RoCo crx time attack car

[iceman]

good to see roll centre considered, crucial

 

[webartie]

good to see roll centre considered, crucial

as Tesco says... every little helps

 

[webartie]

The cage is 80% in now.....
the fitment is unreal. Ro managed to get the cage so close we can weld it to everything!! each side has about 1 ft welded to the shell. the roof and the front.... basicly everything to everything..... im slightly worried that the shell will be too rigid especially with the whole car's arms and suspension being completly rose jointed.....

 

[webartie]

been busy for a while so havent been able to get pics up.
First ro made the seat rails. This took ages. The amount of measuring was unreal!!! top job to ro. The seat is now as low as possible without cutting out the floor. its a good 2 - 3 inches lower than the origional guess bt

Next was to fit the antiroll bar. We chose a 98 spec itr one. As you can imagine it doesnt fit. (rrfl: so we made new brackets. They were made slightly overkill BUT stiffness is key in this project. i also wanted to be able to remove the roll bar easy for different events and weather conditions so it was threaded so all we have to do is unbolt the roll bar.

next i started to seem weld inside the shell. This is nearly the end of the shell work. All that is left is to weld the engine bay anjd the paint!!!! :happy)

 

[webartie]

Update [] ro os a god!!! proof is in the pudding!!

so i was sick as a pig for the last three weeks. managed to get engine bay sorted and ro finished up the cage. all day today i spent with my cousin cleaning down the shell... i REALLY REALLY HATE BODY WORK.. just to clear it up ha ha

i also got:
buddy club p1 5 X114 alloys
manual rack
ef9 gear linkages
also ordered my hasport mounts,ats diff, and special gear box internals :happy)

the inner seem welding didnt help the under coat

All cleaned down and ungreased

PS crex... ill have both so ill swap them about at a track day and see.

again thanks for all the help lads

 

[forestfighter]

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing it progress!

 

[vtecxlee]

nicee!!!!! updateeeee soon

 

[Ben_Andersonâ„¢]

Nice work mate !

Looking foward to how this turns out.

 

[webartie]

thanks lads....
im looking forward to driving it myself ha ha

with the shell complete (hopefully this weekend) assembly begins

hopefully ul see me at the odd nippon challange next year if i get my licience sorted and funds and irish TA dont clash... i really wana drive other tracks

 

[Vtec6000]

Coming along nicely

 

[webartie]

Coming along nicely

thanks

cage now has one coat on it, two more mask it and paint inside the shell.

then resassembly

 

[Shift]

Great project...i always loved those CRXs but we dont have any here in Barbados thats worth rebuilding...most of them were crashed really badly. Looking forward to seeing more

 

[webartie]

update... shell finished!!!!! just have to wait untill dry to remove paper from roll cage... assembly here we come [8]

 

[ek_jimmy]

nice color!! looking forward to seeing this in action!

 

[m0nch1zzl3]

Great thread! Looking good so far!

 

[titch]

serious car!

i would be interested in more information about the rear arb fabrication you did as i am looking at doing something similar to my coupe to counter subframe pull-out.

James

 

[webartie]

serious car!

i would be interested in more information about the rear arb fabrication you did as i am looking at doing something similar to my coupe to counter subframe pull-out.

James

ask away.. its from experience it was done this way

some more pics of finished shell.

Some parts landed.
hasport engine mounts and close gear kit. i was able to pic my own ratios on this kit (to an extent ha ha but every little helps)

 

[EF Ian]

Great Project, I love it, looking forward to the next update.

 

[Tahir]

Great project, car looks great on the spit.

 

[NeilVtec]

awesome updates since i last checked, this car is awesome, i dread to think how rigid its shell / chassis is now!! i love builds that are from the ground up doing everything Exactly how you want it, perfect IMO much respect! Look forward to more¬!