stockhome 10 Posted March 21, 2016 Very nice Jonny , i am jealous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnyfox 50 Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) Must seem like not a great deal is going on with so little updates but this couldn't be further from the truth. Big news is the bodywork is finished, I have done something a little out of the ordinary and possibly not to everyone's taste. I like it though, it should go well with the gloss black TMR's. With regards to the engine there has been a change of plans. I've sold the trophy spec VVC back to Marc and have decided after taking advice to rebuild the VHPD. Now there is nothing wrong with my VHPD, it was running beautifully with 52k on the clock but it wouldn't have been right to do all this work and not give it a properly good rebirth. So the engine is also commencing it's rebuild this week and should be ready early to mid October. We haven't finalised the full spec yet but it's nothing out of the ordinary and will run using the OE ECU. I have no interest to increase the power. In the pursuit of long term reliability and high spectrum OCD we'll clean up the block, head, cam cover, a little porting, have the TB's rebuilt, fit Kent pullies, new water pump, new sleeves & pistons, new starter motor, new alternator, new clutch, fly wheel reconditioned with the usual new gaskets, belt etc. I'll post up the full spec and its build journey also later but today it looked like this.... Lots of bead blasting, zinc coating, sanding, anodising and a little bit of powder coating! And a thermal coating here and there for good measure. Starting with aluminium panels for the footwells, radio blank which I'll put the extinguisher control box on and a cover for the sill access behind the front wheels. Divider, footrest, window winders, extinguisher nozzle brackets, bonnet hinge, shims and new floor panels. Head light bracket, clutch release (although I will swap for an EP one, cheers Martin), door striker and bonnet striker pins. New handbrake secondary Edited November 30, 2017 by jonnyfox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin R 41 Posted September 8, 2016 Nice work, who owns the acid bath then to clean the ally? PM if you like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnyfox 50 Posted September 9, 2016 That's a picture sent to me by Badger Anodising in Birmingham. Top man, he's done quite a bit for me. The aluminium is generally arriving scratched from my fabricator being cut from off cuts (no qty). Much like the divider due to general wear needs to be sanded so I use a 180/240 followed by a 500/400. He can strip but there's no point unless the prep work is done as the new coating will still highlight all the imperfections. Basically the material needs to be perfect before anodising. He can however bead blast and polish on site buddy. He did my uprights earlier in this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnyfox 50 Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) Made a start on the headlights. I bought new lenses, springs, clips and nylon wing nuts off EP. Rubbers and seals were fine. So new headlights, indicator lenses and badge. I have the blackouts vinyls on order with load of other gear from DeRoure. Edited September 29, 2017 by jonnyfox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Cakes 27 Posted September 9, 2016 I wouldn't want to ask what this has cost but I'm sure it's worth every penny and more! I wouldn't want to drive it, think I'd put it the living room and polish it daily. Brilliant! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnyfox 50 Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) :-) I may have gone a bit OTT. It's not been too bad though getting most stuff done locally. Engine, paint and dampers are where the cost lies. Edited September 12, 2016 by jonnyfox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeanB 77 Posted September 9, 2016 Jonny it all looks fantastic. I can't wait to see it when it's built. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kieranexige 56 Posted September 10, 2016 Stunning Jonny, absolutely proper job. Fantastic to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIVY 3 Posted September 10, 2016 You're doing a cracking job there Jonny. Very impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnyfox 50 Posted September 10, 2016 Cheers fella's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jody391 10 Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Looking great John Can't wait for a ride in her! I've panda eyed the Elise too looks great I think! Edited September 10, 2016 by jody391 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnyfox 50 Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) You can drive it Jody ;-) but I think you'd prefer 20mins in the R300 which you are more than welcome too!Edit: Lights are fine. Image changed above. Now it looks as Panda cool as Jody's Edited September 12, 2016 by jonnyfox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
