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Project 340 drift

Posted: 29 May 2013 10:31 pm
by driftking89
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back end
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after some decals and wheels and lowered 50mm
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stripped exterior time to get the engine out
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front end when i first got it
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interior all stripped
well i brought this car a few months ago out the scrap yard before it got turned into a bridge so mint and im the third owner on it heres a few pics of it I'm fully drift working this car and adding a fp7 with maybe a turbo if the budget allows it so some input into some things would be appreciated :)

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:40 am
by driftking89
picked up the donnor car which already has a megane lump other than that its going for the crush as its been abused hard rust everywhere trippled up rear leafs held together with cable ties "A HomeMade" rear strut and just abuse all over thankfully he never got the engine going probably something simple as he has loom key and ecu from the megane yet he couldnt get it to work, he seemed fairly DiY in the mechanical side of things so heres a pic ill upload some more tomorrow
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new donor car

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 31 May 2013 09:57 pm
by Hell Driver
Well saved from oblivion, looks like a nice clean car to start from, and a 3 door!

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:11 pm
by driftking89
yea people say i was mad as it is mint but then like i explained i dont want to be fixing a dog rather finesse a good one

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 10:53 am
by MCHUDD
Hi mate.
There is a bloke down in Devon called Beefy who needs a set of seats before you scrap them.
Cheers Mark.
sm4 sm4 sm4

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 02:56 pm
by driftking89
that was lucky just put em in the other car ready for scrap i havnt got room to keep everything but if you get him to contact me happy to help another out

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 12:28 am
by driftking89
Update on the car sorry been rather busy lately but have got far on the progress side of things new lumps on the engine stand being pulled apart supercharger arrives tuesday, body is getting stripped and welded and cured properly and a few holes to cover like the heater matrix and where the battery used to be other than that she is solid :) currently rebuilding the diff and box with new bushes and seals and a coat of paint to make it stand out underneath


well i would upload some pics but it wont let me :(

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 06:31 pm
by thododd
What supercharger are you using? eaton m45 or something sexy like a rotrex :mrgreen:
How are you mounting it? Any engine internal upgrades?

Are you sticking with the running gear (guessing standard 1.7 box, diff etc) from the doner? arent you worried itll just blow the box to pieces?

Keep us posted dude ... and plenty of pics please

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 06:05 pm
by driftking89
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the rusty bits
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taking all auxiliaries off
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rear beam off to recon and make the underside pretty
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engine out
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rear box ad diff off
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massive whole but battery is going elsewhere
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interior all out now for sound dedening and wires


more to come ill get some more tomorrow only just got photobucket :)

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 07:28 pm
by driftking89
This is a brake down of the rear beam diff and gearbox all being reconditioned every nut and bolt

Rear Mounts
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Primed re beam after it was sandblasted and etched
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rear back plates ready for etch prime paint
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The massive whole plated both sides
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New Rear bearings
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Every nut and bolt getting replaced or cleaned sm4
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Drums blasted but getting heatproof paint
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The rear bit ect put it back together tomorrow new lines slaves and shoes
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Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:47 pm
by Cliché Guevara
Love the pink,who is doing the powder coating and what are they using? When I was living in England I was working in the family business of blasting and powder coating.I would only use Nylon powder that is is flexible and if it gets scratched you just heat it with a hot air gun and re melt it smooth again.The Nylon powder has also been proven to survive a bomb blast.If they have used Polyester which is also good but is not as durable and doesn't flex.It can chip and then the rust gets under and chips it away some more.

Sorry to hijack this thread but any of you that are having stuff powder coated ask for Nylon.......its the SH!T

Please note that I have refrained from plugging the family business. :wink:

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:55 am
by driftking89
No ive etched primed painted and scratch resistant laquer :-) not to burst ones bubble someones doing a few trick bits for me all yet to come :-)

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 07:45 pm
by driftking89
everything back on undersealed and wax oil all painted new bearings brakes slaves and lines all changed front half next
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Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 11:44 am
by Chris_C
I'm not commenting much but enjoying following this, will continue watching!

Re: Project 340 drift

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 03:17 pm
by driftking89
lol i know what everyone is thinking why pink !!! haha you will all see in the next few weeks as im starting the prep work on the body and maybe a custom but subtle bodykit we shall see sm4