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Planning a Tribute Build

5 Oct 2012, 3:34am
6 Oct 2012, 1:09am
New MOT on the base car this week lights fitted, vents cut out and kit trimmed, just need a dry day off now to start.
6 Oct 2012, 1:34am
Got the kit home.
6 Oct 2012, 1:35am
Started on the rear end.
6 Oct 2012, 1:36am
One eye and some vents cut.
6 Oct 2012, 1:37am
All lights fitted and all vents cut.
6 Oct 2012, 1:40am
Loving the pics, keep 'em coming!!!
6 Oct 2012, 1:47am
This is as far as I have got before rain and work set in. Need to clear my garage of junk!
6 Oct 2012, 1:50am
Thanks Tytek, hardest part is working out the Photobucket part.
6 Oct 2012, 8:58am
tonyt - First of all, good luck with your build.

I'm building a Sammio Cordite on the forum section "next door" and love this photo...



It makes my front drive build area look quite normal. :icon_wink:



Jokes aside, I do have one question / request for you...

I have bought very similar (if not the same) rear stop/tail & indicator lights.

Is there any chance you can take a picture from the other side to show how you have held them in place?

Cheers, Paul. :)
6 Oct 2012, 8:14pm
As requested
6 Oct 2012, 8:58pm
Thanks Tony, that is a big help to my own build. :cool:
7 Oct 2012, 6:58pm
tonyt wrote:
This is as far as I have got before rain and work set in. Need to clear my garage of junk!


Hi Tony.

Looking good :biggrin: One concern is the position of the front numberplate , below the grille, I dont think you will have enough ground clearance once the kit is on the car :icon_frown:

Keep up the good work and get that garage cleared out, long dark evenings are upon us.....
8 Oct 2012, 7:49am
Can't you have the number plate above vents?
8 Oct 2012, 4:59pm
Day off today, raining! Still a fruitfull trip to my local scrap yard, all this for a £10 note, no Mondeo or Rover was safe. Lots of grill and vent options to consider. Noted number plate issue mine is on standard springs so may be ok if not a stick on plate above the vents will be the answer.
8 Oct 2012, 5:10pm
My original idea was a Mondeo ST grill with the surround painted black, think a chrome surround would be better, combined with the ST mesh.
8 Oct 2012, 6:23pm
Think chrome looks best.
8 Oct 2012, 6:31pm
garyh wrote:
Can't you have the number plate above vents?


Yes, if its too close when the kit is fitted thats the next option, my base car is on standard springs so I might get away with it.
8 Oct 2012, 7:11pm
Vent mesh done.
8 Oct 2012, 7:15pm
Anyone for leftovers?
10 Oct 2012, 6:03pm
Fitting mesh to vents.
14 Oct 2012, 3:34pm
All front vent mesh now in rear still to fit.
14 Oct 2012, 8:40pm
Belt and braces, two of the captive bolts on the double skinned bonnet and boot lid were loose after transit, all now glued and set in place.
20 Oct 2012, 7:23pm
I've now got a choice of grills, and for those of us on a low budget I have found black plastic mesh used on two of these grills, I have stainless mesh but I don't think it will look right on the rear vents, so I will use this. The mesh is lightweight its called gutter mesh and its £1 a roll at Poundland of all places, looks as good as ally mesh but will not corode.
20 Oct 2012, 7:32pm
Bargin.