MA-Motorsports Shop 370Z Build

MAMotorsports · 01-15-2016, 02:32 PM

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:

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

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.

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:

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, 02:39 PM

nice, sub'd

Rusty · 01-15-2016, 10:35 PM

Beautiful looking welds.

What are your preheat temps before you weld?

Elmo370z · 01-17-2016, 02:33 AM

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

Zbrah · 01-17-2016, 03:23 AM

Subbed!

Felix 808 · 01-17-2016, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAMotorsports

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.

Sub'd

takjak2 · 01-17-2016, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAMotorsports

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, 01:46 PM

You guys going to seam weld the chassis too?

Masterbeatty · 01-17-2016, 08:16 PM

Very nice! Subbed as well

RadioFlyer · 01-18-2016, 12:06 AM

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

Masterbeatty · 01-20-2016, 08:56 AM

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

DatsunFTW · 01-25-2016, 09:47 AM

Subbed!

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MAMotorsports · 01-25-2016, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

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, 12:34 PM

More details on said engine!!

TerribleONE · 01-25-2016, 12:37 PM

Subd!

01-15-2016, 02:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
MAMotorsports Track Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Glen Arm, MD Posts: 872 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 17	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: *Once the rear was all cut out, we started on the cage and rear supports:* 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. 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: 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! ENT-Z, DR_, jaytirbhaw and 17 others like this. __________________ Daelen @ MA Motorsports MA-Motorsports.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/MA-Mo...C/125379858828

01-15-2016, 02:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
jaytirbhaw Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 814 Drives: 350z HR , Nismo 370z Rep Power: 17	nice, sub'd MAMotorsports likes this. __________________ 2014 Nismo #350 , Built Motor, Top Mount Single Turbo .... 620 whp/ 500 lbs wtq 2012 Track/Drift Z, build coming soon. Build Thread - http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...70z-build.html

01-15-2016, 10:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,219 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Beautiful looking welds. What are your preheat temps before you weld? __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

01-17-2016, 03:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5452	Subbed! __________________

01-17-2016, 01:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,219 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	You guys going to seam weld the chassis too? __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

01-17-2016, 02:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Elmo370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: st. petersburg Posts: 5,709 Drives: 09 nissan 370z Sp M6 Rep Power: 295378	ahhh wish i had more money. Or just more money.

01-17-2016, 08:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Masterbeatty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Whales Vagina Posts: 4,586 Drives: the speed limit... Rep Power: 122867	Very nice! Subbed as well __________________ 2011 MB 6MT Masterbeatty journal

01-18-2016, 12:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
RadioFlyer Base Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 193 Drives: 08 G37S S/C Rep Power: 40	Flat plane VK45?!? Ok, in for updates!

01-20-2016, 08:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
Masterbeatty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Whales Vagina Posts: 4,586 Drives: the speed limit... Rep Power: 122867	Yha I can only imagine how much that engine will cost. But its gong to sound great. __________________ 2011 MB 6MT Masterbeatty journal

01-25-2016, 09:47 AM	#12 (permalink)
DatsunFTW A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 1,234 Drives: 12 370z A54 M6 Rep Power: 379	Subbed! Sent from my LG-H900 using Tapatalk __________________ The Build

01-25-2016, 12:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	More details on said engine!! imjello likes this. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

01-25-2016, 12:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5850	Subd! __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

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