TwinTorino

[SVTforme]

We will only need to remove some material off the out edge fortunately since the inner pivot point of the control is not that far away from the inner edge of the frame rail. Anything we remove we will definitely replace elsewhere. The goal here is to allow for the same jounce travel as a stock Mustang.

The nice thing about rigidly mounting the IRS (as opposed to using bushings at the mounting point as they were on Mustangs) is that the IRS cradle also acts to stiffen the overall rear frame section of the car.

[chunger]

Ah, good point. I overlooked that you were rigidly mounting the IRS. That does make a huge difference in strength.

Might also make it kinda tight to run the exhaust past it, won't it? That is, assuming the exhaust will run past it and not out the side somewhere. But, I'm sure you'll come up with a clever solution to that to.

I'm subscribed, and enjoying your build.

[SVTforme]

The exhaust will likely go between the two lower control arms like on a stock Mustang. Not the way I would prefer, but it will work. Exhaust will be going out the back.

[JMarsa]

Could you provide a source for these?

--JMarsa

You got it. It is a v-block specifically for bending various radii on a hydraulic press. The v-block most people are used to are the ones that are used to drill holes in a cylinder and keep the piece from moving. Wouldn't want to use one of those in a press .



Well.. we are closer to the US Motorcity actually.

[Dalamar]

Good idea to cut and mount the IRS frame directly to the car.
beefy and brings it in closer.

The nice thing about rigidly mounting the IRS (as opposed to using bushings at the mounting point as they were on Mustangs) is that the IRS cradle also acts to stiffen the overall rear frame section of the car.

Definately.

Nice progress.

[andrewb70]

This project continues to amaze me!

Andrew

[SVTforme]

Could you provide a source for these?

--JMarsa

I'll have to check on this one - I borrowed it from work. I would think someone like MSC Industrial Supply or Production Tool Supply would have something along those lines.

[SVTforme]

Made some more progress on the front suspension/firewall. Pass side firewall is now near completion and mates up nicely with the torque boxes (easier said that done). After that, the rear closeout was welded in for good, and then the strut tower was tacked in too. Will finish welding up the tower and then weld in the k-member this week. After that - front suspension is basically done except for the swaybar setup which should be fairly easy anyway. It will be based off a Mustang one.




Moving on the rear IRS once again, we bent up some 1/8" brackets for the rear mounts. Have the pass side mount almost ready to go. Just need to get some crush sleeves made up for the frame and these will be ready to weld in for good. May be hoping in getting the car back onto the ground for the end of the month. This means car #2 can begin. This also leads to the next step which you can see below.



Almost ready to build the rotisserie. Finally have the design near complete. Casters are ordered, I have the hydraulic jacks from when they went on sale last week, and also have a bearing/housing setup that I found kicking around. Just need to grab the steel. Rotating part is based on a std. trailer spindle which make things cheap and easy to find parts for. Also makes it easy to seal things up for bringing near the sandblaster etc. We will just run dynamic trailer seals on both side of the bearing. Worm gear setup on the end is from a Harbor Freight winch. Made this up in Solidworks 2010 - CAD sure has come a long way. Have this designed so it will pick the car up off the chassis fixture (remove the center section and add the 3rd set of wheels).

[LSx_88_Ciera]

Amazing stuff both the car and rotisserie.
How much do you estimate you will have invested in the rotisserie?

[SVTforme]

Amazing stuff both the car and rotisserie.
How much do you estimate you will have invested in the rotisserie?

Goal is under $400-500 everything included. Should be pretty close to that.

[ATOMonkey]

That is one hell of a rotissery!

I remember when CAD was just wire frame. Amazing...

[cl08]

I learned CAD on DOS with digitizers... Release 10. Guy I work with messed with AutoCAD beta. 5 1/4" bliss!!!! I have not meesed with much of the newest Solidworks, mostly CADWorx on my end (MEchanical Design/Piping/Pressure Vessels).

NICE RENDER. I take it that will BOM all the parts you created and all that good stuff huh?

Keep posting...

