NS F355 Project (Page 22/73)
Sage MAY 26, 09:23 PM
As always, looks fantastic. At first glance I might say "overkill" for side to side support, but it's definately a case of "rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it", at least in my mind, and obviously yours too.

Considering the size and design of your side supports, I don't know how you could've done the cross brace any differently..nice job!

Anxious for you to move on to the body...but we all know..."good things come to those who wait" I B Waitn.

HAGO!
fierogt28 MAY 27, 12:40 AM
Nice work there Yarmouth !

Like Blooze mentioned, its nice to see this thread now in the construction zone !

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Yarmouth Fiero MAY 27, 05:29 AM
Thanks guys. It has been going a little slow lately but as we all know, even when we are not physically working on our projects, our brains are fully engaged.

The beam is substantial Sage, however, I did want something robust to provide a solid anchor point for my roll over hoops while minimizing the intrusion of additional structure into the engine bay. I think tieing all the frame rails together should provide a solid support and increase the transverse stiffness of the chassis once the roof is removed.

Thanks Fierogt28, it's nice to be in the construction zone with so many amazing projects. There is certainly much more "construction orientated traffic" here and I'm hopeful ideas and opinions will flow freely as I move forward.
fieroguru MAY 27, 07:48 AM
Looks great! Have you test fitted the fuel fill tube to make sure it clear the new support, or are you planning to bend up a different one all together?
Yarmouth Fiero MAY 27, 08:26 AM
Hi fieroguru, last October during a visit to Blooz's, I located the fuel fill location on his 355 body. It appears to be located very similar to the stock fiero fuel fill. So I located my fuel fill opening accordingly and the stock fill pipe "just" clears the new rocker frame reinforcement so hopefully all will be well. I may have to rotate the fill pipe slightly but I think its going to work. As a back up plan, I could make a new pipe if neceaasry.
355Fiero MAY 27, 04:49 PM
Yarmouth Fiero;

You will need to cut the fuel filler pipe and extend it by a few inches anyway since the 355 hips are out further than stock Fiero. I made my fuel pipe cut right where the frame brace is so that I could add in the fuel filler rubber section right there to help with no metal on metal touching for the fuel pipe and the rubber pipe can be manipulated a bit easier to avoid the brace.

Reinforcements are looking really good.

Cheers
Don
Yarmouth Fiero MAY 27, 07:05 PM
Great tip Don, thanks. Yes, I neglected to allow for the wider rear quarters which will move the fuel fill outward. I'll follow your suggestion for the extension of the pipe.

Is the small vent line there too? Does it need to be cut and extended as well?

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355Fiero MAY 27, 07:48 PM
Small vent line is there and remains there and also needs cutting and extending.

Keep the updates coming

Cheers
Don
Yarmouth Fiero JUN 02, 08:46 AM
I finally got the material for our roll over hoops. I went with 1 1/2" Sch 40 Seamless DOM Pipe ASTM A-106. This gives a O.D of 1 7/8". The reason I went with pipe and not tubing is because I don't have a 2" tubing die for the hydraulic tubing bender. The 1 1/2" pipe die had a radius of 4" so that also dictated the general shape of the hoop. The design looked good on the 3D model so I hope it suits the car when I get them installed.

I have left the ends long until they are fitted to the transverse frame so they look a little lopsided propped up against the chassis.

Here is the design followed by the actual parts. I hope to get them installed this week so I'll post a pic after that to get a better idea how the shape suits the car.









edit for typo.

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Bloozberry JUN 04, 10:00 AM
Lookin' good there YF. Surely by now you have some photos of the car with the hoops mocked up on the frame...