**D-Mac86 Evolution 2**

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I'm really loving this build. Was reading it on SH lastnight and it was just drool drool drool. Is awesome to see it all come together. Tis a thing of beauty in her own way

Cheers man i completely agree

[MCNSPORT.com]

More goodies this car is developing

D-Mac ae86 Godzilla brake kit


Show here with alloy hubs

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Our Saenz Sequential has arrived....

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Time for an update on the D-Mac86. We are a bit late with these so we will be bringing you two updates close together. First off a quick update on parts and paint with a new colour for the chassis that I hope you all prefer to the white we used on the 2011 build. Above you can see our new dry sump pump and alternator bracket which will make the engine bay much neater rather than have the top mount alternator like on a stock rotary. We will take a more detailed look at the bracket later…



I have developed a new Skyline brake conversion for the ae86 using 296mm floating front discs and R32GTR rear discs with 4 pot front calipers and 2 pot rears. We will be also fitting alloy front hubs as you can see above. I might get the rears done with alloy bells and floating discs at some stage…



Here is the completed front hub and disc and it really is a thing of beauty. These weigh less than the stock steel hub and disc combined so we have shed a little bit of weight here, and rotating mass more importantly.



Lets take a closer look at the oil pump bracket. We have changed to a 12a front cover using an FC crank sensor as Hayward Rotary supplied the dry sump kit to work with this cover. We are using a the very popular Pace oil pump.



We made sure to allow for enough space to remove the plugs easily as any rotary man will tell you plugs get changed a lot on a 13B. I’m not sure if we will get time to give last year’s motor a fresh lick of paint before Gatebil, but we will def have it done for Silverstone.



The Chassis is now fully painted in silver this time, which i think is so much better than the white we had before. The silver will work much better with the carbon fibre paneling on the inside this time.



The last job before paint was to cut the front off the chassis legs and plate them, and also to weld on the tabs for the bumper bar.



I can’t wait to get all our new suspension arms fitted to this beast. The new arms will be the first in a range of D-Mac Spec drift specific control arms. Be sure to catch future updates for a look at these.



Here you can see we added strips for the carbon fibre paneling to sit on and separate the cockpit from the ludicrous amounts of Falken Tire smoke.



Tunnel vision



And again… A Saenz Sequential transmission now sits here, so be sure to check our next assembly update.



The car will be slightly heavier than last year, but should have better balance with more weight on the left front and on the rear.



The third link was a problem for us last year, so the mounting has been changed and improved this time around.



Hopefully it will be a very long time before the car is a bare shell again. When we took it apart at the start of this year I never thought it would take so much work for the rebuild. We have gone a step further with everything again to a point where we are using the ultimate in parts and geometry



Even silly things like the half moon rear wheel tubs to get the Falken Tire smoke out the rear as quickly as possible are signs of a very well thought-out design.



I’m really digging the new colour!!



As I write this we are hard at work on the dry sump lines, rear axle shock mounts, fuel system, exhaust etc etc. I felt this time around it was important to have as many bolt-on parts as possible on this car.



So items like our D-Mac/AVO suspension is the same as we sell all over the world to our customers, and i think it is important to show just what they are capable of.



Our D-Mac spec front suspension arm system is also nearly ready and will be one of the key components to unlocking the potential in this car, and again these are all straight bolt-on parts that will fit any AE86. We feel like we have really perfected the design this time and we are hoping for a much more competitive car in 2012.

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Hey, Speedhunters! Time for another update on the 86. The excitement is really starting to build and the finish line is in sight. As we are leaving the outside the same colour as last year all the panels just need to be re-fitted once the chassis is complete. It doesn’t look much like a car right now, but the exterior will come together very quickly.



Paddy called while I was in New Jersey for Formula Drift so it’s good to have proof that the boys were busy while I was away haha. There is a lot going on in this photo… I see an OBP floor mounted pedal box, OBP dry sump tank, passenger footrest and the top of out Saenz sequential gearbox. Mmmmm…



The axle is now in place so the third link is bolted in. It is adjustable from inside the car, which will make setup changes easier. We are also mocking up the fuel cell at the moment…



…as you can see in more detail here.



The rear mounted radiator mounts in the same position as last year.



But the adjustable panhard rod mounts are new for 2012.



Back inside the cockpit, our gear selector rod is a little short so we are machining up another one.



Here is the Saenz unit. It really is engineering porn at its finest. The engine and gearbox have to come out one more time, and I’ll be sure to get a pic for you of the unit sitting on the shop floor.



Hmmmm, I wonder how many of these will be left over when the car is finished. Then you have that moment where you second guess yourself and think you’ve forgotten something.



Our Owen Developments turbo has a new location this year with a much shorter Martelius custom manifold to increase response. You can also see the flange for the external wastegate hanging down here. Everything is much more compact this year, and mounted lower



We also sent the turbo and inlet manifolds to Martelius Exhausts in Finland to get ceramic coated. I was really impressed with the ceramic coatings we did last year and now we have taken it to the next level with the whole exhaust system, turbo, coolant pipes and inlet manifold being coated.



