Some buggy pics for Baloo

[PhillipM]

Only place big enough for the airbox, means a bit of reworking of the bulkhead though. For the moment it's going to draw from the main roof-fed airbox, but it'll probably get a seperate feed from the side scoops once we get chance:

Won't get that filter clogged in a hurry

The old dashboard got ripped out along with the wiring, to make room for some additional instruments and a new dash:

Still needs a rub down with some sandpaper and a brushed finish creating to keep reflections down, plus waiting on a few more electrical/gauge bits, but:

 

[jpmillermatic]

woah, thats cool!....

JP

 

[jpmillermatic]

wow...masterful work!...that header is unbelievable

JP

 

[PhillipM]

Yeah, pity the welds weren't a bit prettier, but it was second hand tubing and speed was the order of the day

Onto something completely different - the driveshaft angles were still just within limits (moving the 'box forwards didn't help them), with the extra power/stress anticipated we had a bit of a question mark over the longevity of the CV joints, they get pretty hot from the transmission loss as it is.

Anyway, after a few weeks thinking about it, we bit the bullet and decided to go with longer driveshafts to reduce the angles. Of course, that means moving the outer CV joint outwards to suit, and the car is already as wide as we can practically go at the rear that becomes a bit more difficult, so, cue shiny bits:

Whacking great spindle/hub that's large enough to pass the CV joint right through, with ally upright to bolt to the rear trailing arms, of course, that means we can't drive the discs off the rear of the spindle any more (The bearing preload nut is there now) hence the ally brake bell instead of bolting them to the rear of the hubs as presently.
The CV then bolts up to a machined drive ring that is clamped down on by the wheel:

Although, I'm not sure whether to just ditch that and drill the wheels to bolt the the CV's directly to them - we've never broken a wheel yet so I think it'd be okay.

Oh, and a bit of inlet manifold modification with a set of old injectors off the RX-8...

Fuel shortage? What fuel shortage?

 

[Tupers]

Christ on a bike that's some awesome work.

 

[Cris B]

Phillip's possible one of the most modest understated people I know.

 

[PhillipM]

...that posts his stuff everywhere.....

 

[PhillipM]

You know how I said the dry sump tank had to go in a really bad place because there was nowhere else for it?
Well, here's praying we don't get too much of a love-tap up the ****:

Ed had fun making it though:

 

[drjim]

What's the engine?

 

[PhillipM]

Honda S2000 (F20C)

 

[PhillipM]

I reckon that ought to cope with some bumps, eh?

 

[jpmillermatic]

you guys really know your stuff!....awesome fab work!

JP

 

[PhillipM]

Space is getting rather tight, and there's still a fair bit of plumbing and heatshields to go in yet!

 

[EngineeringTatty]

Speed is relevant, a VW engine doesnt in most cases set the world on fire , but 2ft under the axles does. Looks great fun....

 

[PhillipM]

On the other hand, a VW engine is perfectly capable of setting itself on fire instead...

 

[PhillipM]

Bit of framework to make it easier to shape the rear bonnet/scoops, yeah, you know how I said the engine bay was quite tightly packed?

 

[PhillipM]

Spaghetti junction time this week:

 

[PhillipM]

Shiny Shiny Shiny Shiny Shiny....






Much more fun than wiring anyway.

 

[PhillipM]

So, with those ready at last, we're getting there with the rear arms, Ed finished a jig and tacked up one side just to double check clearances:





And new rear discs, same weight as the old ones but 320mm diameter instead of 300mm.

 

[pc18]

bloody hell this is mental!! a friend of mine had a supercharged s2000 and it made 440bhp!

what ecu will you be running this on?