SXOR single seater build

[hokie_yj]

No progress to update because today was day 39 in a row of 12+ hr shifts. But I did get with Lee from Partially Committed Racing today to spend some of that money before my pocket could even start to smolder. I ordered up some Branik 40 spline 300M party shafts for the rear axle and also the rest of the parts from Gearworks to build the 10" 3rd member for the front axle.

 

[ridered3]

No progress to update because today was day 39 in a row of 12+ hr shifts. But I did get with Lee from Partially Committed Racing today to spend some of that money before my pocket could even start to smolder. I ordered up some Branik 40 spline 300M party shafts for the rear axle and also the rest of the parts from Gearworks to build the 10" 3rd member for the front axle.

That's still progress!

 

[hokie_yj]

I've been slowly working on figuring out new mounts for the trans and Atlas. I had to do a good bit of trimming on the trans mount for it to work upside down and also had to do a lot of trimming on the Atlas shifter base and swap one of the socket head bolts for a button head, but it all clears now.

The Atlas mount will go to the tube right above it. I'll add a tube across where the trans mount is with a disconnect in it. The three tubes you can see in the picture all have disconnects on the end of them and that whole piece comes out of the chassis.

 

[ridered3]

Looks super fun...

 

[hokie_yj]

Got in a little over an hour on it this morning before work. The trans mount is sorted out and tacked in. If I can get up in the morning I'll work on the Atlas mount. I'll probably add a fancy little dimpled plate between the tabs on both of them to strengthen them up. I'll also add a vertical tube down to the bottom of the chassis to help support it all.

 

[ridered3]

Always good to see parts/pieces going back together!

 

[hokie_yj]

I couldn't sleep last night so I got up about 2:30 and went to the shop. I got the atlas mount finished up and the gusset plate for the trans mount is almost done.

There's only a few groups of people in life that you can tell that you woke up at 2:30 in the morning and mounted a tranny, and they won't blink an eye.

 

[ridered3]

 

[hokie_yj]

Didn't have much time this morning, but I got the gusset plate for the trans mount done and tacked in. The vertical support tube is cut, notched, and ready to weld up.

 

[TBItoy]

fancy

 

[hokie_yj]

I had a few minutes in the shop this afternoon. I got everything welded up and painted. I need to pull the atlas back out and seal up the adapter and it can start going back together.

 

[hokie_yj]

The Atlas is in and buttoned up. Most of the interior will probably stay out until it closer to ready to wheel. It needs new batteries and it would have to come back out to put them in, and I'm not going to buy the batteries until it's ready. Still waiting on shafts from Branik and parts from Gearworks to get the rear axle buttoned up. I guess soon I'll throw the new front housing up on the table and start getting it laid out.

 

[ridered3]

 

[hokie_yj]

So I guess I lied in the last post. A while back I ended up going ahead and getting new batteries for it. Found a good deal plus a coupon code, so I figured why not. I put them put in and got everything wired back up. It started up and ran surprisingly decent for having 7 year old gas in it still.

In VGG fashion we'll just pretend we didn't see the backfire and sparks out the exhaust, I'm sure it's nothing.

I let it sit and idle for 15 minutes or so to get everything up to temp. It seemed to clean up a little after it ran a while. I definitely need to flush the old fuel out of it though. At idle the water temp never got over 175* so the fan never kicked on.

Also just a couple days ago I saw some Ford 10" 5.14 gears listed on Ebay for $350, those gears are usually $1300-$1500. I was skeptical, but took a chance and they were delivered today. A set of Motive 10" 35 spline pinion 5.14 pro gears for $380 to my door. Not sure if it's some kind of closeout deal or what. But now I've got 10" gears for both axles. I just need to find the time to get across the mountain to meet @Jody Treadway to get these 3rds built. It's still a long way from being ready to wheel, but I'm just trying to chip away at the iceberg with my salad fork. And yes, I did put a battery maintainer on it this time, and it will stay on it.