Ls3 Drift Build-88 Rx7

[BlakeOlsen53x]

Updated pics of the cage! Rear downbars and lower doorbars are tacked in along with the harness bar and dash bar.

Resampled_2012-02-03_15-40-58_149 by DriftBuild, on Flickr

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[JOHNSON]

The harness bar has to be 2 peices. So that the bar that goes from the driverside roof to the passengerside floor is one peice...

[BlakeOlsen53x]

we actually just changed that today haha

[BlakeOlsen53x]

more picturesss!
rear diagonal and door bar uprights are in!

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Almost ready for loadplates and sheetmetal!

[driftfcbuckey]

dude lookin' good! glad you switch that harness bar up.

i really want to redo the rear down bars on my cage but i never get ballsy enough to grind into the fresh paint.... lol


PS: i wanna check this thing out, and come buy some dzus fasteners. txt me!

[BlakeOlsen53x]

haha yeah man we just tacked it solid to get it to fit better, but thanks! hmu any time to come see it, i want one of your shift knobs lol!

[BlakeOlsen53x]

No pics really but we shifted the cage forward and the loadplates are halfwat welded solid in! Dimpledies will be soon enough

[BlakeOlsen53x]

loadplates are all the way welded in and the cage is about 50% welded in fully. pics will be up once its shifted back into place

[BlakeOlsen53x]

load plates are all welded in and the inner drivers door has been notched for the uprights on the door bars

[driftfcbuckey]

get rid of the crash beams on the doors! seriously accounts for 80% of the doors overall weight... with high door bars you'll be cherry.

keep charging. when it's done let's switch cars so we can get a feel for what we're both missing out on! ;p

[BlakeOlsen53x]

whats holding them in? spot welds or adhesive? We notched the brace and it looks cool the way the tubing fits in them. You'll like the instant power of the ls and ill like the boost lol is my guess haha

[BlakeOlsen53x]

and ill probably dig the real bride bucket haha!

[driftfcbuckey]

and ill probably dig the real bride bucket haha!

you're going to love it! hahaha jkjkjk my bride sucks... i need the gradiant fabric cushions. it has some knock off ones in it or something.  they look like shit.


the brace is spot welded between the door seems in a pocket you can't get at. i cut them out at the pocket and flap disc'd the leftover bit flush so you cant seem it.

but yea then between the door skin, and the brace itself it has a few spots of adhesive just wire wheel off


shit you not they weighed 20-30lbs each.

[BlakeOlsen53x]

and ill probably dig the real bride bucket haha!

you're going to love it! hahaha jkjkjk my bride sucks... i need the gradiant fabric cushions. it has some knock off ones in it or something.  they look like shit.


the brace is spot welded between the door seems in a pocket you can't get at. i cut them out at the pocket and flap disc'd the leftover bit flush so you cant seem it.

but yea then between the door skin, and the brace itself it has a few spots of adhesive just wire wheel off


shit you not they weighed 20-30lbs each.

Yeee I'll definitely look into it more!

Today was a pretty good day as far as progress went! Mocked up the rear bumper and overfenders earlier, then turned down the tube to hold the airjack down on the lathe. The cage is fully welded in now with the exception of the dash bar. I also removed the whole entire factory steering column/pedal assembly.

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Resampled_2012-02-11_16-54-50_597 by LowNsidewaysG, on Flickr

Then I wrote a quick program and milled out some aluminum brackets to hold my Momo seats in

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Im going to later mill out a triangulated pattern for looks mostly
 

Resampled_2012-02-11_20-10-59_344 by LowNsidewaysG, on Flickr
(I need to polish the scratches out too. These will soon be anodized either black or red)

[Exiled Lakai]

Car is looking pretty badass man. I can't wait to see the final product!!