My RB26 powered JZX81 Chaser - Page 63 - Drifting forum

Dex · 31-08-2008, 22:28

nice cage!

you still got that "nascar" type wing? i want it!

caged · 31-08-2008, 22:28

clubman tube?!

eurcgh!

Stavros · 01-09-2008, 12:27

Dex- I have actually mate, yeah ill sell it.
Caged- It does everything I need it to do, and is better quality than most the cages ive seen. Tho most of them arnt even welded 360deg round the tube, lol.

I have just recieved a CD of images that Andy Robinson Race Cars - roll cages, complete chassis, fabrication, setup, race car engineering took while they was installing it, and heres a couple of interesting ones...

This one shows the rear strut bar ill be putting the harnesses on I guess...

And most of all, these pics shows how bad the wiring is behind the dash, and how much crap is left there I dont need!
Still got a heater matrix! But there is no room for the heater hoses to go in the car, and there no blowers fitted either!
I reckon at least 50% of that wiring is totally redundant too.

I reckon its time to remove the dash, again.

How much dash is needed from a comp point of view? Dont wanna bin it off and then have to refit it in future...

ringer · 01-09-2008, 12:38

Hehe, some fine wiring there indeed!
A guess Bons car is as good a reference as any as to the amount of dash needed?

**Bon Bon** · 01-09-2008, 12:38

I wanna know how he removed the dash, I tried to get mine off and failed, seemed there was at least one hidden bolt somewhere.

Stavros · 01-09-2008, 12:53

Ringer- Bons car is well trimmed compared to mine even now, he has a luxury drifter, lol

Bon- Fook knows, but now chopping the dash has properly lost its strength, it looks shite now, and the main speedo and rev counter has stopped working too suddenly, and they nor me have worked out why! (all the warning lights work along the bottom, but the stuff on the main bit, speedo, revs, fuel, and water, have dissapeared (digi dash on mine remember!)

PhatBob · 01-09-2008, 15:22

For EDC it was a rule that you had to have a dash there, no rules for whats behind it. IIRC the rule was there to show that the car was more a road car than it was a specific race car.

Stavros · 01-09-2008, 15:43

It says if its replaced, it should be replaced with one similar/better appearance/quality of the original.

Which is quite open ended to say the least.

Need to do something though, my dash looks fricked at mo, and behind it is even worse!

Dex · 01-09-2008, 16:08

how much for the wing?

Bunny · 01-09-2008, 16:19

I absolutely love this car man. I've only seen it the once a while ago at a DWYB day. So nice.

caged · 01-09-2008, 17:44

why no door bar wraps?!

im confuzzled

Stavros · 01-09-2008, 19:17

what are door bar wraps?

caged · 01-09-2008, 19:42

they are 1, 2, 3 or preferably 4 wraps that stop the door bar X splitting in a side impact, which in turn goes into your spleen and you die. happened to someone i know

they seem to be way to many door bar X's without them. A 2 peice door bar is preferable all together and a far superior design

il grab some pics off my hard drive........?

Papercutout · 01-09-2008, 20:18

Loving this car still, ever since I first saw it!

Like Bunny though, I've only seen it in person once, at a DWYB AGES ago. Just bolt the dash back in mate, even if it means drilling some new holes and shoving big long bolts through - not worth going for anything else really is it?

Are these the sort of wraps caged?

Knight-Racer · 01-09-2008, 20:24

some extensive work there mate, good stuff

Stavros · 01-09-2008, 20:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papercutout

Loving this car still, ever since I first saw it!

Like Bunny though, I've only seen it in person once, at a DWYB AGES ago. Just bolt the dash back in mate, even if it means drilling some new holes and shoving big long bolts through - not worth going for anything else really is it?

well considering i dont live anywhere near either of you, its not that suprising you not seen the car much!

dash, well, i need to remove some of it at least to try fix it, and if not ill need to knock up some aftermarket clocks that do work.

and may as well remove all the extra random crap thats behind it that i dont need, try make things easy as poss.

caged · 01-09-2008, 21:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papercutout

is it?

Are these the sort of wraps caged?

no you're thinking of rollcage padding, i mean gusseting or wraps

il upload some of my pics in a bit, XBOX360 time now!!

MTW · 01-09-2008, 21:09

Papercutout · 01-09-2008, 21:48

Caged, so really you could use any high strength, tough 'wrap' I'm guessing? Having the specific right sort is always good though

Stav - Cheltenham's not that far away tbh! Although, not being far away doesn't mean you ever come here (and vice versa), so that point is moot anyway.

Fairy snuff with the dash and wiring, makes sense. I hope you can get the clocks sorted, thats the sort of hassle that just makes you go 'argh' (again).

caged · 01-09-2008, 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTW

yes, but whoever made that cage should be shot in the head

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

31-08-2008, 22:28	#1241 (permalink)
Dex kut! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Clogsville Posts: 9,425	nice cage! you still got that "nascar" type wing? i want it!

