Red16

Cheers, yeah it's beginning to resemble a car, i'm getting excited already

Thanks, will do

Cheers... you and me both!

Ah right, cool, not far away at all.

You get a sprocket adaptor which fits to the output from the ZX10r gearbox, this allows you to bolt on the front half of a custom propshaft, then the rear of the propshaft just bolts to the input flange on the rear diff.

Shilly

what sort of power is the engine going to be running

Red16

A standard Kawasaki ZX10r engine makes 187bhp according to Kawasaki's figures, but they tend to make slightly less in a car due to the lack of ram air effect which bikes make good use of.

Ginger Will

Cool, I was worried there would be a chain somewhere.

Zetecfiesta

looks awsome!

Red16

Well after ages of not doing much, I've been in the garage making progress today...

The beginning of the bulkhead/pedal cover panel



How it looks resting in position



The steering column goes through the bulkhead/pedal cover panel, so I made this wedge to cover the steering column in instead of it being exposed, not sure if I'm going to use it or redesign and remake it though.



How it'd look if I used it as it is.



Nope, thankfully it's not a mobile chainsaw

Cheers

Dan_RS500

Nice one just read this whole thread from the start, looks like a fun project with some room to put your own twist on things.

Re the steering shaft cover... I'd go for something more rounded rather than triangular. Just form a piece of alu sheet around some thing about the right size then cut it down to fit the panel. If you see what I mean?

Keep up the good work.

Red16

Cheers for the comments Dan, I totally agree about a curved panel looking better to cover the steering column in.

How about this for putting a twist on things...

Just been on ebay and won an auction for a turbo ZX10r engine going to collect it at the weekend





Engine spec is as follows...

Dynajet Power commander 3 with hub
ECU and full loom
Adjustable cam sprockets
JE turbo pistons
Arrows con rods H beam
Cometic Head Gasket
APE billet manual cam chain tensioner
Muzzy lock up clutch
Modified stock sump pan
External oil filter relocation kit
GT30R Race roller bearing turbocharger
321 Stainless headers
2 inch up pipe
Billet plenum with internal bell mouths
44mm Tial waste gate
50mm Tial blow off valve
Bosch high horsepower competition fuel pump
Aeromotive billet fuel pressure regulator

Power / Torque graph looks like this



It's making 225bhp/101lbft on low boost setting and 303bhp/139lbft on high boost setting

Shilly

love the engine gonna shift now

Red16

Yeah it should be a frisky little thing alright, even on the low boost setting it'll be 500bhp per tonne

The transmission tunnel has progressed today, marked out and cut both side panels, here's the passenger side



and the drivers side





I'll be heading out into the garage tomorrow to cut the transmission tunnel top panel and maybe finish the bulkhead panel too.

JayCC

That looks awesome! How much will it have cost, minus the engine and box?
No worries if you don't want to answer that^^

andy escos

iTrader: (1)

very nice build quality going to be mad with that motor

Red16

Excluding the engine/box you're looking at around Ł8500-9000 for the complete Mac Worx kit, you then need to supply all your donor parts, either new or second hand, whichever way you wish to go with your build.

You could build a Mac Type ZR (car engined) or a Mac Type 9R (bike engined but diff chassis to the Worx) for around Ł1500 less.

Cheers... I can't f'kin wait to have it on the road

J1mbo

iTrader: (1)

That engine not run a intercooler ?

Red16

No intercooler, not much space for it on a bike really, they favour the use of water injection instead. It will have one in the car though, that's for sure!

J1mbo

iTrader: (1)

Bloody hell water injection ! Lol

Yeah can get a little intercooler in there somewhere eh

Gonna be fun with 300 hp through it !

Red16

Definitely be having an intercooler in there, just have to try and figure out where it will fit
I'm enjoying building it, but I think it'll be even more fun driving it

Dan_RS500

500bhp per tonne.... that's the sort of figures I like! Progressing nicley, I like all the shiney-new-ness of it all!

Jackass1983

Wow, very nice project!
keep the pics coming.... **PLEASE**

Red16

Here's another photo of the engine



Lowered the car down from the work horses onto axle stands to make it easier to fit the engine

Here's some shots of the engine int he car, it's not mounted in its final position because the engine cradle didnt fit so tomorrow i'm going to re-engineer one to suit

Anyway, enough of the talking, here are some more photos











As the eagle eyed people amongst you may have already noticed, the inlet manifold has been rotated, this is to reduce the height of the top of the inlet manifold and allow the bonnet to be fitted.

