Bit of an update on the car
Some of you who have seen the car recently may have noticed that a set of OEM skirts and Spats have been added to the car. Well this has been done not for the styling side of things but to aid with the fitment of the new Flat floor and diffuser we are building for the car.
First thing to say is anyone who wants to build a flat floor for the supra make sure you get it built properly and out of the right material!!!!
Before getting started on the flat floor i enlisted the help of our very own Mr Licence again for some trips on how it should be built and angles etc. After a few phone calls and diagrams we went to work to build the frame that will support the flat floor.
This is made out of 3/8 and 1/2 alu bar.
Steve came up with a cracking design for the way it would clear certain items on the car with the lowest point down the centre creating 2 kind of venturi tunnels in the higher side areas. A few hours later he got to work with the tig welding. While this was being done i got a local company to make up an new exhaust system that would sit above the flat floor. In order to get it high enough they had to split the 3" down to 2x 2 1/4 pipes.
Upon building the exhaust i noticed that the exhaust going down the centre of the car was going to be just to close to the fuel tank so the making of it had to stop half way until i got a new fuel tank made which would allow clearance of the exhaust so we could get the correct angle on the diffuser.
Hopefully the fuel tank will be ready in 2 weeks time and then we can finish it off.
Will try and update as much as i can but everything is abit mental for me at the moment with peak season for mapping, getting the car done and tested all before the 27th of June and then also trying to get all my work done before i go working/holiday in Oz on the 9th of july!!
A few pics so far
Unfortunatly it has added a fair bit of weight to the car but we are hoping this should transform the car in the corners!