Sorry, I'm not here daily. I check in once in a while.
This was my inspiration:
https://www.locost.ozcarnut.com/index.htmlI'm using a complete rear end from an NC. Purchased the parts separately, crossmember(LKQ $75 picked up locally by me-used car-part.com site), all control arms with hubs and discs as two assemblies from a wrecking yard used the same car-part site to find them locally.
Purchased calipers and emergency cables from Ebay in used but in good condition.
I just need half shafts, which most likely will be a rockauto purchase.
I have just installed some Mini Cooper R56 emergency brake handle. The cables seem to work together(single handle cable, with the two rear cables) decently with the double cable NC ones.
Shortened an NC 6 speed driveshaft, and rewelded myself.
The front is still in progress, but after finding out that the NC spindles have the wrong scrub radius for my setup(purchased wheels and tires to early, and the offset was wrong for this spindle) I was advised to go to the NA spindle.
This needed some research, to find a way to keep the 5x114.3 bolt pattern. Found a site, where it was described on what to do and how to make a sleeve and modify the spindle, to be able to use a rear Ford Probe/Mazda MX6 rear hub for the front spindle.
I have jumped the gun here as well, I should have done some measurements before I machined off .200" off from the spindle. It did not needed that dom=ne on my case. Now I will have to add a 3mm wheel spacer to compensate.
I have found a 93 RX7 rear disc that almost fits, but it is 2mm wider the friction width and it is 300mm instead of 264mm(NA). I will be using the NA calipers, but I will have to make a bracket to reach out further for the bigger diameter disc. Most likely, I will have to machine off 1-2 mm from the caliper piston, or from the caliper to add those 2mm back. I could machine the disc, but I prefer not to, to be able to just replace the disc in the future with a factory part, that does not need to be modified every time.
Rack is way to long from the NC, but I already got it, and I will shorten it. I have already made tools to open the specialty nuts.
I'm at a point, where I'm trying to figure out how to make the front control arms(which design to use), what fixture to use to mount them to the chassis. I have two speedway rod ends that I'm trying to use since I already have them(course I would need to buy two more, if I do use them), but I'm not sure yet what I will use. I was thinking to add some adjustment to the lower control arms, but then I'm thinking, do I really need that adjustment?
I want bushings, because I won't be racing, I want a bit of comfort for street use.
Vsusp numbers are in another thread, if you are interested. I don't know if they are good, but Miatav8,MstrASE,A&P,F confirmed that they look good.
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