SLC: 1989 Zinno coupe. Superlight, Super Functional *6spd swap inside*

[MarkB]

Sub'd. Love the roll bar setup.

[papa_geza]

sorry.. double post

[papa_geza]

i admire your work

[mitchlikesbikes]

put my front end back on today. not very pretty but the interior is priority right now. shifter parts should all be here and ready to go this week so i'm going to be doing that as well as working on scuffing the interior for paint. my guys at alacrity machine are trimming my shifter joint and building a bushing for it, since my UUC DSSR wasn't compatible with my original shifter joint. basically my modified joint will be similar to the late late model ones like this, but stronger and with a better bushing (probably UHMW or bronze, depending on what works better when they do the machining.)

shift joint that i need to be similar to:


current shift joint that's getting modified:




aaaand front end pics:

[emagdnim33]

Great build. Keep em coming!!!

[mitchlikesbikes]

spent some time today trimming my seat brackets and cleaning up welds. no pictures of the welds. just kinda smoothed some out and wire wheeled them clean so they're ready for some por15 now. the seat brackets line up better with the front of the floor hump now so that's good. as you can see i'm kind of a perfectionist with an angle grinder:

[mitchlikesbikes]

roll bar: check
floor patches: check

[mitchlikesbikes]

Yup, those things! Yeah, probably unnecessary, but I would just for the bling Stiffer chassis never hurt anybody, or at least stiffer looking

if i had the die to make the hole things in them i would be more inclined to do them. i think you can buy metal with the beaded holes already pressed in though

[DER E30]

like this?:
honestly i don't really know if they're all that necessary. it would add some extra support and bling though so it's a possibility.

Yup, those things! Yeah, probably unnecessary, but I would just for the bling Stiffer chassis never hurt anybody, or at least stiffer looking

[mitchlikesbikes]

Nice work, are you going to make some of those plates that go between the main hoop and the b pillars?

like this?:




honestly i don't really know if they're all that necessary. it would add some extra support and bling though so it's a possibility.

[DER E30]

Nice work, are you going to make some of those plates that go between the main hoop and the b pillars?

[RocketJohn]

Great build thread. Keep up the good work!

[mitchlikesbikes]

Got started on the roll bar today :D

basically we fitted the main hoop then tacked it into place, then welded in floor plates for the rear down bars and cut the downbars to fit. we're gonna be back at it again tomorrow morning, hopefully things will be pretty much finished on the roll bar tomorrow. all thats left is welding the downbars, then putting in the cross bar then after thats done we'll be doing all the patches on the floor.

floor plate for main hoop welded in:




main hoop fitted and tacked:



clearance on the main hoop. we had to do a little "massaging" on the a pillar to make things clear properly. luckily with the way it's fitted i can still access the two bolts for the side windows as well as the seatbelt holes.



downbars cut to size:



plates for downbar mounts:




i will be posting another update tomorrow after more progress!

[mitchlikesbikes]

small update for today

i built a little bracket out of aluminum to hold my intake in place. the previous owner had a crappy filter that didn't fit and it was basically held in place with zip ties. the ties had it sagging low which is what caused the intake boot to tear really bad, and also the older filter rubbed on the upper radiator hose which isn't good. now with the new bracket and the slightly smaller filter everthing clearances right and the filter sits in a good position to prevent wear on the intake boot.

i used one of the original air meter holes with an extended bolt and a spacer. the bracket is pretty simple, and is bent slightly to accomodate the angle of the air meter. it mounts to the stock intake/cruise bracket.




hit it with a quick rattlecan job





going to be wetsanding and buffing out the runs on the roll bar pieces later today. planning on getting starting on the rollcage with my old man saturday morning;D

[serdar255]

Sweet!