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2013/07/10 21:36:16
kameleon
coolness factor x 1000!
 
Congrats on following through with getting the jacks. Ken and i knew we would see this video after Wakefield hahaha
2013/07/10 22:19:25
WIDEMR
Ha ha yeah. Well hopefully one day the car will be running and racing and wont just be a coolness factor.
 
Heres a few pics
 
I know im crazy when i have V8 Supercar control parts on loan, for test fitting, while im waiting on mine to be made.

 
Poor pic, but you can see the rear jacks actually goes through the chassis rail!

 
And heres what the rears look like installed and plumbed in.
The hose is BMRS (Brown and Miller) smooth bore teflon with teflon impregnated glass braid.

 
 
 
Front jack plumbed up.

2013/07/10 22:24:39
B24
Such an amazing build. Congratulations on the work so far. Makes me want to sell up and start again!
2013/07/10 22:41:04
WIDEMR
Thanks Steve, thanks for the comments and all your help and advice, your car was an inspiration for mine. Your the pioneer, i just copied.
2013/07/10 23:51:49
kameleon
Great progress, so you mind if i share the pictures?
 
Hydraulic handbrake i spot but i notice the shifters missing.....
 
Holinger?
2013/07/11 00:18:54
WIDEMR
Yeah feel free to use the pics.
 
The shifter was just not bolted in, i had a few things getting zinc plated and thought as the shifter was exposed and rusty get it done too.
Ill be running the E153 but maybe with dog gears. 
2013/07/11 00:24:29
kameleon
If you do run a dog box you may as well use this:-
 
http://www.sqsracing.com/produkt/297:387:sqs-seqshift-honda-ford-toyota
 
 
SQS shifting mechanism (they have a dog box AND synchro versions) i would love one, but do not have the coin.
2013/07/11 10:31:43
B24
WIDEMR
Thanks Steve, thanks for the comments and all your help and advice, your car was an inspiration for mine. Your the pioneer, i just copied.


Thankyou Brendan,
It is great to be of help to you. Your build will inspire more to build more MR2 'race spec' cars so we may see a field of MR2's in some series in the new few years instead of fading away into obscurity.
Sweetpete bought one of the shifter units from a guy who ran a std 6 speed but upgraded to a dedicated sequential gearbox and paddle shifter. I think you should go with a standard unit with a gearset upgrade or standard unit.This way you can come to grips with the car and driving in a circuit environment while not having to concern yourself with managing a tricky gearbox. Once you have mastered your car, the tracks and maximised everything else, then put a fancy gearbox in the car or you will wear out a lovely piece of jewelry before you can maximise the rest of the car.
Eg: Ric Shaw put a $15k dog gearset into his Bathurst 12hr car. By the second day, it was removed with the standard unit installed due to the problems the co-drivers were having and Ric's concerns of damage to the box by the co-drivers. They are cool, but comes with a hefty price and responsibility.
 
I hope you do fit the refuel to the front of the car.  It will be a first in Aus.
I found a site with wireless switches for the steering wheel. http://www.cartek.biz/STEERINGWHEELCONTROLS.html
 
Cheers
 
2013/07/11 12:48:20
WIDEMR
B24
I found a site with wireless switches for the steering wheel. http://www.cartek.biz/STEERINGWHEELCONTROLS.html

 
Already ahead of you Steve, have a look at the pics i posted above.
 
I am doing some testing with the steering wheel and have received some parts for a variation. Send me a PM if your thinking about one.
2013/07/13 10:37:20
B24
I had a feeling it was that unit. Its a great website.
Have you looked into the power distribution box? I have been researching how to build one or find a cheaper option than the stupid prices hatech are charging.
Have you been logging weight reduction or do you have a weight on the car?
What is the engine/ gearbox package?
How about brake package?
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