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MAMotorsports 01-15-2016 01:32 PM

MA-Motorsports Shop 370Z Build
 




We have been kicking around the idea of building our own 370Z for a little bit now, and with a bare shell sitting around we finally decided to make that a reality!

As some of you may know, we have been building and maintaining Chris Forsberg's VK56 370Zs since 2012, and we will be taking much of what we have learned running those cars and applying it to this build.

The overall goal for this car will be a dedicated race car, we are not going to limit ourselves to anything specific though. As we want to not only be able to take this car out to drift events, but also to the Road Course or Drag strip as well. Luckily the chassis prep we are used to will help us prepare for any of those!

Engine wise this will be powered by a Flat Plane VK45 built in house, based off the Indy Lite and Daytona Prototype engines we have worked with in the past.

The first step was to get the chassis up on a cart, and cut off any un-needed panels:

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con.../01/ShopZ1.jpg

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con.../01/ShopZ2.jpg

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con.../01/ShopZ3.jpg


Once the rear was all cut out, we started on the cage and rear supports:


http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con.../01/ShopZ4.jpg


With that all sorted out, we also got to working on the cage. As with every cage we do here, the goal is to keep it as tight to the chassis as we possibly can. There are a few reasons for this, number one we are able to weld much more of the cage directly to the chassis. Creating the most rigid platform possible. In doing so you also put the crumple zones farther away from the driver, giving him more room to move around and preventing any contact with the cage in the event of an accident.

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con.../01/ShopZ5.jpg

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con.../01/ShopZ6.jpg

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con.../01/ShopZ7.jpg

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con.../01/ShopZ8.jpg

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con...01/ShopZ10.jpg

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con...01/ShopZ12.jpg

Close up of some of the welds, as this is one of the things that will make, or break a cage under impact. All pipes are fit as tight as possible, heated, and welded to insure proper penetration and strength:

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con...1/ShopZ111.jpg

http://www.ma-motorsports.com/wp-con.../01/ShopZ9.jpg


Since customer, and the CFR cars come first, we will work on this with any spare moment we may have. I will update as we have more, and I will also do an update with parts as they start to arrive!



jaytirbhaw 01-15-2016 01:39 PM

nice, sub'd

Rusty 01-15-2016 09:35 PM

Beautiful looking welds. :tup: What are your preheat temps before you weld?

Elmo370z 01-17-2016 01:33 AM

ahhh wish i had more money. Or just more money.

Zbrah 01-17-2016 02:23 AM

Subbed!

Felix 808 01-17-2016 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MAMotorsports (Post 3389191)

The overall goal for this car will be a dedicated race car, we are not going to limit ourselves to anything specific though. As we want to not only be able to take this car out to drift events, but also to the Road Course or Drag strip as well. Luckily the chassis prep we are used to will help us prepare for any of those!

Wow that's a pretty broad range & I'm sure is going to be a challenge, but having the experience is definitely going to come in handy to bridge it. Looks great.

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takjak2 01-17-2016 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MAMotorsports (Post 3389191)


Engine wise this will be powered by a Flat Plane VK45 built in house, based off the Indy Lite and Daytona Prototype engines we have worked with in the past.

That's not even fair. This is gonna be good.

Rusty 01-17-2016 12:46 PM

You guys going to seam weld the chassis too?

Masterbeatty 01-17-2016 07:16 PM

Very nice! Subbed as well

RadioFlyer 01-17-2016 11:06 PM

Flat plane VK45?!? Ok, in for updates!

Masterbeatty 01-20-2016 07:56 AM

Yha I can only imagine how much that engine will cost. But its gong to sound great.

DatsunFTW 01-25-2016 08:47 AM

Subbed!

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MAMotorsports 01-25-2016 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3390319)
You guys going to seam weld the chassis too?



Yup!

From the engine bay back the entire chassis will be stitch welded for strength.

theDreamer 01-25-2016 11:34 AM

More details on said engine!!

TerribleONE 01-25-2016 11:37 AM

Subd!

Ni55anPat 01-25-2016 11:40 AM

Sweet

ufoz8mycow 03-06-2016 10:42 PM

Nice! Sub'd

carlitos_370z 03-07-2016 01:43 PM

awesome!!! subscribed to see this project growing up :tup:

birdman71 03-07-2016 02:59 PM

Definitely Subb'd for more!

blueranger 03-11-2016 05:09 PM

Great project :tup:

takjak2 10-12-2016 11:42 AM

Updates?

MAMotorsports 10-12-2016 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by takjak2 (Post 3565366)
Updates?



Honestly not many at this time, as we have been very busy during the race season. We are finalizing some plans for both this car, and our shop "Street" car in the coming weeks, from there as work progresses I will post updates!



-Daelen

Elmo370z 10-26-2016 10:57 AM

Itb's to work with the vvel heads?

MAMotorsports 01-24-2018 08:37 AM

Making some progress on the shop car again finally, hope to have some bigger updates here soon!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://youtu.be/haHml2AWfL8

Jayhovah 01-24-2018 08:45 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haHml2AWfL8

fixed video...and subbed.

TerribleONE 01-24-2018 09:59 AM

Subd

Rusty 01-24-2018 12:47 PM

:tup::tup::tup:

MAMotorsports 01-25-2018 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayhovah (Post 3724406)



Thanks man!


What needed to be changed so I know for next time?

Jayhovah 01-25-2018 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAMotorsports (Post 3724796)
Thanks man!


What needed to be changed so I know for next time?

NP!

Instead of wrapping the entire youtube link, you just need to wrap the ID.

So instead of https://youtu.be/haHml2AWfL8

You just need haHml2AWfL8

Both methods will work in a forum app like Tapatalk, but in the web version of the forum you have to just put in the ID portion or it won't embed properly.

milmast 03-12-2020 07:35 PM

I'd like to resurrect this thread. Any updates @MAMotorsports

Spooler 03-12-2020 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milmast (Post 3914796)
I'd like to resurrect this thread. Any updates @MAMotorsports

They sold it.

Rusty 03-12-2020 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 3914816)
They sold it.

You know how far they got with it?

Rusty 03-12-2020 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by milmast (Post 3914796)
I'd like to resurrect this thread. Any updates @MAMotorsports

I have a job for you. :tup:

cv129 03-12-2020 10:52 PM

They posted it for sale as a bare shell + chassis? I kinda remembered a cage already in it. Didn’t seem like went very far. That’s my recollection, not 100% though.

milmast 03-12-2020 11:10 PM

Agh that's too bad! I searched up more info about the VK45 flat plane crank and didn't find anything with MAM

cv129 03-12-2020 11:16 PM

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This was back in June 2019


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