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  • #46
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    Very nice mate, hows the car coming along?

    regards john

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    • #47
      fasinating thread , please keep us posted ..........

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      • #48
        Originally posted by rsjohn1 View Post
        Very nice mate, hows the car coming along?

        regards john

        Sadly it have been a standstill here for a while , but IŽll give it a go trough the winter. These videos was a little booster actually.. !!

        Started to puzzle a little bit with the ZF gearbox here the other night, thinking of putting toghether a spare one. Will try to make a suitable input shaft out of a Fiat 130 ZF input shaft(and box) welded toghether with a bit of a Ford T9 gearbox input shaft. Will try to take som pictures of it .

        While taking measurements for this , I found out that one of the layshaft bearings on the ZF motorsport box had some damage , so IŽll have to open it to check...fingers crossed for the best... .

        Best regards Jorn

        By the way, I would like to mention that I enjoy this forum very much and I find a lot of good information in text and pictures .

        The Basket Case's, Restoration's and Ongoing Projects threads also contains many fine projects, and I would liked to give more comments and feedback on the respective threads, but time for this is not always available and having english as my second language makes me a rather slow writer whoŽs not allways understanding how you think out on the island in the North Sea.. !

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        • #49
          Jorn The input shafts are being re manufactured for the ZF Box, give Phil or Mick Squires a ring at RACE in Stoke on Trent. Great thread keep it coming

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          • #50


            The pedalbox have seen a lot of use and abuse and could do with a reconditioning.



            The clutch pedal seem to have taken som beating..!



            So I pulled it apart for some new parts and paint.



            Seems to be a Gartrac supplied box..?!



            Started making a replica of it too... .
            Last edited by RS 1800; 17-11-2008, 17:00.

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            • #51
              keep at it, good interesting stuff there,


              cheeRS
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              • #52


                Found this picture in a Robson book, I will be aiming to replicate the interior of my car to something similar.



                Bought this two new P-lights, but from the picture I will need some more of them.



                This is the input shaft IŽm making out of a Fiat ZF box one and one from a T9 box.



                Made myself a service fixing/mount for the ZF box out of a wheel bolt from a M.A.N truck...



                Now it is serviceable, right..?! Found something worrying in front off the Motorsport box when taking off a cover, but will be back later with info on that....

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                • #53
                  Interior shot is definately a 79 car as this was a typical 1979 layout for the interior of a Boreham escort, with the additional control box on the navi side.
                  Keeping you busy - keep it coming

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                  • #54
                    Great work there mate!
                    Nice to see pics and video too!
                    Keep up the good work!

                    S.A.S Motorsport > http://bbs.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/...o=view&id=2408

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                    • #55


                      Plenty of P-lights out there, if you know where to look...



                      Finishing off the ZF box cover with two M8 bolts on top and made a steel lip for connecting to the shell(placed here with self tappers).



                      Welded trough the holes and then under afterwards.



                      Cut-out, giving room for possibly a watt-link.



                      Shaped and stitched up a piece of steel.
                      Last edited by RS 1800; 05-01-2009, 22:11.

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                      • #56
                        Norwegian Schou with his Mk2 RS during the 1985 Tulip Rally


                        One more video of the car...

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                        • #57


                          Double floorpans....



                          I thought the best thing was to cut them out!



                          Continued with the rear floor as well.., making room for the new chassis rail. Now it gets interesting...

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                          • #58
                            The pedalbox fabrication is also coming along quite OK..!



                            Fabricated pump mounting bracket.



                            Here mounted on a original mk II pedalbox housing.



                            Modified brake pedal.
                            Last edited by RS 1800; 01-02-2009, 22:19.

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                            • #59


                              I have cut away the metal bits that was left from the old chassis rail and then adjusted a new one into place.



                              After welding it in, I started fitting a new floor pan...



                              The threads on the old gearbox mountings werenŽt any good, so they needed to be replaced. Welded up an old crossmember to keep the position right.



                              Luckily I had replacements lying around .



                              More work is waiting...
                              Last edited by RS 1800; 07-02-2009, 22:39.

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                              • #60
                                Some excellent fabricating being done here, a really interesting thread.

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