EVOlutionary's LR2.2L MIVEC Build - Titanium Inside :)
A couple pics of some more chassis work. Welding in mounting plates to extend the tubular structure from the strut towers to the front of the frame rails. Also boxing in the motor mounts. Still need some grinding and sanding to smooth it out. . .
Spent my day today working on the EVO. Got the front strut tower/frame supports welded in. I took some ideas from Nemo Evo and the Cyprus Evo and came up with this.
As you can see the bar on the right (passenger side) goes through and it welded into the motor mount. I think this will stiffen up both the motor mount and the frame. Later I will cut away the front half of the front fender liners.
Also finally got my new TIG set up and functional. Now just waiting on some filler rod and I can start practicing and learning. I played around with it a bit with no filler and I can already tell it's going to take a LOT of practice.
As you can see the bar on the right (passenger side) goes through and it welded into the motor mount. I think this will stiffen up both the motor mount and the frame. Later I will cut away the front half of the front fender liners.
Also finally got my new TIG set up and functional. Now just waiting on some filler rod and I can start practicing and learning. I played around with it a bit with no filler and I can already tell it's going to take a LOT of practice.
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Looking good, good luck with the TIG welding it's not easy! Your MIG welds look ruff.......
QUOTE=EVOlutionary;11161281]Spent my day today working on the EVO. Got the front strut tower/frame supports welded in. I took some ideas from Nemo Evo and the Cyprus Evo and came up with this.
As you can see the bar on the right (passenger side) goes through and it welded into the motor mount. I think this will stiffen up both the motor mount and the frame. Later I will cut away the front half of the front fender liners.
Also finally got my new TIG set up and functional. Now just waiting on some filler rod and I can start practicing and learning. I played around with it a bit with no filler and I can already tell it's going to take a LOT of practice.
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QUOTE=EVOlutionary;11161281]Spent my day today working on the EVO. Got the front strut tower/frame supports welded in. I took some ideas from Nemo Evo and the Cyprus Evo and came up with this.
As you can see the bar on the right (passenger side) goes through and it welded into the motor mount. I think this will stiffen up both the motor mount and the frame. Later I will cut away the front half of the front fender liners.
Also finally got my new TIG set up and functional. Now just waiting on some filler rod and I can start practicing and learning. I played around with it a bit with no filler and I can already tell it's going to take a LOT of practice.
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Keep up the updates OP,awesome
The good thing about having a tig setup is that if you have a few rough welds with the squirt gun you can reheat them with no filler and make them pretty
One of the biggest things with tig i feel is your settings,get those right with a friend that has some good welding knowledge and you'll be good to go
Also what is the cypress evo you speak of?
The good thing about having a tig setup is that if you have a few rough welds with the squirt gun you can reheat them with no filler and make them pretty
One of the biggest things with tig i feel is your settings,get those right with a friend that has some good welding knowledge and you'll be good to go
Also what is the cypress evo you speak of?
Last edited by flyingscot; May 11, 2014 at 07:15 PM.
A few more pics while I'm on here . . .
Welding cart I'm building for my new TIG welder. . .
View out my front door of the new place . . .
Fireplace at the new house . . .
Fridge just before my first party at the new place
Some turkeys in my back yard. . .
My new squirrel buddy coming back for another nut. . .
River view from my kitchen window . . .
I've lived in town with a little garage and a small house for 13 years. My garage was not for parking the daily drivers - it was for housing the race car. My basement and house were not for living - they were for storing my car parts and 50 tires. Enough. I FINALLY have some SPACE. No more car parts and guns spread all around the living room and dining room. Now I can finally park my DD's in the attached garage while having a separate shop for the EVO. I'm loving it here. It set me back a few months on work time for the EVO and budget for the EVO, but I think in the long run it's going to be better and lead to more productive work. . .
Welding cart I'm building for my new TIG welder. . .
View out my front door of the new place . . .
Fireplace at the new house . . .
Fridge just before my first party at the new place
Some turkeys in my back yard. . .
My new squirrel buddy coming back for another nut. . .
River view from my kitchen window . . .
I've lived in town with a little garage and a small house for 13 years. My garage was not for parking the daily drivers - it was for housing the race car. My basement and house were not for living - they were for storing my car parts and 50 tires. Enough. I FINALLY have some SPACE. No more car parts and guns spread all around the living room and dining room. Now I can finally park my DD's in the attached garage while having a separate shop for the EVO. I'm loving it here. It set me back a few months on work time for the EVO and budget for the EVO, but I think in the long run it's going to be better and lead to more productive work. . .
My kinda house. where is this at?
Well it's been quite a while since I update this build thread. I took some time off from the EVO to work on the new house, get married, and have my first son. Quite a few changes in the past couple years!
It is time finally get this project finished. I'm thrilled to announce that in 1 month aerodynamicist Andrew Brilliant will be here to do some CFD-designed aerodynamics work for my EVO. My friend Jacob is assisting with the project and will be doing some of the 3-d laser scanning of the car. However - to be able to scan it meant that I had to get it all put back together. Wow, that's a lot of work!! :-) Bumpers, fenders, subframes, suspension, windows, roof, doors, full drivetrain, wheels, etc. . . And most of the pieces had to be modified as I went.
Here are some recent pictures of the assembly process.
The game plan is to scan it in July, paint it in August, then off to Pure Tuning in September to spend the winter doing all the plumbing and wiring and the final assembly. The aero bits will be built over the winter also. Then HOPEFULLY should be back on the track come next spring.
It is time finally get this project finished. I'm thrilled to announce that in 1 month aerodynamicist Andrew Brilliant will be here to do some CFD-designed aerodynamics work for my EVO. My friend Jacob is assisting with the project and will be doing some of the 3-d laser scanning of the car. However - to be able to scan it meant that I had to get it all put back together. Wow, that's a lot of work!! :-) Bumpers, fenders, subframes, suspension, windows, roof, doors, full drivetrain, wheels, etc. . . And most of the pieces had to be modified as I went.
Here are some recent pictures of the assembly process.
The game plan is to scan it in July, paint it in August, then off to Pure Tuning in September to spend the winter doing all the plumbing and wiring and the final assembly. The aero bits will be built over the winter also. Then HOPEFULLY should be back on the track come next spring.
Started the scanning process. . .
Spraying the car with powder to matte it out.
Some downforces were found!!!
Some of the initial scan data that will be turned into mysterious aerodynamic magic by Andrew Brilliant. . .
Spraying the car with powder to matte it out.
Some downforces were found!!!
Some of the initial scan data that will be turned into mysterious aerodynamic magic by Andrew Brilliant. . .
