My PBMW build....

[SteMarsden]

A few of you will know that Im building a PBMWC and just wanted to post a few pics of the progress so far.....


Collecting the car from Wayne Orr in Preston last August. My Dad actually working :0)


Really good strong shell


December 27th ready to start work.....






SPARCO cage


First trial fit, and looked pretty good...


Dash out. Was really expecting to have to do this but was not a great deal of work.


SPARCO floor plates welded in


Steel sheet ready for blanking sunroof (thanks Dad!)


Bonnet being drilled for bonnet pins


Sunroof panel in place and in primer


Foot plates sprayed and FX mount trial-fitted


My dad painting the roof while I sat about drinking tea!


Sharing workshop space with one of my Dad's 1966 Cooper 'S'


Cage fully painted


Pulls mounted for FX and lec-cut outs....


Rear arches repaired and painted


Delivery from GAZ


Standard 1.6 suspension and brakes.... URGH!


Cage in and painted


Oulton Park at BMWCC Trackday on Feb 13th...


Well earned rest


Repairing the fractured exhaust downpipe, er, I blamed the kerbs!




Pit garage, probably still smells of sick after Bob-S 'hot laps' ;0)




Championship decals on


Dash






CF door trims

More to pics follow...

[rix313]

Looks good Some high res pics would be nice ;)

What engine does it have?

[juniorGT]

nice progress budddy!

am i right in saying the 1st round @ brands is on the 15th of march? if so i will pop up and spectate

JD

[Brian28]

Looking good Ste, further forward than mine is and I've supposedly been building it since June

[Lloydie38]

Loving it, keep the progress coming and the spec would be good for a skeet (Manx for look btw )

[SteMarsden]

Will take some more pics tonight and post up....

Cage is now painted and fitted, going to bolt up with 8.8 bolts tonight
Sunroof closure panel is also fitted and painted in brilliantrot
Dash and instrument cluster is back in
Bonnet pins fitted
Wheels being repainted in anthracite

Need to do before BMWCC GB trackday at Oulton Park on Friday 13th Feb (apart from the above)!
Connect up FX and FIA switch
Seal up burnt underseal after fitting cage
Paint arches underneath
Fit and set up/cornerweight GAZ suspension
Fit polybushes
Fit braided hoses and new pads/discs
...er, so not then before the 13th!

Spec will be full PBMWC spec (when it races, NOT for the 13th!)

More pics to follow....
Oh, and it will still have the M40 1.6 for the trackday....

[Cloud]

Proper job!

I look forward too seeing pics of it on the track.

[SteMarsden]

Thanks all, high res pics now up.... will download some pics this week!

[Black_Potato]

Looking good :up

[SteMarsden]

Now updated!

[red05]

Top job
Looks like you'll be having fun come Summer

[MrBenn]

Looking good Good luck in your races

[JimmyC]

Looking good Ste, sure your already aware but thought i'd point out before you turn up to race:

The seat in there doesn't meet PBMWC regs

[SteMarsden]

Thanks for the comments everyone, I'm just itching get out in it again!


Thanks Jimmy,

I have ordered a Cobra 'eared seat' through the drivers deals, just have not got around to fitting it thats all!

BTW. I have used the FIA seat belt mounting brackets in the rear bulkhead.
Do you think/know whether I need any other re-inforcement or are the FIA brackets (2 of) ok on their own?

Ta,
Ste.

[Bob_S]

looking good Ste! It certainly went well at oulton despite being so wet!
Hopefully get out and catch some action from the pbmwc this year

[LeonNewton]

looks cool man. let me know wen you wont help

[rix313]

Look forward to seeing it at the rounds at combe

[SteMarsden]

New Cobra seat and 6 point harness fitted today....

[LeonNewton]

looking sweet. carnt wate to see in the flesh/tin

[Brian28]

BTW. I have used the FIA seat belt mounting brackets in the rear bulkhead.
Do you think/know whether I need any other re-inforcement or are the FIA brackets (2 of) ok on their own?

