Slammed Sh*tter Rat look Scimitar 1UZFE V8

[V8-ESPRITS3]

Some more progress today, I removed the alternator and moved the engine forward and lowered to correct height. The cross brace also fits!

The sump is very close to the front beam but could just clear if I massaged the beam a little with a hammer and dented it slightly. I could notch the beam but may get away with it just with some little fettling.

Gearbox just slips in between the chassis rails.

Hard to see with the pictures but it just fits, but does touch. I could notch it a little to allow for more clearance or could also get away with it with some fettling with a hammer.

[Red_Arrowheads]

Definitely in for this. This build is gonna be great.

[gearheaded]

Man, where do you find such cool projects! Eager for updates

[V8-ESPRITS3]

Thanks guys some more updates.......

View from under the beam/sump it just clears but will need a tad more room.

After cleaning some crud of the chassis gained some more room! Must have had at least 5mm of dirt each side of the chassis. Both sides clear but may have to still notch it a touch.


Flipping the exhaust manifolds left to right enables you to fit them facing forward.

Now they are facing the way I want shouldn’t be too hard to run the exhaust as planed.
Forward up and out the bonnet!

[V8-ESPRITS3]

Flipping the bottom mounts lowers the car 3 inches, so just had to raise the top mount 3 inches to match. That’s a nice easy 3 inch drop for free! Still plenty of work to do, may also have to raise the rack and anti-roll bar mounts.
The damper top mounts also have to be raised, but all looks straight forward to do.
Interesting view inside the towers after the top mount was cut off.

I plan to fit the top damper mount on some box section and slide it inside the tower this will be bolted and welded. Most of the jobs kind of get worked out on the fly as they unfold and find solutions when you see want you have to work with…..

[V8-ESPRITS3]

I had a pretty scary day yesterday just nicked an artery in my arm and had blood coming out like a fountain! was just using a hammer and chisel and the chisel just hit my arm when it fell out of my hand? very small cut but looked really horrible at the moment in time! I don't like the sight of my own blood and nearly passed out........all fine now after a couple of hours with a bandage wrapped around it stopped bleeding and looking at my arm now its hard to see how such a small cut could have caused so much blood!

[anti.engineered]

man I really dig stuff like this. The whole "I can do whatever the fuck I want" mentality must be such a god damn relief.

I had a pretty scary day yesterday just nicked an artery in my arm and had blood coming out like a fountain! was just using a hammer and chisel and the chisel just hit my arm when it fell out of my hand? very small cut but looked really horrible at the moment in time! I don't like the sight of my own blood and nearly passed out........all fine now after a couple of hours with a bandage wrapped around it stopped bleeding and looking at my arm now its hard to see how such a small cut could have caused so much blood!

that's a mad bummer man. done the same thing with the same tool.

[V8-ESPRITS3]

Yeah its cool to build these projects but the laws keep changing and one day this stuff will be stopped!

just ordered some new metal box section for the chassis repairs, and a remote oil filter takeoff for the 1UZFE engine.

[scweet14]

fuck yes! cant wait for this!

[chixwithtrix]

All I can say is wow. Freaking cool, never heard of one of these. Sucks getting yourself with the tool, could have been back quick! Glad it wasn't serious. In for the updates!

[V8-ESPRITS3]

Thanks guys,

Got the box section today so can repair the chassis and make the new shock mounts, and mod the existing towers to clear the alternator etc.

Also got some new bushes and bolts coming, and been busy sandblasting the suspension parts. They had more rust than the Titanic!

[Sausager]

So in for updates on this thing. This ticks all the boxes for me - classic car, scratch build, V8, on-the-cheap and lots of photos. Keep it up dude, don't give up on this thing!

[keenan]

this seems interesting!!!!! but why did you go with the 2jz instead? i feel like it would fit better

[Tim Holm]

Hope you dont mind but I had to try and photoshop this ting :P
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[V8-ESPRITS3]

Hope you dont mind but I had to try and photoshop this ting :P
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Sweet I like it! but you forgot the eight exhaust stacks out the bonnet? for me that's the going to be one of the best features......

my photoshop skills suck!