Quick view of the motor.



Intake manifold up against the fire wall.


Cutting out the cross member for the oil pan clearance.


got that out of the way.


Adding some material to strengthen it back up from what got cut out.


Lots more room


Added two more bars for strength.


Is it just me or douse this look like a face lol.




More support on the front end.


Wheel clearance still good.

 

We bought a body kit from AIT Racing the fitment needs a lot of work.


It’s a C west style. It need it a lot of heat gun and trimming to fit.


Not so bad, it’s growing on me.


Motor placement.



turbo 2 transmission and R154 transmission.



I put the gas tank in for now.


Random under pic of the front.


Got this fuel pump for big power.





Got the side skirts

 

Time to clean this up.


The grinder made quick work of the bondo.


Also got these fenders




Ok AIT what happen? These are crap. Fitment sucks and man these things are ugly.


Ok I’m going to send these back.




This looks better.


car on the floor


Ride height is cool but with the new bumper the radiator is too high.


It’s staring to look like a car.

 

It looks like the fenders have fitment issues too. Or is that just the pics? And will that wheels rub against the front brackets at full steering lock?

 

What do you have planned for the rear wheel wells and the front? I know at that ride heigh I was rubbing all kinds of metal and messing me up while going sideways with heavy lateral G's.

 

how are you going to put the R154 in there ?

i thought about trying to do that a long time ago but it seemed cost prohibitive

 

Are you allowed to modify cross members now?


And, Project Zero G might have some info about the trans adaption. They do all kinds of stuff for 4G63 stuff but use a variety of different trannies including r-154 and turbo-II r series. There are some interesting cross overs.

 

As per formulaD 2010 rule book it says you can mod the subframe, but one members must remain in stock form. I think Jeff would have done his research before building this car.

 

Thank god the fenders are gone...

 

Jeff, i feel your pain with the shitty aero fitment.....


Front bumper doesn't look too bad. I have my fingers crossed your skirts line up halfway decent and area atleast the proper length. Not terribly hard to fix but it's a pain in the ***.

Aero-clone companies need to start making their molds with the aero actually attached to a car........

 

can you really go that low in the front? looks like you only have an inch of wheel travel before its bottoming out on that metal.

I love the build though keep it up.

 

ya with stiff springs and good short stroke coil-overs.
No problem.

 

I had to move the car over to the next stall for the night.


That’s Rene’s three rotor FC.


When I showed up the next day this bug was on the dyno.
It’s called the Red Baron.


Inter cooler bolted up.


Finally picked up some stock fenders.




I don’t know what these tabs are for but they got to go.


That’s better


Hood pins


Lowered the radiator but, the warped bumpers not helping.


Picked up some tail lights.


Hack up the radiator to relocate the in & outs.

 

Rotary-Woks are going to be making an electric water pump setup.







V mount bracket.



Plasma cutter


the yard stick is to make a straight cut.


Wile I was cutting, Rene was machining a cool strut brace.




Dimple die plate for the A pillars.


Ready to weld in.

 

When I get wider rims this finder lip is going to be in the way.


Cleared that up.


Making dimple die plate for the door bars.

 

If you were closer, I would give you this spare dash I have .

Cool build dude!

 

The aluminum work is ****. I wish I was set up in my garage to do aluminum. Later this year I will be buying a tig, so I can be able to weld aluminum.

 

Tig welding aluminum is way harder then still. I can tig steel but just cant get aluminum down.

 

I saw something on one of your pictures. Looks like the rear tire was already rubbing at some point. From experience drifting an FD at your current ride height an 1" in the front is going to rub. The rear tubs on the FD are the limiting factor when you are trying to lower the hell out of it. I found the beating the inner well is not enough. I was trying to go super low but failed because the tire rubbed, so much that is would stop the car mid drift under compression and caused me to look like a complete tard.

 

Man I bought that same front bumper. Watch you'll paint the car yellow and I'll look like a poser.

 

Quality, pushing the limits, keep the updates coming
Nearly as wild as our new FD drift car build
http://www.driftworks.com/forum/drif...drift-car.html

 

Sorry, but are those artillery shells in the background on the shelf? Or bottles?

 

are you kidding? look at them and look to the right, they are bottles...............
****** artillery rounds......................

Lloyd

 

No dude, those are alcohol bottles. Why? You in the market for mortars?

 

let alone the wine glasses on the right side of the shot. lol.