Lotus V8 Cortina

[evans2822]

Excellent and mental build

[sierra1off]

Johns got the offside rear quarter looking straight



and I have fitted the water pipes in the cills



This exits in front of the wheel well



Nearside

[RUSS]

It's getting there Alan , going to be awesome !!

[rampant racing]

would it not have been better to run braided stainless hose through the sills. I would be concerned about the solder joint leaking with all the vibration and movement of the car. it looks really good though.nice job.

[sierra1off]

Thanks Russ, chipping away at it.

Rampant, Yes i would rather run a hose in one piece but ive not seen aeroquip or similar in 1 1/4 inch i.d. (32mm)

I cant find it in the summit site either , which is a shame cos i am going to the states in 3 weeks and could bring it back with me.

Do you know a supplier, i need 1@5m and 1 @ 3.5m, Black would be nicer too

Thanks

[rampant racing]

8.5 meters of that size would be about $50.00 a meter. best do what your doing lol.

[sierra1off]

After a bit of banging around we have the o/s wing welded on ( problem was my home made headlight bowl)



All ok now though

Roof skimmed up and primed



Front panel next

[cossymax]

You getting there mate, keep up the good work and the updates

[escortinadriver]

Brilliant.

Shaun

[david_white]

Doesn't look like the same car, superb!

[sierra1off]

front panel repaired


and the inner section of the front chassis


n/s wing and heater bowl

[sierra1off]

First drop of paint



Underneath next

[escortinadriver]

Loving it....

Shaun

[finlay]

wow, looking awsome, love the cooling pipes !!!

[sierra1off]

underside painted



Cross member and front suspension can go on next

[Bigfish]

this will be a very special car! keep up the good work mate

[sierra1off]

Cheers Bigfish

some of the front suspension on now.

Escort legs and springs

Adjustable TCA's

Capri anti roll bar

Mazda MX5 power rack

Own cross member

Peugeot 405 coupe discs

Alfa Romeo ( Brembo) calipers

[Mark V8]

Looking mint

[Joe-Tait]

The best bit now :-)

What wheels will it be running narrow revolutions?

[sierra1off]

Thanks mark, not as mint as yours !!!!

Joe, the wheels are to be 6 x 16 Peugeot steels sleeper style

[sierra1off]

Rear axle on

[RUSS]

Excellent as usual Alan , will it be ready this summer ?

[sierra1off]

Excellent as usual Alan , will it be ready this summer ?

Hi Russ, long time !!

No wont be out this year, too many other things going on.

Did i see you and the undertaker in Classic Ford Recently?

[qwertina]

Fantastic work, such a different project and everything is so well thought out. Can't wait to see it in the flesh.

[RUSS]

Hi Russ, long time !!

No wont be out this year, too many other things going on.

Did i see you and the undertaker in Classic Ford Recently?

Yes mate , we're media whores lol . I've since sold the estate , was a pukka little car but not enough room at home to keep them all !

[sierra1off]

Thanks Qwertina.

inside painted

[bodger rogers]

Lookin' good.

[sierra1off]

Bit more progress.

The fuel tank is from a 2004 Pontiac and the in tank pump only puts out 58psi has a built in pressure regulator and no return facility.

My engine needs 55psi off boost but will need more fuel pressure as the boost rises.



Took the pump apart, blocked off the regulator, and tested with some spare pipe and guage . Got 80+psi

Refitted in tank and put tank in car.

Scrapped the steel frame i had made as i found some ali that was a lot lighter.



Been investigating the gearbox and found there is not enough depth for the BMW torque converter

The gearbox is Range Rover with 15mm adapter plate then the Lotus belhousing

The BMW converter bolts to a modified flex plate then a 1mm spacer and the skimmed Lotus flywheel.

All that lot means i need another 10mm spacer plate to go between the belhousing and engine, need to get it milled out to shape.

[2010deathproofcapri]

I guvking love how this is coming together bud! Using imagination, your head and making use of all you have to hand, ford, lotus, BMW, landy, Pontiac, nice. And the simple regulator bypass on the pump to allow yourself to get away with using the Pontiac pump. Good man.

[4parajon]

Cracking build this fella.
What front discs are you running please??

[sierra1off]

Thanks Deathproof, i am a bit tight when it comes to some things, so would rather do bits myself or use standard items over paying a lot of money for performance parts, as they usually do the same job.

4parajon, the discs are off of a V6 Peugeot 405 coupe 305mm i think.

Might seem premature but need to sort the headlining whilst i can still turn the car over.

Didnt want to do this overhead, so nows a good a time as any.

Laid the Granada Scorpio headlining in place to check where it fits and where it does not. (its the one that came with the roof)



Cut off the bits that were proud and filled in the gaps round the edges with polythene then paper mache over the lot right upto the edges



Will build up another layer tomorrow.

[puddy]

Cheers Bigfish

some of the front suspension on now.

Escort legs and springs

Adjustable TCA's

Capri anti roll bar

Mazda MX5 power rack

Own cross member

Peugeot 405 coupe discs

Alfa Romeo ( Brembo) calipers

Won,t the angle of those steering arms cause some problems ?

Rest of it looks fab !

puddy

[sierra1off]

Hi Puddy,

I know where your coming from but the angle of the shot makes it look worse.

If you look at the nearside steering arm, thats a better reflection of the angle.

Not ideal but the rack couldnt go anywhere else and It does not lock out on full lock .

When is your beast hitting the roads again ??

[puddy]

Hi Puddy,

I know where your coming from but the angle of the shot makes it look worse.

If you look at the nearside steering arm, thats a better reflection of the angle.

Not ideal but the rack couldnt go anywhere else and It does not lock out on full lock .

When is your beast hitting the roads again ??

Have you taken the springs off and done a bump steer test ?

Robbo showed me how to do that one

Mine is still enjoying the Garage scene , lol.

Probably would have bumped into you at the swap meet this Sunday ,

but my boy has an u15's quarter final cup match ...............and I am the manager ,doh !

puddy

[sierra1off]

Have you taken the springs off and done a bump steer test ?

Robbo showed me how to do that one

Mine is still enjoying the Garage scene , lol.

Probably would have bumped into you at the swap meet this Sunday ,

but my boy has an u15's quarter final cup match ...............and I am the manager ,doh !

puddy

Have not taken springs off to do the test but when set straight with the car in the air , the wheels stayed straight when i lowered it to the ground with the engine and box in .

Should do it properly i suppose.

Shame about the swap meet but its probably going to rain anyway.

Good luck with the match

[sierra1off]

Servo in boot


Brake pipes


fuel pipes


Fuel filler neck (MX5 with Harley screw cap)

[sierra1off]

while its in the air, started on the exhausts







was tight getting them out between the rad housing and the spring shackles !!

[raymondmarble]

Looking great! Its amazing how much further on a project looks once you run brake and fuel lines

[finlay]

Wow, looking amazing, the whole thing looks mint !!

[Turbo Tom]

Wow!! Some epic work there!
Keep it up mate!

Just out of curiosity Puddy, how do you do a bump steer test?
Might come in handy,you never know!