erichwaslike Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 i recently picked up a shell of a 66 pl411 from another member here and im going to be building it into a full racecar/drift car. ill be using my u20 i was gonna swap into my 67 sss. the plan is... full cage bumper to bumper, 1 maybe 2 race seats, 13x8 fronts and 13x10 rears but may go 14s. new suspension up front. irs in the rear. possibly setting the motor back a few more inches to make the car handle a lil better. it will be laid out. going to light weigth the whole car. removing the inner fenders up front and possibly the core support. tubing the hell out of the rear. possibly no trunk floor. no inner door skins. pretty much gonna cut out a bunch of metal or put speed holes in everything. lexan front and rear windows. no side glass, window regulators, or even window frames. just gonna run the lower half of the door. this car is gonna be wicked light and a lil over powered as any track car shood be. if anyone has any ideas im all ears. b4 anyone goes all nuts on me for cutting up a 66 411 just know that this car was destined to be cut into peices and scraped and turned into wall art. so im technically saving it and giving it a second chance at life. oics after my slow pc uploads em....... Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 dbl post..... so ill make up for it i forgot how sexy boba fett was Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 . this car is gonna be wicked light and a lil over powered as any track car shood be. b4 anyone goes all nuts on me for cutting up a 66 411 just know that this car was destined to be cut into pieces and scraped and turned into wall art. so im technically saving it and giving it a second chance at life. i like this 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Erich, since you are looking for an IRS why not look into the BMW 1600 through 2002 rear end? It's going to be tough anyway, why not shoot high? The track width should be good. The BMW "banjo" looks very close to the 510 and 240Z design and it surely can stand the horsepower. Good luck, with your machining skills it should be not easy but achievable. Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 I'm gonna go a-arm it's if I do it with a r180 or r200 or supra diff. Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 A pl411 drifter/racer? I'm interested. Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 well it wont be ur normal "pl411" drive train. a u20, 5 speed and irs... its gonna be a beast, or a wolf in wolves clothing (nofx reference of the day) i start stripping the rest of the car down friday afternoon. it will be a bare shell friday night, nothing left but doors, trunk lid, fenders and hood. no suspension, gastank, wiring, nothing. then the fun begins! there is a posibility of a 2 door conversion using a longer door so it looks correct. Quote Link to comment
danfiveten Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 ^ glad to see im not the only one that will be building a beast 411. Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 you have no idea! Quote Link to comment
dattoboy70 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 i owned that 411 for about 6 days! 1 Quote Link to comment
danfiveten Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 And its these wheels. Arnt they sexy, brand new in the box, never touched the road, or a car. Im goign to be so anal as they put tires on them, one scuff they are going to have hell to pay, and good luck putting a price on these per rim because you cant find them anymore. Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 so ive been somewhat hard at work. i have all the suspension front and rear out. the exhaust and most of the dirt. i then proceeded to remove the inner fenders by poping the spot wleds so nothing cat "cut" so the integrity of everything is still intact. heres a few pics of where its at currently. i slid the u20 in just as a teaser. it will be set back pretty far in the fire wall. i also mocked up the 17s i have just to see how far i wanted tho get the tired out of the wheel opening since the car will be gettting zg or super zg flares on it... im thinking zg flares so i can go wide. ive decided the front will be strut and most certain the rear will be double wishbone/ upper-lower a-arms. heres the oics, sorry about some of them, my hands were shakey Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 so i went thru and ground down all the remnents of the spot welds and started takig the cowl vent apart since the motor is being set back in the firewall and im not a fan of just cutting shit out id rather remove the whole panel and make a new one that fits my application better. it makes things look cleaner. so heres where i stopped last night since i was making alot of noise and didnt wanna keep my neighbor up. ill be doing some more tonight after i get a hood ready to ship Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Looking good man. Keep it up Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 i wont be quiting anytime soon... just taking breaks after i run out f money b4 payday lol Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 heres where we are at... firewall has been cut, trans tunnel removed in one peice. so now theres a big hole in the fire wall, figured out i have to cut a bunch more on the drivers side to clear the carbs and intake... you can see it in a few of the pics. i think the next thing ill be doing is removing the rear wheel houses so i can start setting it up for some wide rubber and a low stance. atm im just working on as much prep work and metal removal because i dont have any money to dump into parts and materials yet. maybe in a month i will and then it will start coming together. so without further ado.. oics! Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 . Epic build so far ...... ... really cool idea,,,, ,, .. what are your plans for front and rear suspension??? One thing to think about,, that stalled my project,,,, is to test fit a driver's seat before you do much more "mock up" I just used a old Datsun seat,,,, but it really gave me an idea of how cramped it will be with the motor pushed back,, seat raised,, and foot well raised... not much room for foot pedals/steering Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 I think I saw a 411 at foster 122nd pick and pull on Saturday, looked like it had everything their too. Might be a good source for parts Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 . Epic build so far ...... ... really cool idea,,,, ,, .. what are your plans for front and rear suspension??? One thing to think about,, that stalled my project,,,, is to test fit a driver's seat before you do much more "mock up" I just used a old Datsun seat,,,, but it really gave me an idea of how cramped it will be with the motor pushed back,, seat raised,, and foot well raised... not much room for foot pedals/steering wont be an issue as the plan is to se the seat back a bit too. plus im only 5'8" so i sit pretty far forward to begin with. I think I saw a 411 at foster 122nd pick and pull on Saturday, looked like it had everything their too. Might be a good source for parts i dont really need any parts cept a dash clock. this build is a strip job. as light as possible. full racecar. Quote Link to comment
PaulsDatsunStuff Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I like the set back U20, but have you thought about where that will put the shifter? Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I like the set back U20, but have you thought about where that will put the shifter? right next to my set back drivers seat... Quote Link to comment
67411sss Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I would say the back seat looking at the motor. Are you going to shorttail a 5 speed or what? or are you going to fab a fancy shift linkage? Nice project.. Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 yes a sd22/25 fs5 with a short tail. my seat will only be 5-8 inches back from stock and the car is getting a 2door conversion no back seat and such. it wont be bad at all. Quote Link to comment
albyneau Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Supra diff~ eh? Got a complete one sittin here~ 1985 4.30 posi w/brakes.... Quote Link to comment
erichwaslike Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 85? Is that an irs setup? If so pm me a price on it... Quote Link to comment
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