1995 Master Mk1 T35D - RACETRANSPORTER - RRG Gathering video

[Darkspeed]

Superb.

[johnthesparky]

What he said

Looking awesome!

[greencarfritz]

Backtracking a stage here... the gaps either side of the number plate surround/ramp tray support say diffuser to you too right?

[greencarfritz]

Jul 23, 2021 20:11:02 GMT Darkspeed said:

Superb.

This is high praise indeed from the box section/tube lord himself!  Thank you I've got 4 days available before RRG to get it finished!

[greencarfritz]

Jul 23, 2021 20:17:16 GMT johnthesparky said:

What he said

Looking awesome!

Cheers John!  And thanks for coming to say hello at Goodwood I meant to come over at Shelsley a couple of years ago!

[greencarfritz]

This is almost real time pictures, had about ten days on it since making the cut out of the mini bus wing.. it takes me a while to do some bits as I am still learning!

[mylittletony]

I think that's going to look fantastic, considering how good it looks already!

Also quite amused by the French brand treachery going on, a Renault hauling a Citroen?? Bof

[greencarfritz]

Jul 23, 2021 20:27:00 GMT mylittletony said:

I think that's going to look fantastic, considering how good it looks already!

Also quite amused by the French brand treachery going on, a Renault hauling a Citroen?? Bof

I did almost buy a 6 wheeled Citroen C25 but it was a rotten old Citroen dinosaur that had done 500,000 miles and was utterly utterly shagged!  Also... Renault Master Mk1 styling over C25 anyway I think.. iconic in that period, at least in my frazzled mind.

[georgeb]

Great work! Really enjoying this coming together.

[grizz]

Exactly as georgeb says above.

Well done.

[75swb]

Jul 23, 2021 20:32:04 GMT greencarfritz said:

Jul 23, 2021 20:27:00 GMT mylittletony said:

I think that's going to look fantastic, considering how good it looks already!

Also quite amused by the French brand treachery going on, a Renault hauling a Citroen?? Bof

I did almost buy a 6 wheeled Citroen C25 but it was a rotten old Citroen dinosaur that had done 500,000 miles and was utterly utterly shagged!  Also... Renault Master Mk1 styling over C25 anyway I think.. iconic in that period, at least in my frazzled mind.

This would have been epic, but I do love the Renault. Great progress!

[greencarfritz]

6mm marine ply sheets wedged in the van..



Very fortunately there is a friendly joiner two doors down who loves cars... has a pretty sweet V8 Merc on air at the moment... he popped in on a Saturday to chop this for me!



Both locker backs, bases and sides knocked out, here's the small one on the drivers side between the cab and diesel tank.





Spent an seemingly endless amount of time grinding back welds and cleaning all the steel I hadn't fully bare metalled before welding it in.



The closure plate for the back of the wheel well to weld in tomorrow and then I'm pretty sure that's all the welding done and time to straighten out the rear wing on that side.



The tack had sprung on this side when I ground back a neighbouring piece... whoops... so ratchet strapped it back in place and welded it fully in...





Two days left to work on this before I am out of country (pretty much until RRG)... PRESSURE IS ON! Still one more locker door to trial hang and fit, the diffuser and locker insides to laminate in carbon kevlar, the passenger side rear wing to straighten out/fill etc and then preparing for the exterior paint... (which might be done the day before RRG at this rate..)...

[greencarfritz]

Jul 24, 2021 1:40:04 GMT georgeb said:

Great work! Really enjoying this coming together.

Cheers George!

[greencarfritz]

Jul 24, 2021 9:20:07 GMT grizz said:

Exactly as georgeb says above.

Well done.

Thanks Grizz!

[Adey]

awesome work going into this. will look super cool finished off with the racecar on the back. Would look even better with the dauphine on there

[greencarfritz]

Jul 24, 2021 20:15:06 GMT Adey said:

awesome work going into this. will look super cool finished off with the racecar on the back. Would look even better with the dauphine on there

Presuming we get an entry at the Quick60 I will be coming up to Shelsley for RRG, I've got camping tickets already on the off chance, come over if you are camping and winch it on for a photo.

[greencarfritz]

Small box made up with curved top edges to use as a mold, of sorts, for the diffusers either side of the rear number plate.. here with some carbon kevlar laid up on it...



Both the bottom 6mm ply panels from the lockers with carbon kevlar laid up over them.





Dzus backing plates welded into the passenger side for the forward and rearward panels and the lock backing plates for the giant locker door on this side.



Closure plate finally welded into the rear wheel well.



Better get a move on... a butt tonne more to do..

[greencarfritz]

Finally finished the welding on the Racetransporter so time to get the interior of the lockers and the underside/inside of things in primer at least before I leave the country for a couple of weeks.





Rear passenger side inner diffuser mount in position and etch primed.



The view down the diffuser tunnel space on the opposing side.





Made a 3 minute video and took a few pictures to send to the graphic designer (in Australia) that made the posters for the upcoming Retro Rides Gathering... had a quick look at his instagram page the other day and he had the exact text I wanted to use on this truck and turns out half of his work is liveries - result! Here is the text....



Used up a lot of left over carbon kevlar, carbon and 2 year old resin to cover the 6mm ply that is becoming the locker sides and bases.





Aside from ordering a few parts, chasing demon tweeks and some consumables that is pretty much it for the next fortnight whilst I am overseas... straight into filling and fairing the passenger side when I arrive back home, then paint as soon as possible after that in the few days I will have before needing to drive to Retro Rides Gathering at Shelsley! Ohh... via DJ Racecars... in High Peak.. from Devon..

[75swb]

Carbon kevlar lockers, neons, and a race livery from across the globe for a 25 year old Renault van: the words "half-arsed" aren't even in your dictionary are they? Bloody fantastic

[englishexpat]

Excellent progress, cant wait to see the result. Loving the rear wings and lockers.