4:13pm

got one of the rear wishbone jigs done today and laid it out with some cds tubing
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the reason im making my own is the standard ones look horrid and are hard work to narrow as the rear axle needs to be 11" shorter than stock to fit under the fassty with the 10" wide rear wheels.
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by broady_6 » 20th August 2018 - 4:37pm

Continue to love it, i assume they arent handed so you can use the same jig for both sides?
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 20th August 2018 - 7:50pm

no i need a left and right hand jig.
bit of a long day but i did manage to get the other wishbone jig done so tomorrow i can hopefully get them built.
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even though its a lot of work building the jigs i need them as i intend to do more projects using the same set up so it makes it easier down the line.
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 25th August 2018 - 5:27pm

few pics from the last few days,
back axle in, tick
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front chassis cross member, tick
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now got to build some sort of support to hold the rad, wings, front panel and the bumper wants mounting to the chassis.
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by jmarkha1 » 26th August 2018 - 11:56am

skills :-)
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by oldtimer » 26th August 2018 - 12:44pm

Oh my giddy aunt.......this is awesome . Respect sir.


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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by broady_6 » 31st August 2018 - 9:48pm

That thing is wild! are you going to make it like a dragster with a full removable front? or will it be a tube frame section which the panels fasten on to in a more traditional style?
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 2nd September 2018 - 8:06pm

cheers guys,
all the front end panels will bolt on just to make it easier to paint.
loads done this week so i will just put a load of pics on .
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more soon.
early fasty bits needed

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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by broady_6 » 9th September 2018 - 5:52pm

That is looking fine!!!
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Re: project 72 fastty

Post by fastty » 6th October 2018 - 5:32pm

been waiting for some parts to arrive and now there here i can crack on with the build.
first thing to do was mock up the bulkhead so it would give me an idea of where stuff is going to fit.
cut out the dash to give me access so i could put in a support bar to mount the brake servo and steering column.
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from here i built the support bar.
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next i made up the brackets that the brake servo would mount to. get this welded up tomorrow.
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the support bar will also be the mount for a corsa b electric steering column.
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will order all the steel sheet i need to make the bulkhead and all the floors on monday so im hoping to move the project along in the next few weeks. :D
early fasty bits needed

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