kseries.rookie Posted February 1, 2022 Posted February 1, 2022 I've got heaps of photos and yarns to go through but I figure I will at least get the ball rolling and make a start 1 Quote
Snoozin Posted February 1, 2022 Posted February 1, 2022 From the limited information at hand, it looks like it might be a prime example to ruin with some slam and wheels! Still has a radio blanking plate? That's rad. 1 Quote
kseries.rookie Posted February 2, 2022 Author Posted February 2, 2022 7 hours ago, Snoozin said: From the limited information at hand, it looks like it might be a prime example to ruin with some slam and wheels! Still has a radio blanking plate? That's rad. Some more to follow! But yes, thats the blanking plate. No radio no worries. Can't wait to hack at it with a jigsaw... 4 hours ago, ajg193 said: Tang, desprang No spoilers! 1 Quote
Dudley Posted February 26 Posted February 26 When does the selling your kps soul to the devil begin? Quote
kseries.rookie Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 14 minutes ago, Dudley said: Ew bigport ^ Even Kris knows 2 Quote
kseries.rookie Posted March 12 Author Posted March 12 Haha they're so sad in comparison to the beauties that kpr makes.. Sad thing is the Cobys don't really fit so i'll need to get them modified to work but naturally that means additional scope creep to some high rise headers right? 1 Quote
Disraeli Posted April 28 Posted April 28 Loving the build mate, I'm putting together a similar setup in my KE70 so it's great to see how others are doing it. Query about the fuel/brake lines; Are you moving them out of the tunnel due to cert requirements? The way I have interpreted the CCM is that if they are in the tunnel for the whole length, you need a driveshaft hoop at both ends of the shaft, but if the lines are re-directed away from the driveshaft at the rear, then you would only need one hoop at the front where the lines are in the tunnel? Keen on your thoughts, keep up the great work. Quote
kseries.rookie Posted April 28 Author Posted April 28 1 hour ago, Disraeli said: Loving the build mate, I'm putting together a similar setup in my KE70 so it's great to see how others are doing it. Query about the fuel/brake lines; Are you moving them out of the tunnel due to cert requirements? The way I have interpreted the CCM is that if they are in the tunnel for the whole length, you need a driveshaft hoop at both ends of the shaft, but if the lines are re-directed away from the driveshaft at the rear, then you would only need one hoop at the front where the lines are in the tunnel? Keen on your thoughts, keep up the great work. Thanks for the kind words. Oh to have the engine bay space of a ke70! I'm sure you'll run into similar issues, but I dare say clearance won't be as prominent for you as it has for me. So, without sounding like a cop-out.. I do suggest speaking with the person who is certifying your vehicle. I'm fortunate enough to have a good relationship with the person that is going to certify the vehicle. With this, it has allowed me to ask questions, propose options/solutions and generally work together to make sure what I am doing is done to the right standard. Haha hmm.. I was hoping I could retain the factory location of the fuel lines but just make them slightly bigger and add a return. After some back and forth with the certifier he made a firm recommendation that I am to move them out of the tunnel entirely. That said, a second driveshaft hoop may have negated that, but we've previously discussed me only doing a single hoop so may he have taken that into consideration. In theory it seemed like a bit of a ball ache but once I started, it was surprisingly easy.. I was able to have all 3 (fuel in, fuel return and brake) run parallel down the chassis rail mitigating any possible damage to the rail with the car being a bit lower than designed for. They start on the left side of the firewall and then end shy of the factory brake line clip at the rear. For the clips I have e30 style in a carbon fibre infused material. They're sleek, very strong and are rated up to 200 degrees. While it's getting a wheel alignment I’ll snap some pictures of the underside as it would be good to see a comparison from when I first got the car. Fire away any further questions you have 1 Quote
yoeddynz Posted April 29 Posted April 29 Wow. What a roller coaster ride of scope creep. Most of us have been there. It's looking pretty spiffy in there 1 Quote
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