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Pumajay

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1,072 posts

233 months

Tuesday 16th February 2010
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Thought id post a few pics up of my mates race car project, its being built a track car with quite a huge spec list

the build only started a few weeks ago and theres been alot of welding! car was bought for £300 from a scrap yard.

will be ran with the standard 1600cvh engine for a year or so but then its getting a focus RS engine making about 280bhp

any way heres a few pics of the car so far









Roll Cage





Willwood pedal box



taking a trip up to demon tweeks in a few weeks to pick up the drivers seat, steering wheel, braided brake lines to run throughout the car and a fair few other bits and pieces!

the other cars he's got in the unit at the minute





He's a Cosworth, and ford zetec speicialist specialist, but is now very expericienced with mitsi Evo's

he also rebuilds gearboxes and does alot of development work with new parts.

based in quorn (leicestershire)


i'll kepp the thread updated when progress is made with the car

C. Grimsley

1,381 posts

224 months

Tuesday 16th February 2010
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Where abouts in Quorn, know the place very well?

Carl

soad

34,646 posts

205 months

Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Bookmarked, will be interesting to see the progress being made! Good work so far thumbup

Pumajay

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1,072 posts

233 months

Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Beacon view business park on farley way, same road as quorn football club, he's only down there evenings and weekends.

but if you need any ifo on work being done then i can give you a number to call

ex vtskid

347 posts

205 months

Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Quorn isn't far from me either, looks like an interesting project

dellow

51 posts

212 months

Wednesday 17th February 2010
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are you sure your mate wants you telling the world where his tools, cars and equipment are being left unattended apart from evenings and weekends ?!

having had all my gear nicked a few years ago, i'd be pretty pissed off if it was my stuff !

_dobbo_

14,619 posts

277 months

Thursday 18th February 2010
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Not sure how many garage businesses make any money by keeping their location secret?

Pumajay

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1,072 posts

233 months

Friday 19th February 2010
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dellow said:
are you sure your mate wants you telling the world where his tools, cars and equipment are being left unattended apart from evenings and weekends ?!

having had all my gear nicked a few years ago, i'd be pretty pissed off if it was my stuff !
is that not the same as every garage in the country though?? its on a small business park where theres plenty of people during the day with CCTV for extra security and each unit it securely locked and alarmed.

cheers for the comments guys, the car needs to start making big progress as we wanted to have it semi ready for the fast show at santa pod just to do a few shake down runs on the strip, but with that being only a month away its looking less likely, but where theres a will theres a way!!

should hopefully have some big updates and few more pics for you tho over the coming weeks!

Pumajay

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1,072 posts

233 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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Thought it was time i updated this build... the car was put to one side for abit while he spent time getting his business up and running, now he's got abit more time on his hands weve been able to get back on with the build...

The car was in a such a poor state when we got it but after alot of welding the shell is now solid and all the rust has been treated,

The roll cage is now welded in, just need to sort the door bars out but waiting on the seats to turn up before we do that, the pedal box was fitted and so far the clucth and accelerator is now working, again waiting of parts before the brakes get sorted out.

oh and the best bit, the cars new engine, a 2.0L Zetec Turbo capable of 400+Bhp which was taken from this car..



All being well the engine will be fitted in the next month or so and then its off to the bodyshop, Car is going to be gloss black and lime green... Kind of like the Ford Monster WRC cars!

..Dont have any pics at the minute but will get some next week.

N88

1,314 posts

208 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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Always nice to see a good build thread. Keep it coming!

Mattt

16,664 posts

247 months

Sunday 3rd October 2010
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The PE Focus was 400bhp with Nitrous though.

I'm surprised the block is still around - it must have a fair few hours on it by now!! Wouldn't you be better off starting again?

Mini1275

11,098 posts

211 months

Monday 4th October 2010
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N88 said:
Always nice to see a good build thread. Keep it coming!
yes. Keep it up OP!

Pumajay

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1,072 posts

233 months

Monday 4th October 2010
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the PE car is next door to my mates unit... it was bought by another mate of mine a year or so ago, from denmark...

the focus is having a brand new engine being built up for it as we speak, aim is for 500bhp.

i'l get some pics of the focus aswell next time im down the unit