Thunder Saloon 24V

[robrs2]

Watch out for the extra lock from the granada rack. I have one on my sierra. Put it on for the extra steering lock for drifting. I have adjustable TCA's with the front track wider by 3/4" each side. You may find the tyre hitting the inner arch unless the wheel offset is close to 0

[Taps]

Watch out for the extra lock from the granada rack. I have one on my sierra. Put it on for the extra steering lock for drifting. I have adjustable TCA's with the front track wider by 3/4" each side. You may find the tyre hitting the inner arch unless the wheel offset is close to 0

Never had a problem with them to be honest Rob, did you fit the complete rack or did you swop the track rods to sierrra ones as above.

[robrs2]

Full rack as it has almost 20mm more movement than the sierra Dohc pas rack. There is also a difference in the track rod ends. Sierra ones have a bend to them Granada ones are straight.

Full Info can be found here http://fordpower.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=4737&pid=31128&st=0&#entry31128]http://fordpower.org.uk/forum/index.php?sh...amp;#entry31128

[Taps]

Scorpio 29mm front anti roll bar fitted



Scorpio Steering column fitted





and two more items ticked off the list.

[Taps]

Rear seats of the electric re clining kind  

First off the old mounts

[xr4isparescentre]

fook me Taps you pimp that any more  and it will look like Ed Mustafas car [dont forget furry headlining]  

[Taps]

Head linings black leather m8, only thing furry getting near it will be your chin when I'm down yours with it      

[fluff]

ooooer
the pimp mobile will be down to the yard
now you got me wanting a leather interior

[Taps]

ooooer
the pimp mobile will be down to the yard
wil you have the chandalier in it then

Nah that would be as bad as going Berty Basset  

[fluff]

Bertie Basset indeed
cant have enuff lol

[Jabba]

Looks like you've done a lot Rob since I last had a gander, how's it going? Any ETA! or as and when!

[TwinTurbo]

Any chance for FF (either under own steam or on trailer??)

TT

[mark]

Any chance for FF (either under own steam or on trailer??)

TT

last time i spoke to rob he dident think it would fit on the trailer

[fluff]

That Car is Going to Be At Ford Fair - we should all go and help the "Old Git" out one weekend - enuff on here to help

[TwinTurbo]

Little bit far for me!!!

TT

[Taps]

Thanks but no thanks, part of this is its all my own work, if its not ready for FordFair I dont  really care to be honest, theres more important things in life.

[Remko GT]

Starting to come together Rob!  Looking good.

I needed to space out the Granny Cos calipers I had 6mm rather than 5 but now they're sitting dead-center. What hubcarriers are you using? The standard XR4i ones? I guess those must be (more or less) the same as standard mkII RWD 2.0 Sierra hubcarriers. What did you use as a spacer? Mild steel or stainless steel? I placed mild steel ones but had a couple of stainless made up. Which would be better?

The calipercarriers on my car were M10 so no dilling involved.  

[TwinTurbo]

95 on Scorpio 278mm vented Disc's and Calipers on 4x4 front Hubs

TT

[Taps]

Starting to come together Rob!  Looking good.

I needed to space out the Granny Cos calipers I had 6mm rather than 5 but now they're sitting dead-center. What hubcarriers are you using? The standard XR4i ones? I guess those must be (more or less) the same as standard mkII RWD 2.0 Sierra hubcarriers. What did you use as a spacer? Mild steel or stainless steel? I placed mild steel ones but had a couple of stainless made up. Which would be better?

The calipercarriers on my car were M10 so no dilling involved.  

I 'm using Sierra 4x4 hubs, spacers were mild steel plated washers although I dont think it prob matters to be honest.

[gregmartin]

Looks like its coming together nicely now Taps

[Taps]

Not updated this as a few of us were kidding Si that it was up and running and all in primer in the hope he would fet of his rather large arse and get his done for Ford Fair  

So to bring it up todate  

Thought I'd put the Scorpio looms in

Lot of wires in a Scorpio  

Drivers side loom



Under wing washer bottle fitted

  so just cut a few pipes and away with the mixer, job done, I wish   , got this far

  , bit of blood cant be much I thought    then I washed it and saw just how deep it had gone    

So off I trots to A & E, 3 1/2 hrs later after a clean out, X Rays and a Plastic Surgeon digging about in it I was on me way home all stitched up, a box of antibiotics and a " You was bloody lucky there it missed all the vital bits" from the Doc  

So beware, they have a nasty bite when things go wrong

[Taps]

Since then I've finished the exhaust





Am at a halt at the moment due to work load and the prop needing sorting, after trying various auto props one to long, one the right length but didn't have a Doughnut end with it and then getting a used one which turned out to be split worse then the ones I'd thrown away it now sits waiting for me to make a prop shaft for it, once thats out the way I can get it up and running and finally final fit the body kit, re make and fit the interior, paint and MOT.

[tiff]

all impressive stuff !

[Janspeedcapri]

24 bloody valves

its hardly progress is it - they should design angines with FEWER parts, not more. anyway - thanks for updating this thread - i feel so much better knowing i'm not the only upto my neck in it   The side exit exhausts are road legal are they? might concider that meself if they are - good stuff Taps

[Taps]

iThe side exit exhausts are road legal are they? might concider that meself if they are - good stuff Taps

Yes m8  

[robrs2]

Thought about putting mine out one eachside, but don't want it too loud. Anyidea how loud it is with only the centre box?

[Remko GT]

No fancy mods? No BOB plenum? Bit disappointing Rob  

[IansSaph]

No fancy mods? No BOB plenum? Bit disappointing Rob  

hehe  

[sierra3dr]

Moved onto my exhaust system from there, all was going so well, cut the front two Cats out the down pipes, cut out the back two Cats out and turned the box's into silencers

You might have to put me right here Rob. As we know that cats hinder performance,therefore it would be better to leave them off. Now,with the manufacturer date of the XR4i being 83 or 84,it would not need a cat test,as it will have 'PR' on the VIN plate for the MOT inspectorate. Whether the V5 will have changed details,it still wouldn't effect the eissions test. I'm none the wiser.

[TwinTurbo]

I think they are empty, I think he has details somewhere..

BOB cars are known for decatting themself.

TT