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Just a quick summary about what has been done in the last couple of weeks:
completed the whole sub frame for the engine and suspension pickups
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psykvszxvm.jpg
converted the stock trailing arms to a rose jointed setup
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psi2e2yrn9.jpg
engine in and lower part of the suspension completed
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psj0lstdrr.jpg
first part of the exhaust done (there is no silencer and NO there won't be one lol)
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psylzxvyuw.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps0v2uwoc8.jpg
major milestone as been achieved: vroooom vrooom :d
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xfq3Q7nB5Y
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Sounds so good, amazing skills getting that done so quickly.
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Looks great is it getting any sort of floor in the back?
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Followed your project since day 1, you've excelled yourself now and definitely the best read on here for a long time so well done so far :thumb:
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Thank you very much, appreciate it.
No there will be no floor in the back, maybe i will add a diffuser once the conversion is done. I'm not sure at the moment...
So again, a lot has happend over the past weeks therefore i will present a brief overview of what has been done.
Soon after the first run of the engine i began to further construct the rear suspension and made some parts myself
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pso1r56kh1.jpg
suprised by the fact that i could mount the shock absorber on its original mounting point i discarded my original plans to fabricate new suspension turrets
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psle73mcxb.jpg
modified turrets with slight angle to suit the new suspension
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pseauqnzqi.jpg
after doing that, the first control arm for the upper wishbone could be constructed
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps8ywe3iyp.jpg
As you can see here there are three pickup points provide adjustability for the rollcenter and dynamic camber angle
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pseu6amqkn.jpg
Had to order new parts for the rear shockabsorbers to convert them to struts
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psh6kguua2.jpg
The exhaust needed its last part and as you can see i kept my promise to completely ignore the well being of everybodys ears :-)
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psyiqktlnr.jpg
just 63.5mm wide but certainly not quiet
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps8fi8b1p5.jpg
Finished parts: upper wishbone and lower trailing arms
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pskw33bdfs.jpg
Some impressions of the complete double wishbone supsension
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps1hdiazls.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pslghv86de.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psgf41flrd.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psbcs14gnr.jpg
Today the front engine had to go.... this engine turned out to be quiet resilliant, i never had any problems, broken parts or breakdowns depite the upgrades and abuses over the years.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pszikvmlyy.jpg
gone but not forgotten, goodbye my plucky little friend :-)
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps99ukd025.jpg
Have a nice time, see you soon
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Great fabrication work on the arms. Well impressed
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Wow, loving the arms and frame set up.
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Two and a half month and i haven't updated, shame on me...
To assure you that i'm not sitting around and wasting time here's what happend in the time past.
After clearing the engine bay of the redunant engine the impreza cooler could be fitted.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pshxdonxnq.jpg
Made a new brace to get the cooler mounted
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psceoqgn18.jpg
Slanted cooler for an extra race-ish look lol ...more like "it wouldn't fit otherwise"
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psx4zhojqb.jpg
To keep the engine even more cool i've added the oil cooler which i had left over from the old 16XE engine.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psmms32dpk.jpg
there wasn't enough room for the pipes so i found a radical way through the subframe.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psuvirfuhv.jpg
The end piece sits to the left of the engine and will get an airduct to flow air to it.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps8k9vhjud.jpg
The clutch, which in its original form is actuated by a steel wire going to the clutch lever, now needs to be hydraulically operated as the subau gearbox demands such an actuation therefore i searched for an easy solution to convert the cluch pedal to suit the new circumstances.
Rather than add something the steel wire could pull, i found a way to fit the master cylinder at the inside of the car so the cluch pedal can now push the rod without me fabricating any complicated mechanism in the engine bay.
I simply added a new mounting point for the master cylinder
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psylk7vsbs.jpg
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps2g4dcsqh.jpg
which now fits within the milimeter between the power steering motor and the bulkhead
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...psive8lyui.jpg
A new high stand for the shifter had to be fabricated because the shifter which i purchased was intended to fit a bmw e30 and clearly not a mid engined nova lol
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pslqqodnip.jpg
so thats how its looks now bolted on
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...pspyzz78mc.jpg
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Wooo hooo! Nice progress! 😁
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