The entire LOTUS weighs 1450….


Think about that. What's that -- your motor and trans and 4 wheels???


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA



I was amazed at your weight of the motor though I have to say!

I think I have all the dash parts I need but you never know.:thumbsup:

The bell weighs 24lbs.

When I bought the block it shipped regular UPS since it was less than 115lbs.:D

BTW GW all 4 wheels are less than 100lbs.
Tires are 136lbs
Trans is another 135lbs
So we'll need a few more parts to hit your 1450 #.:action-smiley-027:

One day when I'm done with this car I'm putting together a backup track car. a Factory Five 818R. Sure it's heavy but it will have 225 hp.

:cheers:

Rob - I guessing you've weighed the brakes?

Did you get a rolling chassis weight?

Yep it's _____. Well I better let him tell you. lol. but all I can say is it's not bad. Final weight could see the 3200lb mark.

Very respectable :thumbsup:

My car is 3360 with 10 gal of fuel in it.

Yep the chassis and body were :secret: :secret: lbs.

Kinda heavy.

:cheers:

Rob, does the T56 QT bell have to be indexed? Seems like it has a huge hole, unlike the TKO that slips around a collar on the trans/input shaft.

Whatever you do, don't index it, laying on your back, under your "Torin" while it is up on saw horses. It is a pain.

Joe, Lance Corporal in the Jack stand Army :waveflag:

Hmmmmm...

I see someone was thinking ahead and said "Rob may want to run some exhaust pipes through here"

Been studying these pictures, and thinking???

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...jinca/rst2.jpg

Why don't you less time on here and weighing everything and being defensive about Betsy's weight situation and more time making progress? :twak:

You got your parts.
You got a shop to work in.
You have tools (Brett's).
And you have Brett when you get in trouble.

So what's your excuse Sally? :bitchslap:

Oh, and I'll see ya tmrw... :D

:cheers:

Dig seeing the progress Rob!

Thanks Chris:thumbsup:

How about some Parts pictures? are those good?

As I kept trimming the firewall further and further to give myself clearance to set the motor down and back it became apparent that the stock hanging pedals weren't going to cut it.

Here was the first test fit with a minimal cut. In this picture the motor was still .25" off center and you can see I have no clearance between the VC and remaining firewall. You can also see how close the 4 bolts that hold the stock pedal hanger are to the VC. I ended cutting the firewall to the other side of the mounting holes so no more stock pedal hanger.:headscratch:



http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps581fea87.jpg

Earlier in the week Brett had pointed out I had plenty of room for a floor pedal set up. I agreed with him but my concern was the header collectors need to go somewhere and that path would be down near the footwell. But after cutting the firewall to where I wanted it and measuring it was clear I have a lot more flexibility with fitting the floor pedals than a hanging set. :hairpullout:

So I went shopping.


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...psd355f5cb.jpg

Although this is a 600 series Tilton Pedal set up it has the 900 series bracket to run the Series 77 master cylinders. The mounting of these is supposed to eliminate binding in pedal travel and the migrating of the bias due to some of the binding.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...psc3ab33ba.jpg

Having put the motor in the chassis where I want it to sit it is also clear that a front plate and midplate set up would make sense for mounting the motor.

The front plate will also give me a nice plane to use for the PS pump and alt mounting brackets that don't yet exist. Since I have a Peterson stackable mandrel drive I can use whatever existing PS or Alt brackets I like the look of and tailor the belt alignment via the position of the pulleys on the Peterson Mandrel. Those parts arrived long time ago so here is a reminder what they look like. This is better than digging through the wrecking yard this thread sorta is.:D

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps598da9d8.jpg

The Midplate will be a custom piece that Brett will fab. The front plate I got from Chris Alston Chassisworks. It has plenty of extra material I will trim off once all the final mounting positions of the motor and accessories are determined. As you can see in the photo my chief parts guy checked it all out and told me it was good to go.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps44c05f49.jpg

:cheers:

[QUOTE=FETorino;517032]Thanks Chris:thumbsup:


How about some Parts pictures? are those good?




Rob, I have lots of parts but most of them are in the boxes still. They get mocked up and then put away. I don't get up there much to get all the photos I want. (I should send Sieg go over and have him photograph it.:idea:) I am also not cutting the car up as far as you are, so the fab work is not as intense either.
Your car is looking killer and the parts you have been showing off are impressive as well, can't wait to see how it all comes together.

