RX323 Project - Chassis Brackets

[MikeLMR]

OK, some more gory photos, The engine is going to sit a lot lower than it is at the moment, but we ended up in the pub after a serious planning session rather than getting too mucky ... lots planned for tommorow night.

I promise we will put some of this back in soon and fill in the gaps

(crikey two photos with me in ... must be slipping up!!)

[stuart wizy]

good work mike, is the car going to be used on the road?
or will it be brapping around rally stages and circuits?
I can see plenty of thought has gone into your project, keep up with the photos!

[MikeLMR]

street/strip I\'m hoping it will handle pretty well so it might see some corners too  It certainly isn\'t going to be a daily driver

[oldone]

It certainly isn\'t going to be a daily driver

Wissy........of course it has to be a daily driver...:bandit

[MikeLMR]

only because I walk to work

[oldone]

Granted...then it will be a Sunday morning,scare the village folk car then...:3gears-rh :Hammer :rollin

[mullins]

Mike,

Stumbled upon this link. He also has the engine mounted on the suspension crossmember.



Might be of some help

http://ausrotary.dntinternet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=82597&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=ffa67c5439cc4be69083fe18237ff5e2

[MikeLMR]

thats awesome ... thankyou !

[MikeLMR]

inspired now ... Hopefully I can get the sump and X-member made up this weekend.

[oldone]

Personally i think a mini meet at Mike\'s is in order...if all the old schooler\'s get together,fly up there,we could sort that engine location for him in 2 ticks.........whats your add Mike :guinness :cheers :yes

[MikeLMR]

LoL it\'ll be sorted soon

[MikeLMR]

The crossmember is now braced with a temporary brace and cutout and the engine has the start of a custom sump bolted to it, the engine is now probably sat 80mm lower than it was before and about 6" further back :Laugh
 
the sump so far is a 3mm sheet which I\'ve profiled to match the engine and drilled for the mounting bolts and drilled a clearance for the large bolt on the front housing. We\'ve now sat the engine in the car and marked where we have to clear the steering so we can build the sump up round everything.
 
Once the sump is finished the engine/suspension crossmember will be fabricated. I reckon we could fit a few more rotors up front :rollin
 
Photos to follow as I forgot my camera today :rolleyes:

[MikeLMR]

you will be glad to know that we have started to add metal back into the car tonight :Giggle well it\'s only the sump but its the start of much bigger things and a step forwards

I\'ll let the piccies do the talking here are the progress pics. There\'s some more to come out to let me take the top off the carb in situ but the majority of the cutting is done.

I\'m also on the lookout for a ballistic blanket for the bellhousing as it\'s going to be sat next to my feet/legs ! I calculated that I\'d need 7mm of decent grade steel plate to contain a full on flywheel at an over rev rpm of 10\'000 (if it\'s going to go it\'s going to go at mega rpm) 7mm !! I think Kevlar is the way forward, but the tunnel will be 3mm plate around the flywheel anyway. Fook the weight it\'s gonna be safe.

Engine isn\'t quite square in the shots as it shifted after we had measured up for the sump and trial fitted the box.

Anyway photos !

[MikeLMR]

Some extra ones (lots of photos today!)

The sides of the sump DO fit it\'s just that they are thrown together the wrong way round for a quick photo as I left the garage. Hopefully my gaskets will arrive form Mazda soon and I can swap the front cover so that once the sumps on we can make a new crossmember up.

notice the high tech metal folder :yes it runs on elbow grease and big hammers :Laugh

last of the photos

[MikeLMR]

Front section of sump is 270x85x80 and holds about 1.9 litres of oil when full.

The rear section is going to be much bigger, tapered from 85mm-60mm front-back and will have 3 1/2" flexi\'s linking to the front sump under the steering. Hopefully it will work first time. If not we will make another till it does.