[undaerasmo]

How Much was your Rotisserie and if you have web site, please email

Made some more progress on the front suspension/firewall. Pass side firewall is now near completion and mates up nicely with the torque boxes (easier said that done). After that, the rear closeout was welded in for good, and then the strut tower was tacked in too. Will finish welding up the tower and then weld in the k-member this week. After that - front suspension is basically done except for the swaybar setup which should be fairly easy anyway. It will be based off a Mustang one.




Moving on the rear IRS once again, we bent up some 1/8" brackets for the rear mounts. Have the pass side mount almost ready to go. Just need to get some crush sleeves made up for the frame and these will be ready to weld in for good. May be hoping in getting the car back onto the ground for the end of the month. This means car #2 can begin. This also leads to the next step which you can see below.



Almost ready to build the rotisserie. Finally have the design near complete. Casters are ordered, I have the hydraulic jacks from when they went on sale last week, and also have a bearing/housing setup that I found kicking around. Just need to grab the steel. Rotating part is based on a std. trailer spindle which make things cheap and easy to find parts for. Also makes it easy to seal things up for bringing near the sandblaster etc. We will just run dynamic trailer seals on both side of the bearing. Worm gear setup on the end is from a Harbor Freight winch. Made this up in Solidworks 2010 - CAD sure has come a long way. Have this designed so it will pick the car up off the chassis fixture (remove the center section and add the 3rd set of wheels).

[MonzaRacer]

http://www.pbtoolings.com/4waydies.htm

[strtcar]

Great build

[ryeguy2006a]

I spent about an hour and a half on Saturday, just looking and reading your thread, and the work that you are doing is phenomenal. Kudos on a great job, will be looking for updates in the future.

[John Wright]

I learned CAD on DOS with digitizers... Release 10.

LOL...me too, and nobody here to teach me, so I had to fumble around until I got the hang of it...then it was off to the races when the windows based clickable icons were worked into Autocad 11 or 12...(I forget it's been awhile)


This has been some interesting reading. I read through the whole thread today...can't wait to see this baby on the ground.

[modular93fox]

this reminds me of the sn65 thread a long while ago... awesome job on everything!

[SVTforme]

I appreciate all the comments - still having a lot of fun with this project. Just takes a bit longer that one expects, especially when you do it in your garage with just 2 people.

Nice to know a CAD model can be mistaken for something real. Unfortunately there is not a brand or place you can buy this rotisserie .

Speaking of which - hoping to build a majority of the rotisserie this weekend. Picked up the steel last Friday, and the rest of the parts and pieces should be here by this Friday. Managed to find an auto supplier that had excess steel from jobs that had been cancelled so we got it for a good price. Got some 3"x3"x3/16", 2.5"x2.5"x3/16", and some 2.5"x2.5"x1/8". I already had the 2"x2"x1/8", and that covers everything besides the plate.



Hit a major milestone over the weeked - front k-member is now welded in and the strut towers have both been finished off. We verified the caster and camber settings, and once we established they were correct, it was welded in for good. Front suspension is now ready to go on the ground! Just have to weld up some of the seams once on the rotisserie and it will be a done deal on the front. As soon as the car hits the ground - the motor is ready to go in. Just have to figure out how far back it can sit and then can drill the new holes in the offset motor mount brackets.

Sway bar is the only thing left. Will be using a straight hollow splined bar from Speedway Engineering with offset sway bar arms. Will use a PVC pipe to package one in for now until the bar rates are selected. To select those, final springs rates need to be selected, which is waiting on the overall corner weights of the car. Won't have those for a while.



The push is now on to get the rear on the ground. We cut the rear mount to size and welded the tube to it. Just need to drill holes through bracket and frame rails, weld in crush sleeves and weld the tube to the IRS cradle. The front mounts are also done and just need to be welded to the IRS cradle. After that it will bolt right up to the frame in the rear. That leaves the shock mounts and springs mounts which are also nearing completion. Looks like we will be on the ground soon. Just need the rotisserie done so we can pick it up of the chassis jig and put it back down on the ground.

[John Wright]

Wow!...engine bay looks great all nice and tidy
(looks nearbout factory!-no kidd'n)


BTW, what is the rate on a PVC sway bar?...LOL