Anybody building their dream car
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I am building a fisher fury spyder. It should turn out around 540KG, 190 - 200 BHP. 34" high excluding rollbar. Wisbone front suspension with inboard adjustable shocks and live rear axle with panhard rod and adjustable shocks. Quaife pro dog box. Mi16v peugeot lump with 3D mappable ignition. 40mm throttle body induction manifold. 4 into one sidepod exahust. Hoping for 0 - 100 mph under 10 seconds. 0 - 60 mph in the late 3s or early 4's. 150mph flat out.
Think it will cost me £10,000 on the road
Think it will cost me £10,000 on the road
Just started building a new Hillclimber - old 70's Formula Ford chassis I've owned for about 8 years - just acquired a 919cc Honda Fireblade lump - should weigh in at 350kgs and with 130bhp standard... you do the maths! 
It'll have slicks, wings and sound awesome - just hoping I can learn to weld in time to get it finished for Brighton Speed Trials next September!
It'll have slicks, wings and sound awesome - just hoping I can learn to weld in time to get it finished for Brighton Speed Trials next September!
I'm building a locost with an R1 engine which will hopefully be pretty good fun when finished. Long way to go though...
www.cwork.nildram.co.uk/mark/locost/index.html
Mark
>> Edited by dern on Friday 3rd December 13:44
www.cwork.nildram.co.uk/mark/locost/index.html
Mark
>> Edited by dern on Friday 3rd December 13:44
andrewm said:Lol. I got some welding gauntlets, my trusty work boots and an overall along with the full face welding mask that came with the welder deal and promptly burnt the top of my head, d'oh.
Your build is looking good Mark - I like your idea of welding cubes for practice - my MIG welder should be with me on Monday so I can start to learn. Last time I tried, I ended up with a large hole in my jumper and a smell of burning skin....
Keep the power turned up and have fun
Mark
The welder I ordered last Thursday still hasn't turned up 
Hopefully, it'll be here today or tomorrow and I can get started.
Sounds like a hat might be a good idea..
Still, pleanty to do with collecting all the bits - several auctions on eBay have proved succesful so far and I've made a couple of useful contacts, so build should be in full swing soon.
Hopefully, it'll be here today or tomorrow and I can get started.
Sounds like a hat might be a good idea..
Still, pleanty to do with collecting all the bits - several auctions on eBay have proved succesful so far and I've made a couple of useful contacts, so build should be in full swing soon.
Damon Hill said:It depends what you want to weld.
Hey guys, what mig welders have you ordered? Someone told me to get a 150 amp, do you reckon that's enough?
I bought a Clarke 151TE turbo from the welders warehouse with a translight 2131 auto helmet which I'm very pleased with. The welders warehouse were very helpful on the phone, threw in a free book (they had shop soiled copies of a welding book kicking around), delivered very quickly and it was a very good price.
I am welding 1.5mm steel box section at 1 off full power though so the more power you can afford the better. It can do up to 5mm (or 6mm) apparently and I have welded 3mm plate with it. I think it's great but have nothing to compare it with as I'm a welding newbie.
One thing I would say is that welding with argon mix is much much easier than welding with co2 in my opinion as a beginner.
Mark
Thunderbird1 said:
I am building a fisher fury spyder. It should turn out around 540KG, 190 - 200 BHP. 34" high excluding rollbar. Wisbone front suspension with inboard adjustable shocks and live rear axle with panhard rod and adjustable shocks. Quaife pro dog box. Mi16v peugeot lump with 3D mappable ignition. 40mm throttle body induction manifold. 4 into one sidepod exahust. Hoping for 0 - 100 mph under 10 seconds. 0 - 60 mph in the late 3s or early 4's. 150mph flat out.
Think it will cost me £10,000 on the road
Sounds great - a mate built a Fury Spider a while ago with a vauxhall XE in the front ~170bhp (it's dark blue with dark grey stripes - you may have seen it magazine featured somewhere or other). Amazing car! So much so, that hopefully, in a couple of years, I'll be in your position, building my own.
Myself and my brother in law have build a Tiger SuperCat this year. had the sva on the 29 July. Got a 1.8Ltr Zetec (151BHP and climbing,as new cams and head mods are going in over the winter) and is loads of fun. This was our firt kit build and was great fun.
Build it for a a blat on the roads and taking to trackdays/Circuits etc..
Went a bit over the top on the costs as you do.
Build it for a a blat on the roads and taking to trackdays/Circuits etc..
Went a bit over the top on the costs as you do.
dern said:Nice website there!
I'm building a locost with an R1 engine which will hopefully be pretty good fun when finished. Long way to go though...
www.cwork.nildram.co.uk/mark/locost/index.html
I bought a SIP 135 Turbo new off the interweb for £172 and bought myself a proper helmet from Machine Mart and got things like gaunletts and fireproof overalls for Christmas - didn't fancy using the Nomex racesuit for welding...
Santa was very kind this year - a 300mm metalwork lathe also appeared, so bushes, suspension arms etc. can all be homemade now.
When I get time, I'll sort out a website for my build - at the moment, i'm just trying to get time to start the build in ernest!
Santa was very kind this year - a 300mm metalwork lathe also appeared, so bushes, suspension arms etc. can all be homemade now.
When I get time, I'll sort out a website for my build - at the moment, i'm just trying to get time to start the build in ernest!
sadly not.. can't afford it, but, if I could, it would be:
'99 FD3S RX7 (jet black)
light-weight all-alloy 3l V6 with twin small turbos (325bhp, 325lb/ft) mounted well back to keep the weight distribution
all poly-bushed
RacingBeat ARB's
17" Volks TE37's
nice 80mm rolled-out dual pipes
seats from the Spirit-R
nice big Brembo setup with alloy bells
...not that I've been planning it out when bored at work or anything.. honest....
