the other benefit of this plate is that it adds some strength to the inside wall of the shock tower. I was a little concerned with the strength of what remained of the apron, though, so I added a gusset.
The shape of it kinda struck me as funny
Laid in here at an angle, should be overkill AND too heavy. (my usual M.O.) :?
but remember the engine mount will weld directly to this plate on the other side.
I didn't get to the driver's side, but I got the patterns ready!
So now I have upper control arms on both sides!
That's a BIG step for me. I sure hope that the geometry is somewhere in the neighborhood of correct...
This side (driver's) will be a little different. Partly because I learned some things on the other side, and partly because this side is just shaped differently. Also because I knew going in that it would be one big hole. On the first one I was groping along in the dark.
These updates are pretty much in Real Time. Haha, get it? RealTime? :P
The stuff you see here was done tonight. I'm using the build thread to blow me through the doldrums...
It is becoming exciting again, though! I should be within about a week of seeing it standing on its own feet again.
- More fab time with brackets
- Robbing engine power
- Less clutter in bay
- Another thing that could break
- Possible custom lines.
- Put a little bit more air in tires.
A 205-50-15 is roughly a 23.5 inches on most tires. I don't see it being the tires that make it hard to turn since you probably won't air down to often, but all the extra front end weight may play a roll in how it steers... I'd consider it, but I'm sure it wouldn't be terrible if you didn't install PS.
Search up on NZHondas.com, there's a guy who put up a step by step guide to installing the MR2 pump in his race car. TBH, it doesnt look really complicated as that other wall of text described
Well, the OE stuff has the added advantage of me already owning a shitpile of parts. The reason it's on my mind at present is that the K-member needs to be welded in, and it is PS/ non-PS specific. I think I'll go ahead and use the PS member, it can be bushed down, but the manual one can't be bored out.
Custom lines will definitely be required, that's not too big a deal.
I'm not sure about which pump/pulley/bracket/belt combo will be required, but I ain't skeered.
...and I do have little girly arms!
It would just look so much cooler without it!
I'll probably keep the PS anyway- what if I had to put my beer down to steer??
So I've been under the weather most of the week, didn't get anything at all done until today. I actually came home from work, sat down, and watched TV! (If you know me, that's a shocker)
I keep telling myself I don't care about cosmetics on this beast, but I couldn't help myself
Those big ugly welds and irregular gaps were just too much for me, so I grabbed some bondo
Also filled the gaps up here, where the front crossmember mounts
still have to cut some plugs for here, but I want to keep the holes for the towhook
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Please do show me what you mean about fabricating braided lines myself. I just assumed they were all hydraulically (is that a word?) crimped.
There are shops around that make Hydraulic lines.
Might be able to either use the crx stainless lines then go to a flex line from there due to the extra 4"
It does me a world of good to see this
Finally able to start assembling the front suspension,albeit temporarily.
Getting to this point is important, I needed to see if the coil would clear the frame apron
and it does, baaaaarely. I'll actually gain some clearance as the suspension is loaded I think
And on the subject of brake lines- look where the mounting tab for the line transition ended up
and here at the rear, just a straight 4" drop
today I'm going to work on finalizing that frame notch for the UCA, and rough out the other side
I hope so!
I decided to just make one big notch
the other benefit of this plate is that it adds some strength to the inside wall of the shock tower. I was a little concerned with the strength of what remained of the apron, though, so I added a gusset.
The shape of it kinda struck me as funny
Laid in here at an angle, should be overkill AND too heavy. (my usual M.O.) :?
but remember the engine mount will weld directly to this plate on the other side.
I didn't get to the driver's side, but I got the patterns ready!
totally cool.
That's a BIG step for me. I sure hope that the geometry is somewhere in the neighborhood of correct...
This side (driver's) will be a little different. Partly because I learned some things on the other side, and partly because this side is just shaped differently. Also because I knew going in that it would be one big hole. On the first one I was groping along in the dark.
These updates are pretty much in Real Time. Haha, get it? RealTime? :P
The stuff you see here was done tonight. I'm using the build thread to blow me through the doldrums...
It is becoming exciting again, though! I should be within about a week of seeing it standing on its own feet again.
Yes! more, more!
I'm torn about whether to go power steering or not.
Here's a link to a guy who did it on his jeep
http://www.driveev.com/jeepev/convpgs/psteer.php
P.S - Yes
- easier to turn bigger tires
P.S. - No
- More fab time with brackets
- Robbing engine power
- Less clutter in bay
- Another thing that could break
- Possible custom lines.
- Put a little bit more air in tires.
The No's outweigh the Yes's.
But it is your arms.
Custom lines will definitely be required, that's not too big a deal.
I'm not sure about which pump/pulley/bracket/belt combo will be required, but I ain't skeered.
...and I do have little girly arms!
It would just look so much cooler without it!
I'll probably keep the PS anyway- what if I had to put my beer down to steer??
LOL, Exactly!
I keep telling myself I don't care about cosmetics on this beast, but I couldn't help myself
Those big ugly welds and irregular gaps were just too much for me, so I grabbed some bondo
Also filled the gaps up here, where the front crossmember mounts
still have to cut some plugs for here, but I want to keep the holes for the towhook
I needed that^^ it's been on stands for what, 2 months now?