Vassil's Winter Project (25.1E chassis + RWD)

[EclipseGST]

Yep, all 3 cars got cut! Although mine still looks somewhat normal!

I feel left out. I should have took Tim and Vassils advice and did the same thing!

Fun hasnt started yet... Just wait until they all run.

[rst95eclipse]

Just use their scraps. It's still not too late.......

[EclipseGST]

Thats what I have been doing with the bars they havent welded in yet to mock up my front end. HAHA. I got a decent idea of what I need to do now, I'll leave them to the RWD fun.

[vassil]

I haven posted anything since February, so I figured, I'd put a couple of pics. I am slow, and I tend to do things the most complicated way possible.

[scheides]

Looking good man! What's left?

[Goat Blower]

Is that last pic of the rolling chassis with the rear axle in place? It looks like it sits off center towards the rear of the car.

[EclipseGST]

Its a mock axle... But yes, the 4 link bars are a little long pushing the rear tires a little behind the center of the original wheel wells. It will get taken care of.

Almost ready for coating.

[vassil]

Scheides ,

There is decent amount of work left on the car, and if I quit obsessing about little things and try to do things the most complicated way possible it should be a rolling chassis soon. Some of the major things that are left:

1. About 4-5 hours of tig welding (little pieces here and there)
2. Bend and double flare the brake lines/install line lock
3. Weld on three more seat belt mounts
4. Weld on a small pipes to add some extra rigidity to the back
5. Make a fuel cell "cage"
6. Make radiator mounts
7. Weld on tabs for my window net
8. Install parachute handle and run cable, weld on rear chute mount
9. Make a driveshaft tunnel
10. Weld body mounts, weld chassis to shell & finally Tin the car

After this which should not take that long it will be time to save up for a the whole 3rd member. With the Strange 9", housing, brackets, axels & brakes it comes to about $3000

Then it will be a rolling chassis that will need a TH400. Now we just have a case we borrowed from a local V8 braket racing dude. At that point I will be able to accurately measure the driveshaft and order one. Finally we have the torque converter dilemma. Gotta decide on a maker and stall.

While waiting for all this I will be making myself a header to fit a GT42, and fabbing up a new oil pan so that the sump is on the other side.

And finally comes the fuel system which should be easy. It would be done ala Shep, a mechanical pump driven off the crank and then wiring the car and throwing and EMS.

At that point it will probably be cold


Steve,

You are right the rear tires are off a little bit. to be precise they are about 3" backwards. I can turn the 4-link bars and they will end up right where they are supposed to be, but that will shorten the wheelbase of the car, reduce the finer points of tuning the 4-link a little bit and according to the local V8 braket racers make the car pretty violent. So I decided to do some body work and redo the arch on the rear fender well moving it about 3" back. It should still look OK and it will give me a chance to get rid of some rust.

[dumb_ricer]

I wouldn't recommend the TH400. It won't like the RPM's associated with a 4cylinder.

[EvilEvo]

Wow! Is that going to be rear wheel drive now or what?!

[vassil]

Nah Tim,

It will be LWD (Left-wheel drive) ... front and rear drivers side wheels will be the ones being driven. All I gotta do is put the rear diff in the driver seat and order a Y-driveshaft with a 90 degree bends. Flexible axels should be easy (rubber comes to mind). Then I can finally go drifting yo

And if I get tired of that I will go to the circle track across the bridge

[HKSenilyks]

wicked.