2 months on! and finally I got some momentum going with the project for the past 2 weekends.
I score this RS-mach Hard top from Yahoo about a month ago. Completes with mounting kits etc.
TBH They are very hard to come by with the Multiple humps. I did pay for a fair price for it considering the conditions of the gel Coat etc. Nothing a lick of fresh paint cant do.
And these hard top price has gone up to the roof on Yahoo auction... I did not want to spent up to $3000 on a Mugen one...
Car worth less than 5k and a Roof that worth 3k? Must be joking....
Well! now as the engine taking to "final" mock up position
Hanged with top engine craddle with a makeshift support so it would give a bit more working space underneath it.
we did more cheese cutting through the metals etc and finaly have some idea where it will be sitting and how it would clear the subframe etc.
with the engine supported from the top and now the nd engine is adjusted with gearbox jack into the position.
this allow us to bolt back all the subframes and arms to positions. (ignore the arm angle, coilovers are set on the lowest possible setting)
Sub frame have to be spaced out to clear the hump of the gear box (final drive) and we make shift a couple piece of woods, one on each side. (this would be made out from a correct steel thickness and laser cut on final product)
So close but not close enough. I still need to raise the suspension up by the end of the day to compensate the increase height of the subframe. also this would give me more clearance on the rear trailing arm and most importantly to give me more clearance for the SUMP!.
Now I'm going to back to the drawing board, and making task before the next step:
designing some Plates to be laser cut for this to have the Subframe to be Fixed in place and properly bolted
Suspension to raise / utilise stock shocks for time being
Arms to clear gearbox cast housing.
Re strengthening the Subframes (fully boxed, stiffen and welded)
Re strengthening the Chassis rail that has been modified to clear the engine (Tubed, gusseted, Thicken wall)
one all of that above is done,
We will start looking into the Engine mountings
Drive shafts (OH!! This is going to be nightmare...)
This has becoming real! glad I only have to do it once! LOL.
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