RX323 Project - Chassis Brackets

[MikeLMR]

thanks John ... yours is looking good too! couldn\'t stretch to an ARR chassis so we will have to make our own

photos of tonight\'s work ... two backstays and probably the hardest notches to make in the whole cage. just took it steady and they came out OK. we will just about perfect the art when the cage is finished I reckon  :lol:

about 8 metres of tube so far another 17 to go!



Notice it\'s a bit too dark for photos ... need more bank holidays with sun!

[MikeLMR]

been a busy week, got both door bars made up this week, doesn\'t seem much be we made a jig to notch them as well so at least one night was spent doing that. The main cage is pretty much done now, next step is to take it out and weld round the parts we couldn\'t get to and to clean it up and paint it, then it\'s time to take the screen out and fix all the chassis tie ins to the cage.

Next job might be the exhaust, or possibly narrowing the axle ... fun fun fun !

No photos I\'m afraid, went out in rush this morning and forgot. The door bars look nice though

[MikeLMR]

Been a slow week really, took the cage out the car on Tuesday? I think then spent the rest of the week cleaning it up and fully welding all the joints and brackets out of the car. Then Thursday and Friday were spent cleaning and painting the cage using garage door enamel.

Today we refitted all the front cage and welded the main hoop in place for the final time just the rear stays to weld in and the cage should be done appart from triangulation and picking up on the front suspension and an under dash bar.

Also been picking up some parts for the next stages this week.

Some Kevlar and 2 pack resin for part of the transmission scatter shield (composite and steel 3mm steel - Kevlar - 3mm steel.

Chromoly 3/4-16 Rod ends and inserts to make up the panhard rod

12mm aluminium plate to make a water pump blank off/adapter plate

Electric water pump

New ECU

Wideband 02 sensor and interface for the ECU

Fuel pressure regulator.

Also got a load of exhaust tubing turning up soon ad some basalt rockwool  so we will be building our own exhaust from scratch.

Not sure how much time I will get to work on the car in the next month ... busy doesn\'t quite cover how much work I have on at the moment!

[travellinbob]

damn mike at this rate you will be long finished before me.
  looks good!

[MikeLMR]

well we keep nudging the job onward rather than backward ... which is a start
The mountain of work can be daunting at times ... nothing of any significance is standard or bolts onto this car without some amount of work to make it fit.

Hows the moggy going ?

[travellinbob]

Moggy isnt going anywhere at the moment. In fact the farmers whom are good enough to allow me to use their workshop, have pushed it out and wedged it into the furthest corner of the farm yard that they could manage. So might get to have a play tomorrow but have to go see if it is ok with them first.
 cheers, michael.

[shaunwil]

wow, looking like some serious progress

How big was the waterpump in the end ?? Looks like a nice peice of kit

Shaun

[MikeLMR]

there are some specs here ... http://www.emp-corp.com/products/advanced/components/WP25ElectricWaterPump/

it\'s not massive, about the same diameter as a CD and about 250mm long, it\'s got a big box of electronics tagged on the top which I am thinking of moving elsewhere though. Theindustrial version of the EMP site mentions it can be ECU controlled so I am investigating that at the moment as well as the E8 has lots of spare outputs that can be mapped.

[shaunwil]

Sounds nicer than the davies Craig one

Shaun

[MikeLMR]

Loads of exhaust bits came through the post today as usual it\'s a load raw material rather than off the shelf stuff. A number of 2" bends, a 2x2"-1x2.5" merge a couple of 2.5" bends and some straight bits, some full of holes and some not  also got two bags of basalt wool (think they call it lava rock in the states) The rest of the parts will be scavanged from the steel pile in the garage and fabricated ourselves.

Also got some saddle clamps so I can start on the rest of the roll cage (yes more bars )

Also some 32mm OD alli tubing came with the rest of the steel, will be welded to some 12mm alloy plate to replace the water pump (pffft adapter for £££\'s has cost less than £20 so far and I have material left over for more bits later )

I also won a spare set of rear wheels on Ebay ... hope they fit as they are 2" wider than the steelies :Laugh

Just need time to fit all this stuff now. trying to gather all the parts i need to finish this job so I don\'t have to wait on the post in the future!

[RotorHeid]

Lava Rock is a BBQ\'s C/Coal, don\'t burn oot like broon basalt wool and good stuff/cheap from BQ or homebase etccc...
Rock wool\'s colour is white, using to cover hot metal,prep for welding and cooling doon as well.
 Using R/wool for rear repackable muff  but short lived about 2yrs running and goes rattle balls like!!

[MikeLMR]

surely the lava rock stuff would rattle like hell? is it used for gas BBQ\'s and stuff?

will the basalt wool stuff not last then? was told it was higher spec than rockwool (which a local industrial insulation company uses shed-loads of) Doh! Was planning on wrapping all the silencers 1st with a layer of stainless steel swarf (fine spring stuff ... nasty sharp stuff as I am sure you know!! )  to take some of the heat and stop too much of the fine filler coming out the exhaust any time soon.

I have a feeling I will be short with the packing so I will look out for high temp rockwool (there are lots of brands and different specs)

[shaunwil]

Where did you get the pipe from Looking for some bar stock for the new intake !

Shaun

[MikeLMR]

local steel stockholders mostly. Walker exhaust parts and Jetex as well. Ask Kev he knows of a supplier local to you for exhaust tube. (I\'m using mild steel BTW)

[RotorHeid]

Better using lava rock for mid box and basalt  for  rear re-packable muff.
Lava rock, real rock for Gas BBQ, don\'t buy a compressed core like charcoal,straw etcc.
Get the sack bag and put lava rock in and break it until into "say" approx .500"-.125"  size lump. its won\'t rattle like hell
There will be no harm to use the basalt and it will burn oot soon!( Hope I\'m wrong)
 Have been using inconel swarf for rear box and it\'s sound like a chainsaw:2Confused  insane!! and  home insulation( orange/pink colour) will burn oot while driving around the block!:Hammer  
 Rockwool, easily getting it from the Fab shop/welding supplier/Heat treatment etc.
 My FC at this moment ,  using Kevlar wool inside the rear muffs but I don\'t know the condition