WOW, car parts in the house, on the coffee table no less, lol.

The one chance this thread would contain any real tech and all we get is :secret: !!!!

[QUOTE=gmtech921;517043]Things always seem to move slower than you want but you need to keep that balance in life and not fixate on any one thing too much. The car is one part of my day to day life. Probably the most expensive but not the most important. That being said I move a little farther forward every day and before you know it the parts will be a car.

I keep waiting for some updates on your + sized girl:D

Shhh :secret: My wife was at a birthday party today so I got away with the coffee table photo shoot:lmao:

Jim what do you want:headscratch: I told you how much the motor weighs.
The car weighs less than a 57 Caddy.

:cheers:

IT'S ABOUT TIME!!:rules: And i got car parts all over my house :hapdance:

I am really liking those pedals.... :G-Dub:

Have fun making the pedals fit. :G-Dub:

It's all part of the Ron Myers My Car Will Never Get On The Road Plan.

:hello:

Brett is near and has no fear......:gitrdun:

Wavesmiley all ya want, but that's hurtful Mr. Kat'mandu.

What's not to like :D Other than a max pedal ratio of only 5.75 to1.

This will require some recalculations of master size and pad COF. :headscratch:



Well looking back a few pages you can see a picture of the toeboard to frame clearance and a nice void waiting for some master cylinders. After Brett had mentioned floor mount pedals I took a few measurements to see how much room was available. Seems pretty roomy.

As far as the issue you had with the angle of the pedals when mounted perpendicular to the floor. I'm a little taller than some so my seat will be as low as practical. I test fit the Kirkey seats once and mocked up a driving position. In my case with the seat was so low I noticed the opposite of you in that my original swing pedals seemed awkward since they were obviously designed with a seat whose base was 9" off the floor in mind. The floor pedals and my Kirkey low on the floorpans feels right at home like my old shifter kart seating.

Starting from scratch with seat, pedal and steering wheel position makes the recipe easier since they are all getting planned as a unit.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps872c642c.jpg

Yea DG why so mean to Ron. :shakehead: :snapout:

Yea If I get speed wobbles I know a skilled craftsman within ear shot:D

:cheers:

Hey, I'm trail blazing for others ..:lol:

Thanks for standing up Boys. Cole Trickle will get his :bitchslap: :D

Nice pedals Robo :thumbsup:

This is true! :unibrow:

http://i0.wp.com/thelaughhouse.net/w...QClQKSqP11.gif

Found a used Go Pedal that seems to fill out the set.:D I was going to get out the good camera but I didn't want to disappoint GW.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...psc195f129.jpg

:cheers:

Nice pedal set up Rob, glad to see you making some progress on the old girl!! That's better then some of us can say :knock:

How big is your foot :confused59: That is nice though

Rob that pedal is badazz!!! I love it!!!

Nice! Looks exactly like the pedal in my Freightliner!

Thanks

Mario It's billet and anodized, one a few select parts that actually wouldn't look out of place on a build of your caliber. I scored it used so I couldn't resist.:D

My feet are dainty and well manicured just in case I want to expand beyond my hand model career.:action-smiley-027: Thanks JD where you been hiding. I want to come check out that truck of yours. Too bad you moved the seat from it's correct position.:lol:

I source most of my parts from the Freightliner catalogue for obvious reasons.:lmao:

:cheers:

Just so you know -- this build will be the one getting the most 'begs' for a ride along….

Especially when he gets the bar and TV installed in the back seat.

By the time this car is finished we'll have people living in colonies on the moon… and TV will be holographic.



FTW!!!




:hapdance:

HEY... I called SHOTGUN last year :rules: !!!Or was it the year before :peepwall:

Dude --- It's way faster to just find a nice used race car and buy that instead… you know - before you're too old to still have a drivers license.

Your on the money with those pedals if the seat base is low. Thats what those pedals are designed for. whats the giant gas pedal for? :lol:

Now that's funny rt there :cheers:

A real pedal masher!
http://madhattermagicshop.com/magics...BluYellRed.jpg

^^^^^^^^^^^^ Pure definition of the pot calling the kettle black….