Noob with a new mx5 Saturn build.

[norton]

Good point, persevere with these?

[norton]

Does the Saturn run a shorter shock than the standard book chassis?

[CTWV50]

Originally Posted by norton

Does the Saturn run a shorter shock than the standard book chassis?

Yes 12" rear, 13-14" front.

[norton]

RELIEF!!!!! I thought I had made a colossal f@@k up then! I was sat there moving the hub up through its range of motion and thought it'd never take a 14" shock, thank you!

[CTWV50]

Originally Posted by norton

RELIEF!!!!! I thought I had made a colossal f@@k up then! I was sat there moving the hub up through its range of motion and thought it'd never take a 14" shock, thank you!

Haha! Depending on how much steering lock you want you can run a 13-14" shock at the front. I'd only tack the shock mounts on to the lower front wishbones so you can adjust the position to suit the droop/steering lock you want. Reason being is there is an issue with the steering rod ends touching the front of the lower wishbone on full lock and full droop with 14" dampers! People normally get around it by limiting the rack but I went for the hard option to keep a tight turning circle.

[norton]

I'll look out for that, thanks for the heads up

Here's where I'm at.





The diff was a squeeze. I'll lose paint shoe horsing that in again.

I'll hopefully finish the front shock mounts tomorrow. I'll either then start on the engine mountings or the front diff mount.

[norton]

The front shock mounts are now tacked on as is the rack mount.

There's no spacers between rack and mount here but, the rack is too close to the lower arms.

[CTWV50]

Yes I used some aluminium to raise the rack as the gaiters where rubbing on the wishbones which is an IVA fail.

[norton]

I'll do that this week.

Next decision, ally or steel for the floor?

[norton]

Ok so I thought I'd bugger my back today so what better way than moving an engine...







It's sump hangs roughly 40mm below the chassis and the bottom edge of the bell housing is about 5mm below the chassis.

Without the bonnet or scuttle to refer to it looks wrong? And is the gearbox not inline with the crank line?

Part of me wants to notch the pedal box area to move the engine back further which the clutch arm is preventing.