Widebody, slammed, 16x9-18, super angle drifting miata

[YokotaS13]

hehe, thanks simon! ill entertain it

Kit is the only one i could find that accented the factory body lines. The factory door line is carried through hte bumper and rear fenders, and i dont have to mold anything in which is a plus on a track car

roll bar not legal. Yep, you are KINDA right, but not really. even with your head poking out, it is 100% legal for most pro/am series. some not since my rear diagonals dont go to the strut towers, and the bar behind hte driver is curved to allow more behind seat clearance. But is 100% legal for road racing/autox

However, when and if i decide to migrate to pro/am the seats i have arent FIA approved, so once i go to an FIA Side mount seat, it will drop me down abuot 3 inches, putting me under the roll cage. so it has been thought of for sure. But even if i roll over how it is now, it will still save my life, i may have a concussion, but a concussion is better than nothing

[Elbow]

hehe, thanks simon! ill entertain it

Kit is the only one i could find that accented the factory body lines. The factory door line is carried through hte bumper and rear fenders, and i dont have to mold anything in which is a plus on a track car

roll bar not legal. Yep, you are KINDA right, but not really. even with your head poking out, it is 100% legal for most pro/am series. some not since my rear diagonals dont go to the strut towers, and the bar behind hte driver is curved to allow more behind seat clearance. But is 100% legal for road racing/autox

However, when and if i decide to migrate to pro/am the seats i have arent FIA approved, so once i go to an FIA Side mount seat, it will drop me down abuot 3 inches, putting me under the roll cage. so it has been thought of for sure. But even if i roll over how it is now, it will still save my life, i may have a concussion, but a concussion is better than nothing

The overall design may be legal but I can't tell from the pics, I just see a huge failure of passing the broom stick test at a road course event. As for it saving you now, MAYBE, your head is ABOVE THE BARS, unless you duck your head will take the blow before the cage. lol

If you don't have real race seats in it right now you're right though it will lower it, although those front bars from the main hoop still look low in general.

[YokotaS13]

The overall design may be legal but I can't tell from the pics, I just see a huge failure of passing the broom stick test at a road course event. As for it saving you now, MAYBE, your head is ABOVE THE BARS, unless you duck your head will take the blow before the cage. lol

If you don't have real race seats in it right now you're right though it will lower it, although those front bars from the main hoop still look low in general.

oh yeah, no doubt it wont pass a REAL tech how it is now. My seats are too high for it to pass. I know that for sure
With say sparco sprints and low mount rails, its 100% low enough to clear the roll cage. And without a helmet on and daily driving my head is a few inches since my seat goes back a bit when im not seriously driving. I mean, its a micro machine, gotta make changes for when i want to compete!

[iamdallas]

a concussion is better than nothing

WRONG

However, a concussion is better than death. But, I like. I'd drive it. It looks like a fun car (especially with the 302)... definitely not pretty though.

What'd you do with your 1.8 turbo stuff?

[YokotaS13]

WRONG

However, a concussion is better than death. But, I like. I'd drive it. It looks like a fun car (especially with the 302)... definitely not pretty though.

What'd you do with your 1.8 turbo stuff?

sold it all as soon as the engine blew
i have a 350z as a daily now, so this is th track car....
Once its painted, itll be really pretty, soooon

Well, the build has gone pretty bad up until here.

Problems?
Massive amounts of bolts i had to keep going to get, spending wayy too much time
People that say they will have a part, or have something done on a certain day, or fabricate something, and not. I had 4 major things that took 2-3 days more on each part, setting me back almost a week on fabrication.
I had to raise the engine and tranny, engine 3/5 inches, tranny 2.5 inches to keep ground clearance where i needed it. i will not sacrifice my ride height...period
powdercoating took 3 days longer than anticipated, engine mounts took 3 days longer, parts ordering, and wrong parts took a few days, still dont have parts for a driveshaft, still waiting on delrin diff bushings, and crap

but for now, it looks like this:

IMG_0670 by Flsimages, on Flickr
this is the steering shaft/header/block clearance.

overall

IMG_0657 by Flsimages, on Flickr


IMG_0658 by Flsimages, on Flickr
you can see i spaced down the sway bar bracket, SUPER temporary, will be redoing it with more bracing, and different spacers. just wanted to get it together


IMG_0659 by Flsimages, on Flickr
raised the whole steering rack an inch also to help with tie rod angle


IMG_0660 by Flsimages, on Flickr
custom engine mounts. used Martin's v8 plates, with 3 inches welded on top to clear the subframe
the oil pan was LITERALLY 3 inches below the subframe....wtf?


IMG_0661 by Flsimages, on Flickr
interior as it sits right now


IMG_0662 by Flsimages, on Flickr
my horrible welding. had to cut the whole tranny tunnel out and raise it to clear things


IMG_0663 by Flsimages, on Flickr
passenger side clearances. with an elbow welded on the collector, should tuck perfectly down there


IMG_0664 by Flsimages, on Flickr
lowest point now is the subframe in the front


IMG_0665 by Flsimages, on Flickr
modified frame rails, and spacers on the top of the tranny mount. will need to cut where the member meets teh frame parts and raise it up as high as i can when it gets to florida


IMG_0666 by Flsimages, on Flickr
harmonic balancer clearance


IMG_0668 by Flsimages, on Flickr
already welded up the overcut my dad did lol
had to cut the covering for the vert bolt holes since with the roll cage, i cant pull the top off. so now i can throw a wrench on there and pull it for the bikini top usage


IMG_0669 by Flsimages, on Flickr
cant this damn thing off


IMG_0671 by Flsimages, on Flickr
you can see how im cutting the AC bracket. it is re purposed for the powersteering