zetec mk1 on bike carbs (Eventually)

[evans2822]

Ok as mentioned before drivers side not as bad but still amounts to the same repair as the passenger side..

Before cutting rear floor needs new piece let In above the chassis rail joint the Inner sill Is ok but the floor has pin holing a good way along It close to the Inner/outer sill joint so thought It best to lob It out..

Before..

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After..

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Cut out piece from above rear chassis..

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And zingad the front and rear chassis..

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Welded up front and rear patches to complete rear floor..

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Onto the Inner sill In with the seat belt anchor and Jacking point (rescued from old Inner sill)

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Re-shaped the front of the Inner sill as I did with the other side for a better fit..

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Cleaned Inside outer sill and zinga'd..

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Zinga'd the Inner sill (gave It a good roughing up 1st make sure It will take to It)

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Small repair to the bottom of the bulkhead..

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And In with the Inner sill

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[evans2822]

So left with the front floor to do..

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Repair panel cut to suit and added 45mm to the end holes drilled for plug welding to the chassis..

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And welded In..

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In with the seat box..

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And time for another hole

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Which I then filled..

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Kurusted as surface rust was on the tunnel I'd had It so long lol..

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Ive bought some carbs too from a zx9r 2002 model with TPS sensor Im waiting for them to be delivered..

Until the next time

[caprimentle]

fantastic work, tunnel came out very well imo.

[evans2822]

fantastic work, tunnel came out very well imo.

Cheers mate broken the back of It now hopefully wont be too long..

Hows the turbo build going

[fullathepipe]

That's great work your doing buddy!!

[exboyracer]

Coming on well now, nice update!

[evans2822]

Cheers guys
I have a small welding list left I'm going to tube the chassis where the front x member bolts on as Ive run quite low an ripped a x member off before (clumsy I know lol)
Finish welding the panhard rod tower/strengthen
Roll cage foot plates
Trim floor up around tunnel from Underneath/Gearbox mounts and lever hole and thats about It..Unless I fancy cutting somthing else lol

Ohh...and I just remembered I have to cut the sill closing panel out on the drivers side as Its been damaged by someone jacking the car up on It

Dont know why I ended that with a moo just thought Id try It out

[caprimentle]

plans sound good mate

Hows the turbo build going

and slowly, currently cleaning my block to paint it

[Adam B]

Nice project mate

[freddy686868]

Done plenty since i last seen it! Coming along nicely. Wish my welding skills/welder were as good as yours. Nice to see you've gone with the 'best' bike carbs too!

[evans2822]

Done plenty since i last seen it! Coming along nicely. Wish my welding skills/welder were as good as yours. Nice to see you've gone with the 'best' bike carbs too!

Cheers JohnI have ordered a manifold from danst engineering lets hope Its better than the last eh lol.. Im due another update aswell have you updated yours I havent seen It ? I'll have a look later..

[2010deathproofcapri]

Doing an awesome job so far bud! Very nice. And dan at danst engineering does a real good job on the manifolds too! Again, zx9r carbs are one of the bedt to use, and having a tps, works good with megajolt if using ut.

[ryan.minshall]

yeah mine is a work of art well pleased with the work

[2010deathproofcapri]

Yeh, i spotted yours! They fit well!

[ryan.minshall]

yeah my carbs are zx7r /zx6r only down side to mine don't have a tps on them so gonna have to think out side the box when i get my megajolt i was thinking putting the tps on the throttle pedal

[2010deathproofcapri]

Just get megajolt with a built in map sensor bud, is what i have on my cossie v6 with carbs. Ive used zx6 carbs and 9 carbs, both perform very well

[ryan.minshall]

i hear you get better results using tps tho sorry for hi jacking you thread evens

[freddy686868]

i hear you get better results using tps tho sorry for hi jacking you thread evens

Yeah thats right the map sensor is best used with a Single point throttle body and inlet.

[evans2822]

Done a little more too It the list Is getting smaller...

Trimmed tunnel and tidied up the strengthener that had to be cut to get the tunnel In..

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Fully welded panhard tower..

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Some chassis tubes (Done both sides of course lol)

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A lil snap of the new carbs..

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Some roll cage foot plates...

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Not all In order and not all there lol I forgot to take pics half the time...

Fabbed up and welded 2nd handbrake bracket..

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A last trial fit of the roll cage..

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[evans2822]

Couple more boring roll cage pics..

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Added a new Job to the list and decided to do It right away lol...

