MCNSPORT: Need for Speed D-Mac 86

[jamie180sx]

Ya Robbie thats a lot of it but people changing theyre ackerman angle is also causing them problems with forward bite

this intrest me also,as ive been considering extra lock hubs,at the min i think ive enough lock and anymore would only slow your forward motion,i dont really understand ackerman but ive been told removing this means that both wheels turn on lock exactly the same and this reduces the issue with forward motion on lock,now i dont know but would love to hear your side darren,but really other from to save you when u loose it,is there really any need for the amount of lock people are after,sorry for spam

[pole drift]

What is Ackerman???

[MCNSPORT.com]

this intrest me also,as ive been considering extra lock hubs,at the min i think ive enough lock and anymore would only slow your forward motion,i dont really understand ackerman but ive been told removing this means that both wheels turn on lock exactly the same and this reduces the issue with forward motion on lock,now i dont know but would love to hear your side darren,but really other from to save you when u loose it,is there really any need for the amount of lock people are after,sorry for spam

It is an interesting topic and there has been endless threads about it, most of them are full of people claiming they know what their talking about

It seems that a lot of people have got caught up in the backwards entry bandwagon and are modifying hubs with no real idea of what their doing

Removing the ackerman means both wheels turn the same amount, most people dont remove it but reduce it, but dont really no by how much they are reducing it

There will be new hubs available for the front and rear of the silvias soon out of america and they will be the dogs bollocks. made from billet aluminium. Nobody should buy any hubs until these come out!!

[MCNSPORT.com]

What is Ackerman???

Ackerman angle is a suspension geometry that causes toe out on turns

basically your inside wheel turning mode than your outside

[Robbie Daly Ps13]

What do you think of the driftworks hubs darren....!

[MCNSPORT.com]

What do you think of the driftworks hubs darren....!

Im pretty sure they are a copy of the sptec ones from japan that phil originally bought for his s15

Im on the fence about them. Im not sure if extra r&d was put into them or if they are just straight copies of the sptec items i havent been about to take a good look at them fitted to a car

I know one thing tho, if i had a choice between billet aluminium and welded steel id go for aluminium. Also, the people who are designing these hubs are race engineers who worked in F3 and NASCAR. They bought a s13 and are mapping out all the suspension points and geometry on a computer programme. Then the hubs with be machined from a block af aluminium on their cnc mill. The computer operator is the only labour on them so prices are looking very promising

[MCNSPORT.com]

Just a quick update for all you Speedhunters ! We are in a bit of a transition period here, most parts have been mocked up and are away being machined (or moulded in the case of the FRP) so let's give you a small run through what we've done before we do a much larger update in a week or two ...

As you can see from the above picture, that is a very odd place to have the steering rack in an AE86 but that's where it now calls home, right in front of the 13B motor.

Also we have cut the bulkhead or firewall on the drivers side (RHD) and that is mocked up nicely but without having our transmission back from being machined we cannot install the motor and finish the passenger side so that is cut roughly for now.


I really love this aerial shot from upstairs at MCNSPORT, you can really see how short this thing is from wheel to wheel. Oh and also our custom roof has arrived !


Here is how we attach the 13B to the hachiroku. With the motor mounted back and our front steer system it should give us the best possible weight distribution. Also notice how one tube is straight and one is at an angle. All will become clear once we update you guys ...


Speaking of weight distribution, here is the intake that feeds our rear mounted radiator.


Here is the front of our roof. These intakes will also supply air to the radiator and some much needed air to myself while driving / holding on. This thing reminds me so much of an old Group B rally car, I love it!


Okay, here is the mock up of our front suspension system including the new steering bracket. Yes, the steering is now worked off the front coilover.


Like so. The slotted hole be changed once we map out everything at ride height.


Here are the coolant pipes protruding through the bulkhead ...


And here they are running through the cockpit on the passenger side. Passenger might get a little warm in this car ...


A big, big thank you must go out to Carbonetic who supplied us with a Carbon Twin Plate Clutch. These are just a beautiful piece of kit.


Sytec have this sweet bracket for the Bosch 044 pump. All Sytec products are available at MCNSPORT


And finally another shot from above as the fabrication process gets closer to being complete.

There is a lot of crazy things being done to this car and that's what we wanted, to build something away from the norm like those glory days of Group B rallying. It looks like Europe is the only place we could build such a project now with the new tire to weight rules being imposed by Formula D

Keep logging onto Speedhunters.com to see our next update. The next one should be a big one!!

[Robbie Daly Ps13]

This build thread is nothing short of epic....! I don't think people realise the attention to detail thats going into it.....!

[Larryk]

Bleeding that rad will be great fun

Savage Build, would be some car for a decent driver to win and go competing in next year

[Robbie Daly Ps13]

Bleeding that rad will be great fun

Savage Build, would be some car for a decent driver to win and go competing in next year

I lol'd at that....! He ain't raffeling this 1 lad.....!