Yes there is something new for this year. I have finally got my tailshaft done but sadly there are no pics, but that is my fault, I got too excited when I recieved it and had to check if it fits and it does! :y:

 

So that has made me mighty mighty happy.

 

There will be more progress soon but I am just waiting on some more parts.

 

But I must say myself, slowly but surely it is beginning to take shape. :P

Edited January 30, 200917 yr by olskool

I have finally sourced out adjustable strut tops and here are the results aswell as a few teaser photo's. Hope you guys like it. I am aiming to have the COMPLETE hopefully in April. The main thing that is holding me back is certain people supplying me with the parts I need and have ordered ages ago. Rather annoying!!

 

But hey, I gotta be patient.

 

 

cusco trut tops? i've been trying to find where to get em for my ke55 but i can't remember where i read where to get em....

apart from k mac.

Hey,

The camber on that is nuts!

& I love the blue finishings on top.

matches your cam gear.

I wonder what you got planned for the raidiator???

That is one nuts 55!

Something about the engine looks interesting.

 

Pics?

Yeah they are K-Mac's. They do the job. Pretty happy with them.

 

The radiator I am just waiting on from JAR. Hopefully in March I will get that.

 

Oh and cuzzo, that funny thing that you may think about the engine would be the injector rail sitting ontop of the cam covers. Nothing special really. Can't wait to be driving this little beast with you guys.

Edited February 20, 200917 yr by olskool

hey very very nice work hope u have it on the road soon :P

 

cheers

k macs... hmmm do they have adjustment increments on em?

are they easy to change?

 

they also change forwards and backwards don't they?

 

just asking cos i want adjustables too but i wanna be able to set the camber for 0 for normal driving.

 

there is another brand that do em but i just can't remeber where i read it.

The K-MAC's are caster and camber adjustable and they do have increments on them but not very visible or anything.

 

 

The other brand that I know of are T3 adjustable strut tops but they are only adjustable for camber. I am pretty sure that it is Techno Toy Tuning that have them for sale.

 

They were very easy to change, all it took was about 15mins a side. You take the whole strut out, remove the original strut tops and replace them with your new ones and its all done.

whats the advantage of caster adjustment? they look alot better than the ones i was looking at early last year.

The advantage of caster is a two way aspect. If adjusted one way it will increase responsiveness of turn in but decrease straight line stability, and the other way does the opposite. Better straight line stability but slower turn in.

 

Here is a quick update on the car again aswell I hope you all like them.

 

Custom made stainless 'U' Bolts and the spacer bracket ontop of leaf which locates the 'U' Bolts.

Here are the stainless spacer brackets.

 

 

And here are the brackets at the bottom of the leaf which have the shock mounts on it and where the 'U' bolts go through to hold everything together.

 

 

All stainless steel, never ever rust.

:dance: :y: :) :y:

Edited February 27, 200917 yr by olskool

Did you make them?

 

Rough cost/including your time to do it?

Yeh I made them.

 

Well I really couldn't tell you. The bottom plates are made from 4mm stainless steel, and I am pretty sure I used 316 grade which is in this application the best. I know that material itself is fairly costly.

 

The 'U' Bolts are also 316 grade and the hardest part would've been bending it.

 

I think the spacer brackets I used 304 grade 2mm thick.

 

I really don't know but if you really want I could try and organise something.

hay mate so mig welding is more then legal for engine mounts then

 

would you consider makeing me some for a 12a engine conversion i have the rx7 mounts and cross members and have my ke55 mounts and cross members but i can't weld for shit ill pay you top dollar a shop wants to charge me $1000 I'm not paying that much please help man