Atom's 2 door Amazon wagon Project:Headquarters

[Atom]

Crossmember braced up a bit.

[MikeyRa]

Well, that's just fucking cool.

[Atom]

Ahhh a Fiddy! Very nice watch!

My daily rotation consists of Orients, Lorier, Casio, Citizen, AndroidWear etc.

I took a Triwa (Swedish), pulled the straps and machined a plate to use it as an analog clock in my wife’s S80.

https://instagram.com/p/BM7rnQAhK3L/

[MikeyRa]

I like watches as well. Most are low end, but my crown jewel is a PAM127.

Ahhh a Fiddy! Very nice watch!

My daily rotation consists of Orients, Lorier, Casio, Citizen, AndroidWear etc.

[Atom]

This is an amazing display of fab work!

On a side note, one of my other hobbies is about to show itself, what wrist watch are you wearing?

It’s just a Gen 0 Apple Watch. It’s the buffer I use to keep from ruining my phone at work. I like watches as well. Most are low end, but my crown jewel is a PAM127.

[MikeyRa]

This is an amazing display of fab work!

On a side note, one of my other hobbies is about to show itself, what wrist watch are you wearing?

[Atom]

PCV spacer/Oil filter blockoff/Motor mount plate (future)/Alternator adapter (future). Only got one side done. The second side should be much easier since there’s no PCV in the way.



Stoked to test fit things this weekend. Not stoked to do it in the rain (as usual).

Modified crossmember (still need to add some bracing, but want to check fitment first.

[Atom]

Couple of pics with the pan on too.



Once I’m for sure done welding stuff up, I’ll make the trans and pan match the engine.

I’m pretty sure I can get by with the rear sump pan if I make a few modifications to the front crossmember and flop sides on the sway bar.

[Atom]

I'm impressed, like a lot

Thanks man. I’m hoping it all works out. I love the sound of a turbo five cylinder and 300+ hp is a cakewalk for this engine, so that should be fun too.

[Atom]

So, while sticking the two together, I was a little worried about alignment knowing that the trans input shaft has a bit of slop. I took two precautions. I made a sleeve of thin aluminum that I put around the splined portion of the input shaft and slid it into the throw out guide sleeve and I made basically an extra thick pilot bearing sized block of aluminum hoping that having more engagement on the output shaft would help align things. Then I put everything together and started with some sturdy tacks, then longer welds, then all the way around (where they meet at the moment) and lastly added the “straps”. I’m going to let that sit over the weekend and weld the inside next week. Then before I assemble anything for good, I’m going to take a scrap plate of aluminum and make a fixture so if I need to duplicate this down the road, I don’t need a spare engine laying around.



I’m also going to make some filler plates to cover the gaps between the two.

[Fruttolo]

I'm impressed, like a lot

[Atom]

Ok, so here’s the table for cutting. I used two thick a$$ plates of aluminum with a lazy Susan bearing between them, put it on some slides with a chunk of allthread (I know it technically should be acme thread, but I’m using scraps) with some nuts welded to the end for adjusting. I welded some C channel uprights and made a fixture to bolt to my angle grinder using the spots where the handles go. That bracket isn’t really square, so my plan was to c-clamp it in place and adjust until I got it to the desired height and level with the table then drill for bolts to “pin” it at that height. Seemed to work alright.



Then on to the cutting. I started by just making a “contact” ring most of the way around so I could be sure that as I cut deeper I could verify the disk wasn’t deflecting or diving. Then I cut through in most spots, leaving a few areas NOT cut all the way through so it wouldn’t pinch the wheel. Then I laid the trans on its side and finished off the last bits.

The rings line up pretty good. I’m going to make a few mounts so I can stand my block on it’s nose, bolt the 960 bellhousing ring in place then put the trans section on and start welding. I plan on putting “straps” of aluminum across the weld to help tie everything together. We’ll see.

[Fruttolo]

Love the pan chop job, really nice welds on cast aluminum

[Atom]

Got the pan welded back together and added some -6 AN fittings onto an OE rail.



I built a table to section the bellhousings. I’ll take some pics tomorrow. It’s supremely overkill, but I made it out of leftover junk from the shop.

[Atom]

Got bro’s car back together and back to him. After a few more issues getting sorted out.



Haven’t really spent much time on my own stuff. Too many deliverables at work. The Alodine works great on parts that can be soaked, but just spraying it on the block didn’t result in the color I wanted, so I got creative and just came up with my own custom color. Got the oil pan cut, but not welded yet.



I starting making the equipment to cut the bellhousing and the trans, but haven’t completed it yet, or cut anything. Still dialing in the last stuff. No pictures.