MK Indy Build Manual

As with everything we do at MK, this manual has been produced with attention to detail. The clear plastic cover assembly allows you to sort the page you are working on to the top. This build manual for our MK Indy is based around the Ford Sierra SOHC (Pinto) engine with Ford carb’s as a donor vehicle, although other variations may be used including bike engines. This manual should be used in conjunction with the Haynes, or equivalent, Ford Sierra workshop manual, for dismantling, overhauling & re-assembly of Ford parts & the SVA manual for compliance.
We strongly recommend throughout this build, that wherever possible you use new Ford replacement parts, & even more so in the areas of safety such as brakes & steering parts. Always remember that the care & attention paid to detail will be reflected in the outcome of the finished product.
Rolling Chassis Assembly
The Chassis has been fabricated with all major brackets fully welded in place. Any additional brackets can be fixed with rivnuts, which together with a fixing tool, can be supplied by MK in various sizes. Unless you have specified the optional extra of powder coating when ordering, the chassis/wishbones will be supplied in bare metal. This, of course, will urgently require some form of protection from rust. Once suitably protected you can proceed to install the floor panel. Floor Panel. The first item to be fitted is the aluminium floor. This panel is supplied ready for bike engine assembly & if you are fitting a car engine you will need to cut out the gearbox tunnel front section. This is easily done with a jigsaw & metal cutting blade. The next step is to mark out your rivet spacing on the aluminuim floor panel by clamping the panel on the upturned chassis & marking both sides of all the chassis rails from underneath onto the aluminium with a marker pen. This will leave you with several ž”,1” & 2” channels along which you can mark out for your 5mm x 16mm flange rivets at approx. 60-75mm centres. You only need to place one rivet in the centre of the 2” seat rails to pull the floor tight. This can later be drilled out when fixing the seal base with bolts. Next, place the panel on a wooden board & drill the 5mm rivet holes. Clean up & place the panel the right way up onto the chassis, clamp it into place & drill through into the chassis. Now remove, clean up, and apply body sealant along all the chassis rails to the outside edge of where the floor panel contacts the holes to produce a waterproof seal. To initially ensure that you place the panel correctly in place you can insert rivets at strategic intervals. Once all rivets are in place close up with rivet gun starting from the centre & working outwards. You can now turn over your chassis & apply a bead of sealant around the inside of the floor seam to leave a sealed joint.

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