Next thing is trans rear mount and tunnel.
First made tube that was used to bold middle plate to chassic, then thought I should do trans rear mount. Easier put in now than later. Draw design up, made toolpagths and wipped it out of block of aluminium.
Trans tunnel: wanted to make it as strong as I can. Pushing over 2000Nm ~1500ftlbs tq through automatic (any) transmission, better get ready for anything.
I used packing tape to get my hands on actual pattern. That way I could measure radius and all needed to turn this in to CAD. Made model with Fusion360, send it to work and continued w/ Solidworks. Turn it to .dxf. Tranfer file to cnc-plasma talbe, cut pieces out of 6mm (1/4") steel. Next walked to cnc-brake, insert program and bended piece to form. Worked pretty good at first time.
Grinded large reliefs and tig welded allaround. Short (2") seams here and there to keep heat build up away.
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Last edited by SuperB70; 08-08-2025 at 01:05 PM.
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