Paul Alex's character building, pain-in-the-ar5e, bufty money pit

[monte2]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

now that does sound very dangerous paul ....mmm carbon mk2 shell
ps do you still have the mcrae fronts paul and if you get chance can you send me a pic or post one of the 15" arch from the side ,cheers

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Hi Rob,

I sent the McRae's back to Ralloy mate, and you definitely dont want any - the fronts look wrong, really wrong......

....having said that, I really like the Ralloy "15 inch" front arches that I've ended up with instead of the McRae's

[Paul C]

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I got all excited then Paul, i thought we were having a picture updqte! :-D

[PaulAlex]

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OK Paul - no great ones I'm afraid - we've been too busy swearing at the bloody thing to worry about many pics.....

The latest TCA's available from Ireland - the pictures dont do them justice, they are works or art and all rose-joints/bolts etc much stronger than normal ones:





More pedal porn because I just cant resist them



More carbon - custom made false floor, with slots so that pedals can be adjusted on Gary's new mounts. Who put those bloody fingerprints on it already!?!



New black anodised lamp brackets:



One end of the new steering setup - which now has twin rose-joint setup so that the wheel sits square-on, and lower/nearer to my seat. Its also 100% easier to fit You can also see the new centre console and replacement main dash panel in background....



Once big bufty Matt has come around and given it a full valet, we'll go around it all and get pics of all the small details changes that we've made....

Cheers,

Paul.

[Sunbmw]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Wow. Looking super sexy.

Paul, have you fitted the new TCA's yet? If not, could I trouble you to measure them for me, centre to centre. As you are probably aware, competition bits are just non-existent for the Rover, I managed to get hold of a set of adjustable (but not in situ) TCA's but I am on the lookout for a better alternative. If these are somewhere close dimensionally, I will be able to utilise them I am sure. I take it they are from Group 4 Fabs? Thanks in advance, Lee.

[PaulAlex]

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Hello Lee - yes, they are from Grp4 Fabrications over in Ireland. I've bought a fair few bits from Torsten and co during the past couple of years, and can't speak highly enough of the products or service received

I'm hoping to do the tracking at the weekend, so will measure the TCA lengths then.

Cheers,

Paul.

[mojo]

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Thanks Paul,
Spoke to Lee on this already,so the pressure is off you,
1 less job for you again.

[PaulAlex]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Thanks Tortsen

Big weekend for the car this weekend - its either tracked, brakes bled, tested up the road and full steam ahead for Epynt.....

.....or there'll be something else go wrong and the fecking thing can be mothballed until Donegal!

[105Ian]

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Good to see some pics at last Paul was starting to think either your camera had broke , or you had sold the car kept it quiet

The new bits are looking very nice was looking at those TCA 's myself the other day as was after some TCA's with rose joints at both ends , to allow me to alter the angle of them , but the only ones I could find where for use with compression struts only .

Hope it all goes well at the weekend and your soon giving it a blast up the road

[Hoogi]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Another level again Paul.................going to be a totally different car.

[Paul C]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Looking good Paul. Where did you get your carbon console from? Looks like the same that was in Will Nichols white escort - WWMF?

How did you get on this weekend then?

[jonboy]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Where did you get that centre console from Paul ?

[Turk]

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H Paul,just wanted to ask where did you get those poly carb drivers and co drivers slidering windows from ,thanks

[Turk]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

could anybody tell me where paul got his poly carb window kit form please

[cossie matt]

Re: Paul Alex's Honda-powered tarmac rally Escort

Plastics 4 performance mate, they are their top window kit made from Lexan Marguard it's a scratch proof poly that is superb, the rallycross boys use it for windscreens!! Wipers, mud and all!!