FRP 591

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Stunning job looks absolutely superb

d170sam wrote:

all my new ford wide track parts

What wishbones are they? They don't look to be standard FRP parts...

Car looks great though

Well spotted! They are standard puma after Market items that I had cut and rewelded by a friend who is a really good engineer, he over engineered the plates that were welded on to increase there strength and stiffness, I also had the ball joint holes slotted to allow camber adjustment

Looks really tidy One other thing is you have the wrong donut bush in, the FRP has the 'non-voided' bush, see here: viewtopic.php?f=60&t=951

What sort of bolts are you using for the ball joints? Are they likely to slip over time??

Stainless super high tensile with nylocks, thanks for the comments, I realise it's not an original frp but I used as much original stuff where possible and used some creative flare!

I already have power flex front bushes to go on and il get some power flex rear bush's too, once they start to were il swap them over

gave the under bonnet a clean and polish today

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Sam FRUP would love you that is amazing. I can say no more other than what a job!!!!

Thanks bud that means alot to me

thought it was about time to update the project thread, as some of you might know i am working n a 1.7 turbo conversion, i have been busy collecting parts together for a while, here are some pics of my parts collection so far..

second hand engine bought as a spare to work on



oiley old internals (gonna be replaced with forged steel low compression pistons/rods



crank removed (will be adding a key way and having it shot peened/polished)



pace products S2 ERST charge cooler



loads of new ford parts, including: water pump, upper and lower cam cover, oil baffle, aux belt, pas pump and bracket, thermostat and housing, oil brether housing, frp clutch pipe, cam belt and tensioner, cosworth fuel filter, aux belt idler puller, powder coated lifting eyes



aeromotive fuel pressure regulator plus some of the -4 and -6 fittings for the fuel system



garrett gt2560r turbo, forge swirl tank, hks dump valve, commetic head gasket, HD big end and main bearings, ford racing boost guage, piper stainless manifold plate (to make my exhaust manifold)



spec-r custom breather tank with -10 fittings



fitted with black 'stealth' fittings



more new ford parts, inlet and exhaust gaskets/mounting bolts, crank oil seal, dip stick and tube, rocker gasket



-4 and -10 fittings for the turbo water/oil feed



inlet and outlet adapters on the turbo



oil feed filter (again with -4 fittings)



mocal oil cooler kit with braided lines and thermostat built in



kent cams performace cam belt



new pas pump and powder coated bracket with -6 fitting (because i am deleating the a/c the pas pump will now live where the current a/c pump lives, i needed a new pas pressure line to connect to the rack but it costs nearly £150, so its a lot cheaper to aeroquip it!



focus rs mk1 charge cooler pump, after market bracket and wiring harness



reconditioned starter motor, gearbox vent, injector seals



custom alloy fuel rail to take top feed injectors



area-6 ported and polished head, bare at the moment but i test fitted my fuel rail to it, also in the next pics you can see the breather take off has been conversed to take a -10 fitting





S2 ERST bonnet vents to go in my carbon bonnet (that will be scary cutting the holes, i have a spare steel bonnet so migh do a dry run on that first!)



reconditioned focus rs brembo's



fitted




the focus rs brembo's feel so good, really solid and much improved over the 300mm st170 setup i had before

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Sam keep this thread coming I cannot wait for the next instalment. FRUP really would like to live with you rather than me!!

Thanks bud, what I have posted up of the turbo conversion Has taken quite a while, I'm not mechanicsly trained but I decided that I wanted to do a turbo conversion and to do it properly, so I got reading and researching and speaking to loads of people (which took around 6 months in my spare time, and infact I am still making adjustments to my plans now as I learn new stuff) thankful a good friend of mine had his own garage which I hang out on my days off, and he has taught me loads of stuff about working on cars, so I feel confident in tackling most of this myself, as for all the parts I have been collecting parts over the last 18 months, I'm not in a massive rush to finish it which is good because I knew what parts I need and have been keepin my ears to the ground and have been snapping up bargains whenever they present them selves, I do have a fair way to go but I will update regularly with progress

Thanks for reading

Sam

new HD cam tansioner from lightning motorsport turned up today, its pretty chunky so should do the job!

got a alloy bracket for my fuel pump, looks pretty good so think i will get another to hold my escort cosworth fuel filter next to it ha!

As the pistons are lightweight alloys ones, are you having the crank counterweights re-balanced to suit the new pistons..??

recommend using 'Vibration-free'...they specialise in this sort of work..

El dude wrote:

As the pistons are lightweight alloys ones, are you having the crank counterweights re-balanced to suit the new pistons..??

recommend using 'Vibration-free'...they specialise in this sort of work..

Yes I will be getting the crank fully balanced, plus its gonna get a key way to help reliability plus a shot peening and polish, where is the vibration free place located and do they have a web site?

today i made some new wing mirrors as i was bored of my m3 carbon ones, basicaly i got some aftermarket base plates, made a carbon inlay and mounted some new racetech mirrors, there not fitted yet as im gonna spray the base plates matt black first, will try and get them on and get some pics up on wed/thurs, here are my efforts so far

me and my friend sean have been busy this week, firstly my car failed its mot but it was an easy fix, it needed 2 new top mounts on the front, and the rear left caliper was sticking so i took it apart, greased it and now its fine, second job was to spray my new mirror bases satin black and get them on thecar, again no real dramas there, as sean didnt have much work on this week in the garage i decided to do my cam belt, as it was long over due, i had a new ford belt and tensioner but i also had a set of frp cams that sean gave to me, so i thought i would crack on and fit them at the same time, thankfully they didnt need any shimming at all so it was a straight swap, this morning i just need to finish assembly and it will be all done here are some pics of what we have been up too

mirror bases in primer



fitted to the car





i know they look small but i think it makes the car look even wider, im quite chuffed with the result

pile of engine parts for my cams/belt/tensioner replacement



engine fitted with new cams ready for reassembly

yes i know, it needs a clean!

sorry no updates for a while, got some new bits i will get pics up of in the next week, new parts ive got are new ford inlet valve stem seals (i already got the exhaust valve stem seals in december) all new gearbox gaskets and diff bearings for when i rebuild by frp box with quaife diff (still need to get the diff) also got a full set of custom made EN24 steel inlet/exhaust valves (awaiting delivery of these from lightning motorsport) and i also recieved my stainless steel baffle for my sump, im really pleased with this its a well engineered bit of kit, it also came with a modified sump pick up pipe, anyway here are some pics, enjoy