bazzatoy Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 yep another vote for inline Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 yep deffo inline dude looks much neatergood work jase keep it up boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Thanks Guys i think in line with the number plate is the answer. Have had only one person say above the bar!Im dying to get this built now, won't have much money over christmas so i am just going to have to try and concentrate on freelance work and selling dial kits so i can get a little more money for the new year when im back on this fully.Every morning on my way to work now there is a guy in a Ford Focus RS that pisses me off every day, drives like a nutter and is always up my arse until i move out of the way and then he continues to piss me off. Keep thinking to myself 'just you wait!!!!!!' he may be pissing me off but he is also making me crack on with this as much as possible so not all bad. Im going to destroy him when this is on the road Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I like above the bar, makes it look like a VW buggy somehow...just, without the huge wheelarch flares and whatnot x x Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ste91 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I like it above the bar aswell, and I think you should put the fog/reverse lights there too. It almost reminds me of Supra rear lights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Thanks Guys i think in line with the number plate is the answer. Every morning on my way to work now there is a guy in a Ford Focus RS that pisses me off every day, drives like a nutter and is always up my arse until i move out of the way and then he continues to piss me off. Keep thinking to myself 'just you wait!!!!!!' he may be pissing me off but he is also making me crack on with this as much as possible so not all bad. Im going to destroy him when this is on the road you'll piss him mate i beat a few focus rs' in mine and its still on a ct9 so the buggy will do him in reverse haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 you'll piss him mate i beat a few focus rs' in mine and its still on a ct9 so the buggy will do him in reverse hahaLOL Now that would be legendary!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Haven't been in this thread for awhile, and my god you have done some progress Jason!!Great work mate, keep it up !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Haven't been in this thread for awhile, and my god you have done some progress Jason!!Great work mate, keep it up !!! Really??? To me it seems like its going REALLY slow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Really??? To me it seems like its going REALLY slow!Well it just must be me then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Sr Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 this is a deathwish!!! lolgot any rough figures for us mate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 this is a deathwish!!! lolgot any rough figures for us mate?Will roughly be 550kg although im looking to get that down bellow 500kg after its road legal and roughly 220bhp is what im aiming for Well it just must be me then Might just be because im soooooo keen to get it done that it feels like its going slow. You guys will know if its going slow/fast! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Haven't been in this thread for awhilethats cause your not welcome in here hahaandjase thats well over 400bhp/ton power to weight haha INSANE cant wait for my ride Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 thats cause your not welcome in here hahaandjase thats well over 400bhp/ton power to weight haha INSANE cant wait for my ride Im aiming for 500kg and 250bhp just so its a nice even 500 bhp/ton but i think i will never make it to be honest, i think 220bhp should do me just fine!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 weighing 500 kg with 150 hp will still be fast as fuck jase so anything over 200 will just be pure insanity haha bring it on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 *** Update time ***Well i got up to JDModified again and got straight on with it James managed to get the old shock mounts removed from the front of the buggy during the week which means that things went alot easier today.The goal of the day today was to at least get the front done and the buggy back to a rolling chassis as it has been chocked at the front for the last week or so.Started by test fitting the coilovers to see if they would actually fit and they looked like a good fit.I decided to ditch the brackets i had for the front as it would have been a bit more work and wouldn't have worked out as good as it could. I decided to use some small bits of steel angle that meant the coilovers would sit perfectly in line with the upper mounts. As the upper mounts are slightly different and one leans forward and one leans back it made sense for both the struts to have their own bracket.Got them tacked in place and they looked like this.As you can see they don't line up with one another but they line up perfectly with the upper mounts and are central to the car so are in the correct place.Then finished off the welding and finally after lots of faffing about now have the coilovers on the car!!!! Yay, and i think they look great. Will look good when the buggy is sprayed green as the red springs will look pretty cool.Looks loads better i think and although i doubt it will make much difference with the front end being as light as it is anyway but made sense to do things correctly first time round. If it helps with the handling one little bit then its been worth it in my opinion.Also in the picture above you will see the 2nd version of the rear light clusters that will now include the reverse lights in them. The rear fog will still be kept seperate and will be placed under the number plate on its own.I also started to look very carefully at the seating position and the steering wheel position which to be honest is cack! Got the drivers side floor removed as we are going to weld in a proper frmae for the seats as we both feel that just bolting them to the chequer plate floor just isn't good enough. Seats will be fixed in a position that is comfortable for me, which is pretty much right the way back anyway I cleaned up the rear roll bar a bit also as the adjustable spoiler will shortly be welded in place That was it for the day, doesn't look like much but alot of things have been sorted and i have taken a few bits away that will be getting worked on over the next few weeks and then im back on with it.I also have a couple of days holiday left and will be taking these at the beggining of december to spend thursday/friday/saturday getting on with the buggy. Plan is to get the seating in its correct place and the pedals chopped and modified. Also planning on cutting off the steering wheel mounts and dropping them down and moving them over to line up with the driver. They just don't seem to be in the correct position and im not happy with them so it needs to be addressed.Thats it for now folks, comments always welcome.Thanks for looking, sorry about the essay! Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Savage mate !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 awesome jase made some real progress this weekend nice to see things back in full gear lol and this aint an insult by the way but the front end of the buggy especially them front lights really remend me of that kids tv show when i was little BRUM haha awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 awesome jase made some real progress this weekend nice to see things back in full gear lol and this aint an insult by the way but the front end of the buggy especially them front lights really remend me of that kids tv show when i was little BRUM haha awesomeSome one else i know said it looked like Brum as well. was not happy so i slapped the bitch! Don't like her anyway Have had a few people say that now, maybe Brum on steroids!?!?!?It will be ok when i get a nosecone made up i guess and i have been thinking about changing the front lights anyway but i don't know what too? Im pretty much restricted to what i can put on the front so not too sure what to do???And yes im fully motivated now, it was good to have a full day at it yesterday and actually achieve something. Really made a difference and i really can't wait to get this moved further along.Im currently just finishing up the cad work for the rear light clusters and i will be sending them off on monday to be made up.Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Brum on steroids!?!?!?that has soooo got to go in your sig or thread title somewhere lmao thats an awesome nickname lmao Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 that has soooo got to go in your sig or thread title somewhere lmao thats an awesome nickname lmaoOk i will update it now! LOL Maybe i should make the bodywork look like Brum???? people will be thinking it will be slow then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 oh.....my....god I've just pissed myself looking at that sub title haha awesome mate and no you cant make it look like brum lol, a bright green brum maybe haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 brum is a legend!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 oh.....my....god I've just pissed myself looking at that sub title haha awesome mate and no you cant make it look like brum lol, a bright green brum maybe hahaGlad you like it mate I have had a look at some pics of Brum and i don't think it will work out anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 oh.....my....god I've just pissed myself looking at that sub title haha awesome mate and no you cant make it look like brum lol, a bright green brum maybe hahaI did the same when I seen it!! Quality Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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