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3-4-2008
We spent last weekend getting the new trunk floor and rear fire wall fitted and welded in.
Then started on the cage. Our pipe bender didn't really work (it crushed the pipe) so I had to pay a shop to make the bends. It doesn't fit as perfect as I would like, but it's coming together nicely.
I started to prep the engine bay for paint. We welded over all the unused holes, ground them down, then used filler to smooth them out. It's still a work in progress, but it's starting to look better.
And since I don't have any money left over for adjustable traction rods, this will have to work for now.
no ac or heat or any other luxury's for that matter. It's a track car, so nothing extra.
I'm not sure about the welder, it's not mine.
The cage is just tacked in right now to make sure everything fits. It'll be a little closer when it's all done. It looks worse in the pictures than it really is. More pics will come as we get more done.
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Originally Posted by kognition
Looks like a good project car for 500 bucks.
Off the top of my head:
FIBERGLASS DASH" Don't get overly exotic making one. Pre Fabbed flat panels are the way to go for good weight loss. I think my dash is 3lb's.
FUEL CELL: Not necessary right now until you start running race gas and need to control your weight (racing and TA anyway) But a good upgrade.
2 WAY DIFF: For drifting is fine. Not for racing or TA. For that you should stick with a Helical like a Quaife Helical LSD if you are serious about racing.
SWAY BAR: For drifting you want a good rigid setup front and back. For race and TA you want a rigid setup in the front, and softer setup (stock) in the rear.
WEIGHT REDUCTION: Plenty to be had starting with that sound deadening (30lb's) on that alone.
Good luck and keep us updated.
Do you have pics of your dash? I was planning to mold the stock one (just the top part). Then add flat pieces on the sides around the cage.
The cars main purpose is drifting, so that's why the 2 way.
I'm looking for a hicas rear sway bar, and thinking I'll keep the stock front for now. I'll try that out and see how I like it.
As for weight reduction, all the sound deadening is gone, pretty much everything is gone at this point. Is there anything else you can see in the pictures that you would remove?
We got some more done last week. Still finishing up the cage. Put the subframe back together and back on the car. I'm almost finished prepping the engine bay for paint. I painted under the new trunk and primed the inside of it. We also cut out and adjusted the floor for the fuel cell sump. Here are a couple new pics. I'll post more when my friend puts them up on photobucket.
engine bay almost ready for paint:
fuel cell:
Under trunk floor:
Trunk ready for paint:
Trunk lid:
Our custom knock off nismo brace:
Sub-frame ready to go back in:
Roll cage:
Apperently Jason doesn't sleep and just works on the car. Last weekend he finished the cage and fabbed the new radiator support.
He's gonna finish prepping and prime the interior so we'll be ready for paint this weekend. Then all we have to do is fit the front end, re-install the front crossmember, make a dash and door pannels, plumb the fuel system, rebuild the motor, fix the harness and a whole lot of wiring and hope it runs. Then a shit ton of body work and some suspension tuning and we're done... For now.
We fabbed up the new seat brackets. Here are some pics of the seats bolted into place.
We painted the trunk, interior and engine bay this weekend.
Painting around the cage was a huge pain in the ass, but it turned out really nice.
and the eninge bay:
We also started fitting the front end:
The exterior is going to be blue. I'm leaning toward Daytona Blue (factory 350z color) or maybe something a little more metallic.