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by PeteC
Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:27 am
Forum: General Stylus related
Topic: SSC Limited
Replies: 22
Views: 43086

Re: SSC Limited

Genuinely pleased to hear this piece of good news!! :P Embarrassed that the company has been in three sets of hands and I still haven’t finished one car…. :oops:
by PeteC
Wed Aug 07, 2013 2:10 am
Forum: (Re)Build progress & Mods
Topic: Christmas has come early..
Replies: 13
Views: 24119

Re: Christmas has come early..

Thanks Gents, could you provide the contact details of the fabricator in Llay please?
Thanks.
Pete
by PeteC
Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:17 am
Forum: (Re)Build progress & Mods
Topic: Christmas has come early..
Replies: 13
Views: 24119

Re: Christmas has come early..

Hi Norma, I know it's a while back but I'm interested in your exhaust manifold. Did you get one made up, where and what price did you pay if you don't mind me asking.
Thanks Pete..
by PeteC
Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:43 am
Forum: Parts for sale
Topic: STYLUS HARDTOP
Replies: 27
Views: 55222

Re: STYLUS HARDTOP

I'm interested in having one. I don't need it yet, but at that price I can't say no.
Pete..
by PeteC
Mon May 28, 2012 9:45 am
Forum: (Re)Build progress & Mods
Topic: Progress at last!
Replies: 40
Views: 58302

Re: Progress at last!

Excellent photos, just spent the first hour of my working day looking at them. Problem is now I want to go home and play in the garage and its only Monday!! Can't wait to see this car in the flesh, the colour seems to change quite a bit in different lighting.
Pete C
by PeteC
Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:40 pm
Forum: Engines, gearboxes, differentials, brakes, etc...
Topic: flywheels and starters
Replies: 3
Views: 8898

Re: flywheels and starters

Presumably there is a limit to how light you can go with flywheels, anybody know what it is? The Tiger flywheel is now not going to be used but replaced and I don't know how light is too light. I've found companies selling steel (not lightened cast) ranging from 3.2kgs to 6.8kgs. On my 2.0 Zetec I h...
by PeteC
Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:33 pm
Forum: Chassis, suspension, steering and tyres
Topic: Top rocker arms
Replies: 4
Views: 8914

Top rocker arms

My chassis is circa P.Powel so the top rocker arms are of the pressed steel type (wide in the middle, tapering to the ends). My question is, are these the same regardless of wether I am using the sierra or escort upright? I am using the sierra upright (thought I'd have more scope for brake upgrades,...
by PeteC
Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:01 am
Forum: SVA, MOT, etc...
Topic: Race car registration
Replies: 7
Views: 15718

Race car registration

As the roads seem to be getting worse and the bills (insurance/tax) are going up, I was considering only using the car on track/test days and competition. How do you register a race car? does it have an IVA or just scrutineering?
by PeteC
Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:55 am
Forum: Chassis, suspension, steering and tyres
Topic: Retro fit independant rear suspension
Replies: 39
Views: 68412

Retro fit independant rear suspension

Has anybody tried/succeded in retro fitting independant rear suspention to a live axle chassis?
Sierra difs seem to be easier to obtain than escort ones.
by PeteC
Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:39 pm
Forum: Bodywork and materials
Topic: Whats the best sticky stuff?
Replies: 5
Views: 12654

Re: Whats the best sticky stuff?

Thanks for that gents, I did drill and roughen up the ally but I used resin and it just fell of!!
I used sikaflex for bonding the tub in and it was brill..
by PeteC
Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:58 pm
Forum: Bodywork and materials
Topic: Whats the best sticky stuff?
Replies: 5
Views: 12654

Whats the best sticky stuff?

I am part way thru a flip front conversion and I will soon be attaching the formed fillets that bonnet lands on along with the ally slats along the bottom edge, that guide the bonnet sides into the correct position. I tried using mixed resin to attach ally to fibreglass once and it just wasn't very ...
by PeteC
Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:25 pm
Forum: Bodywork and materials
Topic: More work & £££ !
Replies: 79
Views: 114971

Re: More work & £££ !

Slightly off topic, but what is that material you are using as a screen? I've been looking for some sheeting that will hold its shape after heating to make inner wheel arches. How did you shape that?
Pete..
by PeteC
Thu May 19, 2011 8:16 pm
Forum: (Re)Build progress & Mods
Topic: Tank replacement
Replies: 11
Views: 20682

Re: Tank replacement

Matt, did you make the tank up yourself or have it made? Wondering if you could give advise on cost?
Pete..
by PeteC
Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:37 pm
Forum: Parts for sale
Topic: Wishbones etc
Replies: 34
Views: 51822

Re: Wishbones etc

I made an adjustable panhard rod for mine a while back but I just used a single handed thread. The pitch of the thread means I can get close enough that it makes no difference in setting up, but the main reason I used a single handed thread was because if the lock nut fails/loosens then the first th...