micky boy Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 ok then green block it is lol with green frame and black bobywork?? if you do the bodywork a bright colour ...if it dose get chipped then it will be a bitch to touch up all the time if you dont like that then fuck off i cant help you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 ok then green block it is lol with green frame and black bobywork?? if you do the bodywork a bright colour ...if it dose get chipped then it will be a bitch to touch up all the time if you dont like that then fuck off i cant help you hmmmm, i might have to fuck off only joking! That don't sound too bad. Im still contemplating what to make the sdies from? Either i clad the sides with carbon fibre sheet. Or i could use some transparent green acrylic i have been looking at (so you can see through the buggy). Spose not much of the block will be seen with all the crap mounted around it anyway. I will start with a green block and see what it looks like............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 yeah i think if you start off with the block then work from there...by the sounds of it its going to look the dogs bits when its finished Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 yeah i think if you start off with the block then work from there...by the sounds of it its going to look the dogs bits when its finished As long as i don't add too many colours Although i have red front calipers, yellow poly bush's, purple cam pulley, white seats, green harnesses, fuel tanks going blue, blue/red earls fittings. Im fucked already really Block WILL go Green tomorrow, then we will see about the rest of it later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 fucking hell i though my colour schemes where all to fuck lol jokes.Im sure it will look good what ever you go with jason you have done a grand job so far so dont balls it up now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Green frame carbon panels We need to park next to each other at shows etc, green FTW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 Green frame carbon panels We need to park next to each other at shows etc, green FTW Surely if i do that it will make you cry though as you won't have enough Green to be part of 'Team Green' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mo3 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 lmao that thing is crazy your like my dad crazy projects lol very nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 lmao that thing is crazy your like my dad crazy projects lol very nice Thanks Mate No point being normal is there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I better get spraying then lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 I better get spraying then lolYou can do my Rocker cover as well if you like, really need to get someone to do it sexy green Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hey sexy Edam Spider Monkey, have you gotten your Pulley yet? Everyone else and their Cousin's sister's boyfriends have gotten them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 *** Update ***Well got up to TGT on wednesday and started work. Work was slow with my condition but i have plodded along with it at a steady rate. People expecting a big update will be dissapointed as im working at such a slow pace as not to put any pressure on my chest.This is how the engine started off in the morning.......Wednesday i managed to get the inlet manifold and fuel rail off the block and started clening up the block as much as i could. I have several diffreent engine degreasers etc so just went to work with them. I managed to get the engine mount off the block and got the old bush cut out of it. Took me a while as didn't want to feck up my chest so was sawing gently, for quite a while. Also got some ngk leads on, and a HKS actuator for 5 minutes.Got the old actuator off the turbo and there is a huge crack in the turbo and there is also some shaft play so its going in the bin. watch this space for new sexyness Wednesday i left the engine looking like this........Got home wednesday and a few more sexy bits had arrived, Stainless exhaust clamps. Almost have everything i need to make the exhaust system when the engine goes back in the demon now. One of the first jobs when its back together and also the sexy Race Tech oil line for the turbo, shame the turbo is fecked Then today i got back up there and continued with the cleaning....... Driving me mad but i got there in the end. Managed to get the crap turbo off and also the standard manifold as someone is donating a stainless one to me for £30. whoop whoop! Started painting the engine silver but not sure. I think it will look ok with a bright green rocker cover and other green bits.and also changed the one of the gearbox mounts for poly........Im cleaning everything as i go and painting what i can but progress is slow at the moment. I won't be back up working on the demon till Monday now as i want the weekend to relax, which is what i should be doing. I also have a cambelt kit on order and a few other secret sexy parts.Comments welcome as always.Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hey sexy Edam Spider Monkey, have you gotten your Pulley yet? Everyone else and their Cousin's sister's boyfriends have gotten them No not yet, mainly because they sent it to CANADA It had to go back to them and they are resending it out, to the correct address. Not too fussed to be completely honest, as long as it does get here....Did you guys pay import duty??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Looking super clean mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 Looking super clean mate Thanks Sparky Been back up there today, block is all fully painted now and i have put some of the parts back on. Just need to start adding some Green parts now. They have ordered some Acid cleaner for the gearbox and hopefully will be getting that all fully cleaned on thursday/friday when im up there next. New cambelt kit also arrived today, now if only my new adjustable cam would turn up i would be all good @ Sparky, what Green have you used on your wheels/mirrors etc? Do you have any close up pics of the colour?Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nutnut Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Nice to see you working on the demon.Dont over do it mate You not long had the operation.Got another alloy can for you if you want it Its a bit bigger then the other two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 Nice to see you working on the demon.Dont over do it mate You not long had the operation.Got another alloy can for you if you want it Its a bit bigger then the other two.Thanks Mate Don't worry im not over doing it, hardly doing anything to be honest Are you collecting these alloy tanks now Whats the size of it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nutnut Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Im not collecting them This one is in the unit where i work.It still has the hose connected to it & its empty.Not sure on the size , Can find out tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nutnut Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 ok then green block it is lol with green frame and black bobywork?? if you do the bodywork a bright colour ...if it dose get chipped then it will be a bitch to touch up all the time if you dont like that then fuck off i cant help you LOLGood job we know your only joking ............. Or are you ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Its a PS mate!!Gonna be really similar though, looks kinda like a Ninja green but I would prefer it a little darker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 *** Update time ***Well i got up to TGT yesterday and got a little done, not much but was one of those days when you walk away feeling happy with what was achieved and knowing whats coming. The plan for the day was to get the gearbox to a reasonable condition and talk through the next stages of the chassis work with James.James managed to get hold of some cleaning stuff that he recommended for the gearbox, its acid bassed so was watered down to a 1:1 mix. This stuff is toxic like you wouldn't believe but my god its amazing. They put some neat onto a cylinder head and left it for a hour os so to see what it would do. It actually started eating the cylinder head, luckily it was a old crappy one.I sprayed the solution on the gearbox, left it for a minute or so and the steam/pressure washed it off and it now looks like a new gearbox. The gearbox was pretty clean anyway, having only done about 40k. I can talk all day about this stuff but like they say, 'A picture says a thousand words'......so here they are.Before the clean........and after............ Friday i also picked up the remainder of the laser cut steel profiles that will finish off the majority of the chassis work and hopefully shortly see the engine and new gearbox go back in. James has some free time next week from Tuesday so we are both going to crack on with it and more updates will hopefully follow next week. Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dean @RW-Developments Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 some great progress mate, will be awsome when its finished! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 some great progress mate, will be awsome when its finished! Thanks Mate. It is getting there, slowly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jason_l Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 *** Update ****Well yesterday i was up in Basingstoke and cracking on with it again. Although it seems to be going backwards now. Yesterday we started looking at the suspension setup on the rear. The new coilover setup i will be going with has meant BIG changes and i only have myself to blame for it. Because of where the coilovers sit there is currently no way of fixing them at the top to the buggy. We discussed options for well over an hour and the outcome was that the exising towers at the rear are going to be modified substantially. This has meant a slight setback as alot of the work that was done before is now getting changed again. The Demon will now be getting the rear clip welded to the chassis, rather than have a removable rear part. To keep it as a removable piece just means more work as new plates need to be made where the join together. This will mean a stonger buggy i guess.We started with removing the current top mounts, or whats left of them!After this was done the existing mini 'towers' had the tops completely cut off. The new plan is to get some new tower covers lasercut that will blend into the light unit parts. Its hard to explain but when its done i will get some pictures up and im sure people will agree that it will look 100% better than before.Its a bit of a shame really as all the hard work that James put in before re-enforcing the chassis where it bolts together has now been wasted and is all getting removed. We both agreed that if we had done it this way originally we would have made a new rear subframe rather than cutting up the mini one. However its too late now and so much work has been done on the current setup that some of it needs to be salvaged.Today i managed to pick up some HUGE box section steel pieces that will be shortly put to good use and fixed to the frame.The problem with a project like this is you spend ages thinking about how to do something right and go through all the options. You think you are doing the best option then later what you did comes back to bite you in the arse meaning it needs rechanging or something else needs to be modified. Im sure we are now on the right route and will keep everyone posted on the changes. Bit of a setback but will work out for the better in the longrun. However i am now doubtfull that it will be ready this summer/year Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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