V8 miata + exocet = fun

[ionz]

doing turnbacks? or just exhaust out the front like "I give no fucks"?

[godzillus]

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What you neeeeeeeed. And 4 downdraft webers. Looking good though! you have a really raw style!

[FreshLikeSushi]

not sure on exhaust yet. i have to cut and weld my pedals right now lol. gotta move everything to the left a little since the bellhousing is taking up so much room, i cant make a firewall between it.

[FreshLikeSushi]

So, now that i had the pedals mounted, i could build a firewall around them

I also moved the gas and brake pedal over an inch each (cut and welded on a piece of 1/8th steel to space it over) which you will see tomorrow when i put it all back in.

anyways, today i reframed the firewall to how i wanted it. the bellhousing is much wider than i anticipated so it is going to be WAY tight hence the push over on the pedal. I also framed out a transmission tunnel since i dont want to just bend it. I want to be able to remove the top panel, and pull the engine that way so it can come out much faster. I pull my engine quite frequently to do head removals, to check pistons and other things since i run it at such high RPMs constantly (7500-8k) so ease of maintenance was very important.


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More on this. You see the panel isnt quite "bent" like the rest. When i put in this patch panel, the bellhousing bolt is actually only a fraction of an inch from the panel as it sits now, so i wouldnt be able to facilitate a bend to be uniform.

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inside shot showing how i reframed it
i apologize for the unground welds, and ugly stuff. i was letting my dad learn how to weld lol.

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here you can see the trans tunnel i framed out. There will also be a panel bolted to the main cross bar, going to the tunnel (also mounted on bolt tabs) to hold the switches , circuit breakers and relays, (on the backside)
and here is what it looks like as i put her to bed

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[FreshLikeSushi]

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rear stuff is pretty much in. brake line was ran, etc just gotta join front to the rear, and put pads on at this point then it is officially a roller (after i hook up coilovers anyways)

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the blue i wanna go with. its a royal blue with flake overlay powdercoat. super spiffy
ill do hte frame and arms eventually.

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from the rear forward you can see the framing of the tunnel.
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still gotta raise it a lil
i lowered the engine 2" in the frame by modifying my engine mounts. so much fun right?
ill roll it out of the garage tomorrow and take a few pics. gotta clean the workspace to keep working and hopefully have a running car monday

[nvrlft]

Fuck?

[metalmonkey47]

This thing looks dangerously fun.

[KEVIN.E]

wow building a beast ass gokart, this thing is gnarley

[244Brick]

I'm glad i open this thread SUB'd

[Hdrasta]

this looks awesome....im in for the win

[FreshLikeSushi]

more fun!

rolling by Flsimages, on Flickr

Front was raised 2" from before, rear is as was by Flsimages, on Flickr

static (not even as low as it was since control arms hit) by Flsimages, on Flickr

Extending gas pedal to clear valve cover and run throttle cable by Flsimages, on Flickr

Trans tunnel by Flsimages, on Flickr

Brake lines, and firewall by Flsimages, on Flickr

firewall by Flsimages, on Flickr

welding in firewall by Flsimages, on Flickr

Bracket for brake distro box by Flsimages, on Flickr

camber arm to frame clearance...none by Flsimages, on Flickr

Camber arm to frame clearance....none by Flsimages, on Flickr

[Ifield]

Moar! Holy shit this is cool.

[FreshLikeSushi]

more!

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seat sitting in. by Flsimages, on Flickr

tank mounting by Flsimages, on Flickr

radiator top down by Flsimages, on Flickr

Steering angle by Flsimages, on Flickr

[FunfGang]

This is going to be awesome! The slant on the top chassis bar just looks really weird to me...

[loudest03cavi]