818R #001 Build Thread

[bstuke]

I finally hit a major milestone, engine removal!
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I had been tinkering with the car, removing this and that to get to the point that I can pull the engine and tranny.

Now to clean up and get the engine and tranny clean and broken apart.

Note to self:
140 140 142 145PSI compression test.

[bstuke]

Some of the items I have purchased so far:

2 row aluminum radiator and fan assembly
Powerstop slotted rotors
Hawk HP Plus pads
Centric SS Brake Lines
ARP Wheel Studs
Enkei Kojin 17X8 +45 Front
Enkei Kojin 18X9.5 +45 Rear

[bstuke]

Reserved......

[bstuke]

Reserved........

[Wayne Presley]

What's the hold up? You've had the donor for a couple of weeks....Where's the pics of all the parts refinished and staged ready to go on the new chassis?

[bstuke]

Are you kidding me? I have had it since April!

Motor is out, can't find my compression test kit...
Rack out and cleaned. Need to depower it.
Front Brakes/Spindles/Hubs out and cleaned up
Steering/Pedal Box out
Gas Tank stuff out.

Working on the rear stuff now, but it is getting hot!

[bstuke]

See look, progress!
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[bstuke]

OK, I feel I am 99% done with the donor.

Engine Compartment:
Engine
Tranamission
Radiator
Brake master
Clutch master
Clutch slave
Rack
Lower suspension
Spindles
CV axle(Someone please tell me how to get that apart!)
Brakes

Passenger compartment:
E brake
Steering
Pedal box
Accelerator pedal

Rear:
Gas tank innards
Rear wheel assembly with brakes and e cables
Trailing arm and links

Have I missed anything? I am debating if I am going to pull the harness. I guess I should as I can reuse some of the connectors.

[Wayne Presley]

You will need quite a few connectors so you might as well grab the harness out.

[bstuke]

You will need quite a few connectors so you might as well grab the harness out.

OK, gonna have to wait till tomorrow...

[bstuke]

The days of UPS delivering toys ARE BACK!!!!
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[Xusia]

Those look nice. Which ones are they (brand & size)?

[bstuke]

18X9 9.5 rears..

[Wayne Presley]

Bob, you do know I'm an Enkei dealer right?

[Samiam1017]

18X9 9.5 rears..

What ET did you get the 40 or the 45. I'm looking at the same wheels. What and where did you them?

[bstuke]

I actually used a local wheel guy. He took a new set of FR500's in trade I had that wasn't selling. The 18X9.5 only comes in 40 offset. The 17X8 comes in 40 and 45. I am going to use ARP studs and spacers.

Give Wayne a call. He can give you more detail.

[Sergio]

great progress so far !!

[bstuke]

great progress so far !!

Thanks Sergio! good to hear from you over here. When do they deliver an 818 kit to your house?

[bstuke]

Just a little update...
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[C.Plavan]

Very nice. Check out that frame. Big differences. My 818R just was "Hot listed" for Aug 17th. I'm so excited as I am sure you are. When does your chassis get "Home"?

[bstuke]

Very nice. Check out that frame. Big differences. My 818R just was "Hot listed" for Aug 17th. I'm so excited as I am sure you are. When does your chassis get "Home"?

Thanks Chad, hopefully next week. These pictures were taken on July 27th before the frame went out for powder coating.

[Mechie3]

Sweetness. There is quite a bit more tubing in the side/front dash area.

[C.Plavan]

Yea- looks like a lot of square tubing replaced with round. Looks beefy which any racer will like.

[bstuke]

You young men have better eyes than I...

[Wayne Presley]

The roll bar is wider and there is a front hoop. Congrats Bob!

[mrvwcastner]

Are you building to a race class ie: is it an Emod solo? NASA? Etc..?

[bstuke]

The roll bar is wider and there is a front hoop. Congrats Bob!

Thanks Wayne!

Are you building to a race class ie: is it an Emod solo? NASA? Etc..?

I won't be going before the SCCA SEB for quite a while, so AMod is what it will run in. From a track perspective it will be TT only, and whatever class is already established. I suspect STU and TTU.

[apexanimal]

Can anyone, preferably with pics, describe the frame differences between the r and the s?

[bstuke]

Can anyone, preferably with pics, describe the frame differences between the r and the s?

No. Maybe next week..

[NicksPapaw]

So, the bar across the passenger compartment is gone? What a game changer! I bet you can't wait for it to arrive.

[longislandwrx]

Can't wait for number 2. Mailed out my final payment today. I like the all the extra structure in the frame. Very cool.

[Mechie3]

Yea- looks like a lot of square tubing replaced with round. Looks beefy which any racer will like.

I don't think it was replaced as much as added.

Can anyone, preferably with pics, describe the frame differences between the r and the s?

Front: there's a round bar roll hoop over the top of the dash.
Side: Where the S has a big V shape to step over and get in, there is a roudn tube going up vertically from the floor to the upper most side round bar and then a ladder of round tubes in between to support it.

[apexanimal]

^noted

looking forward to pics and more details!

[Mitch Wright]

Bob,
Congratulations, looking forward to following your build. Tear down begins next week on my donor and the shelves are filling up with hot rod parts for my R.
FFR had talked about the 818R being able to except a Wilwood pedal box in addition to the OE pedal box, is that an option on your car?

[bstuke]

Bob,
Congratulations, looking forward to following your build. Tear down begins next week on my donor and the shelves are filling up with hot rod parts for my R.
FFR had talked about the 818R being able to except a Wilwood pedal box in addition to the OE pedal box, is that an option on your car?

Thanks Mitch, I hope so, but I really don't know. I did ask for that ability...

[C.Plavan]

Bob,
I got another email from Dan today. My production got pushed back to Oct 5th. So figure out all the issues before hand. Haha.

[longislandwrx]

Bob,
I got another email from Dan today. My production got pushed back to Oct 5th. So figure out all the issues before hand. Haha.

Yeah had a nice long chat with Jason this morningh e told me 2 extra weeks, date set at August 31st. They said that the shop car and Bobs were really one offs and mine will be the first true production R. Yours is most likely number 2. I'm perfectly cool with the wait, I'd rather have the control arm issue worked out and any more kinks that may present themselves. More of my parts will be ready as well.

[bstuke]

They said that the shop car and Bobs were really one offs and mine will be the first true production R.

Wait, WHAT????

[longislandwrx]

HA not to worry, Not one of a kind or anything!

Meaning they bent and cut the additional tubes in house for everything. The next ones will use prebent/precut pieces method that FFR uses on all their other cars.

[bstuke]