So our caliper mounts have returned from Jamestan engineering. Beautiful CNC work! These babies should take all the load our brakes are going to throw at them… Especially with the titanium shear pins being used!!
I must say… Clearance is tight but existent. But lets face it… How sweet is a 330mm disc and some AP 6 pot calipers under a 16″ RIM!!!???
Well, more wishbone fun. We’re using an assortment of wishbones that we have around the shop to get the geometry of the suspension right where we want it. Spacing and shimming and spacing and shimming…
Once the static geometry is at its ideal position, and the travel of the wheels under bump and rebound makes a sexy motion; we can finalise the drawings for our wishbones and fab them up!
I can’t wait…
SLAMMED!
Well, since its time to get going on the wishbone design; we need to determine the clearances around the uprights and brake components.
So before we order a 330mm disc, I’m cutting out a mock disc to check for clearance.
Can’t beat Makita!! Trusted build tools for project N2!!
Check these babies out! Brand spanking new Progressive AP 6-pot calipers for the fronts and progressive 4-pot calipers for the rears.
These should stop the car nicely!
Stay tuned for the custom floating discs and bells!
NITRON STYLE!!
Right guys and gals. Lots has been done but again… Little time to blog. So ill try to get pictures up; as and when I do stuff from now on.
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Courtesy of Mr. Dale Edmonds; our new carbon fiber engine bay hatch has just arrived.
The hatch has been moulded without any of the mesh vents that a standard Exige comes with; to induce superior air flow over the top of the car.
Foam core has been integrated into the part to increase the strength and rigidity.
What does everyone think?
The rear clam is on the car!!!
Finally dove in head first into getting the rear clam on the car. In order to keep clear of any exhaust manifolds spoiler mounts, oil coolers etc. it was deemed necessary to keep the body mounts up high and out of the way.
Using some t45 tubing, body mounts were TIG welded in place; intertwining the rear roll cage and mounting points. They’re nice and stiff so they can be used to mount other brackets such as spoiler mounts etc.