Ta,
Ste.

Hi Ste, flat steel bar running behind the bulkhead, drill it to match the holes for the mounting points on the bulkhead. Min you will get away with is about an 8" piece to cover the two mounting points, better if you bend a long bit to run across the full width as it then picks up the stronger uprights. If you use long bolts initially, it pulls into the shape you want it quite easily and the scroots will be happier.

Cheers
Brian

[SteMarsden]

Thanks Brian,
Cheap and easy. Exactly what I like! ;0)
Last thing I need is to turn up at first meeting and cant race!

Ste.

[rix313]

Don't have a template or anything for your carbon radio insert do you?

[SteMarsden]

I bought it off a zoner on here....
Its just a blank piece of cf that I have epoxied (sp?) into position thats all, I can measure the dimensions if you wanted.
Just PM me....
Ste.

[rix313]

Thats cool I'll get off me arse and measure mine

Really like this car, like I said, can't wait to see it

[bramley]

Ste, looking good. Would you (or someone else with the same setup) be able to post some more detailed pics of the harness mounts please? Pretty please lol! Not happy with my low down mountings for the harnesses, would rather they were done properly.

Thanks

[Cotty]

Looks like a fun project

[SteMarsden]

bramley,

Belt pics for you.


Rear mounts


Rear mounts from boot, need to be strengthened to get through scrutineering as per Brians comments


TX tunnel mount (using FIA plate)


Underseat mounts (just visible)

HTH.
Ste.

[Black_Potato]

Hmmm... You wont want to hear this but those lap belt fixing points look to far forward to me as well.

Have a look in the blue book, the belt needs to come up from behind at a given angle which I'm not sure you have there.

[crossie]

What have the scrutineers said about your cage being for a left hand drive car not right?

If nothening maybe worth getting another bar welded in.

[Brian28]

There is a welded in diagonal from the drivers head side of the hoop to the passenger side rear as per normal 6 point cages so would pass Ok with this, the bolt in diagonal and cross bar is just an added extra to what is necessary to pass scrutineering. PBMW (but not MSA) regs originally specced an extra diagonal or cross brace for 6 point cages, but this requirement was dropped last year.

[Jamese30]

Loving the pics mate.....keep up the good work.

Jimmy

[SteMarsden]

Brian28,
Managed to get hold of some 6mm x 40mm steel for the rear seatbelts re-inforcements so I'll let you know how I get on over the B.Holiday!

Black_Potato,
Just checked the BBook and they should be 65 deg so will check later, thanks. BTW, Im not out at Donington so could you bring my discs to Oulton Park in August if you dont mind holding on to them? Ta.

Jamese30,
Thanks for comments, its been a while since you have seen her in the flesh! You need to start posting some pics of yours

[SteMarsden]

Well, it was a lovely day yesterday and I got to spend some proper time on the car in the sun!(albeit mostly underneath!)

Now I know that this is a racecar and wont spend much of its time on salty winter roads, but coming from a background of mini's and seeing some of the pics on here, I decided that a bit of 'preventative' work would'nt go amiss before I'm left with an expensive lump of iron oxide!



The offending item


Finally! Thanks Bob-S!


Beam which has been primed and painted satin black, with new Powerflex bushes.


With 4.1 open diff bolted up


Painting started (what a bl00dy thankless task!)


Catching the creeping brown stuff!


One brake line had aleady been replaced (badly) with copper, the other original steel pipes were badly corroded.


Making up replacement pipes....

More to follow later....

[Jamese30]

I like it Ste, I like it...

Looks great mate. Interesting that those powerflex trailing arm bushes are two piece items. The superflex ones I bought the other day ar single piece??!

Will try and get some pics of mine posted this weekend after a good days work on it on Saturday....

[Bob_S]

good work ste! no worries, glad i could help