AMS Drag Evo VIII to compete in the Texas Mile!
I was at ams the other day and one of the employees told me you guys were gonna give the evo 1 last run.
+1 on the old paint scheme we all grew up with you guys on that hope you guys do well curious is there more safety equipment you guys have to add or the same for the texas mile ?
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Some more progress was made on the Drag car / mile car. The lexan windshield was removed in lieu of a factory one. Some nice roof rails were made for some added aero. The header has made some big progress and the air to water IC mockup has begun.
All in all we are doing very good on our time frame thanks to lots of guys here busting their hump.
Eric
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All in all we are doing very good on our time frame thanks to lots of guys here busting their hump.
Eric
Eric
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The finishing touches are made on the header. As you can see the welding process was pretty involved but Justin, Drew, Shane, Nick, Joe and everyone in Fab did a bang up job.
Corey (engineer) was also involved taking measurements of the front end to better design our air to water IC end tanks. Things are really moving along
Corey (engineer) was also involved taking measurements of the front end to better design our air to water IC end tanks. Things are really moving along
Since our last post, Eric Jones, was able to complete the design and build of the front undertray. The intercooler piping, the twin wastegate setup/dump tubes and exhaust have all been fitted along with the air-to-water intercooler. Currently, Shane is at work mounting the radiator. With a bit more riveting, the aluminum plates on the front fascia will be secured and after speaking with the guys from fabrication, the AMS EVO VIII Drag Car should be finished and ready for tuning in a few more days!
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The undertray is now complete and adjoined to the front bumper/fascia.
Cardboard template used by Eric Jones to create aluminum plating for the front bumper.
Twin wastegate set-up with dump tubes directed outwards to the passenger side of the AMS Drag Evo.
The painstaking task of fabricating the air-to-water intercooler was achieved with precise measurements using our CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) and hours of sheet metal work and welding.
After hours of work on the intercooler, Shane begins work on mounting the radiator.
A Few more random shots of the turbo setup.
