Hey Geoff,
Any chance on the history of that shell? The purple paint looks mighty familiar ....

Cheers.

Howdy.

No room for the motor in the passenger seat area.
That's where the fuel cell is going.

My apologies dattoman1000 above had one of the race cars
I was thinking of with engine as the passenger, rules have
changed alot sorry and thanks for the Excellent build!

Looking forward to seeing this rear susp setup

Howdy D,

The rules for a sports sedan require the crank shaft to be down the centre line of the car, so even though your Idea has merit I can't do it.

The pedal box will be about 300mm from the fire wall, at that point the width of the foot well is 320mm.

I've measured the foot well width in a coupe of clubman kit cars and the narrowest one was 295mm.

So the pedals will be tight but do-able.
Just means I wont be able to drive it in my steel cap boots. . . . . .

Cheers
Geoff

probably you have thought about it?? it would help with your legs!
why not have the donk take up all of the passenger area instead?
Fwd K series box can be used with cable shift which can be located
where you like and lock diff drive to run one shaft as a prop shaft.
This would help with the offset but maybe possible with rwd box.




Fwd K series fwd box weighs 100-110 lbs as in this link on ebay
full shipping weight is 115lbs so very close to original GSR integra Acura weight
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RSX-K-Series- ... :uF4AAOSw~ZdVfhXT&vxp=mtr

while S2000 box f20c + trans approx. 209kg = 459.8lbs - 154kg for engine = rwd box = 55kg

K20 6 speeds are cheaper and more available
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rsx-type-s-tr ... :YskAAOSwa-dWsMpk&vxp=mtr

cable shifter for 6 speed fwd
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/DQgAAOSwg3FUfiRk/s-l1600.jpg

Howdy,

The trans tunnel, engine cover and seat mounts are next.

The steel I am using for the tunnel is 1.6mm mild steel sheet.

It is about twice as thick as the floor of the car,
I thought a bit of strength was a good idea for my own safety and for the cars structural stiffness.

The sheet metal is heavier than the rules require but Safety is my main priority.
The clutch area will also get a 6mm aluminium shroud.

The seat mounts are built into the floor and are made from 50mm x 25mm x 2.5 RHS mild steel.

The rules allow the seat to be moved back in the car so the back rest would touch the back seat if fitted (using the rear passengers leg space)

The trans tunnel was built around the seat, no point building a car and not being able to fit into it.

Cheers
Geoff

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all the best with the build should be a monster.
Good luck getting the most out of the S13/S14 rear suspension. They require some correction to the geometry out of the box, hopefully maddat has a handle on that.

Howdy,
The next step.

The motor installation.

The reasoning behind why I put it wear I did. . . . .

To get a better weight balance front to back the motor needs to be moved back in the engine bay. . . .

The motor position will be set by the need to clear steering and suspension components and the fire wall and trans tunnel will need to be modified to clear as well. . . . .

If the motor is rearward enough it may be impossible to remove the rocker cover for servicing.
Requiring engine to be removed for servicing out through the bonnet opening. . . .

But what if the motor was not under the bonnet ????

If the motor was in the cabin the rocker cover would definitely be impossible to remove because of the windscreen. . . .

If the motor had it's own cross member that connected to the chassis rails, and was rearward enough to be dropped out the bottom of the car without touching the steering or suspension or bonnet or radiator. . . . .

Motor and gearbox removed as one piece also saves on clutch problems. . . .

So this is what I did. . . .

Cheers
Geoff

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Very nice combo for racing.

These donks with ITBs and a few other bolt ons
can make 200kws which is not bad at all