My S14 Drift Car Build Thread (soon to be littered with media content)
11-08-2009, 08:54 PM
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Re: My S14 Drift Car Build Thread (soon to be littered with media content)
This is what the strut towers look like once the glue shit is removed from all of the seams:
This is what they look like stitch welded:
After the dash was out I noticed all of the shit attached to it would interfere with my wire tuck plans...
I removed it all and it left a whole lot more room available.
This little removable cover will make a perfectly accessible fuse box
Sunday:
I woke up and drove 30 mins to get some dry ice (no place sells it in Gloucester so I had to go into Hampton). We started on the sound deadening material and got most of it removed....all thats left are some patches on the rear seat back area.
While Eric and I works on that (and 'dry ice bombs') Danny and Raz were working on bending the bars for the cage.
The main hoop came out super fucking tight, just like we wanted it (we're using 1.5" 0.125 tubing). A few spots on the inside of the car were hammered in to fit it, but it fits like a glove! Obviously, it is just sitting there in these pictures so it will not look 100% right in some of the pictures.
The front hoops fit as tight as possible as well:
I have to bring my seat up there before we can do the door bars. I am trying to figure out what to do in order to keep my door panels. The panels are thick as fuck, and I am willing to cut them, but I would prefer for the cutting to occur under the elbow rest area...I'm not too sure if that will be possible.
That's all from this weekend. It is difficult to take pictures and work on the car at the same time, haha.
This is what they look like stitch welded:
After the dash was out I noticed all of the shit attached to it would interfere with my wire tuck plans...
I removed it all and it left a whole lot more room available.
This little removable cover will make a perfectly accessible fuse box
Sunday:
I woke up and drove 30 mins to get some dry ice (no place sells it in Gloucester so I had to go into Hampton). We started on the sound deadening material and got most of it removed....all thats left are some patches on the rear seat back area.
While Eric and I works on that (and 'dry ice bombs') Danny and Raz were working on bending the bars for the cage.
The main hoop came out super fucking tight, just like we wanted it (we're using 1.5" 0.125 tubing). A few spots on the inside of the car were hammered in to fit it, but it fits like a glove! Obviously, it is just sitting there in these pictures so it will not look 100% right in some of the pictures.
The front hoops fit as tight as possible as well:
I have to bring my seat up there before we can do the door bars. I am trying to figure out what to do in order to keep my door panels. The panels are thick as fuck, and I am willing to cut them, but I would prefer for the cutting to occur under the elbow rest area...I'm not too sure if that will be possible.
That's all from this weekend. It is difficult to take pictures and work on the car at the same time, haha.
11-08-2009, 09:08 PM
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Looks good, but it's kinda sad seeing this thing turn from "daily drifter" status into full out track car. I respected how hard you pushed it on the track then drove home haha.
Will you be gusseting the front bars to the a pillars?
Will you be gusseting the front bars to the a pillars?
11-08-2009, 09:18 PM
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I'm sad to see it go from daily status as well...it makes me wish I had enough money to have two 240s, haha....it would be a 240z that got the 'daily drifter' title though.
Yes, the a-pillar bars will be gussetted (not sure if you can even use the word like that, haha).
Yes, the a-pillar bars will be gussetted (not sure if you can even use the word like that, haha).
11-08-2009, 09:28 PM
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Haha I feel the same way about having 2 cars. There's a lot I want to do with my car that makes it pointless/dangerous to daily drive, so I feel held back. One day...
Looking forward to updates, this is going to be a good build thread.
Looking forward to updates, this is going to be a good build thread.
11-08-2009, 10:45 PM
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11-08-2009, 11:07 PM
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Looking great. They're doing an awesome job.