S197 Drift Car Build...

[Brian W.]

....yeah.

I havent been able to do much of anything to anything recently as i pulled a muscle in my back which is killing me. Especially since its so cold in the shop now a days.

Today however i got the new steering shaft(column?) in the car. I weighed the whole assembly and it weighs 3.8 lbs. the factory column weighed in at 14 lbs!!! Whats that do for yah!?!? Also its much simpler and it will give me clearance for the wide 4 valve and long tube headers in the engine bay side. Ill finish that side once i get the motor in. For now i just wanted to get it mounted and weld in the brace. This is one of the last things to do to the chassis before i lay some paint down in there.

This is the lowest setting and the first pic was the highest setting...

I drilled 2 holes to give me more range to raise and lower the column. I typically like to drive with the wheel titled up a lot so i wanted some adjustment in there.

I also mounted the AIM displayin the dash panel...

My sweet new Recaro SPG Profis. These fit me much better than the PRO2000s i used in my nissan and porsche...

Now i have to fab up a rear bulkhead/ firewall, mount Willwood Pedal assy., and nut-sert the windows sills. The motor is at the machine shop and i need to order some ARP hardware, Canton oil pan, and gaskets for that. Ive got KW on board helping out with a set of custom coilovers for the project also. Gotta thank those guys for helping me out this season. Hopefully i sell this 3V motor and 5 spd. trans so i can get moving on the rest of this stuff.

 

[Kankakee]

Holy giant pictures!!!

 

[rford426]

Damn that is sweet. Can not wait to see this bitch in action!

 

[Brian W.]

Holy giant pictures!!!

re-sized the pics. the other forum i posted this on auto-re-sizes them for me.

 

[Infamous]

i am loving this build. looks like you above and beyond know what you are doing and this car is going to run and look sick !

 

[gbrown]

I have a couple concerns that I hope you can clear up.

Do you plan to support this more than is shown here?

The way you have it here would be pretty easy to move column up and down.
If you are going to use flat stock like that it would be much stronger if you turned it up on its side.


Is this the height your seat is going to be mounted?

If so your harness bar appears to be too high.
Here is a drawing of the proper height to mount your shoulder harness.

Please take this as constructive criticism. You have a cool project and I'm just trying to help.

 

[Boozshey]

^^

I may be incorrect here, but I don't think this is his first rodeo...

 

[marcspaz]

Lookin good Brian... I can't ait to see the finished product. How's things down the shop? Hope all is well.

 

[red_baron06]

very cool project.. would like to see it when its finished

 

[Brian W.]

Gbrown,

i do plan on adding some more support to that steering column even though its really sturdy as it is, I would rather be safe than sorry. I wanted to hang my Wilwood pedals first and see where they were gonna go before i go triangulating anything. I like that flat stock as its easy to mount things to. The one bar really just holds the dash up, and to stiffen that steering column bar that comes off the "knee bar" of the cage ill probably cut a pc. of it down the center and weld it vertically like you said. That is if i am not able to triangulate it down to the pedal box bracket.


The harnes bar is actually just level right now with the center of the holes in the seat and that is with the seat in its lowest position. If anything i will raise the seat up. Im leaving room for adjustment as many places as possible. I like sitting low, but in drifting i like to be able to see how close i am to opponents in a tandem competition, so while for racing sitting low is best, i personally think in Drifting you should be able to see as much as possible when it comes to the front corners of the car. Some drift guys like siting low still so its probably just a personal thing.

Thanks for the thoughts though and thanks everyone else for the compliments.

Plans are to order the pedal assembly this week and once i get that mounted up and do a couple more things i should be able to paint the engine bay and interior. Things arent moving along as fast as id like, haha.

 

[dafridgea]

This is an awesome forum, just laid eyes on it for the first time . I'm doing something similar and way more basic with a V6, just spoke Dave today at ASD/MDP and ordered:

From http://www.mustangdrift.com/
BC Racing Suspension/coilovers - BR Type
Lower Control Arms
Wheel Stud Kit
Adjustable Anti-roll bar Kit (Front and Rear)

Got these from Americanmuscle.com:

BBK 70mm Throttle Body (2005+ V6)
C&L Mustang Cold Air Intake and SCT SF3 Tuner Combo (05-09 V6)
SCT Dash Scan Data Monitor
NGK G-Power Platinum Performance Spark Plugs
Taylor Mustang Street Thunder Spark Plug Wires (05-09 V6)

This from http://www.v6mustangstuff.com/
Yukon Rear end master kit

7.5" Motive 4.10 Gears
7.5" Ford Racing LSD

and these on all my wheels
235/55/17 Pirelli P-Zeros

getting most of this stuff installed on Tuesday from Mustang Magic in NY. How much HP do u think I have after all of this on a 07 V6 Mustang

 

[foolio2k4]

maybe 190-200?

 

[dafridgea]

FINALLY!!! A drift enthusiast who isn't a complete idiot!!! (the last ones sure were) Subscribing so I can see this thing come to life. Looks like you have some good plans for it, keep us updated!

aww man I can dream cant I

 

[mike castaldo]

looks good. whos steering rack and shaft did you use.. i want to save more weigh as well

 

[acrophobia13]

getting most of this stuff installed on Tuesday from Mustang Magic in NY. How much HP do u think I have after all of this on a 07 V6 Mustang

I should tell you that I've heard terrible things bout Mustang Magic...in fact I've heard them called Mustang Tragic more than a few times. My cousin brought his SN95 Saleen there and they gave him completely wrong information on the car. Just food for though, it can be hard to find a good shop around here.

 

[alloy6ix]

aww man I can dream cant I

Not you bro nameth! In reference to a person who came on here and wanted to build a car that would run 9s in the 1320, drift all day and night, be able to tackle willow springs, and reach over 200 mph. yeah, that guy is a fucktard. lol. That wasn't directed towards you or the OP.

 

[cruisin]

interesting build, looking forward to seeing the car in action on some vids

 

[Brian W.]

looks good. whos steering rack and shaft did you use.. i want to save more weigh as well

im using an oem rack for ease of replacement. Most all the steering parts can be sourced through Sweet Manf. or any other circle car supply shop. The guys at ASD helped me pick out what i needed.

 

[dafridgea]

I should tell you that I've heard terrible things bout Mustang Magic...in fact I've heard them called Mustang Tragic more than a few times. My cousin brought his SN95 Saleen there and they gave him completely wrong information on the car. Just food for though, it can be hard to find a good shop around here.

Thanks thats good to know when dealing with them on Tuesday I dont really have many other options in my area unfortunately.

I also got a 70mm throttle body but after researching online I think I will cancel installing it . I read so many bad stories of things like the ECU frying after installing it.

Not you bro nameth! In reference to a person who came on here and wanted to build a car that would run 9s in the 1320, drift all day and night, be able to tackle willow springs, and reach over 200 mph. yeah, that guy is a fucktard. lol. That wasn't directed towards you or the OP.

Phew, good man I was worried

 

[rford426]

Could do it your self then you know it's all right for sure!!...^^