Do u have a link or refrence source for this.....
I'd like to see.
Whatever you do, dont pop rivet the seams, weld them with a MIG or similar welder. ADD metal for strength, dont remove it.
A good example of a seam welded and braced hachi is the white SR20 Hachi in the member rides section (I think the thread is called 'abused').
AE86 4AGE "Slowly but surely"
Do u have a link or refrence source for this.....
I'd like to see.
aparently theres an old ae86 club video that has tips on chassie stiffening, all in japanese but
I migth get a enginer to do this has i have just no time,
anyway this is what i covered so far
It would require: A heavy duty cycle welding machine as it will need a long duration of repeated triggering and welding.
Step 1: remove all interior trim, wire harness, and plastic item which may get damaged with high voltage, and extreme temperatures of melting metal. This is pretty much 'everything' in your interior down to metal floors, dashboards and stripping paint in locations the need welding.
Step 2:
For locations that have to be reinforced through two layers of metal sheets...that's 99% of an AE86 unibody structure. You need to drill holes through one layer for maximum contact and be filled (much resembling appearance and function of riveting)
Step 3:
Welding up these 500~1000 location spots along the body, Functional and Structural analysis should be made to selectively weld and sometimes reinforce the locations where rigidity is needed... That's basically the entire car too... Keiichi's car has 1700 spots and 22 points of structural reinforcements (OK DONT ASK ME WHERE...That would be a book to write...
In addition, the resulting body will drastically change in structural rigidity that alignment for suspension and spring and valving rates must all be modified to reflect on this and take advantage. It will feel though, better than when it rolled off the factory when it's all said and done.
my god. key board warrior.
78's
1700 spots and 22 points of structural reinforcements...............
Fuk that!
Who here would seriously NEED that.
Welded up chassis definately feels better than one not welded up.... better control.... less flex.... and ur suspension will work better...
someone said an unwelded chassis will be faster than one not welded up.... i dont know where u got that from.... from what i've learned from race car dynamics seminars, stiff chassis is the basis of any good racing car... ideally minimal flex in the chassis so u can run softer springs to maximise traction. U need a stiff chassis to maintain all ur suspension geometry... not to mention a hard thrashed car often bends chassis... cuz factory cars were not designed to use high grip tires for racing... or drifting for that matter...
Only thing i can think of is the extra weight... but that weight is well worth it in my opinion... u can lose other shit for weight loss...
Dude, go back to your cave. Drifting is the worst strain you can put on a car.
It's also one of the most fun things you can do in a car.
If I was as elite as you, I'd build a cage and weld it in. Forget seam welding, if you ding it your f*cked.
kid, most cages are build for protection only
ding it??, you mean hitting a wall or another car pretty hard? not really
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