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> Safari 914 project, “Sufari”
raynekat
post Feb 19 2023, 11:20 PM
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Nice welds there...you've definitely got some skills in this department.
I took an intro to welding class (MIG) this fall, and it's not easy by any stretch.
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post Feb 20 2023, 06:45 PM
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post Feb 20 2023, 07:01 PM
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Nice welds there...you've definitely got some skills in this department.
I took an intro to welding class (MIG) this fall, and it's not easy by any stretch.
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Thank you…..I’m learning!
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post Feb 21 2023, 10:45 AM
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You're in Brigantine, I'm in Paramus
We've never met. You're friends with Jim Foster ?
Years ago I saw a picture on this site of the oil cooler installation (pretty sure anyway)
you did on your silver car.
I fashioned my duct work in fiberglass similar to yours.
Great to see you're at it again.
Beautiful work.
Maybe we meet at the North East Gathering ?
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post Feb 21 2023, 06:20 PM
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You're in Brigantine, I'm in Paramus
We've never met. You're friends with Jim Foster ?
Years ago I saw a picture on this site of the oil cooler installation (pretty sure anyway)
you did on your silver car.
I fashioned my duct work in fiberglass similar to yours.
Great to see you're at it again.
Beautiful work.
Maybe we meet at the North East Gathering ?
Rory


Nice job! Yeah I did a similar setup on my silver 3.6 car.
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post Feb 22 2023, 06:54 PM
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post Feb 25 2023, 08:40 PM
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Began fabricating my alternator bracket today. It’s pretty much done except for the tensioner, I’ll take that tomorrow.

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post Feb 26 2023, 06:29 PM
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First test fit of the engine/trans. Everything fit up well. I was concerned about the starter and clutch slave cylinder but all cleared just fine. Looks like my cradle measuring/ guessing/cursing was spot on.



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post Feb 28 2023, 07:23 PM
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Finalized alignment of alternator bracket and finish welded it up.

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post Mar 2 2023, 08:29 PM
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Worked out the engine harness today. I had to undress the harness and reconfigure it to account for the manifold flip. All wires reached the new locations except for the throttle position sensor. I extended the 3 wires to the TPS and redressed the harness. Everything all connected up and ready to go.

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post Mar 5 2023, 07:58 PM
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Started fabricating my safari rack (what’s a safari build without a rack??). I have some interesting ideas, we’ll see what transpires…..



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post Mar 9 2023, 08:27 PM
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Decided to lower the rear control arm mounts to account for the 2” lift. This will help regain camber and help with trailing arm length (wheel center in wheel arch). To accomplish this I decide to lower the mounts 1” (compromise between complexity and strength of end product). I lengthened the the innner mounting ear and will be adding a 1” spacer to the outer mount point.

Started the process by cutting off the box section of the mount (saving for attachment later), then adding a section to the internals of the “ear” (not shown in pics). Then added a 16ga layer that ties to upper ear and extends 3/8 lower than existing end of ear.

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post Mar 9 2023, 08:31 PM
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Then I re-attached the box section removed in 1st step and fabricated new sections to account for the lowering of the box section.

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Then I added re-enforcement to the ear by adding sections to both side of the mount point, wrapping to the sides of the mount.

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post Mar 9 2023, 08:35 PM
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Then I cleaned up and drilled a new mounting hole 1” lower than the original. This mod will allow it to be returned to stock by simply moving the trailing arm back to original hole.

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I’ll make the spacers for the outer mounts tomorrow and hopefully have it back on it feet by the end of the day.
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post Mar 10 2023, 08:20 PM
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The outer trailer trailing arms spacers are done….the rear suspension is ready for re-assembly. The spacers are made from 1” billet 6061-T6 aluminum.

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post Mar 11 2023, 09:21 AM
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Some great fabrication there. Rack design coming along, clearly you'll need to mount 2 spare tires up there at a minimum (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'm sure you've thought ahead for this; but one thing to check is that the driveshafts are still OK under full droop? No doubt you can account for the 2" lower arms in the trans cradle design/mounting...

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post Mar 11 2023, 09:04 PM
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Some great fabrication there. Rack design coming along, clearly you'll need to mount 2 spare tires up there at a minimum (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'm sure you've thought ahead for this; but one thing to check is that the driveshafts are still OK under full droop? No doubt you can account for the 2" lower arms in the trans cradle design/mounting...

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Thanks! The axle clearance is a concern, but it seems others have tread down this path and I haven’t heard of an issue. That said, I won’t sleep easy until it’s all installed and proven. I’ve thought about what I’ll do if it’s an issue, but hoping it’s not.
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post Mar 11 2023, 09:07 PM
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Trailing arms installed and its back on its feet…..

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post Mar 14 2023, 07:09 PM
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Somethin’ brewin’…….

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post Mar 15 2023, 07:54 PM
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Picked up a stock front valance in nice shape and modified it for the radiator opening.

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