31-08-2008, 22:28	#1242 (permalink)
caged Drift Gibbon Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: banbury, UK Posts: 1,409	clubman tube?! eurcgh!

01-09-2008, 12:27	#1243 (permalink)
Stavros DEYTUKURJURBS Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Posts: 10,232	Dex- I have actually mate, yeah ill sell it. Caged- It does everything I need it to do, and is better quality than most the cages ive seen. Tho most of them arnt even welded 360deg round the tube, lol. I have just recieved a CD of images that Andy Robinson Race Cars - roll cages, complete chassis, fabrication, setup, race car engineering took while they was installing it, and heres a couple of interesting ones... This one shows the rear strut bar ill be putting the harnesses on I guess... And most of all, these pics shows how bad the wiring is behind the dash, and how much crap is left there I dont need! Still got a heater matrix! But there is no room for the heater hoses to go in the car, and there no blowers fitted either! I reckon at least 50% of that wiring is totally redundant too. I reckon its time to remove the dash, again. How much dash is needed from a comp point of view? Dont wanna bin it off and then have to refit it in future...

01-09-2008, 12:38	#1244 (permalink)
ringer Trackday Films Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London - Nurburg Posts: 1,035	Hehe, some fine wiring there indeed! A guess Bons car is as good a reference as any as to the amount of dash needed?

01-09-2008, 12:38	#1245 (permalink)
Bon Bon Flame On!!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Moseley, Birmingham Posts: 5,263	I wanna know how he removed the dash, I tried to get mine off and failed, seemed there was at least one hidden bolt somewhere.

01-09-2008, 12:53	#1246 (permalink)
Stavros DEYTUKURJURBS Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Posts: 10,232	Ringer- Bons car is well trimmed compared to mine even now, he has a luxury drifter, lol Bon- Fook knows, but now chopping the dash has properly lost its strength, it looks shite now, and the main speedo and rev counter has stopped working too suddenly, and they nor me have worked out why! (all the warning lights work along the bottom, but the stuff on the main bit, speedo, revs, fuel, and water, have dissapeared (digi dash on mine remember!)

01-09-2008, 15:22	#1247 (permalink)
PhatBob PhinBob Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newmarket Posts: 1,738	For EDC it was a rule that you had to have a dash there, no rules for whats behind it. IIRC the rule was there to show that the car was more a road car than it was a specific race car.

01-09-2008, 15:43	#1248 (permalink)
Stavros DEYTUKURJURBS Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Posts: 10,232	It says if its replaced, it should be replaced with one similar/better appearance/quality of the original. Which is quite open ended to say the least. Need to do something though, my dash looks fricked at mo, and behind it is even worse!

01-09-2008, 16:08	#1249 (permalink)
Dex kut! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Clogsville Posts: 9,425	how much for the wing?

01-09-2008, 16:19	#1250 (permalink)
Bunny FAIL Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 2,171	I absolutely love this car man. I've only seen it the once a while ago at a DWYB day. So nice.

01-09-2008, 17:44	#1251 (permalink)
caged Drift Gibbon Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: banbury, UK Posts: 1,409	why no door bar wraps?! im confuzzled

01-09-2008, 19:17	#1252 (permalink)
Stavros DEYTUKURJURBS Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Posts: 10,232	what are door bar wraps?

01-09-2008, 19:42	#1253 (permalink)
caged Drift Gibbon Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: banbury, UK Posts: 1,409	they are 1, 2, 3 or preferably 4 wraps that stop the door bar X splitting in a side impact, which in turn goes into your spleen and you die. happened to someone i know they seem to be way to many door bar X's without them. A 2 peice door bar is preferable all together and a far superior design il grab some pics off my hard drive........?

01-09-2008, 20:18	#1254 (permalink)
Papercutout dorifto kingu! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nr. Oxford Posts: 1,074	Loving this car still, ever since I first saw it! Like Bunny though, I've only seen it in person once, at a DWYB AGES ago. Just bolt the dash back in mate, even if it means drilling some new holes and shoving big long bolts through - not worth going for anything else really is it? Are these the sort of wraps caged?

01-09-2008, 20:24	#1255 (permalink)
Knight-Racer doughnutter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 35	some extensive work there mate, good stuff

01-09-2008, 21:09	#1258 (permalink)
MTW STREET DICK Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lympstone cdo Posts: 1,007

01-09-2008, 21:48	#1259 (permalink)
Papercutout dorifto kingu! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nr. Oxford Posts: 1,074	Caged, so really you could use any high strength, tough 'wrap' I'm guessing? Having the specific right sort is always good though Stav - Cheltenham's not that far away tbh! Although, not being far away doesn't mean you ever come here (and vice versa), so that point is moot anyway. Fairy snuff with the dash and wiring, makes sense. I hope you can get the clocks sorted, thats the sort of hassle that just makes you go 'argh' (again).