THE NUCLEAR UNICORN

[Ajones880]

Where did the master cylinder cantilever come from?

Richer Racing.

 

[Ajones880]

Some more progress on the teardown.

 

[Ajones880]

I’ve been slowly chipping away at the Nuclear Unicorn.

 

[turbomonty]

lookin good

 

[Ajones880]

It doesn’t look like much work has been done from the last post, but… The @mcneilracinginc ford OBS prizm dash and center console are completely hard mounted. I made a set of external brace plates that I’m going to bead roll (once my bead roller upgrades arrive) and a set of tabs, with nutserts, that weld to the body to help support the bottom side of the console.

 

[Prezioso85]

Did you wrap your desolate center console? And if so was it wrapped over the edges?

 

[Ajones880]

Did you wrap your desolate center console? And if so was it wrapped over the edges?

Yes, I wrapped it, and it went over the edges.

 

[Prezioso85]

Yes, I wrapped it, and it went over the edges.

Cool, looking for ideas for mine

 

[Ajones880]

Cool, looking for ideas for mine

I used a cheap grey vinyl from Amazon. It held up great for the time I used it.

 

[Ajones880]

Got the hydro boost mocked up and the firewall patched. Next I’ll be working on getting the engine cage started.

 

[FasterNU]

so how are you going to splice back into those tiny stubs that seem to be way tucked in under valence? I would think that would be impossible to weld, etc.

 

[Ajones880]

so how are you going to splice back into those tiny stubs that seem to be way tucked in under valence? I would think that would be impossible to weld, etc.

The stubs in question are just uncut tube sitting in place for visual alignment. They have no part of the engine cage.

 

[Brett_408]

Very clean. I really like the proportioner mounted off the master cylinder. I may have missed it did you plumb in residuals after the proportioner?

 

[Ajones880]

Very clean. I really like the proportioner mounted off the master cylinder. I may have missed it did you plumb in residuals after the proportioner?

Thank you!

Yes, there are two 2lb residual valves that are plumbed in after the proportioning valve for front and rear brake bias, to help keep the wilwood calipers from collapsing onto the rotor.

This is how I had it set up when it was still connected to the stock brake booster. The proportioning valve will be placed in a different location once the engine cage is finished. All the brake lines will be getting redone as well.

 

[Ajones880]

Some updates since the last post. Slowly working on this as time permits. Engine cage structure, rhino lined the firewall, Installed the blitz steering column. purchased a Jamar brake pedal, Jamar remote reservoir, and tilton master cylinders for the brake updates.

 

[Ajones880]

Started messing around with shock mounts and shock position. The 4.0 bypass and 3.0 coilover are going to look pretty cool in there. Built a steering shaft too!.
Everything should start taking shape soon.

 

[Ajones880]

4.0 King KONG!

 

[Ajones880]

Got the bypass shock tabs setup where I want them!

 

[exp24]

On our beam setup we added weld washers to the inside to add room for articulation so the shock ends doesn't bind. Not sure if you're having similar issues

 

[turbomonty]

then a coil over next to that big old sucker?