We have deleted the old water pump assembly and replaced it with a much neater system. The two coolant pipes will run down behind the oil pump on their way to the radiator.



As I write this, I have just received a new dry sump belt to replace this worn old one and we have most of the -12 oil line plumbing done.



A place for everything and everything in its place……well kinda.



This shot really gives an idea of how much work has gone into this chassis. Almost no area is without modification. If this wasn’t already, it is now surely the world’s most extreme AE86.



I like how the dimpled holes on the passengers footrest line up with the dimpled holes on the seat crossmember. I cant get enough of looking at that gearbox!!



It’s certainly a beehive of activity at MCNSPORT at the moment. The shop will get a nice break once we leave for Gatebil in two weeks. Still so much to do to the car though, and at the same time we have got to be further ahead than Fredric, who doesn’t have a 1,600 mile drive to get there…..



The intercooler and oil cooler are ready to be mounted in this picture. Another advantage of the rear mounted radiator is the very low intake and oil temps we are getting, meaning we do not have to carry so much oil. Our new OBP oil tank is only 1.5 gallons.



The two pipes in the middle of this shot are the new coolant pipes from the engine to under the chassis. They are quite complex and run under the throttle body, but allow us to run the two coolant temp sensors without them being visible.



Here is “Happy” Darren fabbing up the intercooler brackets. Watch that fresh paintwork!!



Here you can see one of the coolant pipes running under the passenger footrest. Martelius coated these with a thermal dispersant or a thermal insulator depending on whether it’s the hot or cold pie from the radiator.



So the work continues into the night everyday at MCNSPORT….



In the next update we should have the D-Mac Spec arms to show you and hopefully the rear axle will be fitted along with the driveshaft. We should be ready to get this thing back on the ground . The engine and gearbox will be removed one last time and re-fitted with the new sump pan etc. All bolts will then be tightened for the final time.

Until next time…

-Darren ‘D-Mac’ McNamara

Photos by Paddy McGrath

[PeterT]

erm, wow.

[dude]

wow this car is goin to be savage some class work goin on it is really coming together now cant wait to see the finnished car

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Welded the axle links today, they are a lot different to the stock toyota ones

[driftfan]

WOW!! is just right! its a credit with the amount of work yourself and your team have put into this Darren!

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Been so busy didnt get a chance to update


Hey Speedhunters, it’s 11pm here in Ireland and we are loading the van and finishing off all those things that seem to take so much time when you’re packing for a trip. We have a 9am ferry to catch tomorrow morning to the UK, then to France and all the way to Norway…


There’s just time to look at the final build pictures of the D-Mac86 in its Evolution 2 form.


A lot of time has been spent routing the various AN lines for oil, fuel, brake fluid and vacuum. We made this pretty tasty carbon panel to allow the various lines to enter the cabin. Sorry about the poor quality…


Our ‘Godzilla’ brake upgrade is complete. We called it the Godzilla kit because we are using Skyline GTR brakes.


The cockpit has been closed off from the heat of the radiator and plumes of Falken Tire smoke with carbon-fibre and clear Lexan panelling.


Our NASCAR track bar or panhard bar adjusters are in place and we have also changed spring-rate on our D-Mac/AVO double adjustable rear coilovers.


The Skyline rear brakes have also been fitted along with zinc-plated link arms. And yes I know the disk is on the wrong side…


Up front we have new AE86 tension rod pivot relocation brackets available now. They allow the aftermarket tension rod to pivot in the correct factory position. We will look at this in a little more detail below.


These are the alloy brackets for the GTR calipers. Space is tight, but everything fits snug inside the floating rotors.


Here are the tension rod pivot relocation brackets again mocked up on our new and eagerly-awaited D-Mac Spec lower control arms. The tension rod brackets are powder-coated black for a durable finish and mount the anti-roll bar without have to remove the bracket, unlike the factory ones.


The tension rod comes with an extra-long adjuster in situ to make up the difference in length, meaning that if you do purchase the D-Mac Spec lower control arms you can upgrade to the relocated bracket and still use the same control arms.


Here are the new D-Mac Spec AE86 lower control arms. Electro-plated for a durable long-lasting anti corrosion finish, they have in situ adjustment on the outside to give greater clearance so wider wheels can be used and caliper-to-tension rod clearance is increased. Extra track can also be added to the inner heim if needed and there is also a heim used for the anti-rollbar link. We use a very strong single bolt pivot to connect the lower control arm to the tension rod, so you don’t end up with the bolts binding when adding track, like in the factory two-bolt system.

We have also added a lockstop to the rear of the arms so you can prevent your steering from going over centre on a drift car. Alloy plates can be added to stop the steering at the correct location and the alloy plate also prevents the arm getting scratched and rusting. And the good news for Silvia owners is that we are making D-Mac Spec lower control arms for you next!