Great, another V8 FC drift car build thread :/

StephenSheppard · 02-25-2013, 02:12 AM

I cleaned up the radiator a bunch since it's been in two cars over the last 5 years. Was starting to look a bit beat up and dirty. Installed the bracket after it got back from powdercoating.

Notice the mounting tabs changed to nuts and bolt for the diagonal square tubes. I used nylocs on the backsides of all these so it could be tight without crushing the tube.

Stuck the clutch master cylinder in there. Basically some of this stuff is being partially assembled for hardware purposes. A lot of it will be final assembled later on as the car comes together.

This guy turned out pretty good.

Engine cradle and steering rack brackets and hardware sorted.

One of my trans bracket factory holes had the threads pulled out of it a while back, which is super awesome so the back one in this pic is a stud and nut now.

Cut this terrible hole in the passenger floorboard to gain access to the backside so I could weld a bolt in there to fix the pulled thread issue. i'll fix up the hole and make a plate to cover it up later. For now it will look terrible.

Not sure but yeah there's something to look at lol.

StephenSheppard · 02-25-2013, 02:30 AM

Dat new new

Radiator clearance

Brakequip plug for the brake mastercylinder I was talkign about earlier. M10x1.0 inverted flare plug. (BQ18 part number I think it was)

There she is installed

I felt the need to have cool looking clamps for the brake lines. Also I'm pretty sure I hate money.

BOOM instant dopeness

Mounted the proportioning valve here at the lowest point under all the dash stuff so none of these lines will ever have to be removed unless they themselves need to be removed for some reason. Also I can easily reach the biasing valve knob to control the rear brake pressure for various different tire types and sizes. It's a Wilwood component, just flipped over on it's front, then I nerded it up by labeling the inputs and outputs on the backside to make my life easy. Bolted through the tunnel with ..........you guessed it brand new stainless hardware lol. Bent up some hardlines.

Closer! lol

Installed more clamps.

StephenSheppard · 02-25-2013, 02:38 AM

Power steering cooler showed up from china. Still need to make some mounting stuff for this thing. It doesn't go there , but that gives you an idea of it's size at least.

Went back to my Honda roots for a minute and hit up Blox for this stainless coolant overflow tank. I love the 1/4 turn lid and the fact the hose fittings are on the bottom.

Made an aluminium bracket for the tank

I was talking to my uncle in Canada about the project and he mentioned he had a 87 Corvette TPI intake he didn't need anymore. Sent it to me for my birthday. Pretty cool deal. Lots of changes will be made to this so it will fit the project needs better. More on this guy later.

Rebuild kit for the steering rack. Need to tackle that still.

New hardware for the front calipers.

New steering rack bushings, my old ones were pretty trashed, heads up on these they cost about 45 bucks which is a terrible price in my opinion.

StephenSheppard · 02-28-2013, 01:08 AM

So I rebuilt my steering rack, then made a seperate post about it in the FC forum. Here's the internal link:

http://www.rotarycarclub.com/rotary_...d=1#post234794

That took a lot of time due to the picture taking

Didn't get much else done today.

StephenSheppard · 03-01-2013, 09:12 PM

So moving forward after the steering rack rebuild.

Bought these dudes for spacing the hood hinges up away from the body. Normally they go on the bottom of the hood above the top hinge piece but since the FC hood is angled there it's far easier to just space it on the bottom then build a complicated piece that's offset for the hood. Then I just notch the fender for the clearance of the now taller assembly.

Changed my mind on the right side engine bay harness. Although I won't have 14 wires on that side I decided to use this Molex XRC bulkhead connector anyways. I had it left over from another project so instead of wasting money I decided to use it on my own car.

You can find that at the following link:

http://www.waytekwire.com/products/2...RC-Connectors/

There's still a couple more things to add to this harness but nothing much. The ignition coil wiring may end up on this side of the car, not sure yet on it's placement.

A little closer view. The pass through deals are for the alternator cable and the starter cable. Seperate for a reason we will get to at some point in the build.

I like details like the clip on this connector. Not technically the correct one but it works well anyways lol.

StephenSheppard · 03-03-2013, 10:42 PM

After taking what felt like one million years to drain the tank I removed it and started on the surge tank and second fuel pump. I think there was 16 gallons in the car, seriously it took forever. Put all the fuel in my otehr two cars lol.

First I gatherered everything up and got an idea of what was needed as far as space goes. I wanted to preserve as much of the trunk space as possible. Cheap chinese surge tank, check. External Walbro loud ass pump, check. And some AN fittings.

My original layout idea.

It's so dirty under there. I still need to drop the rear end so I can remove the factory hardlines and build new 3/8" stainless stuff.

I cut a piece of steel to be tacked to the floor of the trunk to give myself a flat surface to build on, It is my hope when this is fully enclosed that should there be a minor fuel leak it will go out the bottom of the car along with any fire lol. Not sure how that's going to work out. Hopefully I'll never find out. The rason the plate doesn't extend to the blue line is that I felt it was too big for no reason.

This was option 1

Option 2

I'll more than likely go with option two. I'll also more than likely cut the angle stuff on a 45 at the corners. I'm hoping to find a piece of scrap aluminium somewhere to build the top out of so the enclosure doesn't weigh anymore than it needs to. Called it quits for the night after this cause I was tired of it to be honest. Also i need to order some fittings to get final clearances for the enclosure. For those not familiar with surge tanks, it goes like this. In tank pump keeps the the surge tank full. External pump takes fuel from the surge tank and sends it to the engine. Pretty simple way to get rid of the fuel pick up problem on FC chassis while turning left. There's pretty much no condition under which the main pump won't keep the surge tank full enough to keep the second pump feeding the engine.

