Marv's AA63 GT-R

[marvis]

When we dropped the oil a liter of water came out first.. Was awesome.

[R&D Mechanical]

wow shes fucked, nice work marv, cant wait for updates!

[marvis]

Getting exedy hd clutch tonight, flywheel machined, extractors. YYYEEAAHHH.

I'm thinking of doin some gussets from strut tower to firewall or should I use a tube? I would like to do it from the front of the tower to the rails too... Any suggestions?

Also should I seam weld or stitch weld? Stitch welding will flex where seam will crack? Not as stiff then?

[ill-minded]

CHS from strut towers to firewall won't really do anything dude. The firewall flexes way too much. If you wanted to do that, you'd be installing a full weld in cage. Keep it simple, dude.

Also, I think the question you want is, "Should I weld the seams with stitches or tacks".

[marvis]

I'll upload gusset pics when I can to show you some ideas. Gold 86 above has em. Should come around Sunday dude!

[marvis]

Example of gusset.

[marvis]

Totally going to do that! And brace from castor brackets. Mmm

So keen on purple engine bay!

Got a clutch! Hd exedy! Luke <3

So keen!!

[ke_70]

they wouldnt do fuck all. look cool though.
id make some fender braces if your trying to brace up the front abit. they're pretty simple to make and are hidden

[ill-minded]

Pretty much what ke_70 said, dude. Gusseted plates aren't really gonna do anything other than add wank factor. If you go and build a proper strut brace and triangulate it back to the firewall, that'd be the best way to stiffen the front end and look cool in the process.

[marvis]

Wouldn't the gusset do the same thing? I see it heaps in ae86's