Updates?

 

Oh so many.

To begin with, there is no picture that works anymore due to deletion of the Gallery.

I can imagine that the powersteering is interesting to some so I'll post the pictures I have from that.
It is the OEM rack with a KRC pump and smale derale cooler.










I have tried making a new repackable rear muffler hoping it would be a bit quieter but it isn't. So there's that.

And due to circumstances I am now a year into a custom full brake upgrade.
Maserati front calipers, porsche rear calipers, jaguare parking calipers (all brembo), girodisc rotors and all custom hardware.
Currently awaiting for all the brackets and stuff to be machined. Takes fkn ages...
Hopefully early next month.

 

Interesting brake booster delete. Is that a custom setup or did you source a kit?

 

It's for 90% bolt on unit.

I'm considering to offer kits to replicate this full set-up, but i'd like to some street testing first before I go check if there is any interest

 

Good to know. After a bit of reading I see that it's a compbrake pedal box. I've been eyeing that kit for a while but assumed it was developed specifically for the fd. Only other option I've seen is the chase bays dual master kit but it's backordered and $700 (skeptical of the quality to price point ratio). I like the idea of the compbrake unit having 2 separate cylinders and a balance bar.

 

we've got progress!

 

Parts arrived, now in the process of test fitting the parts to see what needs to be further addressed. Then it can go for anodizing.

Anyone experience in sandblasting or anything to the surface nicer before anodizing?

 

Parts picked up from the anodizer about a week ago. They have been anodized black but due to my choice of hard-anodizing the added color doesn't show very well making the parts grey instead of true black.

The rotors have been assembled but I have to find time to put everything on the car and properly document things

 

Please don't mind the dirt, I'd forgot that I drove trough the mud (thrown on the road by tractors) before I parked the car

I'm on the home stretch, final assembly

 

Well, so far, everything looks and feels promising.

Its still wet out side, so testing on new semi slicks is pretty pointless. Gotta wait a little longer for that.

But I like the way she is looking!

 

That looks fantastic

 

I have made a mistake.

took it out for test drive and it wasn't braking.... Turned out, I had the master cylinders swapped.
Swapped them to there intended location and now we're able to stop!

I feel like I still need to press the pedal quiet hard but it also feels like I'm able to lock them up. Have not done proper testing yet to find out how the balance is, but I am considering smaller master cylinders to see how that goes.

 

I definitely would be interested in the mounts to run the brake set up if you plan on making more of them 😀. Also are you running a remote brake balance controller?

 

I am considering offering a kit yes, it will then consist of all the aluminium, some hardware, optional rotors as you can get those in the states, pedalbox kit, brake lines, optional cables for parking brake.

Something like that.

The pedalbox converison kit has, like all racing pedalboxes, a balance bar. The kit already has a **** for remote mount.

 

Right before I swapped master cylinders I had decided to try and wet sand the car. I had painted it my self years ago and for some reason I had matte looking spots in the paint that are bugging me ever since.

But, me being a dummy, I sanded trough at a few edges. Not to big of a deal but I realized that it might be very easy to go trough "my paint" back onto the factory paint. As it being the same color that might be hard to see.

Taking a step back, I also realized that it is actually fairly easy to strip far enough for fresh paint so I am seriously considering that at the moment. This time by a professional with modern paint with clear coat.

Today I had expected a restyler to push out a couple of small dents in preparation, unfortunately he had to reschedule due to a back injury. So with some parts removed, further brake testing has to wait a bit longer.


In the meantime how ever, I've decided to do some more solidwork practice by designing a strutbar. I still don't have one

3D printer is running as we speak, wonder if this will be another success

 

I've got the car back on the streets.

Brake performance feels pretty good but I'm not yet satisfied. I'm currently considering smaller master cilinders for both softer pedal and more clamping force.

Will be continued.

Also made a plug for the rear window and finaly deleted the wiper.

 

I have attended the first event since years. Started to rain on our way there right on a stretch of road that becomes a swimming pool. So that was pretty sketch on toyo R888R.

Brake pedal was pretty hard and unable to lock up. Last weekend I replaced the front master for one smaller.

Pedal feels pretty good now and I was able to lock up the brakes. ALSO, I turned the balance adjuster and (as far as I was able to test on the streets) it felt like the rears started to get a bit loose meaning that it might be dialed in perfectly.

The one issue currently is knock-back. Not sure what the cause is exactly but I hope its not the rotor hat deforming.

 

the pedal box bolts right up?

you know ap makes reservoirs that mount directly on the master so its all one unit?

nice build from the pics i can see. cheers

 

Can imagine but haven't looked into them. The reservoirs came included also which is also a reason I didn't think about that.

Box bolts right up, although I believe it is designed for an FD so it conflicts with te folded edge on the firewall. You can see my modification on that part.

 

A bit of testing on the track. Car felt good, brakes felt good, do have piston knock-back I'd like to look at

 

So I got back to the strutbar earlier this week. And I absolutaly love my new 3D printer!

Some earlier design alterations have been lost so I had to redo this. According to what I have, this is version 8 and I have already made version 9 (couldn't close the hood).

I'd like to make this out of titanium but need to find someone that can bend and laser cut the tube as that needs be done precisely or it will not fit.

 

I did a thing

Now I need to make fixture

 

GeenIdee,

What size master cylinders are you running? I saw that you had considered downsizing, did you ever do so? Or through proportioning valve adjustment, did you find the "sweet spot"?

-Tim

 

Yes, the test session was actually with the "new" setup.
It has 0.590 front and 0.700 rear.
The first drive on the streets gave me the impression that a half or a full turn on the balance **** was the difference between the rears locking or not. This was promising but I haven't been able to play around with that at the track yet.

But do note: this is what works on my setup and it doesn't mean its the right setup for any other brake calipers

 

Is that hood custom ? The vent is further forward than the shine auto version.