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Justin Banner posted on March 15, 2013 14:05
The Forging: Tony Angelo's Scion FR-S - Part 2
Written by Justin Banner, Photos by Tony Angelo Racing
Now that the car is apart, it's time to start putting the pieces together that make it a drift car. Quick change differential, better engine, suspension, roll cage, it's all going in! However, there isn't much time to get there. With only a few weeks to go before the Long Beach season opener, will Tony and crew make it? We'll just have to watch. Well ok, you'll have to read.
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| The recent advent in drifting has been the quick change rear end. This type of differential has been in use in hot rods, circle track cars, and road race cars for some time now, so it is a tried and true option with good parts availability. The downside is that cars are normally not designed with this differential in mind. So a more than novice level of fabrication has to come into play. Enter MA Motorsports! |
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| The Winters Quick Change, a legend in the business, will be the choice of TAngelo Racing's FR-S. Most certainly not an inexpensive quick change, but well worth the money as it has proven reliable in drifting. The team will also be using a LSD rather than a spool. |
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| MA Motorsports fabricated these solid subframe bushings for the FR-S. This means the frame won't squirm about under high loads and will give Tony instant feedback and steering precision. Critical when you're teetering on the edge of control, no matter what motorsport you're in. |
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| With the rear subframe and quick change off the list, it was now time to work on the front end and get that engine installed. Tony will be using the stroked, and Garrett turbocharged, 2AZ-FE from his old tC. However, the FR-S wasn't designed for that engine just as it wasn't designed for the quick change. Good thing MA Motorsports and Chris Forsberg know a thing or two about engine swaps! |
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| STEP ONE - Mock it in, try a mount design, repeat... |
Friday, March 15, 2013 9:24 AM
Being their first year with the car, I can see they aren't going all out with it. Recently I've noticed that most drift cars are taking advantage of the rules and cutting all the stock frame and bracing out beyond the strut towers in both directions. Looks like a nice clean build to begin with though. And with the weight rules, this should be a fast car that can compete with the V8s.
Friday, March 15, 2013 11:31 AM
The price of a winters quickchange is too damn high
Friday, March 15, 2013 2:50 PM
Hey Tony question: On the last page, the FR-S in the paint boot, I see you guys cut the firewall to accept the tC engine, but there's still a huge hole next to the pedal box. Aren't you guys mandated to close that up? If so, why not closing the hole up then paint the car? Just wondering....
Friday, March 15, 2013 3:52 PM
The big ass hole is probably going to be covered by a removable panel so that the back of the engine and top of the transmission can easily be accessed.
Friday, March 15, 2013 3:55 PM
remember, its a FWD engine turned sideways, so cam angle sensors, water necks and/or starter motor placement are all most likely "above" where the FWD transmission was, where the FWD transaxle would normally have lots of clearance above it, is now smack against the solid firewall is in this longitudinal setup.
Friday, March 15, 2013 10:29 PM
This is so poorly written it's difficult to read.
Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:43 PM
Do the articles not get proofread before publishing?
Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:45 PM
Would you like to pay the proofreader Fabrik8?
Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:26 PM
Letting a word processing program catch things like "suddle" doesn't cost a dime. Don't let things like that bring down the level of an otherwise good article. =)
Friday, March 29, 2013 2:47 AM
Someone still has to work the WP program. Just sayin'.
 
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