Widebody FB TII swap + tons of aftermarket

[Dan_s_young]

Hello,
This is my first post on this forum but I have been building this car for quite a while. I'll post a bit of a timeline of my car starting with when I bought it as a rolling chassis to now, waiting on tuning and me to finish up some electrical.



http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/3926/1881/22313440001_large.jpg

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This is when I first picked the car up. Car had been sitting for a couple of years after being painted. The previous owners father owned a body shop so he got cheap pricing on the labour/work. But then decided to go back to school so he had to drop the project.

[Dan_s_young]

Started gathering up parts and doing lots of research...

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[Dan_s_young]

Put the engine together.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/dan_s_young/mock3.jpg

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[Dan_s_young]

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[Dan_s_young]

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[Dan_s_young]

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[Whizbang]

this car is extremely sexy

[05rex8]

wow that car looks mean!

nice work

[BigIslandSevens]

Nice, I have the same WB kit to install next year (winter) Any ideas on what the shop used to bond the rears on ? My biggest hold up is the wheels. I don't want to do the kit until I can get the big wide wheels to fill out the new stance.

Nice job, Keep it up!

[djmtsu]

Holy crap that thing is beautiful!

[Dan_s_young]

Thanks guys, excited for it to get tuned in February (making a week trip out of it). Spring time I will hopefully get some better pictures of it as well. There is lots of local photographers that could take far far better pictures than my "cell phone in the garage" ones.

Heres a couple shots of the interior, still needs finishing up.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/dan_s_young/IMG00173.jpg

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[NoDOHC]

That car is really going to be a one-of-a-kind!

Looking good.

[Max777]

what are your plans for steering? Are you going to convert to a rack and pinion or keep the stock?

[Dan_s_young]

For now I have it as the stock steering box with all new tie rods inner and outter, moog heavy duty idler arm. I have looked and drooled at the respeed rack and pinion kit, only problem is I have the pineapple racing alternator relocation bracket. The alternator positioning looks like it would interfere with the steering column, and I can't put the alternator in the factory position either due to the way I currently have the fuel system.

My plans are to try it as it as and go from there. The car isn't going to be the best for twisties with the rear end, but it should be a bullet with the straightaways.

[Red Dragon]

This car seriously takes my breath away! Beautiful...just beautiful

[Max777]

well, i dunno about that comment. if the stock steering system has been refurbished, then that's a great start, and the AE-86 corolla has a solid rear end, yet IT handles amazing like.

I think that with new suspension, and those wide ass tires, this car will be awesome in the twisties due to the sheer amount of mechanical grip. (that's if you adjust it right, of course)

[Dan_s_young]

I hope your right, it will take some fine tuning. I will have to take it out to a local track when it's done and see how it does in the corners.

[BigIslandSevens]

Corner weighting FTW!!! That should handle waaaaaaaay better than 90% of the Fb's on the road I would imagine. That doesn't change that a rack/pinion would still own all and should be kept on the list of things to do later.

IMO no sports car should be without R/P sterring. No matter the cost reasoning.

Awsome ride again, makes me almost start installing the rear flares on mine.

Dave

[Max777]

/\ that's why i never built that w202 benz into a drift car like I planned, :rofl: it just did not have the proper feel to it, like at all.