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[Toranamat69]

Did Hi- energy do that pan for you? that is so similar to the one on my LX it's not funny.

M@

[Bart]

Micks metal craft did the sump and cam covers, probebly a copy of Hi energy, it has a trap door also, he did a nice job i must say.

[Toranamat69]

How are your chromoly cross shafts coming along?

M@

[Bart]

Thanks for the kind words, its nice to be complimented by you people it means alot to me, the cross shafts are still in the same shape, i asked Micks metal craft to macine them flat but his machine couldne hack into it as its pretty hard stuff, he gave me a number of a machinist so ill prob take it there. I wish i had a damn mill I love doing this stuff my self but anyway.
That reminds me, im this close to buying a Henrob welder, i think its been discussed here before, what do you guys think of it?? http://www.amweld.com.au/frames.htm
PM me if you want about the welder, any comments would be great as im thinking of investing $999, it comes with welding hand piece, European regulators, mask and delivery to Syd

[Heath]

I wish i had a damn mill I love doing this stuff my self but anyway.

lol I love having access to all the good tools at school

[Bart]

Little update
The engine mounts are now fully weldedm i ended up using nolathane bushes instead of the rubber type, same model Ford bushes, i think they were mid 90's model.
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[Bart]

Believe me its not simple
Perhaps after its over i will get a better idea on how it all come together as this is relatively new to me simply because i dont know anybody who has done this. Then i can tell you exacly how to do it.
The next biggest chalenge is modifying the nissan bell housing to mate to a Supra GB. Gee this is going to be fun. NOT

[Bart]

Oh yeah i think you told me before, whats their number?

[Bart]

Ok mate
The last issue i mentioned was the oil pick up plumbing, i believe i solved the problem, but i shouldnt be too confident as it is not proven yet.
Basically cut off the flange of the original pick up, made a fitting and had it welded together by Rod Andrews of Rod Andrews race cars in seven hills (i mentioned him before when i bought the components off him for the engine mounts), i must say this bloke can weld, as he should because he builds chassis's.
Any how i had to drill a hole through the sump and poke this fitting through it, a 90deg speedflow fitting will screw onto it then go to the pick up.

This is the fitting i made which will weld onto the back of the sump and to the pick up.
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This is the other fitting i made which is welded onto the original Nissan flange, this bolts onto the engine block and the shoulder will butt onto the inner side of the sump sealed with a nylon washer.
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bolted on the block

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sump bolted on with speedflow nut.

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[Bart]

Finally got one suspension cross shaft done, havnt tried it on yet but seems all ok.
I had a guy mill it for me, then i brought it home and drilled the holes, i was thinking of elongating the holes to give it more caster but then i figured ill leave it for now

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[Bart]

thanks mate, bolted it in tonight and its sweet, got to do the other one

[Toranamat69]

I like that cross shaft - Got me thinking now.


I was originally thinking about moving the top mounting holes for castor adjustment but there is bugger all room on the LX subframe to move them and the arms have very little clearance front to back anyway so I am doing it in the bottom arms - I didn't think about moving the holes on the cross shafts though.

Have you considered using UC upper control arms for xtra castor instead - apart from the bump stops, they look like they will go on the LC/J to me - you can do that later anyway if you want. You would just have to use the UC style bumpstop.

How do you plan to get the oil pickup past the subframe and back into the sump? - it has me intrigued.

[Bart]

I will eventually use adjustable sleeve upper arms with either bush or spherical rod ends depending how the bushes stand up to the exhaust manifold.
The oil pickup will have a braided hose from the fitting on the front (with 150deg speed flow hose attacement) to the oil pickup fitting (90deg speed flow attachement) which is on the back/top of the sump. The hose will curve over the subframe. Ill get some pics of the setup soon.
Next is the gearbox, fun times ahead getting a gearbox custom fited NOT Figuring what gb and how best to fit it.

[Bart]

Some engine bay pics with the shaft.
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Edited by Bart, 29 March 2007 - 11:45 PM.

[Bart]

yes the sump is literally re designed, its nothing like the original.
the sump was 8lts but due to the welder/fabricator not sticking with my template it is too damn big and wont fit behind the cross member, so it has been a bit of a disaster, i ended up cutting it up so it will fit and tomorrow will go to the huy and have him weld it up for me. The sump will hold approx 6.5ltrs.

[Bart]

just thinking this turbo is too big, any opinions?
I want to use two of these, i have one so far, bought it a while ago for my RB30/26. Exhaust A/R is 105 and compressor A/R is 72.
Some pics of where they are to be mounted , real tight squeeze i must tell ya, will run approx 4-5inch dump pipe from turbo and down through the inner gaurd, then have to reduce to 3 inch as that is all i can fit, would love 5inch all the way but anyway.
another hole through the inner gaurd for the collectors into the turbo, another hole for the compressor outlet, (3 holes all up) the inner gaurd will almost be swiss cheese, hopfully wont reduce structure of the frnt end, may have to brace sections of the front end.
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Edited by Bart, 10 April 2007 - 01:56 AM.

[Toranamat69]

With your chromoly cross bars for the UCA's, are you going to mod the subframe to get rid of that hump in the middle of the cross bar?

M@

[Bart]

With your chromoly cross bars for the UCA's, are you going to mod the subframe to get rid of that hump in the middle of the cross bar?

M@

yeah ill cut em out and weld a plate to fill it, i wouldnt have to do that if i left the chromo shaft in standard position, but since im lowering it 1 inch as in XU1 modification i will need to cut the hump out. Also by lowering the mounting position gives me approx an inch and a half of extra space for the exhaust manifold.
The 2 rear ports would have had the manifold primaries going through the inner gaurd next to the front wheel, with the chromo shaft an inch lower i wont have to do that.