here is a quick snip of what i just stumbled upon…
read more here…
sorry if im late to the party on this
Lot’s of people have been asking, so here’s what we’re doing
So yeah, don’t be mistaken in thinking this is going to just be an AE86 with a V8 in it. The idea is for it to be a clean AE86 that’s essentially a NASCAR with steering lock underneath. It will have v8, dogbox, drop gear live axle detroit locker, Ap brakes all round, and a huge amount more donated from the ASCAR.
Why not a GT86? Everyone else is doing that. It’s one of those cars that’s kind of for the big budget companies, and as we want to keep sponsorship as minimal as possible, there’s no way we could budget for one.
Why an AE86 - They are live axle, they are massively light, and kind of couldn’t be a more perfect car when we’re using the ASCAR donor.
I’m sure there will be an anti V8 vibe, and to a certain extent I agree with them being a bit soulless, but they are unquestionably the right engine for a competitive drift car, and reliability is one of the most important criteria in the project.
Our neighbours Dynotorque will be doing the vast majority of the work on the car, and once they have the two cars next door, expect things to move pretty fast
The AE86, sitting there all purdy. Poor thing has no idea the ass raping it’s in for!
The ASCAR without it’s dress on. Reminds me of the new Batmobile.
A view of the some of the insides.
AP racing brakes. These calipers are silly expensive! and fit under 15" wheels!
The oil tank for the dry sump. All these fittings are reusable and will probably save us a good £1k
Everyone that comes in to DW want’s to sit here. I’ve no idea how anyone gets out in a hurry though!
Check out some of the detail in the arms, and the ARB brackets - Simple but effective.
Here you can just see the adjustment on the knuckle to make small changes to steering speed.
The heart. What we beleive is a relatively basic LS1 with a cam.
This is really interesting - An adjustable panhard rod. It’s not just adjustable in length. There’s an adjuster inside the open tube that winds the mount point of the panhard up and down on the chassis.
Doorbars! Yes.
The tanks massive. Hopefully we’ll be able to squeeze it in so we can use it as adjustable ballast.
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oh and for the 'merican muscle boys
similar idea done with a '69 chevelle