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Well to make a long boring story short, I wired the baby up and she is purring like a kitty.









The SR20DET engine harness was ridiculously easy to hook-up. Add three relays to power it up and vroom, vroom


I took it for a blip up the road, the tach didn't work so I added a Autometer 9117 which was a easy fix. The gas gauge reads wrong, which I need to adjust, and the clutch takes two men and a small boy to depress, so I am engineering in some more leverage. Other then that perfect. It is ludicrously quick and oddly rides very smoothly. It is way quieter then you would expect also.

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My build log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=13890

If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower.
- Mark Donohue

I am now getting much stronger hand muscles by riveting the sides on

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My build log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=13890

If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower.
- Mark Donohue

Glad to see its running. No video?? How come the clutch is so hard to push in?

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30 years old, not sure what I want to be when I grow up…

I think I need more mechanical advantage on the clutch pedal. I just need to remove the pedal and drill a hole further down. If that does not work it may be a hydraulic issue. I am using the Toyota truck clutch master with the Nissan Silvia clutch slave Cylinder. They both speak Japanese, but maybe in the incorrect dialect? If it's not a leverage problem, I will grab a Silvia Clutch Master. The Toyota and the Nissan both have a 5/8" bore, but the stroke is not published info.

So you want a Video eh? Here you go

http://vid155.photobucket.com/albums/s3 ... PR0235.mp4

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My build log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=13890

If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower.
- Mark Donohue

Early construction photo of my clutch arrangement


The brakes were plumbed when I got it, but not the clutch. I noticed he moved the rod for the brake pedal down 2" from this photo. The brakes feel like they are power brakes, very little effort. Here's hoping if I do the same to the clutch pedal a regular boy could depress it. (Now it feels like my leg may snap off). It is only a stage 1 Exedy clutch (They are generally not much more effort then stock).

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My build log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=13890

If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower.
- Mark Donohue

Sounds really good. Hope you get the clutch issue worked out.

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30 years old, not sure what I want to be when I grow up…

oh dude, the leverage ratio on those pedals is waaaayyy to high (numerically low). without measuring, my calibrated eye says the pedal ratio is between 3:1 or 4:1. you really want more like 5 or 6:1. moving the master cylinder pushrod attachement hole down closer to the pedal pivot will fix things right up.

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The B-3 build log: http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13941 unfortunately, all the pictures were lost in the massive server crash

The beginnings of the Jag Special,
https://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=19012
Again, all pictures were lost.

Ditto on the leverage requirement of 5 to 1. I would suggest you look at moving the pivot point lower on the pedal [three hole adjust pattern], and extending the walking beam to get the greater leverage ratio. While you are at it, add a stop to the clutch pedal arm or to the cylinder push rod to reduce total travel. Dave W

I assumed it was a mechanical advantage issue, thanks for the conformation. I bought some rod ends to make a new lever arm. I am purposely not fixing it right now, so I don't get arrested for illegally driving it around the neighborhood LOL. I am concentrating on the body, so I can finish it up, then jump through the necessary hoops to drive it legally

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My build log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=13890

If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower.
- Mark Donohue

That goes threw my head every time I drive the kart in the neighborhood. Had the cops called on me twice in my old neighborhood.

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30 years old, not sure what I want to be when I grow up…