Ugh.
That one word sums up how im feeling on this matter. Ugh.
Firewall modifications are now a no-no in AU, EU and US drift. Well, almost everywhere. In one way, I totally see and understand why Formula Drift USA (seems to be leading the charge to over-regulate drift) goes about this, to stop tube framed self built cars that will either cost more than most FIA GT cars, or to stop humans getting crumpled in a pile of home-made garbage.
Safety ?. Cost ?.
However, not allowing firewall cuts to allow better engine placement, means that one day, every drift car in the world will be running a LS series Chev. Well ok maybe not every.
While that seems far fetched, what other brand / type of engine gives you such a short length, is as light, with such reliability, torque, power and ease of access to racing parts anywhere in the world to give you infinite amounts of seup combinations?. I cant think of many that fit the bill as well as the current range of SB LS series of engine. And compared to the TB48, that will be flat out boring.
I wanted to create something unique, something very competitve, yet out of the norm. So far ive got about 11k in engine and loose parts sitting in crates, and now I am going to have to abondon the whole idea, and, the car itself.
While that seems far fetched, what other brand / type of engine gives you such a short length, is as light, with such reliability, torque, power and ease of access to racing parts anywhere in the world to give you infinite amounts of seup combinations?. I cant think of many that fit the bill as well as the current range of SB LS series of engine. And compared to the TB48, that will be flat out boring.
I wanted to create something unique, something very competitve, yet out of the norm. So far ive got about 11k in engine and loose parts sitting in crates, and now I am going to have to abondon the whole idea, and, the car itself.
The issue is that i've cut the firewall on the 32, and now its "illegal". I wanted to be unique, and fit a taller, heavier and longer engine, that has the ability to make a LOT of power into the Skyline, but im now going to be boring and drop in a LS Chev. The TB is far too long to sit in the engine bay, and its too heavy for this Skyline to sit in a general location, much like the RB.
And thus my prior problem, what to go with?. I dont want to go RB26, so my next option is LS/SB Chevrolet. While I know I can build a unique and powerful V8, it isnt the option I wanted to take. And this hence ... ugh.
Thankfully, to resolve the issue of a new chassis, I managed to score another rolling shell for $650. Getting tired of re-drawing the map on this ...
Lets hope this fresh start will be a positive one.
