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It's always bugged me a bit that my fenders are like giant parachutes on the side of my car lol, but at autocross speeds it doesn't matter too much. I might end up cutting vents in them at some point though.
There are upsides and downsides to doing things "different"
Because nobody else (that I can find) has done this, I'm the one making the puzzle work.
I spent several hours today making radiator mounts and got things lined up. Decided I didn't like it. I didn't go through all that work to get the fuel cell as low as possible only to put radiators above the damn thing. Back to the drawing board.
A beer and some beard scratching later, I think this is my favorite fix.
This gets the rads mounted about 8" lower than before. A little more clearancing and I'll be able to splay them out just a tad further to make ducting easier.
Same as it ever was - you have to do it a couple times to realize what's really going to work.
EDIT: my driveshaft is 36.5" and fits pretty well (into my t2 transmission) If you have a non-turbo trans that throws the measurements off, I don't know if the diff, trans or both are different lengths on an NA, might be best to measure yourself.
Was able to grab a couple hours in the shop for "quiet time"
NASA will require working tail lights, which I haven't had. I have a pressure switch I'll plumb into the brake line, but I needed something low draw that would be bright enough to be really seen.
Yay LED cobs!
Happy with the brightness, I went through the process of taking apart me tail lights so I could neatly install the cobs. That whole process sucks and I'm glad the missus didn't see me with tail lights in the oven.
I considered removing the light diffuser, but I like it. I think this remains faithful to the original design too.
Next up, I got some radiator mounts and started customizing them for my needs. I think they came out pretty damn well. Much better than I had originally planned out in my head.
Looking good. My wing made a huge difference on my car. I'm really happy with it.
Mine is 66" wide to meet street modified rules (no wider than the doors). How high are you planning to mount yours? and what are you planning to do for the actual mounts?
OK so the fun part is pretty much over. Now it's on to making sure everything will pass tech, which means I need a firewall over the entire rear of the car. Lexan doesn't count.
So long old friend:
There's pretty much only one way to do this and have it look clean and tidy: Big box.
First I made a foam template using my hot wire cutter.
Looks decent, time to make it into metal. Thank god for aluminum.
I'll have to make a vertical piece to close things off completely, then install a hinged door for the fuel fill. Once I get my scoops installed on the rear hatch I'll make ducting to feed air through the firewall to the radiator.
02-18-16, 09:53 AM
