I finished installing the rear disc brakes on the wagon today. I'm using a small, two piston Wilwood caliper, 200SX rear rotors, and a set of T6 aluminium caliper brackets that I made. It all fits inside my 14x7 Panasports vertically, but needs a 1/4" spacer to keep the caliper from rubbing horizontally. I could shave down the corner of the caliper to make it fit if I decide … [Read more...] about WAGON REAR BRAKES
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BODY PANEL FITTING
A quick update for today: I test fit some BRE style rear flares from Classic Datsun Motorsports, a fiberglass rear hatch from Pare Composites, and the fuel cell from ATL. … [Read more...] about BODY PANEL FITTING
WAGON REAR ROLLCAGE
Today I started tying the rollcage into the rear suspension. The rear down tubes and crossbrace are in place with a couple of 45 degree supports. The top of the rear coilovers are now mounted to the rear crossbar tube, and the bottom of them to a bracket welded onto the lower control arm. … [Read more...] about WAGON REAR ROLLCAGE
REAR SUSPENSION COMING ALONG
I finally have the all prep work done on the rear crossmember and control arms. The new control arm mounting brackets are set-up for camber and toe adjustability, and the exhaust pipe cross-through hole has been enlarged. The chassis mounts for the crossmember and moustache bar are now solid, and the CV-joint swap using BMW 2002 axles is almost done. Next week I'll start … [Read more...] about REAR SUSPENSION COMING ALONG
RACE PREPPED CONTROL ARMS
We've been working on the Wagon rear control arms. They have been lightened, strengthened, bushings replaced with bearings, and set up for coilovers. … [Read more...] about RACE PREPPED CONTROL ARMS
WAGON REAR SUSPENSION
The first step in getting the wagon rear coilovers into place was a little geometry lesson. (Too bad I slept through highschool geometry...) … [Read more...] about WAGON REAR SUSPENSION