86 WH1 restomod
- Thread starter Mike E
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Front brakes are done. I went with a wilwood vented front kit with 11" rotors. They come in pieces, so I had to assemble them. Hopefully I'll have the money to order the rear brakes this week. Then I can start welding the rearend together.
Some safety wiring
The finished rotors
On the car
With a wheel
Some safety wiring
The finished rotors
On the car
With a wheel
The alumastar wheel on the front is borrowed from a friend. I was thinking about using them, but the rears won't work and alumastars aren't reccomended for the street (although they are more than strong enough). I kinda wanted to use Billet specialties street lights, but my brakes won't fit inside them. I had a lot of time this week to search the net for wheels and I saw these new wheels from Weld. The price is right (about half what an alumastar costs), they are fine for street driving and they look awesome.
Weld RT-S
The rears will be 15x10's with 4.5" backspacing and look just like the ones in this picture
The fronts will look like these
Weld RT-S
The rears will be 15x10's with 4.5" backspacing and look just like the ones in this picture
The fronts will look like these
Last weekend I buttoned up the front suspension and made some lug nuts.
Instead of the standard lugs, I made aluminum spacers to locate the wheel and used arp 1/2"-20 12pt. nuts. It's just as strong as the standard lug nuts, but much lighter. I also think it looks cleaner. I've got temporary spacers between the wheel and hub, but with those out the studs are flush with the end of the nuts.
This weekend I'm working on the rearend. I had the center section sand blasted. I cut the axle tubes to length, faced the ends and cleaned the mill scale off of them.
This morning I beat them into the rearend housing with a 2lb. sledgehammer. My ears will be ringing for a while.
Instead of the standard lugs, I made aluminum spacers to locate the wheel and used arp 1/2"-20 12pt. nuts. It's just as strong as the standard lug nuts, but much lighter. I also think it looks cleaner. I've got temporary spacers between the wheel and hub, but with those out the studs are flush with the end of the nuts.
This weekend I'm working on the rearend. I had the center section sand blasted. I cut the axle tubes to length, faced the ends and cleaned the mill scale off of them.
This morning I beat them into the rearend housing with a 2lb. sledgehammer. My ears will be ringing for a while.
A true craftsman...great work
Thanks for the compliment.
I've been waiting for my wilwood rear brakes for two weeks now so progress is a little held up until they come in. I spent a few hours today cutting out my backbrace, drain plug and vent for the rearend.
As soon as the brakes come in, I can mock it all up and check for length before burning it all together.
I made some trans cooler fittings today for fun. They are -6 to 1/4" NPSM. The NPSM (straight pipe thread) is not real common so the fittings are a little expensive. They can be bought from ATI, but it was a good excuse to cut some threads on the lathe so why not make my own.
forcefed3.8's
Buckeye Bullet
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- May 26, 2002
WOW!!! I lost track of this thread. I read it when you first posted. This is some major fab work. Nice work. This is going to be one sweet TR!
sundevil602
New Member
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- Sep 25, 2010
Awesome work Mike! I'll be getting stationed over in Millington in the next 3-6 months, so I'll have to hit you up when I get out there.
Thanks for the compliment.
I'm hoping to start posting some more updates soon. I've been waiting on my rear wheels for over a month from Weld and I can't finish the rearend until then. I did get some alumastar 2.0 fronts for the car and glass bumpers and fillers are on order. I have all the parts to make it a roller, now I just need the time to work on it.
I'm hoping to start posting some more updates soon. I've been waiting on my rear wheels for over a month from Weld and I can't finish the rearend until then. I did get some alumastar 2.0 fronts for the car and glass bumpers and fillers are on order. I have all the parts to make it a roller, now I just need the time to work on it.
Back to working on my car. I got some 275/60 hoosiers mounted on my wheels and fit them under the car. I have to narrow the rear another 1/4" on each side. One step forward, two steps back.
I also got everything measured up and drew the rear in autocad so I can start making brackets.
I also got everything measured up and drew the rear in autocad so I can start making brackets.
I've finally got back to working on my own car. Getting the rear finished is priority #1 right now.
After I got the tires mounted and realized the rear was 1/4" too wide on each side so I had to cut it down a little more. Now I'm working on control arm brackets and adjustable spring perches.
rearend narrowed and housing ends fully welded
Lower control arm mounts done.
I decided to go ahead and put a rack and pinion in the car. TRZ shortened flaming river rack.
I've also been gathering a few parts for the motor. The longblock is just spare junk for mockup so I can finish the headers and intercooler plumbing.
After I got the tires mounted and realized the rear was 1/4" too wide on each side so I had to cut it down a little more. Now I'm working on control arm brackets and adjustable spring perches.
rearend narrowed and housing ends fully welded
Lower control arm mounts done.
I decided to go ahead and put a rack and pinion in the car. TRZ shortened flaming river rack.
I've also been gathering a few parts for the motor. The longblock is just spare junk for mockup so I can finish the headers and intercooler plumbing.
If you leave me alone, I won't make any extra money. Then I won't be able to buy parts to put on the car. :biggrin: It's a balance between the two.
