XR Chassis mods

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:59 pm

I am bulding the car for track days, if I race it would be in NASA TTR.
I have Koni single adjustable shocks now, but I plan on later going to Bilstein ASN's, and using a shock dyno, which I am getting ready to build, and valve them to suit the car.
I work as a network engineer for the local power company.

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:35 am

How do you build a shock dyno?

Any thoughts on going with another type of damper, QA1, AFCO, etc?

Just picking your brain a bit - hope it's not too annoying.

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:43 am

I have collected all the parts for a shock dyno, load cell, sensors, valves, data AQ board, ect. I just have to build the frame to put it in.

AFCO's factory is just down the road from me, I would like to use them, But ask AFCO, QAI, or any of the circle track guys about road racing shocks and you will get a dumb look.
At least Bilstein will sell you every part that goes in their shock, and you can pick them up used cheap off ebay from Winston cup cars. Just revalve them for what you need. And if you are going to revalve shocks you need a shock dyno.

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:06 pm

A few pictures of work on the fenders.
http://www.sirscca.org/gene/xrfenders/index.html

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:35 am

Some more body work pictures
http://www.sirscca.org/gene/Diffuser/index.html

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:38 am

any reason for not going with CF for the diffuser?

side note: i giggle with glee when i see updates on your build.

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:57 am

demonfire wrote:side note: i giggle with glee when i see updates on your build.

And here I thought only I did that....

Any time I start thinking I'm over my head with my project, I look at these pics and realize what I'm doing is child's play.

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:02 pm

All of the parts are just to make molds to make the parts out of CF.

Post by **anglin** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:20 pm

youngfg wrote:All of the parts are just to make molds to make the parts out of CF.

Oh, silly us.

What were we thinking?!

whitelx · Post by **whitelx** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:37 pm

youngfg wrote:All of the parts are just to make molds to make the parts out of CF.

That means he can make multiples!

hmmmm.........

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:20 am

I just got finished making all of the molds for the car, so it was time to clean out all of the dust and fiberglass out of the garage.
Here are some pics of the car.
A few more pictures here.

Post by **anglin** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:02 pm

Jeebus.

You know... looking at the car the way it sits right now, you didn't have to cut anything off of the original car. You could have just built it from scratch and been in the same place with a WHOLE bunch less sawzall work. A junkyard XR coulda donated the A-pillars and a roof mold could have been made from any car. I have an extra set of rear STAs in the shed for you. Hell, you don't even have to put XR4Ti body panels back on that thing!

That's some cool stuff. Thanks for sharing!

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:26 am

Holy hell, man!

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:16 am

That is beautiful.

Post by **PDenbigh** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:35 pm

Wow!

XR turned tube chassis! Nice work Gene!

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Pictures from garage cleaning day