NC 20BPP Time Attack / Track Car - Build Thread

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:30 pm

I just re-read this from page 1. Awesome, awesome project.

MxJadeMonkey · Postby **MxJadeMonkey** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:20 pm

This whole build in absolutely inspiring, wow wow wow, what patience you have.

Congrats, I will be following this from now on.

Good luck with it.

Cheers Josh

Postby **mx52nv** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:18 pm

orx626 wrote:The stickers on the rear wing have to go!!!

Hey Danny,
I reckon you should leave them on and stick another one for each car that you beat that has more horsepower at a race ... :lol:

Sorry been re-watching all my old Initial D DVDs ... :oops:

Postby **orx626** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:19 pm

TheMissus wrote:
orx626 wrote:The stickers on the rear wing have to go!!!

But why when they are fully hektik bro?

It's looking good! Even with the stickers.

It's got the fully hektik rubber on it now too!!!

It was time to look at what scope of work is required to get the tyre/wheel combo to work on an NC. Even without bolting them on I know that major panel work will be necessary.....especially on the rear. The front guards should just need their lips rolled.

I'm running Enkei RPF01's in 18 x 8.5 - 40P on the front and in 18 x 10.5 - 15P on the rear. These are shod with Toyo R888 in 225/40 R18 and 285/30 R18 respectively.

Don't be shocked by the below photos :lol:

.....bring on the "wide body" mods!!!! I'm really keen to increase the body width by massaging and adding sheet metal to make it look factory as opposed to using bolt-on flares. I have been down this path once before with a friends Nissan 180SX so that MT drag radials in 275 x 15 could be used. So I know how much effort is involved :shock:

....but its not insurmountable :twisted:

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As expected the front will be fine with just having the lip rolled....the rear is a different story hehehe.....

I also removed the standard brake caliper and rotor so that I can finish designing the 8-piston Brembo conversion.

The revised main hoop design for the roll cage will be bent up this week

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Cheers,
Danny

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:34 pm

omg, are they PHAT or what?!

i LOVE it!!

Postby **mx52nv** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:38 pm

orx626 wrote:I also removed the standard brake caliper and rotor so that I can finish designing the 8-piston Brembo conversion.

*FAINTS AGAIN* :mrgreen:

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:07 pm

got grip? this thing will be completely mental. cant wait to see the lap times its capable of. i would love to see this do less than 58 for the clubman.

mr_rotary · Postby **mr_rotary** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:46 am

orx626 wrote:

I find this pic quite interesting the way the chassis seems to follow the engine line, perhaps a hint for something to come?

I have looked over the whole thread and can't seem to find if the Renesis motor simply bolted in or not? Can you give a run-down if it 'simply' bolted in or not and was the wiring loom plug and play? Did the power steering and A/C (if installed) connect easily?

Postby **orx626** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:40 pm

mr_rotary wrote:I have looked over the whole thread and can't seem to find if the Renesis motor simply bolted in or not? Can you give a run-down if it 'simply' bolted in or not and was the wiring loom plug and play? Did the power steering and A/C (if installed) connect easily?

If I told you I would have to kill you

Seriously, I haven't provided a run down of exactly how I've gone about the conversion and won't answer questions specific to the conversion for a couple of reasons.....

(1) I haven't completed the project and therefore the conversion as a completed entity is not tried and proven.
(2) I have personally invested a hell of a lot of time and a reasonable amount of money into the project and I'm not about to give it away for nicks. The conversion process and the parts that I have designed and developed are my intellectual property.

I'm sorry if it sounds a bit selfish, but this project is it important to one of my business divisions. I hope that you can understand where I'm coming from.

Cheers,
Danny

Postby **orx626** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:56 pm

A bit of solid progress was made this week with the design of the caliper brackets for the fitment of the 8-piston Brembos being completed. I hope to have them machined in the next 2-3 weeks. As usual, here are a few views from the solidworks model. The revised main hoop for the rollcage is ready to be installed when I get a chance.

Cheers,
Danny

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:40 am

Danny, if you get spare time can you design up an adaptor to fit RX-7 4 pots to an NA/NB MX-5 and top hats to suit, if they fit a DBA rotor and will fit inside the stock 15" rims you'll make a fortune. :mrgreen:

mr_rotary · Postby **mr_rotary** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:28 pm

Okibi wrote:Danny, if you get spare time can you design up an adaptor to fit RX-7 4 pots to an NA/NB MX-5 and top hats to suit, if they fit a DBA rotor and will fit inside the stock 15" rims you'll make a fortune.

Lee actually had S6 RX-7 brakes fitted to his NA6 which came from a Jap half-cut. He may still even have these laying around in his shed :wink:

Postby **mx52nv** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:31 pm

mr_rotary wrote:
Okibi wrote:Danny, if you get spare time can you design up an adaptor to fit RX-7 4 pots to an NA/NB MX-5 and top hats to suit, if they fit a DBA rotor and will fit inside the stock 15" rims you'll make a fortune.

Lee actually had S6 RX-7 brakes fitted to his NA6 which came from a Jap half-cut. He may still even have these laying around in his shed

Anyone can make brackets up to fit the RX7 brakes on a MX5. The trick is to clear the factory wheel spokes. :mrgreen:

Otherwise you will have to run different offset wheels and that is a whole other C.O.W. ... :lol:

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:56 pm

mr_rotary wrote:Lee actually had S6 RX-7 brakes fitted to his NA6 which came from a Jap half-cut. He may still even have these laying around in his shed

I seem to remember Lee had a whole hub assembly from an RX7 with rotor and caliper he was going to try and fit.

Terry has also fitted rx7 brakes but he had to use non standard wheels.

Postby **orx626** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:17 pm

Dave and Les, I think I might have mentioned it a bit earlier in this thread that another forumite local to me was working on this....but it appears that other projects are occupying his time. It is a conversion that I am interested in as I have a few pairs of the Series 4/5 RX-7 calipers (I use them on my 626). I'll grab front end bits from Richard when I next get a chance and start looking into it for my own peace of mind. My understanding is that (as Les has said) the main problem is getting a kit to meet everyones requirements (ie. work with factory wheels etc...).

Cheers,
Danny