Major tear down has begun...
First time the RB25 has been out since originally put in, now thanks to rad support modification I can actually pull it like a normal motor.
I've got a few ideas to stiffen up the chassis, many involve gussets, dimple dies, and braces...
Fuel cell will end up here, but this photo is just for the record (the decrepit state of my trunk.. ghastly)
The car is already almost completely gutted, everything forward of firewall is removed including suspension.. Rear subframe is being dropped this weekend, and then I will build my chassis rotisserie and spit roast the car..
So far, the items that have made it onto the shortlist are:
-Tubbing out front fender wells (More caster, more angle)
-Tucking wire harness (so no rubbing)
-Deleting non essential circuitry in the main chassis harness
-Relocating the motor backwards roughly 5 inches
-Major firewall modification
-Possible new exhaust manifold required
-Install fuel cell and clean up trunk
-Re-affix rear subframe (The last time this will be done.. Tired of ghetto fixes)
-Wire/flapper wheel the entire car, paint primer gray
-New downpipe
-Gauges! (I have been without a tach, temp gauge, oil pressure gauge for the better part of a year)
It's a long list, and it might not all get done this winter - but at least I now have shop space in which to work.. Oh, and theres a remote chance I may end up with megasquirt, and an RB26 - but that would spread my finances awfully thin..
Stay 'tuned'!
-dan