"sony1492" (sony1492)
03/08/2020 at 19:00 • Filed to: locost
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"sony1492" (sony1492)
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The yuge transmission leaves only 10" or so for the footwell depending on how far forward you push the engine. Good news is that’s where the pedal box will be and my feet should end up sitting behind the “bellhousing” where theres more room. Though that too depends on the seat inclination.
Propped up the chassis to figure out seating and rough out where the front wheels will sit to clear the turbos(which in turn decides how long the front needs to be)
It was around this point setting up the engine bay tubes that the lack of chassis table became a problem. Ended up braking out the level and using dimes to shim everything flat before tack welding the first 2 lower rails.(and then using the hammer to tap things to spec again once the metal cooled and distorted, which was especially tedious on the uprights for the upper bars)
Bought out the metal supply thursday with over 50ft of tube now theres only 5ft left so I’ll call it a day. Up next will be triangulation, building some interior structure, and engine mounts.
MM54
> sony1492
03/08/2020 at 19:08 |
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Dumb question - what sort of rear suspension will you be using in this, and do you have enough length to have a driveshaft with half-decent geometry? That’s a long transmission in a short chassis.
Coming along nicely, though!
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sony1492
> MM54
03/08/2020 at 19:12 |
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It will be a 4 link w/ panhard bar likely using 07 mustang axle, not really sure how the driveshaft pinion angles are going to work out yet.(I know next to nothing on the subject other then its existence) Not sure what the offset on the mustang axle is, I’ll have to buy that soonish.
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MM54
> sony1492
03/08/2020 at 19:46 |
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As the solid axle moves up and down so does the pinion, which sweeps through a range of angles (you need a slip joint somewhere in the driveshaft to account for this since it also changes length a bit
), you don’t want it to ever go too steep of an angle since it’ll bind the u-joints. The shorter the driveshaft, the steeper the angle / the quicker it changes (because triangles). Just something to be cognizant of.
Nom De Plume
> sony1492
03/08/2020 at 20:03 |
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Got a laugh out of Summit of LOVE on your workbench. Best of luck on your project.
Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
> sony1492
03/08/2020 at 23:38 |
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I am super fucking excited for this!!! Are you planning on hanging the turbos out the sides of the hood area?
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sony1492
> Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
03/09/2020 at 06:46 |
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Yes, the chassis is lowered just enough to let the exhausts fit above.