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Frank
818 chassis #181 powered by a '93 VW VR6 Turbo GT3582R
Go-karted Aug 5, 2016 - Then May 19+21, 2017
Tracked May 27/July 26, 2017
Build time before being driveable on Sep 27, 2019: over 6000h
Build Completed Winter 2021
I thought I'd see if anyone thought modifying the mount to have the in/out on the same side would be worth it. I may go with this one or spend a bit more and get a all aluminum one maybe by Mismoto
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Ok I've bad about posting progress. Got the seats in, top harness mounting locations done, Gas tank put together ( what a pain to get the pump in the tank!) and engine in with new Flywheel.
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Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Got the clutch on, tranny mounted and converted to two wheel drive. I do have one concern. There where these pieces in the bottom of the section (see pic) and I can't tell what they go to or did go to. I'm hoping that my assumption that this goes to the parts that I'm removing is correct. Please someone tell me this is correct.
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Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
yeah...I'd be more worried that that isn't all of it. You don't know what type of damage was caused by that stuff floating around in the tranny. I am sure that's just where it ended up after taking a trip through your box....do yourself a favor and pull the tranny and get it inspected...easier to do now...been there, done that.
FFR 1879, Blown DSS 306,REDLINE management, VeryCoolParts Tuned 460RWHP
FFR 818S, The Flash, Chassis #5, 2.0L, LSD, Electromotive TEC-S, VCP Tuned, 278RWHP 265 RWTQ
FFR 6651, Green Lantern, 408W Crate, Hellion 66mm Turbo, JGS Waste gate / Blowoff valve, Tec-GT management, VCP Tuned, 575 RWHP, 690 RWTQ
FFR 8335, Black Mamba, 289 FIA CSX 2001 tribute car, 347, 48 IDA webers, VCP Tuned, 311 RWHP 386 RWTQ, 3-link, Trigo's
FFR 0004, Gen 3 , Hawk Coupe, Coyote twin turbo, 683 RWHP 559 RWTQ, IRS, VCP Tuned. "not too shabby"
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It's pretty easy to pull the tail off of the transmission to inspect it.
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Soooo any idea what to look for? I will look into removing the last half of the tail
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Does the transmission shift into every gear easily and does every gear rotate freely? Did you change the trans fluid and see any metal bits in that? It's hard to get an idea of the scale of those bits in your picture but I would be concerned enough to take the trans off and crack it open for a full view inside.
It was wrecked when i bought it but i drove it into the garage. here is a better pic to show size.
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Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
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Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Just noticed your seats and mounts - very nice! At current configuration, about how many inches do you have between your head and the top of the roll bar? I see the pic you posted but is hard to tell from the low camera angle of that particular shot. Love the mounts... will probably do something nearly exactly the same on mine now that I've seen yours; thanks for posting such detailed pics.
How do you feel about the NRG seats from a comfort standpoint? Which model are they exactly?
Thanks!
I have the same seats (unless those are the cf version), so I'll chime in. They're NRG FRP-300. I haven't driven in them, but sat in them in the 818 for a while getting the ergonomics sorted. I'd recommend them; they're very comfortable for a light, fixed back bucket, affordable, but not FIA certified, if that's important to you. The way I have mine mounted (low and reclined, with a Boyd tank, and bent firewall) I have an inch or two below the rollbar. The harness bar mounts are much too high and I'll mount shoulder harness to the square tube.
My roommate and I took apart the center diff and found the two washers missing so it is safe to say that that is what it was.
Thanks Hindsight. I need to get a side pic next time i can sit in the car lol. it is a little cluttered. I can say that my design was to raise the front 1 in which dropped the top by ~2 in if that helps some. The center back of the seat is aprox 35 degrees tilt back.
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Same as Wleehendrick. Only sat in it a few times but feels comfortable. I made my mounting brackets with the idea that if I want to get FIA seats they should still work in my mounts. I ordered my seats from Eric (33 Machine) as well as NRG's 6 point harness and a steering wheel. Great guy to work with
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Got the rear suspension installed also had my roommate get a pic of me in the car. This pic has the seat cushions in. If I find I need more clearance I'll just use the front seat pad and remove the rear to make clearance. I should add that I'm 6'1".
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Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Front suspension is on!! oh and my roommate decided his shoes double as shin protectors
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Thanks for the pics. How thick are the seat cushions on those NRG seats?
The rear pad is 1in at the rear and 2in at the front and the forward pad is 2.5 in rear and 3.5 front.
