Stockcar Build (Read 46,608 times)

[iaccelerate]

Loving that body, way more fun to wath a build from scratch as opposed to a chop and fix build. The steel looks so clean ahha

[mrdamage]

Its far easier to work with too Cam!

Not too much to report, other than some parts arrived from Summit, Have cut all the hip plates out, need to do firewall and floor next.

Colin kindly donated another Hilux housing, so spent the past two nights cutting & grinding all the old mount off - current housing has some big nasty brackets and welds all over it..

[lemusa]

So whats happened in the past month?

[Visacard]

Nov 29, 2013 20:17:29 GMT 12 lemusa said:

So whats happened in the past month?

He has been far too busy helping us....

[mrdamage]

Managed to sneak a bit of work in between..



Completed one side today, will flip it upside down or onto its other side and do some more progress whilst the girlfriend is away. Ive got all the plate cut out, just light grinding for each piece before welding in fully. And Whilst its on is respective sides the box sections are all being welded.

Will see how I get on Mon, Tues, but would like to get a little more done before we take off to Wanganui..

[mrdamage]

Did a little more tonight, flipped it upside down and welded the underside of everything..

[mrdamage]

So after Wanganui, Palmy & Christmas I've managed to get a bit more done, and now with the help of Michael really getting back into it..

Floor is fully welded


Firewall completed


Just spent the night swapping diff head, axles into a new housing, slotting the motor back in the hole, and will bolt the gearbox up to start dummying things back up.

Started radiusing the rear bumper too

[mrdamage]

No updates for awhile, mainly because I forgot, that and I've been busy with everything else;

Big thank you to Michael for his input/guidance & assistance!

Cut out and welded all the outriggers;






Finished the rear bar off;


Good mate John machined 4x Sets of stub axles to accept the 21mm Kingpins;


Made the mounts for the wheel gates;


And put the gussets in the rear of the chassis;


Cut & welded the plate on for the front bar as well;


Have also soldered up the ECU breakout loom - will leave the actual wiring for a sparky though.
And after months of searching, finally found a steering box, complete with input shaft and pitman arm - all for roughly 1/4 of what I'd been quoted for one

[mrdamage]

Been plodding away at this after work and weekends when time allows..

Bent up the Shoulder plate bars, and plasma cut the 3mm plate out..




Did a small pick a part mission, got a wee suzuki alternator..
Also made this tensioner up..



Sat the topolino Bonnet off the old car onto this, was a little wide, had some old holes and the scoop was on the turps, just wouldn't do..



So with some help from a school friend from years ago, I got to learn some fibreglassing - I also trimmed the body to tuck behind the rear overrider bar - rather not have the back end mangled up







Eagle eyed among you may notice front bumper is on, along with "radiator hoop", supports, plate, and corner supports for the bumper.

[tripod1]

Better be careful there. You'll have yourself a stockcar shortly!!!

[Hooncorp]

Well done damage guy,

from a non-builder's point of view, she's great to see all of the progress. Like you said, those skill sets are surely getting broader.

I bet you will ALMOST feel bad putting the first scratch on it.

Hooncorp.

[mrdamage]

Sweet Howe steering column Mount I picked up from Summit..


Got the front and rear wheels on..


Accelerator Pedal mounted - AU Falcon pedal, Suzuki swift cable.


Exhaust MKII


Forklift radiator, dowels through the bottom, and insulated with sway bar link Nolathanes up top


R32 Skyline 4pot. Being locked diff the single 4 pot will suffice, if its too much then I can drop back to a 2pot using the same mounts..



Re-made seat brace,mounts and should seatbelt mounts.


Driveshaft Loop


Driveshaft Cover 3mm Plate


Wilwood Reverse mount pedal Box. Before someone jumps in and informs me I cant use it. The Balance bar will be removed - and Im only running the single master cylinder for the brakes, clutch will still be utilised. - So it meets the rules as brake bias isn't allowed to be adjustible.



Sat the Jig on the ground, tyres are just touching now, sat all the arms in place - but not bolted up tight

[The Observer]

Looks great Mr Damage - looks like your doing things right, with the right team, so keep up the good work, and can't wait to see you out there. Hopefully get to see an appearance at Greenstone Park with the other lads when it is completed!

