Melting_pistons 2.0 build thread

biggy238 said:
What are your thoughts on the build quality of the ronin?

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Looks good. There are a couple of burs inside the egt probe holes where they drilled it and didn’t get the bur out, so I need to clean that up before I install it. But other than that it’s decent


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Rack and pinion is set up. Huge shoutout to the great #turbatom for the guidance and ideas on this. We talked about it a bit when I first bought these parts.
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Finally rolled out on its own weight for the first time in 2 years!! I’m so stoked with how this thing is coming together!!!
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Melting_pistons said:
Rack and pinion is set up. Huge shoutout to the great #turbatom for the guidance and ideas on this. We talked about it a bit when I first bought these parts.
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So the front diff cover is permanently installed?
 
RD TRCTR said:
So the front diff cover is permanently installed?
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Should be able to remove the two bolts from the rack to access the cover.

Edit: on second look, I'm not so sure. The webbing isn't burnt in but no other attachment for it is visible.

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biggy238 said:
Should be able to remove the two bolts from the rack to access the cover.

Edit: on second look, I'm not so sure. The webbing isn't burnt in but no other attachment for it is visible.

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Correct, unbolt the rack and unbolt that webbing and the cover will come off.


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Couple of ignorant questions:
- Is Ronin Engineering still operating? I love the nickel coating but their website has 0 available and some people saying they went under?
- What is the purpose of an aluminum racing seat? 4 or 5 point harness? Seems to me like those hard edges would damage your body more in a crash than a soft seat…something I’ve always wondered.
 
straight 6 roar said:
Couple of ignorant questions:
- Is Ronin Engineering still operating? I love the nickel coating but their website has 0 available and some people saying they went under?
- What is the purpose of an aluminum racing seat? 4 or 5 point harness? Seems to me like those hard edges would damage your body more in a crash than a soft seat…something I’ve always wondered.
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No they are no longer available. I got this one second hand. And the weight savings as well as the harness…. They have foam inserts to go in them so they aren’t so harsh


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RD TRCTR said:
I use those same wheels (Raceline Renegade) with a set of DR2's. They're currently on their way to Mac Fab to be converted to beadlocks.
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That’s gonna be sick! I can’t wait to see that. I may do the same with these depending how it turns out lol


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Melting_pistons said:
That’s gonna be sick! I can’t wait to see that. I may do the same with these depending how it turns out lol


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Once they get back I will learn how to post pics.

I wanted a set of Bogarts, however that's like $6k. So modifying the current wheels is my route.
 
Well, after a year and a half wait the second bedside finally came in and is mounted! This project got pushed to the back burner for a bit, as we were getting the shop operational and also doing a full rebuild on my tow rig… but that project is almost done and parts have been rolling in, so we will be back on this project soon!
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Well I finally got some other projects wrapped up and have had a chance to get back on this for a little bit. I’ve been researching parts/features that will be included in the build, ordered parts, and we started back working on it. I figure the easiest way to keep this all organized is to just post about each piece as it gets installed.
 
In preparation for the interior, I took a little time to work on getting some of the plastics back fitted in with the cage. The cage fits so tight it wasn’t easy, but every piece that I needed was able to get back in. Mainly trying to keep a factory style to the interior and not look full “race truck”

I had to get a little creative with trimming and heating to get everything to fit back in. Lol
 

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