Re: LS1/t56 swap
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 2:43 am
it does suck! but im used to it.. Im too established with it I guess sadly.
yeah it was a curt. Im not sure if ill put a hitch back on it again this go around. It was more fun not hauling race tires around I think, it got too serious at that point for no reason.
I was just looking at the truck trying to figure out how to do a firewall and seal it off. It all leads to the front of the car... the gap by the qtr pannel, even where the trunk hinges to, leads that way. not a good way to seal it off.. that was the plan! I may just do a small box over the fuel cell. Im not sure anymore. I have some thinking to do on that.. Im sure it would pass tech if it looked sealed off, but id rather not burn alive if I were to ever crash and the fuel cell failed.
as far as the coilover mount design, I changed it again slightly and went with it. Im not 100% happy with it, but considering my options I can see, I think its the best. One side is ready to go in, working on the other side currently. Its... challenging... to mirror it. Got about a day into one side so far.. The teal was supposed to represent the roll cage cross bars, I guess I didnt draw the other 2 bars going from the hoop, but those will be on the coilover hoops up top, coilover mount will be under the hoop on the cross bar to the other hoop if that makes sense. I have a drawing of it but ill upload it later once its finished up, or at least the hoops are finished up since im out of DOM now. I think the lower coilover mounts is going to get a revamp also.. its a "sheetmetal" adapter type deal ill have to modify a little to make the coilovers work, and billet aluminum just sounds much nicer and stronger.. I guess thats a side project tho, im in no rush to start that one yet. It will roll before I dig into that I think.
yeah it was a curt. Im not sure if ill put a hitch back on it again this go around. It was more fun not hauling race tires around I think, it got too serious at that point for no reason.
I was just looking at the truck trying to figure out how to do a firewall and seal it off. It all leads to the front of the car... the gap by the qtr pannel, even where the trunk hinges to, leads that way. not a good way to seal it off.. that was the plan! I may just do a small box over the fuel cell. Im not sure anymore. I have some thinking to do on that.. Im sure it would pass tech if it looked sealed off, but id rather not burn alive if I were to ever crash and the fuel cell failed.
as far as the coilover mount design, I changed it again slightly and went with it. Im not 100% happy with it, but considering my options I can see, I think its the best. One side is ready to go in, working on the other side currently. Its... challenging... to mirror it. Got about a day into one side so far.. The teal was supposed to represent the roll cage cross bars, I guess I didnt draw the other 2 bars going from the hoop, but those will be on the coilover hoops up top, coilover mount will be under the hoop on the cross bar to the other hoop if that makes sense. I have a drawing of it but ill upload it later once its finished up, or at least the hoops are finished up since im out of DOM now. I think the lower coilover mounts is going to get a revamp also.. its a "sheetmetal" adapter type deal ill have to modify a little to make the coilovers work, and billet aluminum just sounds much nicer and stronger.. I guess thats a side project tho, im in no rush to start that one yet. It will roll before I dig into that I think.