Started taking the steering rack apart to de-power it and prep it to be welded. Here are the pics, I forgo-ed making a mounting bracket and just used what I had. gotta find a place to get it welded and the rod pressed out.
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
I like your seating arrangements, can you stretch out your legs straight against the front fire wall with the seats in this position? How much do you weigh? Okay disclaimer here and not going to break any man laws and loose my man card.
What is your pants size?
I am 6'0" and almost have to sit straight up with out a seat in the chassis. When pushing in the clutch at the top of the pedal my knees are hittin the wheel. Do you have a picture of your knees position when your feet are touching the pedals?
I've got the same seats as Nolan and am close to your size, so hope this helps; I'm 5'11" 190lbs, 32" waist and 32" inseam, 17.5" torso length (C7 to Iliac crest, I know this from fitting backpacks) my height comes from my legs, not torso. I moved my firewall back with a Boyd tank and have just enough leg room; with the fixed back seats reclined you always have some bend in the knee as the seat bottom tilts too. I've always preferred this seating position as it helps if you're long limbed. I spent quite a bit of time adjusting things (lowered the steering wheel, re-postioned the throttle, easy if it's DBW), but am very happy with how it turned out. I've yet to drive it, but I'm not cramped in the cockpit, head's below the roll-bar, and have room to comfortably press the clutch pedal and heel/toe.
Edit: I should add I have a small 320mm steering wheel, which helps.
Last edited by wleehendrick; 09-18-2014 at 11:18 AM.
6'1", 195lbs, 33x34 or as much as 34x36 depending on brand. As far as a pic I will try to get one this weekend since there is "stuff" in the seats right now. The angle allows my legs to rest in the bend position so I feel comfortable. Haven't got the pedals installed for operation (no resistance) so I can't speak on that yet and I still need to put the cover on the steering wheel as well as possibly shortening it. I get some pics this weekend for ya.
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Do you guys have any issues with viewing the top of the cluster? I found out that no matter how I adjust my seat and 320mm s/w, the top arc of the s/w blocks the view of the cluster area (top of it). I have to put the s/w so high in order to view the entire cluster hole that it's too unconformable to drive. Now that is just the hole that is covered at the top by the s/w, maybe when the cluster is in the gauges sit low enough so the s/w doesn't blocks the view. Just wondering if you notice the same thing.
Frank
818 chassis #181 powered by a '93 VW VR6 Turbo GT3582R
Go-karted Aug 5, 2016 - Then May 19+21, 2017
Tracked May 27/July 26, 2017
Build time before being driveable on Sep 27, 2019: over 6000h
Build Completed Winter 2021
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
s/w blocks part of the cluster on mine. DO not really need to see the speedo but can see enough of the tach for my comfort.
So I believe I did this a bit different. I decided to cut off the plug ends and then paint it. I also got a local shop to press out the rod and cut off the piston. I have noticed that now it isn't hard to take out the rod but would not want to have to take out the seals. Hmm now I'm wondering what roll they are really playing and if i should just remove the seals. I'll prob just leave them in. On another note I decided against welding on the bearing sleeve to eliminate "play" but may shoot some epoxy in the holes. As it was said on the depowering thread if the epoxy ever breaks down there is no harm no foul.
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I painted it with the same "Ford Blue" Enamel paint. Going to use that color for miss parts. Oh and I have a "few" goodies coming from Wayne at VCP! I'll show pics when it gets here!
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
I forgot to add that I plugged the holes with flanged pipe plugs with Teflon tape to make it a tighter fit.
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
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Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Got my calipers painted.
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Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
calipers look great and the arms are correct.
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Xterminator 705 RWHP supercharged 4.6 DOHC with twin turbos
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
So after getting the engine and trans in I run across the simplifying EJ motor trend and decided to do a few. I took the coolant line that goes into the throttle body and made a bypass out of it. not sure If I'm going to just mod the TGV or buy the composite one. also considering an oil catch can or air to oil separator but know little to nothing about them. now time to research.
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
You can route the fuel lines however you want. Not sure if you can rotated the pickup itself or not in the locking ring. If you can't, just make a short loop to go to the driver side.
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Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
Done a bit since the last update. Installed ERG Tribaca blockoff plates, did the diy tgv deletes, polished the aluminum down to 800 grit including the throttle body, painted the manifold. The manifold would have been installed if not for those pesky gaskets.
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)
more pics
Nolan
65 coupe Gen 3 "Phoenix" build
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...032#post297032
818 s (with r windscreen ) 350 rwhp. Registered and street legal (SOLD)