Great, another V8 FC drift car build thread :/

StephenSheppard · 11-16-2012, 10:42 AM

And then this happened :/

Got tired of looking at all the rub marks on the underside, and considering I will be using a larger diameter wheel and tire combo in the future, the fender wells simply had to go.

This rubbing action was due to a older set of wheels with less offset and a bad alignment. This wheel just barely clears as you can tell. Thats a 10.5" wheel with a +12 offset btw. So a 9" or 8" with the same offset would have a lot more space obviously. My target is a 9.5" with a 0 or a bit more offset so. No issues whatsoever. Plus the sway bar is going away. I won't need it anymore

Lots of room in front of the wheel. I didn't have to cut that much material out but I'd rather add material then live with the million-holed factory sheet metal.

A bit aggrevating, So there's never a hole where you want it. So I made a new one reluctantly above the factory harness pass through.

For this grommet. Just for the windsheild wiper harness and fan relay harness. Super lame but I don't want to run that stuff from across teh engien bay, as it looks tacky / messy.

Over sized the brake line holes to 1" for these same grommets for the brake lines. The factory ones are long since deteriorated of course. I'll trim the nose as it over shoots the holder just a bit.

Those grommets can be found here:

https://www.vtewarehouse.com/content...SeriesPage.php

Probably supposed to put this in the for sale section but I put it here anyways.

$60 shipped

Front swaybar endlinks (Mazdatrix) and Energy Suspension factory diameter bar bushings and brackets.

Here's the link to the Mazdatrix site for the endlinks I'm selling:

http://www.mazdatrix.com/getprice.asp?partnum=H-M010F

Link for the ES bushings:

http://www.mazdatrix.com/getprice.asp?partnum=H-95128

Also I have the Granny's speed shop swaybar spacers for sale. Brand new never mounted to my car. $30 shipped

Link:

http://www.grannysspeedshop.com/

Or $85 for all of it shipped.

OBO of course. I don't need the parts and a bit of loose change towards the car helps.

My contact info is:

rotaryrelated@live.com
559-633-0376 (Stephen)
also a link to my FB account from my website www.rotaryrelated.com (In the top right corner)

Now it's time to reverse the cutting proccess into the building proccess

It might take awhile for me to decide what I want to do and update this. So many possiblilities.............

StephenSheppard · 11-16-2012, 10:46 AM

Also this

StephenSheppard · 11-16-2012, 11:03 AM

A couple vids of the flimsiness of things at this point, incase anyone had any great ideas about cutting their car up to this extent without bracing anything.

A vid of the brake line grommet to give you a better idea of what I'm talking about with trimming the nose of the grommet.

StephenSheppard · 11-16-2012, 12:16 PM

Going to knock out some of this simple stuff today.

mattallac · 11-16-2012, 09:25 PM

lookin pretty cool , I also have an fc but its a vert and i am also going to sbc or ls1 ( iron block truck) for drifting . how bad is the expense to do this kind of swap ? the drift car i am finishing now is a 79 glc sport with a 12a . good luck with the build , I have been watching this thread since you started , great info .

11-16-2012, 10:42 AM	#1
StephenSheppard Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 13	And then this happened :/ Got tired of looking at all the rub marks on the underside, and considering I will be using a larger diameter wheel and tire combo in the future, the fender wells simply had to go. This rubbing action was due to a older set of wheels with less offset and a bad alignment. This wheel just barely clears as you can tell. Thats a 10.5" wheel with a +12 offset btw. So a 9" or 8" with the same offset would have a lot more space obviously. My target is a 9.5" with a 0 or a bit more offset so. No issues whatsoever. Plus the sway bar is going away. I won't need it anymore Lots of room in front of the wheel. I didn't have to cut that much material out but I'd rather add material then live with the million-holed factory sheet metal. A bit aggrevating, So there's never a hole where you want it. So I made a new one reluctantly above the factory harness pass through. For this grommet. Just for the windsheild wiper harness and fan relay harness. Super lame but I don't want to run that stuff from across teh engien bay, as it looks tacky / messy. Over sized the brake line holes to 1" for these same grommets for the brake lines. The factory ones are long since deteriorated of course. I'll trim the nose as it over shoots the holder just a bit. Those grommets can be found here: https://www.vtewarehouse.com/content...SeriesPage.php Probably supposed to put this in the for sale section but I put it here anyways. $60 shipped Front swaybar endlinks (Mazdatrix) and Energy Suspension factory diameter bar bushings and brackets. Here's the link to the Mazdatrix site for the endlinks I'm selling: http://www.mazdatrix.com/getprice.asp?partnum=H-M010F Link for the ES bushings: http://www.mazdatrix.com/getprice.asp?partnum=H-95128 Also I have the Granny's speed shop swaybar spacers for sale. Brand new never mounted to my car. $30 shipped Link: http://www.grannysspeedshop.com/ Or $85 for all of it shipped. OBO of course. I don't need the parts and a bit of loose change towards the car helps. My contact info is: rotaryrelated@live.com 559-633-0376 (Stephen) also a link to my FB account from my website www.rotaryrelated.com (In the top right corner) Now it's time to reverse the cutting proccess into the building proccess It might take awhile for me to decide what I want to do and update this. So many possiblilities.............

11-16-2012, 10:46 AM	#2
StephenSheppard Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 13	Also this

11-16-2012, 11:03 AM	#3
StephenSheppard Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 13	A couple vids of the flimsiness of things at this point, incase anyone had any great ideas about cutting their car up to this extent without bracing anything. A vid of the brake line grommet to give you a better idea of what I'm talking about with trimming the nose of the grommet.

11-16-2012, 09:25 PM	#5
mattallac Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: crockett ca. Posts: 176 Rep Power: 0	lookin pretty cool , I also have an fc but its a vert and i am also going to sbc or ls1 ( iron block truck) for drifting . how bad is the expense to do this kind of swap ? the drift car i am finishing now is a 79 glc sport with a 12a . good luck with the build , I have been watching this thread since you started , great info .