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Acerguy

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 20, 2017, 10:44 pm

Joined: October 19, 2010, 11:57 am
Posts: 507
Location: Waterloo, WI

Wow. Fun stuff. Thanks so much for sharing your build here.

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 22, 2017, 4:27 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

Part 3 is on YouTube

https://youtu.be/h25zc-lF1bc

20170122_092604_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 24, 2017, 8:43 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

The steering is coming together. I wound up using a center steer box from a sand rail with the steering arms from the gen 1 honda crx and the tie rod ends from the miata. Here is the original sand rail set up

20170123_145418 by Ben Modified, on Flickr[/IMG]

The new arrangement

20170123_145415 by Ben Modified, on Flickr

Had to open up the holes in the ends of the rack and rethread to fit the honda pieces.

20170123_145438 by Ben Modified, on Flickr

Assembled with the beginnings of a mounting bracket. I believe that shock boots from a golf cart shock will work on this unit.

20170124_151839 by Ben Modified, on Flickr

The joints are in the original miata location. With any luck, no bump steer. I will cycle the suspension thru its range before welding everything in

20170124_125238 by Ben Modified, on Flickr

Also machined some collars to splice the rear axles

20170124_161452 by Ben Modified, on Flickr

And welded in a couple of pieces of tubing for the cage

20170124_160122 by Ben Modified, on Flickr

http://www.BenModified.com

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 25, 2017, 8:45 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

Took the body off again today to get to a few spots for welding and steering work.

20170125_172248_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

Added a few gussets to the uprights that support the front spring upper brace.

20170125_172209_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

Center steer mount

20170125_172216_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

I bolted in the rack system and ran the front suspension thru its travel range with no perceptible bump steer! Sorry, no photo

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ccrunner

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 26, 2017, 12:16 pm

Joined: October 10, 2010, 10:26 am
Posts: 2049
Location: Guadalupe, CA

Your pace is fast and fun to follow.. really enjoying your updates on this wee beast.. please keep them coming :cheers:

--ccrunner

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 26, 2017, 9:16 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

ccrunner wrote:

Your pace is fast and fun to follow.. really enjoying your updates on this wee beast.. please keep them coming :cheers:

--ccrunner

Thanks! I will

Temporarily installed the rack today. Still need to find some properly sized bellows.

20170126_084449_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

20170126_084711_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

Also did some work on the braking setup. I am taking advantage of the extra room with the body off to locate and install the pedal assembly. I am using the originals from the car and adapting a 1970 VW Bug master cylinder. This mc is intended for four wheel drums, but I have used them before on 4 wheel discs with good results.

20170126_085456_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

It only required elongating the mc mounting holes and a little filing to open up the opening on the pedal assembly.

20170126_085506_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

20170126_085515_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

I sandwiched a piece of 3/16" metal plate between the two to create a mounting system

20170126_140805_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

Only needed slightly longer mounting studs

Also cut a couple of strips of metal to sandwich the body sheet metal. The roll cage tubing is located beneath these strips. The holes are for welds to the tubing. The uprights that hold the upper strut mount come up thru these strips and will be welded together.

20170126_152624_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

http://www.BenModified.com

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 27, 2017, 7:36 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

Here is todays progress

Welded in the master cylinder brackets

20170127_144303_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

Finished the upper strut brace

20170127_165958_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

http://www.BenModified.com

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 28, 2017, 9:50 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

Started piecing together the steering column. Welded on some heim joint mounting bosses.

20170128_184956_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

I am using a piece of 3/4" shaft with a keyway temporarily. I left it very long and made up an adaptor to the steering wheel so that I can slide the wheel to different positions on the shaft for the best position

20170128_182418_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

20170128_182324_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

20170128_182310_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 29, 2017, 3:31 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

Part 4 is on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gSnb3W55wo

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 30, 2017, 8:58 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

I put the body back on the chassis today and started welding the two together.

20170130_175810_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

The front braces are welded together with the cage tubes under the dash

20170130_143112_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

20170130_143054_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

Working on connection on the rear of the car

20170130_175844_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: January 31, 2017, 8:30 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

More body to cage connections

20170131_175814_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

20170131_180441_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

http://www.BenModified.com

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: February 2, 2017, 8:21 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

More body to cage connections

20170202_163000_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

There are enough connections now that I was able to remove most of the temporary bracing.

20170202_165451_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

20170202_165441_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

First major tube is bent

20170202_074725_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

I went to the salvage yard yesterday and picked up a crank pulley which will be part of the electric reverse. I first had to remove one of the belt grooves.

20170202_085445_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

This will be sandwiched between the rear yoke and the diff. I needed 4.25" inside the pulley for the flange yoke so the inner portion had to go

20170202_085520_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

http://www.BenModified.com

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kreb

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: February 3, 2017, 2:04 am

Joined: September 22, 2005, 10:29 am
Posts: 600

Great build! Thanks for sharing. It's very similar to what I'd like to do with a Karmann Ghia some day.

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: February 3, 2017, 8:38 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

cage progress

20170203_163244_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

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[/url]20170203_113357_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

View from the rear..nicely tucked

20170203_113605_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

http://www.BenModified.com

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Ben_Modified

Post subject: Re: Micro Car Resto-Mod

Posted: February 5, 2017, 7:29 pm

Joined: December 4, 2016, 11:27 pm
Posts: 69

Cage is mostly done and all of the temporary supports are out.

Part 5 is on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybilEHjpnhg

20170204_164236_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

20170205_112442_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

20170205_112508_resized by Ben Modified, on Flickr

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