BlueCoupe Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I have thought about the rear end blowing but when it does I'll just swap it to something stronger but as for brakes it is plenty, the car is so light that the motor will slow it down to a damn near a stop as soon as you remove your foot from the pedal, I do plan on upgrading one day but minor details for something that will work perfect as is. I will be daily driving this car and plan on one day taking it to autocross events and drag racing of course. More pictures to come! Cheers. Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Stopping once isn't the issue. Especially in autocross or canyon driving. All that weight in the front end will cause ridiculous heat fade if you have to use the brakes repeatedly, even if you are correct about then being enough initially. And momentum works two ways. Once you have that mass moving at speed, it's going to want to keep going, not deal itself to a halt. Unless you're going uphill... That being said, still a fun build. Just please don't pull a Honda civic build on us and think that a solid car just means power, forgetting about turning and stopping, the other two elements of usable speed. Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Started on the motor mounts pretty straight forward solid mount that go straight up from the stock motor mount location , made some cool caps for the top Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Sitting pretty, time to start planning for exhaust & etc 1 Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 This should have been a 66 Nova. What became of the 1200 coupe that was getting a SBC? 1 Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 This should have been a 66 Nova. What became of the 1200 coupe that was getting a SBC? No idea about the 1200 but mine will get done. Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I'm sure I could of made conventional full length headers fit if I got a rack n pinion but these turbo headers will be so much cooler imo. Quote Link to comment
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dukerollo Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I'll be the guy that says it's your car, build it as you please. I'm certainly doing that with mine. Just make sure you finish it and do lots of burn outs. Edit: since the firewall is gone, could you push the engine back any farther? That would give you more room to loop the exhaust back under the car too. Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Please don't use those I want to to root for you but you're making it harder C4 Corvette factory header, hugs close to the block and one of the few that don't make changing plugs a PIA l][/u Because they go around the end plugs instead of over them Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Not a fan of block huggers lol just wait guys I already got this planned out it'll be sweet and it will do plenty of burnouts :) Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 You shouldn't need a stronger rear end if you just run on steel tires. It's really the friction of the rubber that kills the diff. And brakes really wouldn't matter much either with steel tires. Problem solved. (BS aside, I think a few $ into good brakes will be a great idea) looks like you have a few fun projects in that shop in the background. Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Got this and a nice matching pedal, mounts to the stock clutch master spot Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Started designing my muffler should sound neat Here's the top/ bottom cap and also modified the header collector to something easier to come by and mount to Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Coming together nicely so far Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Please don't use those I want to to root for you but you're making it harder No fuckin' shit. That car is ruined. At some point it could have almost been surgical but now it's Frankenstein's monster all cut up and stitched together. But hey, as long as 'it's cool' and it'll 'do plenty of burnouts' who cares about getting it stopped? who cares about handling? Who needs wipers? When this car folds up in the middle and the doors don't close it will be finally dead. Please but a Vega nest time. 1 Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 No fuckin' shit. That car is ruined. At some point it could have almost been surgical but now it's Frankenstein's monster all cut up and stitched together. But hey, as long as 'it's cool' and it'll 'do plenty of burnouts' who cares about getting it stopped? who cares about handling? Who needs wipers? When this car folds up in the middle and the doors don't close it will be finally dead. Please but a Vega nest time. I'm glad you're enjoying this (: Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Little bit more on the exhaust, going to sound sweet Basically going to be a glass pack Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I'm glad you're enjoying this (: Sadly.... I'm not. I love Datsuns too much. To you, it's just a platform to hold a 350 and a Chevette would have done for that. 1 Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 One side down Quote Link to comment
BlueCoupe Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Came out sweet imo Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I appreciate your skills and ambition. Envy your access to equipment and a shop, but not your direction with this. With the latest updates I agree, should be a Chevette etc. FYI to anybody wanting to V8 swap a small car - Vega, Monza and their GM siblings, Pinto & Bobcat, Chevette, Pre 240 series Volvo, and RWD Isuzu's use upper control arms for front suspension and don't have full size strut towers in the way. There are others but I wont encourage those. Quote Link to comment
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