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Post by Al Ramone on Oct 22, 2012 21:21:15 GMT 1
My B310 (pre facelift) is off to get its SR20DET fitted next month cool... you man'd up then? ;D be great to see it back out. we'd like to see/hear any details on it too  |
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Post by andyn27 on Oct 22, 2012 21:50:51 GMT 1
rear axle wise not really thought of anything yet. plan so far is just get the engine in and running. plans for the car are track days next year !
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Post by HoTWire on Oct 22, 2012 22:15:21 GMT 1
cool... you man'd up then? ;D Yeah, I figured of not now,.. when!? So bought an engine, picked it up at The Gathering, then it went off with Rob from RNJ motorsport  ... now just need to get gear box, axle and flywheel sorted  I'll get some pictures online again at some point... Looking forward to seeing this one come together... first TS look one in the UK? |
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Post by andyn27 on Oct 23, 2012 20:16:35 GMT 1
engine is now out !  |
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Post by andyn27 on Dec 27, 2012 21:24:08 GMT 1
so iv not updated this in a while. decided the sr20 was going to cost too much money to do so sold the s14 and was preparing to sell the shell. i then got offered a cheap 1.8 mazda mx5 so the fun has started all over again even more fabrication work than the sr20 but alot less money at stake. i shall hopefully have some pictures to show at the weekend when the engine should be bolted in !
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Post by Al Ramone on Dec 27, 2012 22:23:23 GMT 1
it's a nice engine and box. only real issue is the alloy rear drop sump...
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Post by andyn27 on Dec 28, 2012 10:01:25 GMT 1
ye i started adding bits up for the sr20 and it got abit scary..... the mx5 lump is actually harder to put in but after abit of headscratching and alot of cutting and welding the subframe was modded. im on with custom mounts at the minute using land rover v8 items. next major think is converting it to steering rack infront of the engine....... bmw e30 manual rack maybe ? who no's haha
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Post by Al Ramone on Dec 28, 2012 17:27:00 GMT 1
if you fit a front mounted rack your going to need to convert the struts to front mounted as well....
if you do that, you might as well fit E30 struts along with the whole front crossmember...?
not sure why the SR would be more pricey, gotta do the same conversion work to the fuel system along with all the other upgrades and the SR would fit better.
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Post by andyn27 on Dec 29, 2012 22:37:19 GMT 1
ye im thinking it may be possible to just spin the datsun hubs for now untill i find something that will mount to the front arms. the e30 steering rack mounts to the subframe so just some brackets to weld on. im sure ill work it all out somehow haha
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Post by Al Ramone on Dec 29, 2012 22:53:36 GMT 1
you can't just turn the steering arms around. it'll throw out the ackerman angle and will give some horrible tyre wear and loss grip in corners.
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Post by Al Ramone on Dec 29, 2012 23:21:20 GMT 1
here's a simple pic of how the stub axle axis, steering arm and rear axle should be aligned  you might get away with keeping the steering arm on the same side and turning it 180degree. they would be able to do that as they bolt to the bottom of the strut via two bolts. might work out quite well actually |
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Post by andyn27 on Dec 30, 2012 20:45:20 GMT 1
cheers for that ill have to have a better look next week when iv got some more steel and can finish off the mounts
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Post by andyn27 on Jan 13, 2013 20:51:03 GMT 1
so i got a full day on the car today so i got a few snaps of the days progress. modified subframe  mounts mocked up  and a few all welded up for the time being as they may need some minor mods    next thing to tackle is the gearbox mount and the steering set up cheers Andy |
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Post by Al Ramone on Jan 13, 2013 22:34:39 GMT 1
well they look nice n sturdy. look forward to seeing more of this.
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Post by andyn27 on Jan 15, 2013 22:36:31 GMT 1
well the engines bolted in for now so i can mock the steering and manifold up !  |
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... now just need to get gear box, axle and flywheel sorted 