[mitsuman]

Thanks guys!

We used spindles off an EF hatchback donor car. And he custom fabbed the rest.

Axles will be from a DA, shortened.

He's working on feint suspension as we speak. Hope to have some more progress shots soon.

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[Whoshot]

That rear suspension asm looks cool, I like the car, the engine choice, the work. So good when fabrication can happen on site and we get to build our cars. Keeps getting better and better.........no pressure lol.

 

[mitsuman]

Thanks man! Ya no pressure. Haha. Hoping to have some more updates soon. Things left:

Motor mounting
Radiator
Gas tank
Brake lines
Clutch line
Front suspension
Exhaust
Wiring






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[mitsuman]

Small update. Getting some work done on the front end.

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[ZCHONDACRX91]

Are you going to put a fuel cell in the front, or where are you going to put it?

 

[mitsuman]

Yea I will have a 10x24 gas tank up front. Under the hood.

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[mitsuman]

Couple of minor updates. Cut some room for the front wheels. Might be going with a custom J arm so we don't have to cut the firewall using the stock a arms. More updates coming soon...

 

[BeerDrinkin]

Coming along nicely I see. I can't wait to see what the motor is going to look like in the car!

EDIT: What are plans for building a "firewall" for the new engine area, any kind of sound deadening to help with noise in the cabin. You could have the air filter cone sticking right between the seats to make it real noisy.

 

[mitsuman]

Thanks man, me neither. Moving a little slower than I expected, but at least it is moving! Plans are to create a removable firewall out of sheet metal that covers the motor and angles down to the floor. It will probably still be really loud, but it will serve its purpose. Had an idea to possibly put the air filter on the outside of the top corner of the cover, but not sure if I want all of that noise, would look pretty cool though. We will see.

 

[BeerDrinkin]

Layer the whole bay with sound deadening material and the cover as well and make a overlap with a seal to help with the noise. You can look at how some of the full size vans design their doghouses to give you an idea. It doesn't have to be super loud but it may add about 20lbs to the project but if you're like me I'm skinny enough to afford 20lbs in the car.

 

[mitsuman]

thanks for the idea man! hopefully it wont be too loud, i would rather keep it as light as possible ;-)

 

[the hoove]

You'll want the deadner in more for heat than noise. I used to clean carpets and the damn machine was right behind the seats. Hot as hell because we didn't have a thermal barrier between the engine and the seats.

 

[mitsuman]

hoepfully it wont be as hot as that entire area will have free flowing air while driving. we will see....

another minor update.

 

[mitsuman]

word to the wise.

write down EVERYTHING when it comes to having someone fabricate your shit. Too many details that get lost and forgotten when doing things verbally.

 

[Whoshot]

Words to live by. People get their own thoughts in there, accidentally some times, and yours can get lost. Hopefully you aren't too bad off because of it hommie, love this project.

 

[mitsuman]

thanks man. live and learn. its not a huge deal, but nobody wins when you argue about money.

 

[mitsuman]

Went to drop off some parts, build has been on pause due to some suspension mounting issues. We are trying as hard as we can to not notch out the firewall. He will be making J arms instead of using stock A arms, this way we can clear the firewall. but i had to some heims joints nline so it has taken some additional time.... saw the car sitting on its own for the first time in a while! its not a roller as suspension is not all together, but it sits an all 4 corners!

 

[BeerDrinkin]

This thing will be so much fun once it is completed. I can't wait for some ripper vids.

 

[theft-repo-sol]

This thing will be so much fun once it is completed. I can't wait for some ripper vids.

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[mitsuman]

Thanks guys. Finally dropped off some parts needed to finish up the front end. Really hoping and trying to get this thing on the road in the next month or so!

(how long have i been saying that?)