Big block i6 e39

[Thorpatrol]

Found myself a 6 speed



Be gone pesky automatic



Largish machinery = new car parts

[richzx]

No idea what that machine is but it looks impressive. Glad you kept the car and you're continuing to work on it. Get it sorted and put some vids up!!????

[auaq]

Nice.

[Thorpatrol]

Slowly progressing when I get time, mainly on the design of components. I've almost finished the front steering design and have some material ready to make up some mock parts and make sure that the wheels clear the inner guards etc. before manufacturing the final parts. Looks like I'll get around 60-62 degrees of lock.

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[Thorpatrol]

Have the Gearbox adapter, Chev starter motor adapter and flywheel modelled up and have all the materials to make them when I get time (Hard to balance two jobs and a newborn at home) The adapter is also an engine plate which I'll use to solid mount the engine to the chassis. I'll then design another solid mount for the front side of the engine. should give more clear access to the underside of manifolds etc.

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Begun stripping out the car ready to fabricate a roll cage. Seems very well built and quite a shame to pull everything out. Too late now, not much left in the car

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Other things I'm working on are hydraulic handbrake and pedal box. I've purchased some AP racing pull type master cylinders and have just started designing the components.

Hopefully get some more pictures up soon once I start getting on the tools again.

[Thorpatrol]

Machined up a couple of test arms and a little offset spacer which puts the stock upright in the location of where the wheel should be when I build the billet uprights. Doing this so I can test the lock, camber etc. and make sure the wheels clear the inner guards where required before machining the final versions. Still need to make the camber tops but so far it's looking pretty good.

I can only turn the wheel one way until I remove the front guard. The wheel seems to clear everything nicely and give a decent amount of lock. Hopefully over the weekend I can get a couple of hours to finish up making all of the test parts and confirm if it will work or if I need to go back to the drawing board.

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[vollosso]

Fantastic work.




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[Thorpatrol]

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Quickly knocked up a camber top to test if it will fit as I've modelled it. Required some clearancing but overall fits quite well. Stupidly I made all of my test stuff for the drivers side of the car but machined a passenger side cambertop. I'll make V2 shortly in the correct orientation.

So far it seems like I might have to move the wheel approx 20mm or so further towards the front of the car to get better clearance of the inner guards etc. and will need to trim the sill a bit.

Have been finding it difficult to get time to do anything on the car but hoping to make a start on the gearbox adapter parts quite soon.

[Thorpatrol]

TB48 to Chev adapter complete

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