[mrdamage]

Hard and frustrating at times, but getting there slowly.

Definitely keen to come over to the coast when time allows!

[mrdamage]

Small update,

Went over to the coast to take part in the Bathurst enduro - was a lot of fun, think we may've even been leading it at one point too. But like a few cars ended up cooking it quite severely, however cooled it down and nursed it back into life to get out our 4th driver over the line and finished after a rather long break. At a guess managing some 70-80 laps in my stint? (just over half hours worth of driving) - Shoulder was feeling rather stiff lol!

Made some shock mounts, tacked them on..


Made the steering arm up..


Made a mount for the steering box and welded it in



Notched the top rail for the inlet manifold (40x40 inside, with 3mm plate underneath, lap & seam welded, then plug welded through the top)
3mm plate over top of the rail lap and plug welded - Should be strong enough..


Connected up the steering shaft with universals..


Forgot to take photo's but Ive finished the Torque arm mount for the diff, and have made the chassis mount for the Panhard rod, need to make the mounts on the diff yet..

Will also need to redo the pedals as there wasn't enough room for the left knee.. Thinking long pedals pretty much hanging from the dash area?

[mrdamage]

Loosely copied the jig for the stub axles and welded the stubs up. Traced around the mounts so if these all work out properly will be able to cnc 4 more sets to weld up..



Traction Rod Done - Note its bolted in so that the middle mount can be used - otherwise you'd never be able to unbolt the heim joint


Panhard mount tacked in, friend kindly spun up a threaded sleeve with a large OD so it should be nice and strong..


Brakes in theory should be done, used stainless line - was painful to flare compared to normal bundy tube.. Just needs fluid and pads in theory.


Craig from Proparts sorted me out some adapters plus braided lines along with the various dash fittings


Redid the pedals, Brake shown here..


Clutch and remote reservoirs shown here..


Mirrors mark II, original ones from TWL were complete and utter rubbish - one stripped the first time I went to fit to the car. These are from the woodford glen shop, cheaper, and better field of vision, easier to mount too!

Just onto doing the seat belt mounts etc at the moment, getting very very close indeed!

[adr2912]

hey hows the build going? it looks really good, very similar to mine. keep us posted will ya

[mrdamage]

Still about, closer every week. However the end of the season is fast approaching...
Fuel Tank in and mounted (have since added braided overflow line)


Good mate of mine Dan popped a dash out of his mould for me..


Had to re-notch the top rail. Swap the Bowls over on the carb to a Holley one. Also will run the throttle linkage on the left (leaving accelerator pump on the right however). Blaine C/O Fast Blast also cleaned up my manifold, I went through and put stainless bolts throughout. He also cleaned up my seat and had it powdercoated poor mans Chrome (black lol)


Couldn't resist sitting my K&N Filters ontop with the offset base..


Another friend (coincidentally named Dan) spent a few nights and half a day wiring up the car for me. Did a top notch job, I was well chuffed with his efforts, looks very neat and tidy. Fuel Pump and lines are mounted, along with clips for brake lines etc.


Body & Bonnet are properly mounted too now


Perhaps my favourite shot of the car..


Driveshaft currently away being made. Front & rear Crush rails as of today are completed. Diff has been fully welded and painted, shimmed up. Motor is out, will seal and replace water pump etc. No plans or allocated funs for a full on race motor just yet. I do have a Cam & Race springs but some people reckon its best to leave them as is whilst the rest is stock?

[adr2912]

awesome, looks great

[mrdamage]

Just got back into tinkering away again.

Friend came over and setup the hydraulic throwout for me (shimming it up)
I bolted/torqued up the new lightweight flywheel, 5puk clutch and heavy duty pressure plate..

Switched the rear caliper over (I had the Nissan 4 pot "right" on the left, thus bleed nipple at the bottom rather than top), shimmed alternator to line up nicer as well.





Should give an indication on just how short the driveshaft is..


Bolted up the head supports, with extra padding..