jr
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thougth if put this up, as alot of you have fusion bits, and its a cool car
[quote="Lee @ Fusion"]Hi chaps , some of you are aware that im am currently building a S1 rear wheel drive ,
well im actually on with 2 of the damn things
the S1 is all my work from start to finish , but im still !!!!!!!!!! waiting on pannels so its currently collecting dust in the shop ,
The other is a original Genesis Mk 3 that had seen a dodgy owner after it had a fire near the fuse box , he brush painted it , let it go rusty and basicly didnt know what he was doing , this is where i stepped in ,
having the S2 rack car i wanted to try a RWD , But i dont like saphs and the S1 is going to be a road car ,
Bring n the genesis/fusion-mobile
this is how it was advertised , didnt look to bad in the piccys and the bloke said he was "preparing it " for rallying but somthing had come up ( i recon he just ran out of Dulux or his 6" brush had lost all its bristles
then i got it back to the workshop and stuck it on the ramp for a better look around , not to bad but was on the brink of a rot box and it again looked a proper mess!
I gave it a rub downand a quick lick of paint in the engine bay to make it a little more respectable and so i could see what i was doing , then stared to trial fit my proposed engine , Zetec , cross member , rack , turbo , gear box , u know the rest
once i had everything fettled , trail fitted and the first bits fabricated i took it all back off again and prepped it for a good paint , the inside went back to bare metal as it had been painted about 30 times , the engine bay had 10 different colours and there was that shitty tetrosyl everywhere
hears the end result , ( the outside , doors , etc will be done later in my mates oven )
befor
after
Back to the engine , basicly a Focus RS engine , modified sump to fit over the rack and member , relocated alternator and idler so the water pump goes the right way T4 blower on a " itll do for now " manifold , Bike carbs ( R1) and cusom plenem , Modified sump for starter motor , T5 box with a modified release bearing , ( the clutch assy is 15mm thinner than the cossy one ) Fabricated gearbox mount and WCXM engine mounts from retro ford Theirs loads of modding , fettling and altering i had to do but id be hear all day ,
 
[Edited on 16-11-2005 by jr]
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Brett
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pics are way too big mate 
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myke
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cool.
what are the 90 dgree black connector things on the inlet for?
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langey
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mazin
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Matt H
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bradfincham
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Lee i may say is one of the most genuine guys i ever met!!
I saw that car getting built when i had my cage fitted, the very first steps though!
hes a proper engine nut and kept me entertained while i was there, when i get new astra and also my special project, will definately be going to fusion for more custom parts!! 
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
Lee i may say is one of the most genuine guys i ever met!!
I saw that car getting built when i had my cage fitted, the very first steps though!
hes a proper engine nut and kept me entertained while i was there, when i get new astra and also my special project, will definately be going to fusion for more custom parts!!
sure that wasnt his RWD road going S1, diffrent car, looks similar 
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
cool.
what are the 90 dgree black connector things on the inlet for?
belibe there vacume outlets for idling purposes
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bradfincham
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
Lee i may say is one of the most genuine guys i ever met!!
I saw that car getting built when i had my cage fitted, the very first steps though!
hes a proper engine nut and kept me entertained while i was there, when i get new astra and also my special project, will definately be going to fusion for more custom parts!!
sure that wasnt his RWD road going S1, diffrent car, looks similar
Erm more than likely
im so tempted to strip the astra and cage it and carbon interior
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timrud_
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Sexual
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Tom N
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this man has skills
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bradfincham
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The guy will be minted from using his hands - welding!!
He is pretty remarkable, I tried making the exhaust system for the s2000, but didnt work!! So now we got a some guy that makes exhaust for lola etc! Going to be sweeet 
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Ojc
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He is ingenious, I love him.
Brad, do not take the interior out of the Astra
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bradfincham
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I fancy building a fast z20let with carbon seats and interior, DTM stylee
I will see how it goes but you know me 
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myke
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
quote:
Originally posted by myke
cool.
what are the 90 dgree black connector things on the inlet for?
belibe there vacume outlets for idling purposes
isn't one enough?
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G4RY_JM
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cant wait to get my cage fitted by lee!
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bradfincham
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quote:
Originally posted by G4RY_JM
cant wait to get my cage fitted by lee!
your going to the right man 
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G4RY_JM
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certainly am... was booked in a few months back but had problems with the car... just waitimng to get it booked back in again now!
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ed
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Good effort
Can we have smaller pictures though, my screens are too small 
(There's always one isn't there)
[Edited on 16-11-2005 by ed]
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Adam-D
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spot on
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3CorsaMeal
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needs lowering!!!
sorry 
would love to be able to do stuff like that
cool project
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PainZ
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As above really, Lee really is a legend.
He really has a talant, but is so down to earth.. He sat and chatted to me for 3 hours whilst doing bits on my car.. He just seems so natural with a welding gun in his arm!
That said, he obviously can do much MUCH more than just weld.... He is a car modding nut!!!
Quality!
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Graeme
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how much did ur cage cost painz?
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Corsa E-Tec
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Quality work.
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