93 2.4L Shadow Part 2 : Project Shadicorn

[Reeves]

Are they different than 8V bolts?

[turboshad]

Are they different than 8V bolts?

Yes, they come in pairs.

[Reeves]

Yes, they come in pairs.

Twice the rotating mass.





the reason I ask though, is because I found a Ford replacement for the 8V bolt and washer.

[turboshad]

Non rustying replacement?

"Cam Gear to Camshaft - M12 x 1.50 x 52 - Qty 2"

https://forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?t=242538

[Aries_Turbo]

i think you should get an even rustier bolt and then put a little LED spotlight under the hood illuminating just the rusty bolt area, as if thats the centerpiece of the project. lol

[turboshad]

It's been mostly disassembly lately as I strip the interior to get things ready for fabrication. It's now down to the shell and I'm ready to cut out the old cage so I can start on the new one and then get the front main frame members in. I pretty much have half the car hanging on my walls and from the rafters lol.

[turboshad]

My original plan was to have the steering rack at the rear of the engine nestled into the space in front on the bellhousing where the stock SRT4 oil pan is notched up. It was turning into a needle threading competition when looking at where the steering linkage would go and not having the rack interfere with the engine. I decided it would be much better if I could make it work in front of the engine giving myself much more room. Where the engine sat it gave some really bad tie rod end angles so the only recourse was to move the engine back 5". This actually provide quite a few benefits but it was more of a snowman effect than a single snowball. By moving the engine I had to modify 7 different components, one of which was the header. That was one part that I was very glad I'd never have to do again.......or so I thought. That being said every modification resulted in a better product so despite the work I'm very glad I did it.


List of changes:
-Moved engine back resulting in better fore/aft weight balance.
-Moved steering rack up front for better linkage design and geometry.
-With the steering rack up front I was able to drop the engine 1.5" for a better CG.
-With a lower engine further back it will allow for radiator venting through hood helping under hood temps and pressure build up.
-The current header was now hitting the tube frame and with a rad vent the current turbo position would be sucking hot rad air so I re-made the header moving turbo to the side. This also gave a nice spot to display the wastegates and I was able to get the runners +/- .0015" of each other.
-Re-made lower intercooler inlet for center inlet and better air distribution. I was never a fan of the lower log style of the inlet but it was all I could fit in.
-Made the intake plenum and intercooler inlet a permanent part of the intercooler for less bulk, weight and fabrication.
-Swapped the calipers and steering arm front to back on uprights. No real advantage here that I can think of but it obviously just had to be done.

[Warren Stramer]

Hey DJ, How bout you quit drawing pictures and git to weldin!........





........Looks GREAT!!!

[turboshad]

Hey DJ, How bout you quit drawing pictures and git to weldin!........





........Looks GREAT!!!

Hahahaha.........I know.

I like like to think of myself as an efabricator. It's akin to bench racing.

[OmniLuvr]

way better than bench racing!!! there is something to see!!!

[rx2mazda]

Hahahaha.........I know.

I like like to think of myself as an efabricator. It's akin to bench racing.

Did somebody say bench racing?

[contraption22]

Did somebody say bench racing?

[turboshad]

Did somebody say bench racing?

myomniisfasterthanyou.com............one of my proudest achievements.

[turboshad]

Well that was fun! Thanks Photosuckit for making me re-host all my pictures. I can hardly express how sad I am that my original thread will be lost for good but at least I wasn't too deep into this one. I'm happy to finally be done transferring everything. In celebration here is a walk around video of the front end which I feel for the most part is finalized. At the moment my only planned change is for larger brakes.

[contraption22]

I like this.

[thedon809]

I hope photobucket dies a slow, painful, fiery death.

[turboshad]

Not a whole lot, but some progress has been made. I got a good chunk of the firewall gut out, I think just so I could feel like I was doing something as I wasn't ready to do the whole piece yet. I also got the holes cut for the lower cross bar which will be an attachment point between the tube structure and the body. This was a big step as it was the first hole cut for a piece that will be welded back into the car. I did mess up somehow on one side but luckily metal can be welded back in.

[minigts]

Cut the hole a little too big I see. Probably should measure better. Looks awesome DJ!

[turboshad]

Probably should measure better.

I thought it was pretty close for eye balling it.



On another note, I have a model of the Enkei RPF1s but I wasn't confident in the inner dimensions in regards to the brake fitment. I thought of printing a tool that would allow me to take accurate measurements but that didn't seem very exciting so instead I printed a section of the brake system. Much cooler! The result? The 13.09" rotors with Wilwood Forged Superlite calipers fit........barely. I've got about .050" of clearance so I've found a rotor hat with a touch more offset which will make it perfect. All in all well worth the print!

[Reeves]

Amateur stuff. Rookie mistakes. Post back when you actually do something interesting.





(just kidding....badass!)