Firehawk's N2 racecar project

[firehawk]

Okay, didn't have _any_ time to work on the AE86 the whole summer so I'm pretty much picking up the project from the condition it was in May. Sorry for the late replies..

green_boy_91: I'm not very tall but as the driver is, along with the engine, one of the heaviest single "parts" of a race car, having that weight as far back as possible will be beneficial in improving traction on corner exits.

Blue86: Hmm, could work - I'll need to try it with some kind of a mock setup to see how it moves. The shifter knob may move vertically quite a lot when moving forward/back on the shifter pattern due to the pivot being inside the transmission. Using a linkage would give the additional bonus of getting to customize the lever ratio for a shorter throw.

Anyway, the first thing on my long overdue TODO-list was the seating position and I eventually got the pedals, seat and steering wheel to where they feel most comfortable. With these measurements, I made the mounting holes for the seat and chopped up an AE92 steering shaft I had laying around and used it to extend the original shaft.

A quick release boss is required to be able to enter and exit but when seated, the steering wheel sits nicely right behind my knees.





I also finished assembling and sealing the wheels and picked up some lightly used Formula 3 tyres to try on - I'm going to test fit them on the car today. The 230/570R13 Dunlop F3 rear tyres are pretty beefy.