GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

[GavinR]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

That's amazing the previous owner must have copied your dad's car when he built DVY in 1993

I bought DVY in June 1997 from Wakefield, I think he'd only done 7 stage events in her in those 4 years

[steveo_mex]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

That's amazing the previous owner must have copied your dad's car when he built DVY in 1993

I bought DVY in June 1997 from Wakefield, I think he'd only done 7 stage events in her in those 4 years

Hi Gavin, If you got the car from Wakefield you must have got it off Tim Wood. Its the same guy we got FDT off. Did yours still have the "kleenacar" sponsorship on it????? We bought FDT in '93 and tim used the cash to do DVY.

DVY was the "evolution" version of FDT. FDT had a pinto whereas DVY had a cossie, but then I dont need to tell you that do I

The pinto we had was essentially a standard RS2000 bottom end with a trick head built by Watsons of Wakefield who I think are still going strong (they rally a spaceframe mini with a Honda Vtec in it and VW running gear (I think))

When Tim built DVY we were in thick of competing with FDT, Ive got some old pics somewhere of the 2 cars together in service then doing battle on the stage. On single venues with laps FDT was know to pass DVY, but then i guess DVY still needed some development

So there you go, some history on your old car.xmaswave


Keep up the great thread

[GavinR]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

It all makes sense now!

Yes I bought DVY off Tim Wood, no sponsorship stickers on it but I remember the log book pic had Kleenacar on the bonnet

DVY is still going strong in the forests, now owned by Rupert Lomax and running a Warrior Pinto, most recently came 3rd in class on the Cambrian Rally in the Historics

[SidewaysMk1]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

It all makes sense now!

Yes I bought DVY off Tim Wood, no sponsorship stickers on it but I remember the log book pic had Kleenacar on the bonnet

DVY is still going strong in the forests, now owned by Rupert Lomax and running a Warrior Pinto, most recently came 3rd in class on the Cambrian Rally in the Historics

Didn't this car have in an Xe couples years ago when he came to Barbados?

[GavinR]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

Didn't this car have in an Xe couples years ago when he came to Barbados?

Yes - I sold DVY in August 2004 as a rolling shell and he did Barbados in 2005 with an XE fitted and various forest rallies, but recently fitted the Warrior to be eligible for Historics

[GavinR]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

I'd finished sorting out the hardcore for the new garage last weekend and almost got Fly back together, so this weekend I just had a few last jobs to do



The new starter motor had to be rotated a bit to make it clear everything, which left the terminals underneath so I made up a longer battery cable and it all fits nicely now.
Then I pumped the oil round for a few minutes (as I normally do after a rebuild), then went to start her up.

Only it wasn't quite that simple - the engine was cranking at a reasonable speed and firing a bit but wouldn't quite catch, so I put the battery on charge for half an hour and had another go, and another, and after a bit of pray: eventually there was life in the cossie again

It's always a bit hard to start after a rebuild as everything is nice and tight again so I left it running for 30 mins including a 'leisurely' test drive to check the gearbox

No oil came out, as moulded slicks on damp greasy roads meant hard acceleration was out of the question, but it did prove the LSD still works - and I did 200 yds in reverse without it jumping out of gear so I guess that's an improvement

Then this evening I made a start on the boot floor by clearing everything out of it - I can see I didn't clean behind the tank last time it was out





Tomorrow I'll start cutting out the old floor

[GavinR]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

Got most of the old floor out tonight, cut it down the centre of the chassis rails and about 2" in from the rear panel - don't want the heat from welding the new one in to affect the paint job - chassis rails seem ok, a few small holes right at the back next to the rear panel

Had more trouble finding the spot welds under 15 years of hammerite than drilling them out, but not got the old panhard rod mount off yet- its split away from the chassis rail underneath, but it's welded up the side of the chassis rail as well in a previous attempt to strengthen it, so there'll be some careful grinding going on at the weekend







It does look odd like this

[Sideways]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

Gavin,

Good to see FLY is getting some tender loving care, as they say "old fords never die, they just get faster"


I see DVY is back up for sale on Fleabay as a rolling shell

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESCORT-RS-2000-Mk-II-Grp-4-Rally-Car-with-MSA-Papers_W0QQitemZ320203975052QQihZ011QQcategoryZ29755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Chers
Steve

