"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW)
07/27/2018 at 08:10 • Filed to: None
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"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW)
07/27/2018 at 08:10 • Filed to: None | 3
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Since the last update I finished going around the interior and stitch welding the seams.
The B-pillars, roof rails, and strut tower areas were the areas I concentrated on most.
I was also able to start installing the driver’s harness. The lap belts bolt into the stock seatbelt mounting points, as they are already pretty reinforced and seem to allow the belts to sit at a good angle according to RaceQuip’s instructions.
The shoulder belts wrap around the welded in rear strut tower bar. I was concerned about the length of the straps, but according to RaceQuip as long as there is 4" of tail left after properly routing the belt, it should be acceptable. Obviously in the future once I have a proper roll bar, the harness will be mounted to that, but this should do for now.
For the 5th point, I welded in a reinforcement plate and a double-shear mount I had leftover from the limit straps from my Cressida. The mount is angled so the belt pulls more or less straight.
With all 5 belts mounted, the harness is done. As far as I can tell, all the belts are mounted in such a way that the angles match !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
Though not directly related to the FX, I took the time to finally give my workspace a much-needed cleaning.
Look at all that metal dust. That’s 2.5 years worth of metal grinding/cutting.
Making a semi-organized pile is my preferred method of sorting.
To think, the floors by the walls were packed with stuff to the point I could barely make room to jack up the car!
Larger specialized tools took up residence in the workbench cabinet.
Nothing like a semi-organized toolbox. Now maybe I’ll be able to find a damn 10mm when I need one (which is always).
I really hate the process of cleaning, but man the finished product really is worth it.
Urambo Tauro
> MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
07/27/2018 at 09:20 |
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A clean workspace is so satisfying! Just keep telling yourself a workbench is not a shelf, a workbench is not a shelf...
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
07/27/2018 at 09:34 |
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Hang on. Limit straps and a Cressida?
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MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
07/27/2018 at 09:55 |
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86 Cressida wagon. Nobody makes rear suspension bits for it so I had custom springs made to lower it. To get the height and higher rate the springs had to be shorter, so I put limit straps on the axle to keep the springs seated at full suspension droop. Same idea as what lifted 4wd guys do, but for going lower instead of higher.
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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
07/27/2018 at 10:22 |
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Oh. See I was picturing prerunner Cressida. This makes a lot more sense.
gearheartshirts
> MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
08/02/2018 at 00:04 |
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Im about to take ownership of an 87 fx16D (gts without all the puffy fluffy stuff) and I'm going to be setting it up for prepared class Rallycross and autox. Your build is going to provide a great guide.. especially those coilover measurements. Keep it up!
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MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> gearheartshirts
08/02/2018 at 07:48 |
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Thanks man! Love your shirts!