Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

[redhf]

Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

Ok hear goes I was offered an unused large diff tunnel for a tenner and jumped at it like you do!!, I can't find pics of it yet but we measured and cut out within it to notice too late the front was way to wide and high and we would have to flair the front of the original to meet it massively so we attempted to fit it edge to edge and made things worse !! . So I swore a bit stamped on it and shut the garage door.

[redhf]

Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

A week later after not even wanting to look at the

[redhf]

Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

Hole in the floor I think right ill pop over to RACE and get a new large tunnel got back and offered it up


Garage door slammed shut again!!

[redhf]

Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

A day later son says don't worry dad I'll use bits of the shite tunnel and fill it in






I cut the centre of the brace a bit big but son will sort that later


Thanks to son I can look at it now without wanting to cry lol
Motto of the story is as usual BUY CHEAP BUY TWICE thanks to Phil, Mick and Chris at race for a proper fitting tunnel and great help and advice, the RACE tunnel only cost £17 and would of fitted mint 1st time . Lesson learnt .

[redhf]

Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

Next up the one I'm really frightened of


Son seems to have worked the jigsaw out now to fit the tube and fully weld






That's about it for now I just hope we can fit it full assembled?.

[NINJA TIG]

Re: Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

The finished tunnel actually looks worse in photos, its not that bad... honestly lol!. Next time I build up a panhard rod I'll weld the tube In before hand.

[redhf]

Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

I've just had a nasty thought that we should of fitted the tube to the car and built the panard tower around it ???

[GavinR]

Re: Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

I did mine the same way as you - it's a lot easier to build as much as possible on the bench

[redhf]

Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

Thanks Gavin that's great news.

[redadair85]

Re: Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

Should be a lot of photos uploaded soon when he (redhf) can be bothered.

[Forest_rallying]

Re: Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

Any news on the Engine Build yet?

[redhf]

Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

Still on with this car all pics are on 3 devices and they all upload via a different tool it's tricky getting them all in order but I'm on it . Engine is the same as last time Gary all ready to put the top end together have got new pair of dcoe To go on it .

[redhf]

Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.


Yesterday's work

[gorilla1q]

Re: Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

Just seen this great project will be keeping my eye on this

[BigErn]

Re: Budget!! Clubman mk2 escort road/ stage car.

Looking Looking good lads, keep it up. Be done in no time