[GavinR]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

Gavin,
I see DVY is back up for sale on Fleabay as a rolling shell

Yes I had a couple of texts about DVY - more like a bare shell though

I've been busy the last few weekends but as Goodwood is only 2 weeks away I thought I'd better get on with the boot today

Cut the old panhard rod mount off and welded the new Gp4 one on - I think its designed to go further forward than this, but it needed to be here so the rod clears the diff cover. I'm glad I'd taken the boot floor out as it made this a lot easier


Then I trimmed the new floor so it would fit round the strengthening tube and laid it in place - it fits very nicely and some of the spot welds line up


Its now all welded down one chassis rail and partly down the other, so next weekend I've just got to finish welding it in, fit some new fuel hose, refit the fuel tank, pumps and battery, fit new harnesses that arrived this week from PLR along with 4 new Matador slicks - not sure why I've bothered as its bound to be raining but you never know

I'm seeded Car 9, behind a Focus WRC02 & a RS200 and ahead of a Darrian T90 & a 6R4 - that should be interesting

[Wessie]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

just read the whole thread ! the cars certainatly evolved ! good luck with future events

[Paul C]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

Have you got that boot floor in yet? All ready for Saturday?

I'm off to inflate my tyres tomorrow night. Should check the oil really as well

[GavinR]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

Have you got that boot floor in yet? All ready for Saturday?

I'm off to inflate my tyres tomorrow night. Should check the oil really as well

I got the floor welded on Saturday before heading off pot collecting at the Midland Speed Championship Awards in Birmingham, then got everything painted Sunday

Monday night finished the interior - new harnesses, fuel pipes and tidied the battery cables, checked the pull cables and one came off in my hand so fitted a new one

Then had a day off today, got everything back in the boot, fitted the 4 new slicks and went for a short test drive in between the snow showers

Oh and I'm back on the old Bosch starter, rebuilt with a new motor and solenoid, as the Nippondenso one is crap

So I'm ready, all loaded up so I can do a day's work tomorrow before heading down to Goodwood tomorrow night

Weather forecast is cold but sunny so should be a good laugh

[Paul C]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

Nice one, well see you on saturday morning!

Paul

[GavinR]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

Well it was a lovely sunny but freezing day at Goodwood yesterday

We stayed the night with friends in Bognor on Friday so it was only a 10min drive on Sat morning, then 15mins scraping ice off Fly before we could get settled in the service area.

But things had warmed up slightly by 9am and the 1st stage - no problems on it but the scrutineers spotted oil leaking from a rear hub at the finish, so Barney spent 15mins sorting this out by tightening the hub bearing and putting loads more sealant on the halfshaft flanges.

The 2nd stage we were 23s quicker, despite taking to a grass bank when handbrake hairpin left out of the car park didn't go according to plan due to oil on the rear disc

3rd stage I thought I'd try the last bit of the Woodcote chicane flat in 3rd (the corner before the proper Goodwood chicane only we were going in reverse direction), only to get 3 wheels on the grass and mow down a wooden stake before Fly was back on the circuit, but the 4th stage was better and a few seconds quicker

We were lying 8th at lunch when an old friend and Road Rally rival that I've known for 15years - Ian Mepham - came over complaining my carbs were out of balance, so he balanced them in between stages and the cossie ran a lot smoother

After 6 stages we had squeezed ahead of an Impreza and were just 6s behind the Evo IX seeded just in front of us, so we had a good go round the last 2 and beat him by 5s, finishing 6th o/a and 2nd in class

Thanks to Barney for servicing and Sarah for codriving very well - she was very pleased with her first trophy on only her 4th rally, and Rob & Jo for the accommodation, food and drinks the night before

No pics of the event as yet, but another old friend David Morgan came along and took a few so there'll be some to see later - so just a pic of the boot all finished with nice new braided fuel hoses, and I even polished the fuel tank while it was out



And one of Fly all nicely tucked up in the shed next to DVY who I bought back off eBay the other week - but that's another story

[Tazman]

Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY

Hi Gavin,

Good result at the weekend

Hope these pictures attach ok