The GRM Factory Five 818 Build

Hello everyone, I come bearing gifts! Thanks for being so patient.

Shock mounting brackets installed on control arms:

Painted brake calipers, we can't have old-looking parts on our new car now, can we?

Hubs installed and working on the suspension:

Lookin' good:

Our 818 in the background, sitting next to Wayne's

Today's version of "Caption this Photo"

Drum brakes on the rear?

It looks like a drum parking brake. The drum is the inside part of the rotor for the "regular brakes". The next picture shows the disc brake installed

In reply to wvumtnbkr:

Doh! You're right, I didn't look close enough.

wvumtnbkr wrote: It looks like a drum parking brake. The drum is the inside part of the rotor for the "regular brakes". The next picture shows the disc brake installed

Our Trailblazer has similar - discs for the rear brakes and mini drum brakes on the inside. fun times

That kind of rear brake may not be as neat and simple as calipers with an integrated handbrake piston, but they make it really easy to do handbrake turns!

+1 vote for the next caption contest pic involving akimbo impact guns and no shirt
(exposing GRM chest tattoo, naturally)

Cool build too!

Datsun310Guy wrote:

wvumtnbkr wrote: It looks like a drum parking brake. The drum is the inside part of the rotor for the "regular brakes". The next picture shows the disc brake installed

Our Trailblazer has similar - discs for the rear brakes and mini drum brakes on the inside. fun times

Drum in Disk. Easier pad swap than integrated calipers. When it is time for a full rebuild, it is a wash. I hate both drums and integrated calipers with an equal fiery passion.

Is that an alternate style lower ball joint or is it just the OEM? On Locost forum and others there have been concerns about using a Strut type lower ball joint to take shock loads. I'd assume FFR has done pull out tests and whatnot to ensure the joint is up to the task of suspension loading. I guess they would have experience with the Mustang front suspension on the cobra. Would be interesting to see with FFR has to say about it to support it's use in this manner.

I'm doing the same thing on my MG with a stock RX-7 LBJ.

Darren Vannoy wrote: Today's version of "Caption this Photo"

SOME SAY HE PUBLISHES MAGAZINES IN HIS SPARE TIME.

ALL WE KNOW IS THAT HE'S CALLED THE TIM

Bump.

Any new news, Darren?

Here's a TGIF update:

We pulled the transmission off the engine to check the clutch and prepare the trans for its new 2wd home.

And found a bad clutch:

A spec clutch and flywheel should suit our 818 nicely:

A bit of love for the front end:

Pedals installed and preparing for a steering wheel and column:

The team hard at work:

Stay tuned for more! Excellent job on the photo captions guys.

Bump again. Looks like you're making good progress. Anything new from the build team?

Will have an update for you later today.

Need someone new to pick on here!

I want to know why Tim/Quasi is so dirty while everyone else still looks normal.

Margie

Marjorie Suddard wrote: I want to know why Tim/Quasi is so dirty while everyone else still looks normal. Margie

I want to know how a man who wears the same shirt from July 25 to Aug 2nd stays married to a sophisticated southern gal such as yourself.

Hello all, here is episode 5 in the video series covering the engine removal from the donor car.

http://youtu.be/oXYMyj9UrDY

Photos are uploading currently!

NOHOME wrote: Need someone new to pick on here!

Will see what I can do. Unfortunately most of the funnies involve Tim. There are way too many of them!

We'll give Tim a break. Caption this Photo:

Darren Vannoy wrote: We'll give Tim a break. Caption this Photo:

No matter how hard he tried, he could not get the anti-seize back in the tube.

Jere installing the steering rack (Maybe another episode of caption this photo) :

Something to actually steer the car with:

Radiator hose installation:

Now, back to the engine Crank position sensor installed:

Back together with the trans:

And installed:

Now the engine is ready to find its new home!

And thus it was named finger cuffs

Darren Vannoy wrote: Jere installing the steering rack (Maybe another episode of caption this photo) :

The Steering Rack Whisperer

Is this real time and how many Man hours have been spent to this point? Looks like there are 3-4 people working on it. Have they been working on it non-stop since the 24th or are they working on it an hour a day kinda thing?

Are you sick of me asking questions in this thread?