Project: Slideways z26

[Barry]

Good progress tonight, hoping for more tomorrow. Wait until you see this brake system creation. It's serious.

Pics to come

[Barry]

Gutted stock brake booster for its linkage and added a heim joint


A few more shafts, heim joints, and bearings later and TA DA... A awesome brake system that clears the engine hood and clutch master. Much better than the "bent rod" setup the bimmer guys do, everything is linear.





I also cut the p/s pump bracket off the timing cover... Still not enough. Its not possible to use the FWD timing cover.

I also started making a tunnel and finished my under floor trans brace/subframe brace. Its pretty nice. The tunnel is going to be a bitch. I hate sheet metal fab, and I hate scraping .25" rubber crap off the floor to get decent welds.


Also picked up a 8 gallon fuel cell and a walboro inline pump for the trunk.

[berettaboi]

very creative on the brake booster linkage! could that create issues down the road with the added parts involved? more play

[Barry]

The only point that does not have a bearing is the last pivot right before the booster. It only moves a few degrees and this car only gets driven a handful of times each year. Should be plenty good I hope

[Alpinestar10]

Gotta say not bad at all, Im in the process of fitting the trans in my car using a 700r4 for mock up and a Whole lot of the fire will will need to come out for it to even have room. less then 3 inches on either side on the bottom of the firewall will be stock for my swap..

[keoki1978]

Looking great man. Really impressed with your setup for the brake booster. Just got to get it side ways real soon. hahaha

[Barry]

Gotta say not bad at all, Im in the process of fitting the trans in my car using a 700r4 for mock up and a Whole lot of the fire will will need to come out for it to even have room. less then 3 inches on either side on the bottom of the firewall will be stock for my swap..

Will you need to trim your sub frames?


Get some FUXXXNG pictutes!

[Alpinestar10]

Ill get some tonight i have my camera in the garage for it. But with the 700r4 yeah on both sides the one of the stock subframe bolts had to come out and Im not sure if im using the subframes just yet toying around with ideas at this stage..

[weba]

There will be no windshield wipers on this car?

[michi]

not needed for going sideways

[Barry]

No wipers, unfortunately. I kinda want to keep them in case of a rain event. I would love a rain event. Tons of angle and you can go all day on a set of tires.

If I need to I will mount wiper motor on passenger side and link it up

[el_roy1985]

Looking great and doing some good work. Getting it done at a good pace too. Looking forward for what's to come.

[KFLO 93 GT]

Not like you need more things to keep your hands busy, but you could just go full manual on the wipers. Save the weight.

[Alpinestar10]

Im uploading some pics to photobucket now so ill have them up for you in a couple. Wont overfill it ill just put a couple up.

[Alpinestar10]

Also ill be reinforcing the fender rails while im at it maybe the rockers too but i dont want to cut into mint rockers to add steel.


And yeah i am rocking a couch in my garage lol. Thinking of also buying my own tubing bender so i can do my own cage if need be or do a tube front end incase of ever impact with someone or something Makes it simpler to repair down then line, If i do and you want me to hook you up lemme know ill do it for cost.


Also disregard that upper strut tower brace it did not pan out was trying to make it work for another member on v6z24 for his 92 and below.