ATS Project 50/50

[PhillipM]

So I was gone most of August and half of September in Europe; London, Amsterdam, Prague, Paris, and Rome. Rodger did get a few things rolling when they had time.
They did the front A pillar down tubes of the cage, mounted the Tilton pedals, fab'd new engine mounts to set the engine back for use of my Sidewinder accessory drive, re-made the torque tube, and re-installed the drivetrain.



I only have a few pics, and they don't show much, but an update is an update.
Checking HRE wheel clearance.

New laser cut engine mounts

Same thing, different angle

Engine setback is now very much into the firewall, and at least 2 inches behind the front axle centerline

Torque tube all installed


Tyler

Did something happen to the pics? I am unable to see them...

[TitoJones]

I can see them on 3 different computers here at work. I'll load them to another host and try again.

Tyler

[6'9"Witha69]

I see them fine.

Crap that is looking good Tyler. I have been a fan of 50/50 since I first saw it on the Wayne Due website 5+ years ago. Heck, If I am glad to see progress on it, I can only imagine how you would feel right now. Looks like it is in really capable hands with the Ironworks folks

[PhillipM]

Must have been my damn work computer as I can see them now on my home computer... Nice work!

[LV42DAY]

you guys plan on selling multiples of that body kit or keeping it a one off?

[TitoJones]

Rodger uploaded a few more pictures that are current.

Pretty A pillar tubes.


Engine is set back very deep into the firewall at this point; I'm guessing 7-8 inches but it's hard to tell with the new fisheye lens my boy picked up.


Sweet. Tilton pedals are mounted. Now I need to get off my ass an choose a Sparco seat, get a steering column, and wheel to get me all set up.


A pillar bars again.


Tyler

[TitoJones]

What seat do you guys think for a street/track car?

I'd like a Sparco. Here are the 3 I was looking at:

Sparco Circuit seat for $870 each


Sparco Pro ADV for $850 each


Or the Sparco Corsa for $730 each.


The first two will limit my blind spot viewing on the street but are HANS compatiable and would offer the best protection for me, where as the Corsa would be great for street visibility, but not as safe in a racing environment.
Have any of you guys used any of these in a street/track car?

Tyler

[RS_Customs]

What seat do you guys think for a street/track car?

I'd like a Sparco. Here are the 3 I was looking at:

Sparco Circuit seat for $870 each

Sparco Pro ADV for $850 each

Or the Sparco Corsa for $730 each.

The first two will limit my blind spot viewing on the street but are HANS compatiable and would offer the best protection for me, where as the Corsa would be great for street visibility, but not as safe in a racing environment.
Have any of you guys used any of these in a street/track car?

Tyler

From just sitting in a few of the track seats like the first 2, I would say they are going to be kind of difficult to see traffic to the sides when driving around town. David and I had thrown around some ideas about making that part removable on a set of seats so you could pull it off when you were not on the track.

As for looks, I'd say go for comfort first. I would try to sit in as many seats as you can to see what fits your body the best. Some of the manufactures have different widths and 1" can make a huge difference in how comfortable you feel going through the corners (your one with the car, lol).

Robert

[John Wright]

Wow, they don't give those seats away...pricey, but you need to stay put behind the wheel so that you aren't constantly rearranging yourself from one corner into the next.

[sik68]

Tyler, I have the Sparco Pro2000 in my 68, which has about the same bolstering as the Corsa, if not a little less. It is very confidence inspiring to be absolutely planted into the vehicle. You will find that egress into and out of the vehicle requires a lot of gymnastics though, because the distance between the sill and the roof is relatively small compared to other cars. It would be truly a pain in the butt to deal with the head guards on those other seats. Is your floor raised? If your torso is long you may get darn close to the headliner depending on your seat mounts.

Also, at the track, plenty of guys are using Hans devices without the head guarded seats. Since it will be street driven I don't think it's worth it.

I have gotten a lot of crap from tech guys about the seat-back not being bolted to a roll cage harness bar. These seats are torsionally flexible, so to install them properly they need to be held on the backside. The side effect of this is that you cannot move the seats fore/aft without loosening some bolts.

[jknight16]

I guess you'll have to go with whichever one is offered in Tall-by-Twiggy size.

[Matt@BOS]

I guess you'll have to go with whichever one is offered in Tall-by-Twiggy size.

Not only that but you'll need something that will be comfortable from the back seat since those pedals are pushed so far back.

Hey Tyler, since you've got the pedal assembly together have you put any thought into the master cylinder sizes for the brakes, 7/8, 15/16 and whether or not you're going to run remote reservoirs?

Matt

[ironworks]

Not only that but you'll need something that will be comfortable from the back seat since those pedals are pushed so far back.

Hey Tyler, since you've got the pedal assembly together have you put any thought into the master cylinder sizes for the brakes, 7/8, 15/16 and whether or not you're going to run remote reservoirs?

Matt

Pushed back how do you figure. The seat and pedals just bolt right in.

[elitecustombody]

Wow, they don't give those seats away...pricey, but you need to stay put behind the wheel so that you aren't constantly rearranging yourself from one corner into the next.

You must have never seen Recaro prices , some of them cost more than 3 times the Sparco's here

[Matt@BOS]

Pushed back how do you figure. The seat and pedals just bolt right in.

I think it would have made more sense if I said they (the pedals) looked pushed forward into the cabin, maybe it is perspective but they looked close to being almost as far forward as the front of the door, and Tyler isn't exactly short so I had visions of him cruising around sitting as far back as where the back seats used to be. In any case I'm sure you could use some "better than bolts" metal adhesive spray to put them exactly where they need to be, or have you not come out with that yet?

Matt

[Gitter Dun]

I gonna have to agree with matt. To me it does look like the pedals are too close to the driver. Not only that, they look to far to the left.

When you bolt that seat in the pedals dont look like they will be centered. Amir Rosenbaum (Spectre Racing) had same prob after setting engine back in his '70 El Camino. He has to drive that thing with his legs to the left.

Way to uncomfortable in a road racing environment and something to consider before you get to far along.

Just my two cents.

[ZZ427]

Cant Wait to see this car finish . . . it's going to be a "BEAST" !

[novanutcase]

Stop fu(king around and just commit!

http://www.sparcousa.com/pseats_comp.asp?id=191

John

[LV42DAY]

i love those tilton pedals.

[MCMLXIX]

so whats been done in the last two plus months .... ? ? ?