XR Chassis mods

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:53 pm

I posted some more pics of the roll cage install. So far I have the halo bar, a-pillar bars, dash bar and rear shock tower braces in.
http://www.sirscca.org/gene

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:57 pm

I love your car. I love this build.

Who's doing the cagework? I assume you are given what i've seen here. Do you need to be certified to have an FIA approved cage?

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:09 pm

Looking through your pics on the rocker panel replacement, was that the initial project which then got diverted into the current one of dropping out the floor pan entirely? I know how that works, just not quite on this scale however!

MerkXRTurbo · Post by **MerkXRTurbo** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:05 pm

demonfire wrote:Who's doing the cagework? I assume you are given what i've seen here. Do you need to be certified to have an FIA approved cage?

I have always assumed that it just had to meet a certain criteria... even if your cousin from up in the hills built it for you... I could easily be wrong, though.

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:10 pm

You don't have to be certified to build a cage, which is obvious from how many bad cages are out there. The cage just has to meet the rules for the class you want to run in. The HPDE events I want to go to usually don't have specific cage rules, so my cage is in excess of NASA rules.

As for as floopan removal, I had to remove it to clear the driveline. For the ride height I want the entire suspension had to be moved up about seven inches. That mean that pretty much everthing had to go.

turbofan · Post by **turbofan** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:45 pm

dood... not a merk anymore...

BUT THAT'S OK!!

awesome man, absolutely awesome.

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:51 am

Nah, it's still a Merk at heart. What does your Merk have that it doesn't? A few extra pieces of stamped 20 gauge steel spot welded onto it?

turbofan · Post by **turbofan** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:11 pm

yeah, suppose so.

dang that thing is gonna be so cool...

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:03 pm

More pics of the roll cage install. I have the rear beam re-mounted, the door bars and the secondary A-pillar bars in.

More pics on my site.
http://www.sirscca.org/gene/

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:17 pm

Awesome progress - keep it comin' Gene!

I especially like your "motor mounts". Is Home Depot or Lowes your sponsor???

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:47 am

It's been slow going on the XR, lots of suspension design work.
I have been working on the front clip of the car and the motor mounting worked out.

More pics on my site.
http://www.sirscca.org/gene/

Front clip

Motor plate

Motor plate on engine

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pyropete125 · Post by **pyropete125** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:57 am

wow makes my 4" setback look kinda weenie...

pete

Post by **John Brennan** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:02 pm

Holy tube-frame racer, Batman! Makes my stocker look kinda weenie, too!

Nice work, Gene. You do realize you are utterly beyond hope, don't you? Can't wait to see the finished car!

youngfg · Post by **youngfg** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:53 pm

Here are some updated pictures of the project.

Website with pictures
Latest pics

Post by **DPDISXR4Ti** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:59 pm

Awesome work Gene. Thanks for checking in.

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