02-25-2013, 02:12 AM	#1
StephenSheppard Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 13	I cleaned up the radiator a bunch since it's been in two cars over the last 5 years. Was starting to look a bit beat up and dirty. Installed the bracket after it got back from powdercoating. Notice the mounting tabs changed to nuts and bolt for the diagonal square tubes. I used nylocs on the backsides of all these so it could be tight without crushing the tube. Stuck the clutch master cylinder in there. Basically some of this stuff is being partially assembled for hardware purposes. A lot of it will be final assembled later on as the car comes together. This guy turned out pretty good. Engine cradle and steering rack brackets and hardware sorted. One of my trans bracket factory holes had the threads pulled out of it a while back, which is super awesome so the back one in this pic is a stud and nut now. Cut this terrible hole in the passenger floorboard to gain access to the backside so I could weld a bolt in there to fix the pulled thread issue. i'll fix up the hole and make a plate to cover it up later. For now it will look terrible. Not sure but yeah there's something to look at lol. Last edited by StephenSheppard; 02-25-2013 at 02:20 AM.

02-25-2013, 02:38 AM	#3
StephenSheppard Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 13	Power steering cooler showed up from china. Still need to make some mounting stuff for this thing. It doesn't go there , but that gives you an idea of it's size at least. Went back to my Honda roots for a minute and hit up Blox for this stainless coolant overflow tank. I love the 1/4 turn lid and the fact the hose fittings are on the bottom. Made an aluminium bracket for the tank I was talking to my uncle in Canada about the project and he mentioned he had a 87 Corvette TPI intake he didn't need anymore. Sent it to me for my birthday. Pretty cool deal. Lots of changes will be made to this so it will fit the project needs better. More on this guy later. Rebuild kit for the steering rack. Need to tackle that still. New hardware for the front calipers. New steering rack bushings, my old ones were pretty trashed, heads up on these they cost about 45 bucks which is a terrible price in my opinion. Last edited by StephenSheppard; 02-25-2013 at 02:41 AM.

02-25-2013, 02:30 AM	#2
StephenSheppard Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 13	Dat new new Radiator clearance Brakequip plug for the brake mastercylinder I was talkign about earlier. M10x1.0 inverted flare plug. (BQ18 part number I think it was) There she is installed I felt the need to have cool looking clamps for the brake lines. Also I'm pretty sure I hate money. BOOM instant dopeness Mounted the proportioning valve here at the lowest point under all the dash stuff so none of these lines will ever have to be removed unless they themselves need to be removed for some reason. Also I can easily reach the biasing valve knob to control the rear brake pressure for various different tire types and sizes. It's a Wilwood component, just flipped over on it's front, then I nerded it up by labeling the inputs and outputs on the backside to make my life easy. Bolted through the tunnel with ..........you guessed it brand new stainless hardware lol. Bent up some hardlines. Closer! lol Installed more clamps.

02-28-2013, 01:08 AM	#4
StephenSheppard Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 13	So I rebuilt my steering rack, then made a seperate post about it in the FC forum. Here's the internal link: http://www.rotarycarclub.com/rotary_...d=1#post234794 That took a lot of time due to the picture taking Didn't get much else done today.

03-01-2013, 09:12 PM	#5
StephenSheppard Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 13	So moving forward after the steering rack rebuild. Bought these dudes for spacing the hood hinges up away from the body. Normally they go on the bottom of the hood above the top hinge piece but since the FC hood is angled there it's far easier to just space it on the bottom then build a complicated piece that's offset for the hood. Then I just notch the fender for the clearance of the now taller assembly. Changed my mind on the right side engine bay harness. Although I won't have 14 wires on that side I decided to use this Molex XRC bulkhead connector anyways. I had it left over from another project so instead of wasting money I decided to use it on my own car. You can find that at the following link: http://www.waytekwire.com/products/2...RC-Connectors/ There's still a couple more things to add to this harness but nothing much. The ignition coil wiring may end up on this side of the car, not sure yet on it's placement. A little closer view. The pass through deals are for the alternator cable and the starter cable. Seperate for a reason we will get to at some point in the build. I like details like the clip on this connector. Not technically the correct one but it works well anyways lol.

03-03-2013, 10:42 PM	#6
StephenSheppard Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 13	After taking what felt like one million years to drain the tank I removed it and started on the surge tank and second fuel pump. I think there was 16 gallons in the car, seriously it took forever. Put all the fuel in my otehr two cars lol. First I gatherered everything up and got an idea of what was needed as far as space goes. I wanted to preserve as much of the trunk space as possible. Cheap chinese surge tank, check. External Walbro loud ass pump, check. And some AN fittings. My original layout idea. It's so dirty under there. I still need to drop the rear end so I can remove the factory hardlines and build new 3/8" stainless stuff. I cut a piece of steel to be tacked to the floor of the trunk to give myself a flat surface to build on, It is my hope when this is fully enclosed that should there be a minor fuel leak it will go out the bottom of the car along with any fire lol. Not sure how that's going to work out. Hopefully I'll never find out. The rason the plate doesn't extend to the blue line is that I felt it was too big for no reason. This was option 1 Option 2 I'll more than likely go with option two. I'll also more than likely cut the angle stuff on a 45 at the corners. I'm hoping to find a piece of scrap aluminium somewhere to build the top out of so the enclosure doesn't weigh anymore than it needs to. Called it quits for the night after this cause I was tired of it to be honest. Also i need to order some fittings to get final clearances for the enclosure. For those not familiar with surge tanks, it goes like this. In tank pump keeps the the surge tank full. External pump takes fuel from the surge tank and sends it to the engine. Pretty simple way to get rid of the fuel pick up problem on FC chassis while turning left. There's pretty much no condition under which the main pump won't keep the surge tank full enough to keep the second pump feeding the engine.