'99 FD3S RX7 (jet black)
light-weight all-alloy 3l V6 with twin small turbos (325bhp, 325lb/ft) mounted well back to keep the weight distribution
all poly-bushed
RacingBeat ARB's
17" Volks TE37's
nice 80mm rolled-out dual pipes
seats from the Spirit-R
nice big Brembo setup with alloy bells
...not that I've been planning it out when bored at work or anything.. honest....
andrewm said:Time was a bit short before and over christmas but I've almost finshed welding up the main part of the chassis now. I'm still looking for a reasonably priced sierra xr4x4 for the rear suspension and then I can commit to building the rear part of the chassis to accomodate the dedion setup I want rather than the live axle of the original design. Now we've got christmas out of the way I should (kids and wife willing) be able to spend some proper time on it.
How's the build going? I'm still collecting parts for mine, waiting for my steel to turn up and some free time to get really stuck in
One problem is that I have so many unknowns ahead of me that it can get a bit overwhelming and I end up doing nothing.
Once you get started you can't stop but once you're forced to stop for a few weeks it takes a bit of motivation to get back in that drafty garage. Basically I just need to get off my arse
All the best, Mark
Latest project is a metro/renault /ford hybrid.
Its a spaceframed metro with turreted suspension to take cosworth struts and brake set up.
The engine and box are from a Renault alpine.
Its going to be totally stripped out with most of the glass replaced with lexan (every thing bar windscreen)
Rewired and painted back to bare metal.
Going for a OMP theme inside and outside white body with yellow and blue suspension components.
Had the car for 2 weeks and already made some good progress.
Have a look at my profile pic for an idea
The car will be road legal and will be a riot once set up properly.
Its a spaceframed metro with turreted suspension to take cosworth struts and brake set up.
The engine and box are from a Renault alpine.
Its going to be totally stripped out with most of the glass replaced with lexan (every thing bar windscreen)
Rewired and painted back to bare metal.
Going for a OMP theme inside and outside white body with yellow and blue suspension components.
Had the car for 2 weeks and already made some good progress.
Have a look at my profile pic for an idea
The car will be road legal and will be a riot once set up properly.
Thunderbird1 said:
Mi16v peugeot lump with 3D mappable ignition. 40mm throttle body induction manifold. 4 into one sidepod exahust.
Think it will cost me £10,000 on the road
Unless I've read that the wrong way, fit 45's not 40's, and does that budget include a dry sump? Because you will need one believe me!! Apart from crap oil circulation it is a fantastic engine
I built mine, finished it last July.
Its a mini (classic) with a KAD twin cam 16valve A series engine producing 159hp at 7596rpm.
The car is totally stripped out, lots of metal removed, but with a cage and a nice carbon dash. It weighs 640 kilos with a full tank of fuel, giving it 250hp per tonne.
The engine is a peach, I built it myself from a huge pile of bits. Its an all steel bottom end, EN40b forged crank, arrow rods, forged cosworth pistons, and titanium flywheel. It spins up like a motorbike engine, and sounds quite similar too.
The twin cam head sits on top, and breathes through 2 webers, which have to poke out of the bonnet as they're on the front of the engine unlike a 5 port a series.
The power is put down through straight cut gears and a Quaife LSD with equal length shafts.
The suspension is fully rose jointed, including the track rod ends, and runs on Nitron dampers. It handles AND rides superbly.
Its pretty quick, not the fastest thing on the road by a long shot, but pretty quick all the same. It has been timed at 5.4 secs 0 - 60mph on road tyres, on a cold wintery road, and will pull straight round to the limiter in top gear in no time, which is 121mph. I've not timed 0 - 100 yet, but I conservatively estimate sub 13 seconds.
Best of all I drive it to work every day, which is madness really but i love it (even though it has no heater, radio, and I have to wear ear defenders as it has no sound deadening)
The noise it makes is out of this world, and although i'm going to be biased, i've never heard anything as good on the road (including ferrari's)
Its a mini (classic) with a KAD twin cam 16valve A series engine producing 159hp at 7596rpm.
The car is totally stripped out, lots of metal removed, but with a cage and a nice carbon dash. It weighs 640 kilos with a full tank of fuel, giving it 250hp per tonne.
The engine is a peach, I built it myself from a huge pile of bits. Its an all steel bottom end, EN40b forged crank, arrow rods, forged cosworth pistons, and titanium flywheel. It spins up like a motorbike engine, and sounds quite similar too.
The twin cam head sits on top, and breathes through 2 webers, which have to poke out of the bonnet as they're on the front of the engine unlike a 5 port a series.
The power is put down through straight cut gears and a Quaife LSD with equal length shafts.
The suspension is fully rose jointed, including the track rod ends, and runs on Nitron dampers. It handles AND rides superbly.
Its pretty quick, not the fastest thing on the road by a long shot, but pretty quick all the same. It has been timed at 5.4 secs 0 - 60mph on road tyres, on a cold wintery road, and will pull straight round to the limiter in top gear in no time, which is 121mph. I've not timed 0 - 100 yet, but I conservatively estimate sub 13 seconds.
Best of all I drive it to work every day, which is madness really but i love it (even though it has no heater, radio, and I have to wear ear defenders as it has no sound deadening)
The noise it makes is out of this world, and although i'm going to be biased, i've never heard anything as good on the road (including ferrari's)
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