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

very nice ben ,

who built the motor holeshot ???


deffo a top spec well put together bit of kit looking at the spec list .


beef

Red16

Cheers Beefy lad

It's spec'd and built by Big CC Racing in Wokingham http://www.bigccracing.com/

Dan_RS500

Looking good! Is the engine roughly in where's it's going to end up? You could just run the exhaust and screamer straight across and out the driver's side just behind the front suspension, proper loud!

Red16

The engine needs to move down 10mm to give a bit of clearance between inlet manifold and the bonnet, other than that it's staying as it is.

With regards ot the exhaust, unfortunately it's going to need a decent sized catalytic converter and silencer to get it through the IVA test before it'll be allowed on the road.

The IVA test is basically an in depth MOT style test, last about 3 hours and every detail on the car is checked, i'll be bricking it when it gets to that stage!!

Dan_RS500

Aye but cat and that dont have to be permanent though ay

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

ahh the other big hitters when it comes to turbo bike motors


i wont ask what it cost , but suffice to say someone payed alot more to put it together lol


beef

Red16

Here's a nice little video of another zx10r turbo (MK Indy) kit car, running 263bhp, the best bit is around 4 minutes into the clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4GWwvsYtg4


Very true

Yeah that just about sums it up

Red16

Began work today on the new gearbox cradle, due to the one that came with the car being for a later zx10r engine and the mounts not being quite the same on the engine I have bought

This is the cradle (mk1) fitted to the car, still not quite finished as it requires another engine mount welding to it to fit with the upper gearbox mounting point.



I'll be making another cradle (mk2) which will utilise the original rubber mounts to minimise vibration transferred to the chassis from the engine.

But for now this one will do until I modify the chassis engine mount, which is not in the correct place for this engine Not a lot in it, so it should be a relatively easy alteration



At the close of play today, the engine is sitting nicely in the chassis and the sump is level and not too low.



The bonnet now just fits on over the top of the inlet manifold, I could lower the engine down a little bit further to gain a bit of extra clearance but I don't like the idea of the sump being any lower than it currently is, as it it sitting just about level with the base of the chassis.



The gt3071 turbo is also quite snug up against the chassis on the passenger side



But there is still clearance between the turbo and chassis bracing, which I'm happy about as I don't want the turbo to be on show really, be nice to keep the car quite discreet

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

pmsl at that video ben ,



sounds awesome with the churp churp

Red16

Yeah it does, I think I'm gonna take the Tial dump valve off mine.

I've lost count of the number of times I've watched it

Dan_RS500

Coming along nicely. Cool video that, you going to be filming any of your track outings?

carlo

iTrader: (4)

Wow mate thats going to be something else would love something like this

Red16

The engine cradle (mk2) is progressing slowly, here's how it's looking at the moment.



Still need to weld in some spacers, to stop the cradle bending when the engine mount bolts are torque'd up.



Yeah, i fancy investing in one of those bullet style cameras when it's on the road.

Thanks... I'm hoping it will be

Dan_RS500

Looking good, thats some thing worth spending the extra time over to get it spot on and also that it makes it easy to remove and refit the engine in the future.

What bullet type cameras you mean, like the F1 car ones?

Red16

Something like the one in this link

http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/minidvr...ra-system.html

Dan_RS500

That looks like a cracking deal actually, might well get one of those!

Red16

A very small but long overdue update today, another piece of the engine cradle puzzle completed.

JayCC

Looks awesome. How long do you think it'll take before you finish it? Its come a long long way!

Red16

Bought a few parts which arrived today, first off an intercooler



A larger radiator



Added the upper central mount to the engine cradle



Modified the lower engine mount on the chassis



The engine has now been removed allowing me to get into the engine bay to properly weld the lower engine mount on the chassis, it's only tack welded in position at the moment. While the engine is out i'll weld the underside of the central engine mount bar onto the engine cradle.

Also have wheel nuts and a brake pedal saddle, so I can fit the pedals and when I have the brake hoses made up I can fit the brakes, bleed them, then fit wheels and have a rolling chassis.

Cheers Hoping to have it all finished, tested, registered and on the road for May next year

-beefy-

iTrader: (6)

looking good fella ,


seems the colder and shittier the weather gets , the busier folk get in the garage lol


keep up the good work mate