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Certainly moved on quickly. Looking awesome already.
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[emoji23] brilliant!Quote:
Originally Posted by RJM25R
Need some input please gents!
New corbeau seat arrived today (LE Pro) and I’m really pleased with it. It’s designed specifically for the lotus elise so its narrow but at the same time accommodating, basically lower sides.
Now on to positioning. How close is too close to the roll cage? I think I’ve got it about where it needs to be for comfortable pedals and gear stick.
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Great stuff mate, starting to take shape :thumb:
So to update this as it?s been a while. Not a huge amount to say as mostly gathering parts such as a willwood peddle box and some used but ok tein coilovers (temporary until I get what I really want).
I?ve modified a lotus elise subframe that fits my seat to straighten it up and made mounts & tunnel accordingly...
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Headroom is good, a little tight in a helmet but I am directly under the roll bar...
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And as today was nice I fitted up the coilovers and rolled it out the garage. A happy day [emoji4]
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Still a long way to go but seeing it as a rolling chassis again does give me motivation.
Looks badass. Always fine they look cooler in this mid build phase than finished.
I know exactly what you mean! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Iain
Been struggling to figure out the steering column last few days. Pretty sure I will make a new shaft and weld on a lifeline boss. I will then obviously need bearing carriers, UJ's, bulkhead fittings and appropriate connection rack end. I've tried 10x + to count the number of splines on the end of the Nissan UJ to rack and lose count every time! [emoji1787][emoji85]
Looking awesome now mate. [emoji106]
Is this just going to be a track car or be road legal?
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Thanks bud.Quote:
Originally Posted by NovalutionGSi
Just track. Would be back breaking on the road plus a nightmare with SVA etc.
Shame, but yes understand that. Would be mega out on the road but a lot of work.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
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That's looking excellent, great work.
Slap a Nova plate on it and just MOT it.
Update time.
Been steadily gathering parts and figuring out the steering column the past few months. I am running the S14 (200sx) steering rack and the input spline is a strange count on both sides of the UJ connection, so I was always going to need the lower part of the S14 column for simple ease. It is whether I use the whole S14 column, the nova column (with lower S14 part welded on) so I can retain keys, stalks etc, or simply make my own touring car style. So I set to work!
S14 and Nova columns side by side...
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I chopped the end off I needed from the S14 column and it turned out the splined end was actually pressed into a splined sleeve. Thankfully I cut it right where the splined part ends! Lol (the part is pictured machined down here, more on that later).
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Inspired by House?s set up, I got in touch with Ben @ Hangar 30 who supplied me with a bracket that comes off the cage to hold a bearing carrier and bearing for top end of the column.
The bearing ID is 3/4 inch. He advised me to use some 3/4 inch cds for the column with a nice thick wall c5mm. This was proving tricky to source, let alone in a small length, so opted for a piece of solid 3/4 inch bright steel bar. It?ll be a touch heavier than the cds but in all honesty, weight saving on this build has not been a huge priority, just a consideration.
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So I now needed to attach the 3/4 inch column to the lifeline weld on boss (20mm od) top end, and the S14 piece rack end, and with a UJ and bulkhead bearing in between.
So I had the boss and S14 piece machined down to 3/4 inch, sourced a 3/4 inch uj, and I found a sierra bulkhead bearing that takes a 25mm od shaft. It then required a series of 25mm od 3/4 inch id machined sleeves,collars to bring it all together which will eventually get welded into place...
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Interestingly, it worked out about the same length as the S14 column! Albeit the bulkhead fitment on my set up is closer to the rack (slightly).
And here it is all together...
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And here?s how it all comes together in the car. The final version of the bulkhead bearing bracket will be changing slightly but same position and angle.
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I?m now waiting on some grub screws to arrive. I will drill and tap all the sleeves so I can nip everything up in final position to check all moves ok before getting it tig?d.
Lovely work. The bracket Ben provided looks proper, will look badass in a dashless car.
Thorough work as always!
Cheers chaps [emoji106]
Ben gives good help.
Excellent work on the fabrication.
This build is pretty much the only reason I log in at the moment. Brilliant work.
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Harsh for the rest of us updating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Botedly
But fair. Epic build.
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Thats what I thought! Loads of awesome builds on here (and from people who actually know what they?re doing! [emoji23]) and updated far more regularly than mine!Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain
But thank you Botedly. Hopefully have more updates soon but been really lacking motivation to get in the garage lately.
Know the feeling hard to get motivated with the garage being like a freezer! Good work as always pal
My garage is 19 degrees and I still be bothered!!! HahaQuote:
Originally Posted by torquey
Haha if only mine was...
No one likes a show off...Quote:
Originally Posted by House
I draw the line at it being around 0 and having to lay on the floor under the Nova... I may like it... but not to get a chill in my bones... i'm getting old now. [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]
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Iam feeling it now too at my age.Quote:
Originally Posted by NovalutionGSi
So I tried much harder to just spend a few hours a week in garage, which I mostly achieved. Progress is slow but progress none the less.
Put the passenger side seat rails in. No mounting brackets just yet as I need to make/modify an elise passenger frame first and get another seat!
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Put this tube in connecting bulkhead to front rails to hopefully aid in deflecting any head ons away from my feet!
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Replaced the bits of wood spacing out the A pillars both sides with some little tubes. I?ve got some tidying up to do on shell when it?s next off the frame then this can all be strengthened and boxed in. For now, the tubes help with locating everything.
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I started doing some templating for the bulkhead around my feet. Took forever tweaking it but happy how it all turned out. I also made a start on the frame for the tunnel.
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The sides of the tunnel will be removable, top probably will be fixed, undecided yet.
Looks f'ing mint. One question though, what do you gain by the front coilovers been slightly layed over like that. Great work btw
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Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by total_vauxhall
So the geometry is based upon 200sx S14 stock geo and shock tower position, angle etc, but with them pulled inbound for more camber in the stock position (and to tuck inside the inner wings) and up to give more shock travel as I will be pretty low. Also helped to keep the camber sensible for moving so far inboard. I think in standard camber plate position is around 3.5deg. The run a fair amount of castor as standard c6-7deg I think which is typical on a lot of rwd stuff. I moved the engine and subframe back an inch (from memory) and plan to pull the wheel back forward by that again with adjustable lower arms and tension rods. If its too much castor I have a lot of adjustment in the turrets.
Hard to tell I know from the pics, but looking back at notes it was 35mm in and 25mm up.
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And you can see how in the last pic the wheels are yet to be moved forward, which will induce more castor, which I can always take some back out again on the turrets but spinning the mount holes.
Assuming that was what you were referring to! [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by total_vauxhall
Yes thats it mate that explains itQuote:
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That just looks sexy!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
Stunning work as always. Love it.