Ben, your projects remind me of this movie . . . and I mean that in the nicest way possible! You have amazing patience and ingenuity. Your middle name doesn't happen to be Max, does it? ;)
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Ben, your projects remind me of this movie . . . and I mean that in the nicest way possible! You have amazing patience and ingenuity. Your middle name doesn't happen to be Max, does it? ;)
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Funny!Quote:
Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
Finished all the motor mounts
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Also cut up the original R1 header and started reconfiguring it to fit the car
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Part 6 is on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg5uhM6mWJw
After using a large crowbar to lever the engine against the rubber mounts, I find that the rubber gives a lot less than expected. Meaning that the u-joint angles under load do not decrease as much as expected, so I remounted the engine for more desirable angles
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Got the header done
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Part 7 is on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6t1FKe0fic
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Finished up the shifter and made up some brackets and bracing to install all of the Miata e-brake parts.
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Very nice work! Nice welding too. The shifter turned out pretty cool!
Thanks! Very happy with the shifter. Here is todays progress.Quote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
Master cylinder is installed and the brakes are bled. The exhaust system is done. I used a dynomax vt muffler. It uses a spring loaded flap which increases back pressure at low rpm, very similar to the factory R1 header, and opens as rpm increases. Also reduces noise and droning at lower cruising rpm. I have heard that these mufflers sometimes rattle as the valve opens and closes but according to the manufacturer, it is brought on by a lopey idle, which the bike engine does not have. The car will look mostly stock but I think the the 3" exhaust may give it away!
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What a crazy project! Very nice fab work. Do you plan on restoring the body or is it going the rat rod route.
Thanks. Yes, restore the body and paintQuote:
Originally Posted by v8nutz
Progress on the seat brackets and install
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Part 8 of the build is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYu3uOHTLbI&t=25s
nice video as usual. Cool tip on cable soldering.
Todays progress:
Extended the original Yamaha wiring harness and mounted the dash pod
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It looks like it is getting very close! Nice work.
I seen your wiring pics and curled up in the fetal position and had to talk to my therapist. Not quite over wiring my 53 :CRY: I getting very anxious to see this this move. **)
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Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5
Thanks! Yes, I am anxious to take it around the block with or without a floor!Quote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
Mounted the electrical components under the drivers seat and fabricated all of the seat belt mounts
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I am going to use the original R1 motorcycle gas tank and mount it in the truck of the Autobianchi. I made the rear mount today along with more roll cage to body connections...complete with lightening holes.
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Also used some exhaust tubing to start fabricating the floor. The tubing surround the rear section of the upper control arm. It is slotted to allow movement. The caps are for access to the control arm nut.
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These are just plumbing caps which I have machined down to fit.
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Bike gas tank is going in to the car
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That might be a first!:3dSMILE::cool:
Part 9 is on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiYIRXMrSDw&t=25s
Nice; very stout and well crafted.
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Progress
Getting started on the radiator install. I am using copper tubing to route the coolant from the engine to the radiator which will be mounted up front. If all goes as planned, I should be able to mount the radiator with sufficient air flow and also mount a spare tire under the hood. I purchased two 10' lengths of 3/4" copper tubing and a variety of fittings. The R1 engine uses 1" diameter coolant hoses which will fit nicely over the copper tubing. The OD of the tubing fitting is very close to 1".
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The tubing comes in a couple of different wall thicknesses, I went with the thickest, the "L" variety.
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I have seen this tubing used on some street rods in the past and feel confident that it will work here as well. This will be my first attempt at sweating copper joints, so we'll see how it goes. Also picked up a propane torch and other tools necessary for the job. The tubing is very affordable but the fitting add up quickly. I hope to return several after the job is completed.
Besides 45 and 90 degree fittings, I also purchased some with wide threaded ends. I machined off a portion so as to duplicate the dimensions of the radiator inlet and outlet flanges. The fittings will be sweated on to each end of the tubing to give the rubber radiator hoses a proper attachment point.
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The machined piece is resting on the radiator to show the mirror image. The radiator in the photos is a used and abused one. I have a new one on hand when the time comes to install it for good.
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Can't wait for you to bust this one off. The epitome of sleeper. LOL..
That makes two of us!Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
Progress on the radiator plumbing
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Temporarily zip tied in place
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Lower engine coolant outlet
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Connected with off the shelf Rubber Elbow
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View from underneath
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Snaking around the engine towards the front of the car
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Link to Part 10 on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Bela9bJa8&t=25s
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Removing 6" from each half shaft to accommodate the narrowed miata subframe
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Made a fixture from a piece of heavy wall angle iron to hold the two sections of shaft in line. I beveled the cut ends and welded the two halves together. Then slid a collar over the weld and welded in the collar for extra strength.
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Part 11 is on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaxML5WLCtk&t=26s
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The R1 powered Micro Car is getting very close to being drivable, at least around the block! I cut and reshaped one of the front fenders today as it was preventing the wheels from turning both left and right. I knew that if I left the repair until after it is drivable, that I would get too anxious and try to drive it anyway. So...
For some reason the wheel opening on the left side of the car was 1 1/2" smaller than the one the right side. I cut a long pie shape out of the front half on the wheel opening, pulled the two pieces together and welded it back up
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That's very nice work! That is weird they were that far off from side to side. Maybe their dies were wrong and they all are like that?
Could be. There was so much room around the original tire that it really did not matterQuote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
Trunk floor is going in
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Making quick work of it as usual!
Might it be the fender was off a different year vehicle?
good thought, but the car body is completely welded together other than the hood, trunk and doors. A friend of mine has one also, I will have to measure to see if it is the sameQuote:
Originally Posted by firebird77clone
Part 13 is on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wJ5j4-eW0s
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Nice trunk work
Thank You!Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
