i realized i forgot critical anti-dive and anti-squat design principles in my suspension planning, so i will be ripping off ALL of my completed rear suspension and starting over. i have met a man who has resources up the wazoo, so i will be getting them rebuilt the right way, so that is a plus.
updates as they come....
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
im back
been back home visiting family for a week. got back to the shop today. good and bad day.
first off, bought the rest of the metal i need to finish the car. a piece of 1.5x3 tube for the top rails of the engine cradle to weld in to at the firewall. and a bunch a 1" 16ga pipe to go triangulation on the rear end of the car, as well as seat brackets.
i figured out how im gonna do the rear coilovers. i finally decided against pushrods on the back so i dont have a crazy firm ride. the pics show a mock up of how the rear susp will work.
at the very end of the day, i wanted to get the engine back under the chassis so i could see what kind of space i was working with for the fuel tank and also to make some engine mount templates. since i was alone, i lifted the back of the car (took the susp off so it was an empty shell) and propped it up a 4' section of metal so i could go over and get the engine. its on a little furniture roller and i rolled it over to the propped chassis. it BARELY tapped the chassis and that fell over, and for some reason the furniture roller broke in three pieces and the engine slammed to the floor. a dented oil cooler is all i can see right now. i didnt really see what happened so idk why everything broke.
pics were taken with my phone
first off, bought the rest of the metal i need to finish the car. a piece of 1.5x3 tube for the top rails of the engine cradle to weld in to at the firewall. and a bunch a 1" 16ga pipe to go triangulation on the rear end of the car, as well as seat brackets.
i figured out how im gonna do the rear coilovers. i finally decided against pushrods on the back so i dont have a crazy firm ride. the pics show a mock up of how the rear susp will work.
at the very end of the day, i wanted to get the engine back under the chassis so i could see what kind of space i was working with for the fuel tank and also to make some engine mount templates. since i was alone, i lifted the back of the car (took the susp off so it was an empty shell) and propped it up a 4' section of metal so i could go over and get the engine. its on a little furniture roller and i rolled it over to the propped chassis. it BARELY tapped the chassis and that fell over, and for some reason the furniture roller broke in three pieces and the engine slammed to the floor. a dented oil cooler is all i can see right now. i didnt really see what happened so idk why everything broke.
pics were taken with my phone
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