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Ultimate Hybrid NSX Project
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Wanna enlighten us? I'd love to have that!
OOPS!.....it's really 20 lbs, & "lists" for $ 280 (not really sure if anyone pays list)....Odyssey ER 30 (stands for Extreme Racing).....& it's 950 cranking amps (5 seconds)
COOL Box Install
Yes, I'm STILL working on the inside! Decided to engineer a passenger seat mount system that allows for quick seat install & remove, AND doubles as Cool Shirt Cooler & fire suppression mount. The fire bottle (not pictured) lies horizontally in front of "cradle", & is fixed. Also, the dry-sump tank will have an insulated CF surround to completely isolate from cabin.
Yes, I'm STILL working on the inside! Decided to engineer a passenger seat mount system that allows for quick seat install & remove, AND doubles as Cool Shirt Cooler & fire suppression mount. The fire bottle (not pictured) lies horizontally in front of "cradle", & is fixed. Also, the dry-sump tank will have an insulated CF surround to completely isolate from cabin.
Steering Stuff
Been doing a LOT of measuring & calculating on this system!
Just need to finish my "swing-away" component (patent-pending), & can consider the steering finished.....over a 100 man hours so far! (& boy am I tired!)
Been doing a LOT of measuring & calculating on this system!
Just need to finish my "swing-away" component (patent-pending), & can consider the steering finished.....over a 100 man hours so far! (& boy am I tired!)
Hydraulics??
Setup is full-on Woodward POWER steering....same unit as used in Saleen S-7, and Mosler.......see my build site for pictures of the rack & servo installed.
Saleen S7 power steering..... well done lol :wink:
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Too funny, I must have been standing right next to you as I was there when they were unloading it as well. *lol* Did you stick around long enough to see the Gallardo in the sand trap?
Oops!...Sorry, just realized I haven't loaded power steering pics to my build site!.....You can see the Woodward Rack & Pinion & servo at my earlier posts # 131 & 150!
FYI....Woodward had to create a rack with beefier seals & pistons for the Saleen racecar because it reportedly was generating nearly 4000 lbs of downforce during testing! Every Woodward rack is custom-built for the customer because there are so many variables that need to be incorporated for optimum performance!
Front ARB Geometry
The rusty tubing in photo is only a "dummy"....for positioning & checking clearances & determining "blade" positions & arc plane.
Also just finished High MPH battery box today.....just have to mill an oblong hole in the lid for cables / pigtail........WAY cool.....photos soon!
The rusty tubing in photo is only a "dummy"....for positioning & checking clearances & determining "blade" positions & arc plane.
Also just finished High MPH battery box today.....just have to mill an oblong hole in the lid for cables / pigtail........WAY cool.....photos soon!
Engine Bay Fuel Cell Partitions
These are the enclosures for the twin fuel cells.....weld-in on 2 sides, & epoxy in on 2 sides (top & front ).....so I don't mess up the pretty painted side of the firewall inside the cabin!
I uploaded all of these just to keep up with Fraser!
These are the enclosures for the twin fuel cells.....weld-in on 2 sides, & epoxy in on 2 sides (top & front ).....so I don't mess up the pretty painted side of the firewall inside the cabin!
I uploaded all of these just to keep up with Fraser!
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Should be about 18-20 gallons total.
The more I look at thread the more amazed I get.
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What is the red and black thing on the right side of the pic?
Power steering unit from post #204 maybe?
Correct!.....that's the Woodward "servo".....for the POWER STEERING!
Picture in post 131 (page 6) shows how it positions relative to the rack. Post 204 shows all of the mental masturbation that was involved in designing the steering linkage necessary to "get from point A to point B".
FWIW, the Woodward universal joints are crafted like a Swiss watch....very precise & smooth (and small)!
200 MPH Battery Box
Believe it or not, the single aspect of this "simple battery box" that I spent the most time "thinkin bout" is the way it mounts to the battery tray. Simple & secure, but I must have considered 20 other ways to do it!
I gotta get a social life!
PS.....Battery sits about 6" farther rearward than OEM placement.....it's also about HALF the weight!
Believe it or not, the single aspect of this "simple battery box" that I spent the most time "thinkin bout" is the way it mounts to the battery tray. Simple & secure, but I must have considered 20 other ways to do it!
I gotta get a social life!
PS.....Battery sits about 6" farther rearward than OEM placement.....it's also about HALF the weight!
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Finally Home.....after 162 Days!
I picked up my racecar from my fabricators shop yesterday, where I had dropped it off on June 3rd! NOW I can make more rapid progress because I can work on it evenings & weekends, rather than only on Saturdays, & only for about 6 hrs per stint!
I will be spending serious assembly time on it this week to make it a "roller" for this weekend's Goodguys show in Scottsdale.....taking it off the rotissere & droping it on jackstands so I can work on the corners while sitting!
Finished (almost) the fuel cell "chambers" yesterday so I can now do mock-up of placement & brackets for alternator, oil pump, power steering pump, & tunnel-mounted fuel pump. Also have to finish "engineering" the front ARB blade mounts (on top of tunnel, inside cabin).
NOTE:....the fuel cell openings (in photos below) will be sealed off with .125" aluminum plate, which will be raised just enough to allow for C/F Gatorboard "aero-bottom" to flush into side rails of main tub.
I picked up my racecar from my fabricators shop yesterday, where I had dropped it off on June 3rd! NOW I can make more rapid progress because I can work on it evenings & weekends, rather than only on Saturdays, & only for about 6 hrs per stint!
I will be spending serious assembly time on it this week to make it a "roller" for this weekend's Goodguys show in Scottsdale.....taking it off the rotissere & droping it on jackstands so I can work on the corners while sitting!
Finished (almost) the fuel cell "chambers" yesterday so I can now do mock-up of placement & brackets for alternator, oil pump, power steering pump, & tunnel-mounted fuel pump. Also have to finish "engineering" the front ARB blade mounts (on top of tunnel, inside cabin).
NOTE:....the fuel cell openings (in photos below) will be sealed off with .125" aluminum plate, which will be raised just enough to allow for C/F Gatorboard "aero-bottom" to flush into side rails of main tub.
Thats the plan......but better ask me again this Friday, just to be sure. I'll be taking my 50 Olds convertible out one way or the other ..... it's always fun to see people's reactions!
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