Removed heater bubble for a looksie..

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Not too bad only a lil surface rust..

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And kurusted ready for next potch..

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I think I will rivet or bond the bubble back on as with the shoite weather we have If I plug weld It Im afraid It will rust out In no time

So new list Is re attach bubble finish the 2 small pieces that need letting Into the rear arches Fab a bracket up for remote servo under the dash and fit mex flares to the front wings....I'll get there In the end...

[caprimentle]

thats some great work fella, you do have good hands

[evans2822]

thats some great work fella, you do have good hands

Cheers mate! Im looking forward to the classicford show next weekend now maybe I can pick up some Ideas from there

[alladdin]

Cheers mate! Im looking forward to the classicford show next weekend now maybe I can pick up some Ideas from there

you camping ? (we are)or do i remember a hotel mentioned ?

[evans2822]

you camping ? (we are)or do i remember a hotel mentioned ?

Holiday Inn Couple of miles away for me and my old man mate not a good laugh as camping though...

[exboyracer]

Good progress there!

[evans2822]

few hours off the diy time to sort them back arches out...

A reminder of what I left last time...

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And filled with metal/zinga'd

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From the Inside..

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Remembered to make a pocket In the top of the gearbox tunnel so the heater fits..

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And the servo bracket under the dash..

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Mex flares Into the front wings next time I think the shell will be just about done then

[ryan.minshall]

coming along nicely mate

[evans2822]

coming along nicely mate

Cheers,looking forward to getting stuck Into the front arches now should be fun

[alladdin]

about time we saw the them mex flares

[evans2822]

about time we saw the them mex flares

LoL Ive been keeping them warm anyway I didnt have them off you that long ago

[caprimentle]

your certainly doing alot of welding bud , does looks damn good though and thought out well like the mod in the gearbox tunnel for the heater , how much more you gotta do till you can start mucking about with oily spiny noisy bits?

[evans2822]

your certainly doing alot of welding bud , does looks damn good though and thought out well like the mod in the gearbox tunnel for the heater , how much more you gotta do till you can start mucking about with oily spiny noisy bits?

Cheers mate, Next up fit mex flares to front wings (Im also going to widen them a tad help cover the wheels) I'll swing the eng/box In then to sort the gearbox mounts and hole for the lever..Then I'll mock It up a bit at a time brake pipe routes etc so I can get holes drilled before paint..

Wish It took as long to do It as type It out tho lol

[evans2822]

I forgot too had a few more shiney bits delivered..

I flogged the ally rad I had and went for the header tank and rad from retroford..

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And the danst eng manifold turned up as you can see Its a little better than Ushermotorsports Twin choke lash up..

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So now I have pretty much the same gear that was used In this Install (Taken at classic ford show)

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I also have the blue hoses lol

[alladdin]

keep the brake pipes away from the EX manifold, mine gets v.hot.

[evans2822]

keep the brake pipes away from the EX manifold, mine gets v.hot.

Yeh remember your troubles with that

Hows yours coming along Mike havent seen an update for a while?

[evans2822]

Ok had a few spare hrs this week between shifts and thought It would be rude not to visit the garage

Cut a mex flare out of an old wing and clean It back..

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Some cleaning back and trimming so the arch fits nice..

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A little test fit..

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Tacked on ..

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Found a good metal Jigsaw blade In my airsaw did the Job well for the next bit

Trimmed altogether to allow butt welding..

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Slowly but surely making my way around..

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Until Only the arch piece required Is left..

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Welded up and flap disked to death lol...

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Think I'll do the other side the weekend and ponder the best way to widen them a little without making It too obvious (If I do decide to lol)

Onwards and upwards

[alladdin]

thats great work that could be used as a "how to guide" and made stickie ?

my mk2 is plodding on, no updates as i am so bad with filler its taking ages i actually did a bit today, will drag it up soon hopefully.

[evans2822]

Cheers Mike.... I dont mind bodywork filler and paint lol Its the oily stuff and electric I'll have to get my head around

[caprimentle]

thats blinding mate, fucking amazing to me coz i've never been good at the delicate showy stuff, thats some good talent mate

[evans2822]

thats blinding mate, fucking amazing to me coz i've never been good at the delicate showy stuff, thats some good talent mate

Thanks mate Ive had a think and Im going to do the other arch and get some front suspension 1st and see how It all sits with the engine and box In (I have to do gearbox x member mounts and gear stick hole anyway) I might not have to widen them so best to check 1st lol