Iain's 20XE Trackday Nova

I must work really slow, as I've only managed to get my splash guards sorted today.

Fruity template made:

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On to old bonnet:

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Cut out:

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Stubby splash guard cleaned to bare metal:

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Tacking on with new wing in place to get a good fit:

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Crap welding, couldn't get a good flow, but it's on and not moving:

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Stitched on at back:

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Finished articles:

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Also cleaned up drivers side arch. Given them both lots of rust killer and will etch prime them later:

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Got a xe yet????

I'll have yours when you wrap it around a tree :plol

Oh thanks :roll: :roll: :roll:

Don't worry I'll wrap mine around a tree too; I'm getting used to 1.1 Fiesta power.

lmao, wait till you floor a xe then......
compared to a 1.1 fiesta... hmmm lol

Front arches came up well. No doubt the rust will come back through again a month after I've had it on the road.

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Getting there mate!

Looks like it should be a nice car wen finished.

Scott

Coming along well

Rang Beevers auto panels in the week to order my rear quarters. Made it quite clear I was going to pick them up to avoid damage (as recommended by Paul off here), thought that was that and then they arrived in the post :roll:

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One is good:

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The other is damaged:

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So will be ringing them on Monday and asking for a replacement... Collected, if they know what that means. :roll:

Looking good cheif, TBH i reckon that dint in the arch would ping out tho?

I can push it out slightly but it doesn't take its original shape. The lip is bent out of shape too and there's an "outy" dent on the square arch bit which I can imagine being a pain to get looking nice.

Don't see the point in spending £70 odd to mess about with dents.

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Originally Posted by iainel

Don't see the point in spending £70 odd to mess about with dents.

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Thats true yea, TBH you might be better of returning in person & collecting a new one whilst your there?

That's the plan, the same plan I had all along (minus returning dented ones)! lol

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That's the plan, the same plan I had all along (minus returning dented ones)! lol

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Sorted then, give them a slap whilst you there too :D

Could you not just go up there and buy two "over the counter" ?

They have to order it in for the next day, which is why I ordered/paid for them on the phone.

Awesome work on the splash guard!
Get a good sealer and then paint them body colour and the under side should stay good.

Quarters good good, well bar the 2dents.

Nice chap on the phone at Beevers today, he's going to order me in a new drivers quarter and I'll go up and replace it :thumb:

Thanks Benn, going white underneath/arches is why I went for fabricated splash guards as my current plastic ones (Corsa B IIRC) are black.

Drilled out all visible spot welds this afternoon, just got to work out where the inner tub meets the arch - if anybody has any info please share.

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Looks a bit of a mess but should straighten out ok:

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Also for fitting on the B & C pillars and sill, should I overlap the new panel over the current bit or should I cut it so they sit flush together?

They meet on the lip. Thats why grinder them breaks the seal and they rust worse.

If you can get a *cant remember name* tool it makes a lip on the edge of the pannel, so you over lap them but they sit in the lip so they still lay flat.

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Originally Posted by Benn

They meet on the lip. Thats why grinder them breaks the seal and they rust worse.

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That'll be fun, drilling out spot welds from a rusted, filled and rolled arch! :(

Don't bother then, just cut it off and then create another lip with some more steel to over lap the two?

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Originally Posted by Benn

They meet on the lip. Thats why grinder them breaks the seal and they rust worse.

If you can get a *cant remember name* tool it makes a lip on the edge of the pannel, so you over lap them but they sit in the lip so they still lay flat.

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that'll be a joggler

Good work lemon youre a very brave lad doing it all yourself keep it up:thumb:

Thanks all, I'm having at least an attempt at everything so we'll see what it turns out like lol

Today's carnage/weight saving:

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Cross brace removed to make way for seat rails:

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Got to grips with spot weld drilling now:

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Well, almost. These ones are so thick they're a real pain to get off without damaging the wafer thin floor!

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Fixing my mess:

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Rust treated (as it had all rusted where it meets the floor!) and etch primered:

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Bit of filler on the exhaust tunnel where the grinder touched the floor:

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Rear seat brackets smoothed (again, welding the rear chassis legs cracked most of it off lol):

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Smoothed rear seatbelt holes is hopefully a unique touch:

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Started smoothing the slam panel where I welded in new plates. It won't look factory (they have a little drainage hole under where the wing meets it) but it'll look neat:

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Aerial fully smoothed off and finished:

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Dent in the door fixed, needs a bit more work in the middle but almost sorted:

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i love you iain

What about the car you gay? lol

Getting there mate, starting to shape up.

You spend so much time making it lighter and then put filler into it.

Just kidding dude, Looks good. Hurry up and get it finished.

Love you gayboy.

I'm trying to use a minimal amount of filler to get it looking good. :)

Off with the old rear quarter today.

Cut along the B and C pillars, but lower than the repair panel so I've got some scope or trimming it perfectly:

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Lopped it in half to get most of the panel off:

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Gone:

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Managed to save this on the car, so can retain the door nut thing:

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Cut all around the lip as it was rusty and manky:

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More spot welds:

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Almost...

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Off:

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More spot welds along here to remove the lower section:

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Trial fit of the new quarter, seems a good fit!

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Naked car!

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Worst of the rot:

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So cut it out and plated it up:

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Also realised while hacking out my brackets I would need something here for the seat rail. Here's where the handbrake sits (granted after quite a few clicks) which would hit the rail:

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Mocked something up:

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And welded on. Left the back open as otherwise things would fall in and be a pain to get out. Also welded a strip to the floor first to spread the load.

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Currently waiting on a pair of seat subframes to arrive from Magnum Motorsport. Hopefully be the same as this one I've borrowed off Tom Reid:

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These give more room for harnesses and slight adjustments in the seat position. Would like quite the seat rails in before the rear quarters are done as the quarters tend to collect dust and rubbish inside them.

All that's left is seat rails, fit rear quarter, remove and fit drivers quarter, then strip the underneath off and stonechip + paint!

Good progress mate!

Like them seat rails, might look into some...

Dude! Funk.

Good woork tho.

christ! :-o

be at billing??

top work mate

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I'm impressed mate.

Awesome work Iain, takes some b***ocks to go cutting big panels off your car.