Ph1 172 track shed

[hughesclio]

Will sort you out mate, will get the place to do ours then if any good get em to do another rear set for you and will post

Tony, bloody light that mate, fair play!

your a bloody legend mate

 

[kevo66]

You will find a hole that is in a perfect place,as I said before I used a nut and bolt with a big washer to hold it in place.(it's in the middle) can't

find pics sorry.

Oh and then we used a piece of cut off door seal on the inside along the top to make it look tidy and it stops the window rattling about.

Cheers pal!!

Picked the grille up today, only a tenner an the right colour, looking like a car agian now!

 

[Ali-j]

Sounds like i better crack on takin the windows out then shall i?

 

[ashw831]

you taking them out today and i will get the wife to take them down on tuesday

 

[kevo66]

Windows done today, not sure if the lads have got em in yet... updates will follow Im sure!

 

[Ali-j]

Right made a fair bit of progress over the last couple of days, but i'll let the pics do the talkin.

First exhaust
Then Windows

Next job is a sheet of 2mm to do the rear screen. And somehow get this grill off the back seat of kev's car and onto the 172 :rasp:

 

[Ali-j]

We know the tiger seal doesn't look the best, but it does the job, This cars never going to be a show winner lol

 

[Greeny.]

Lol good job lads! That seat look really high in those pics or is that just me?

How Heavy is the rear window btw? How easy to remove?

 

[Nick r26r]

was there really much difference in weight on the front and sides as they are only light anyway arent they , the rear is the heaviest out of the lot ?? how heavy was the rear one , i am thinking of getting some ordered up but dont no whether to do sides and rear or just the rear

 

[Ali-j]

Tbh the side windows wern't a lot heavier than the perspex but when your goin all out weight loss then every little helps. The rear screen was just as easy to take out as the side windows its only bonded in. The rear window is a lot heavier perspex is a must for that.

Oh and the seat is quite high atm, than is another issue to be resolved soon.

 

[kevo66]

Good skills lads, sorry Ive not been down like been busy sortin the birds car!!

Wouldnt worry bout the ghetto tiger seal like, as said, its never going to be a show car, cheap project FTW!

 

[Nick r26r]

Tbh the side windows wern't a lot heavier than the perspex but when your goin all out weight loss then every little helps. The rear screen was just as easy to take out as the side windows its only bonded in. The rear window is a lot heavier perspex is a must for that.

Oh and the seat is quite high atm, than is another issue to be resolved soon.

cheers mate , think i will be just getting the rear screen then

 

[kevo66]

cheers mate , think i will be just getting the rear screen then

£200 squid from P4P

We're gonna try ghetto ours out of thinner stuff will prob have rivetts in etc... but its no bother for a £180 saving

 

[Greeny.]

£200 squid from P4P

We're gonna try ghetto ours out of thinner stuff will prob have rivetts in etc... but its no bother for a £180 saving

Rear screen is only £123 inc vat and postage from P4P mate!

 

[Ali-j]

Rear screen is only £123 inc vat and postage from P4P mate!

A sheet of 2mm perspex is only £30, if it doesn't work then fair enough, If it does work then thats £100 saved to spend on something else

 

[Nick r26r]

the whole window set is only 220 or so i think from p4p , plus the vat mind , will be interesting to see how you get on with the rear screen , arent they slightly bent ??

 

[kevo66]

Rear screen is only £123 inc vat and postage from P4P mate!

Ah sweet, Sidekick B (Ash) gave me that price, emailed them IIRC, must have got confused

 

[Ali-j]

the whole window set is only 220 or so i think from p4p , plus the vat mind , will be interesting to see how you get on with the rear screen , arent they slightly bent ??

The rear screen is slighlty bent both ways yeah but since its over a wide area i think we mite get away with it.

Rivits round the outside and tigerseal to make it watertight, jobs a gudun

 

[kevo66]

The rear screen is slighlty bent both ways yeah but since its over a wide area i think we mite get away with it.

Rivits round the outside and tigerseal to make it watertight, jobs a gudun

Ghetto all the way innit mon!

I WILL get round this week to do a bit, need to sort out airfeed and get the grille on thats sat in my car

 

[Tony Hunter]

like it.

 

[kevo66]

Cheers Tony, it will do the job anyway

 

[ashw831]

like it.

Cheers Tony... I personally prefer it to a bought set from p4p as we have put the effort in to it to make it personal!

Hope fully the cage is getting started Mon-Tues this week ooohhh yeah!!!!

 

[172Ben]

How much does the glass weigh, comapred to the plastic?

 

[kevo66]

Aye, the cage is continuing the bargain theme... just over a ton fitted!!!

Ben, the side windows are not that much lighter in poly, its the nack thats the heavy bit, not managed to DIY that yet

 

[adam172]

Aye, the cage is continuing the bargain theme... just over a ton fitted!!!

What were how ???????

 

[kevo66]

What were how ???????

Ash's Fiancees mums fella is a metal worker. Good at what he does too, no labour costs FTW!

 

[adam172]

Ahh always good to no someone in everything lol good luck with it guys its going really well

 

[Ali-j]

Ahh always good to no someone in everything lol good luck with it guys its going really well

Even better when you've got three peoples phone book worth of contacts lol.

 

[kevo66]

Even better when you've got three peoples phone book worth of contacts lol.

Aye but mines just full of dirty slags like, not much good when it comes to car bits!

 

[stevo172-RWD]

arnt p4p windows made from different stuff than perspex?

 

[Ali-j]

Aye but mines just full of dirty slags like, not much good when it comes to car bits!

Umm any chance of swappin sim cards 2morrow lol

 

[ashw831]

come on now, lets keep this on track mr Johnson!!!!!!!!

 

[Tony Hunter]

arnt p4p windows made from different stuff than perspex?

Yes

 

[kevo66]

arnt p4p windows made from different stuff than perspex?

Yeah they are poly like these, who mentiomned perspex?

 

[Ali-j]

Yeah they are poly like these, who mentiomned perspex?

That would probably be me :clown:, oh well u all knew what i ment

 

[kevo66]

That would probably be me :clown:, oh well u all knew what i ment

Lol.... pics of grille?!

 

[Ali-j]

Kev Banned hahahaha

Anyway grill done looks loads better now actually like a car

 

[.GAZ.]

Massive improvement

 

[Ali-j]

Few updates,

All polycarb except rear screen have been fitted, Door skins removed, old rubbish tyres have been removed and the alloys have been primered. Just need to spray in some wacky colour now and get the 888's fitted. Then i gotta fit the braided brake lines. And next big job is cage then it should be ready for the track.

 

[Tony Hunter]

About time you got around to doing something.

Goodridge brake lines,make sure you can turn lock to lock without stretching them.