Oops, forgot to update. Had some family come stay with us for a a couple weeks so it slipped my mind/ forgot to take a few pictures.
Worked on the brakes- went through two versions pretty quick. The first one was way too long and would have required me to sit in the back seat. new version is just right.
Used assembly I had lying around
mounted to hydroboost
was almost 2 feet long
Version 2- reverse mount ontop of the unit
The plan after a saturday morning of searching the internet for ideas
Use some spare angle, drill some holes
Shock mount as a pivot point
Drill some holes in a plate and make a new master cylinder mount
Make a pivot arm to contain the bias adjuster
View inside the bottom of the arm- i welded some 1/2" tube as heim spacers which will attach to the hydroboost pushrod. i still need to cut the side off the arm for clearance
And after welding it all together:
Then I built the oil breather catch can. some 4" spare intake tubing with a 2" tube on the inside/ ebay special air filter on top
One side of the inside pipe has a bunch of 1/4" holes drilled in it from the bottom to about 3/4 the way up. The inlet bung is at the top on the opposite side (no-hole side)
bung and tube welded in place
add two stainless steel pot scrubbers
weld on the bottom and make a drain hole
And drain welded on
I need to figure out a mount for it somewhere near the power steering reservoir (probably need to rotate the oil tank lid too)
While I was at it, i tore apart the old torque converter and checked it out/ cleaned off the rust and painted it (probably use it for the ecta mile at first)
Some silver hammered finish rustoleum I had lying around. I like it
I built the other side of the front LCA jig. The bushing shell wouldn't pop out of the passenger side, so i improvised. 1.25" tube with a 1" square inside fit a 5/8" bolt perfectly.
welded a new balljoint cup support. I just need to label the jig so i remember what side is which
While I was at it, i took apart the trans since I wanted to mount it. I changed the filter, added a temp sensor to the pan, replaced the oil pump seal/gasket, added pan studs (I need to threadcert a couple of the holes that were stripped), tapped the breather hole for a 1/4" quick connect hose fitting, installed the JW bell, and mounted the trans. Everything looked good.
(sorry for blurry pic) Trans is a rossler 210
Drain bolt is on far side - i drilled a hole here, welded a bung and threw in the sensor
Then gave it a quick coat of paint and used my poor man's curing room
Bell housing mounted up
Oh, sorry another blurry picture. I had a couple of upper control arms made while i was at it. Need to measure and have the bottoms made when I figure out the diff position (heightwise since im going to lower the car quite a bit) Adjustable ends are 1-1/8" thread. Should hold up.
I'll take pictures of the trans mounted- We took a rough measurement and it's pushing 80" from trans end to diff. I'm thinking i'm going to have to run a 2 piece drive shaft. The oem trans is a long tail, this is a short. We'll see when i get the diff mounted.
Umm.... I got half of the firewall sealed up this past weekend, but need to build the driver's side now. I started working on the car after work this past week in an attempt to start getting a bit done each day . I'd REALLY like to get this able to putz around the neighborhood by march so I can start working on the tune a bit (no turbos at first). If i can get off my butt and get the booster welded in, front control arms built, and mount the diff, i can get a few friends to help with all the other bits and pieces (Brakes, wiring, mount the hood) to make it all get together much faster.
-Blake