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Old 02-19-08, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by warwickben
have you thought about having the under side sprayed with truck bed liner, or rubber under coat
Adds too much weight. This is a race car.
Old 02-20-08, 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ultimatejay
Adds too much weight. This is a race car.
Thats right, no extra weight on this car... target is under 1000 kg.
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Originally Posted by mattmaclennan
your anti-roll bar is upside down... be a shame to have the car up the right way and realise then. I did the FC subframe conversion a few weeks back on a right hand drive car with a 12A Turbo engine. It was a real bitch getting everything lined up perfectly. So glad I made loads of measurements before I started. Supported the bottom of the collum by making a bracket that secures to the pedal box bolts on the bulkhead. There's a little work involved to make sure the shaft can't move up and down, but will still collapse if there is a front end crash.

Loving your build Norwegian Rotary, fantastic to see such innovation. I'd be very interested in a set of fiberglass wings if you have the time to make them. The summer is not that far away now, good luck!

Thats right, i detected that i had put it upside down after I put out the picture, but thats is not a big problem then, fix it tonight.. Also started on assemble the rear axle now..

I'm thinking of selling som fiberglas or CF parts after I have finished my car.. Well see..
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Originally Posted by mattmaclennan
your anti-roll bar is upside down... be a shame to have the car up the right way and realise then. I did the FC subframe conversion a few weeks back on a right hand drive car with a 12A Turbo engine. It was a real bitch getting everything lined up perfectly. So glad I made loads of measurements before I started. Supported the bottom of the collum by making a bracket that secures to the pedal box bolts on the bulkhead. There's a little work involved to make sure the shaft can't move up and down, but will still collapse if there is a front end crash.

Loving your build Norwegian Rotary, fantastic to see such innovation. I'd be very interested in a set of fiberglass wings if you have the time to make them. The summer is not that far away now, good luck!

I'm sorry to tell you that with my configuration on the steering and front suspension, i need to have the anti-roll bar upside-down from what's normal on an FC. This is beacuase I have fabricated all the atachment points etc my self, so i get it as i want it to be, if I put it the other way it will hit the motor when the suspension is all compressed.
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Some new updates comming up now, done a little work with my rear axle the last couple of days now. It to much to do at job, so I haven't been home so I can use some time on my car..

Here are som pictures of what I have done:

Brand new parts for the rear axle, Wheel bearing, differential, final gear ratio, bearings for the differential.



The rear axle with the drive-shafts
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Differential and the gears getting bearings mounted together.
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Old 02-23-08, 12:13 PM
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what kind of diff is that?
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thats a detroit locker truetrack dana 30 diff.
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I completed the assembly of the rear axle today, so now the car is back on the wheels again.

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wow me want one. are you gonna paint all the carbon fiber or leave it
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Originally Posted by warwickben
wow me want one. are you gonna paint all the carbon fiber or leave it
some of the CF will be painted, but I'm going to have some parts on the car in CF look..

I haven't desided what I will paint and what not to yet, but I'll find out:P
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looking awesome, whats the rims that are on there? Weight specs?
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A update from the weekend..

Tok the car out in the sunshine today..
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The interior is comming together
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This is the oilpan i made.. Made in a CNC machine
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This is the external oil-pump I'm using


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I made an bracket for the wheel for the oil pump, Also made in a CNC machine
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Wow! that car is killer. Keep the pics comming.
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Originally Posted by rx-freak
Wow! that car is killer. Keep the pics comming.
thnx..

More pics comes when something visual upgrades happens with the car, lots of things that i do that takes a lot of time but you dont see any difference on the car
Old 03-02-08, 04:21 PM
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looking good man
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As usual, well done

Are you going to make some barriers inside that beautiful oil pan, so that the oil won't sloosh around and aeriate ?
Why not just go all the way and have a dry-sump set-up, just a flat plate under the motor with a pick up or two for the oil-pump ?
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did i miss some thing what motor are you running.
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Originally Posted by Kim
As usual, well done

Are you going to make some barriers inside that beautiful oil pan, so that the oil won't sloosh around and aeriate ?
Why not just go all the way and have a dry-sump set-up, just a flat plate under the motor with a pick up or two for the oil-pump ?
I am running a flat oil pan, but the little part you can see i have made is just a small pan on the backside of the oil pan for picking up oil easily..
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Originally Posted by warwickben
did i miss some thing what motor are you running.

read man, read
Old 03-02-08, 11:28 PM
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wow that is nice... you do all this in your spear time..

you probaly dont have a wife and kids ay

i manage 1day every couple weeks lol
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great job man!wonder about your rear axle....what car is it from?
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the motor is a 20b the motor is from a volvo 940 I think
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the rear axle is from a Volvo 940 turbo... With a differential from sellhom.

I'm working on my car only in my spare time yes, and I have a girlfriend but she helps me some times...
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The dry sump pump is finaly installed on the motor, I finished the bracket for the pump this evening..


I modified the stock bracket for the servo-pump so I only have a small piece of it left.
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Here you have the pump on the motor, also with the drive-belt
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From a different angle
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Thats looking good.


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