JEFF JONES New RX-7 @ FORMULA D 2010

[Jeff Jones]

I finally went to pick up the cage supplies.


I thought my truck would be too small so went with my buds Cressida roof rack.


Just when we thought we had a load we saw this.



I found the dash bar. Wish I had a dash



I tacked in a plat for the main hoop.


Got distracted by more spot welds to do.




Wish I didn’t shake so much when I take pictures.

[Jeff Jones]

Welder at work




More plates


Ok done for the day.

[Justin Banner]

Wish I didn’t shake so much when I take pictures.

Walmart sells a great tri-pod for around $25. It's made by Targus, the thing is awesome!

Example:

[pete_07]

lol.. or just make one since u guys got some welding stuff

[Jeff Jones]

Finished up the back half of the cage.


I like how tight it fits to the car.

And that’s the old Sparco ^^^^ seat I use to mock up seat brackets.


It was a B&@%$ to get the side skirts’ off.


They where molded on.


Hammer Chisel and fiberglass, nasty.



I made a plate for the tube front end.


This is the aluminum bolt on plate.




Now that Rotary-Works is ready to design the front end its
time to get some body parts.
This is a bent fender off of one Rene’s old drag cars.


I borrowed this finder from another car.


I picked this hood up from a cool guy on RX7 Club. $75 bucks
I think it was a good deal.

[Jeff Jones]

Stock front bumper.


The tape is for ground clearance.


Main support bar in place.


Rene’s at work with the tig.


I wish my welds were this clean.


Main crash bar tucked behind the bumper.


I put my rims on the car to check the clearance.




I didn’t realize how much of the front was missing till
I saw this big gap. It leaves plenty of room for the
V mount setup.

[ajcdrift]

Looking awesome, and that's some crazy steering angle!



Andrew Coomes
ajcdrift.com

[RX7Turbodrift]

im in awe.

[deadpirate]

im in awe of the photobucket bandwidth exceeded marks everywhere

[Jeff Jones]

This is for the strut brace. It's time to play with the plasma cutter.


My cuts weren’t perfect so Rene cleaned them up on the lathe.


Now to drill the hole’s on the mill. This thing is cool. You can make a lot of stuff on here.




This is a secret. You’ll see what it’s for soon.


Setting up the A pillar bars of the cage.


Awkward positions in the car are common for roll cage installs.


The hole notcher. Another fun tool.



Both A pillar bars in place.


Floor plate.


Here you can see just how close the A pillar bar is to the frame.

[Jeff Jones]

I’m tall so I need all the head room I can get. Even though the bar is high, as soon as the 1&1/2 inch padding and 2 inches of helmet are there the room is all gone.


The tape is to help get an ideal where the door bars will go.


Passenger side door bar.

Tricked out driver side.


This gives me room to sing my arms.


Installed the brake and gas pedal. Still need a clutch pedal.


Ok so those secret plates help to make this a quick release tube front end.






Rotary-Works style.


Gutting out the doors.


Plasma FTW

[Jeff Jones]

Made some seat rails.





The passenger side is stationary.


Rene added the oil coolers and support bars to the front end.



……

[e30_drifter]

am eager to this project FINISHED!

[RX7Turbodrift]

Arrrrrg get some pictures of the motor already! *Seziures*

[Jeff Jones]

Quick view of the motor.



Intake manifold up against the fire wall.


Cutting out the cross member for the oil pan clearance.


got that out of the way.


Adding some material to strengthen it back up from what got cut out.


Lots more room


Added two more bars for strength.


Is it just me or douse this look like a face lol.




More support on the front end.


Wheel clearance still good.