Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
11-28-2010, 10:07 AM
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Re: Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
subb'd. always nice to see a DC5R project. should go ITBs if it's going to be a strict track car.
12-11-2010, 06:47 AM
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Re: Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
The car has been some weeks at the paintshop, since we were away (visited SEMA in the mean time) the painter had time to finish his work to our car!
The result so far:
See http://www.projectdc5.com
Next week we start building it! :drive2:
The result so far:
See http://www.projectdc5.com
Next week we start building it! :drive2:
12-14-2010, 12:36 AM
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Re: Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
Another update 
Special water cutted Spoiler Mounts:
And a sneak preview of an upcoming 'project', parked under our dc5
See http://www.projectdc5.com
PS: Soon better pictures (shitty iphone quality)
Special water cutted Spoiler Mounts:
And a sneak preview of an upcoming 'project', parked under our dc5
See http://www.projectdc5.com
PS: Soon better pictures (shitty iphone quality)
12-16-2010, 04:38 PM
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Re: Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
i say just drop the shell on top of that EVO. it's a win win: you get the hot body of a DC5 and the performance of AWD.
01-27-2011, 01:07 PM
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Re: Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
amazing paint sceme i always wanted to powdercoat my quad's frame bright orange and throw some white plastics on it
02-13-2011, 11:04 AM
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Re: Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
Finally some updates again!
ENGINE PUT IN!
Engine specs: http://www.projectdc5.com/garage/it-...edition-engine
Pictures of the engine being installed:
Installing the Carbon Seats
Despite the whole car was already painted, we still had to do some welding to fabricate seat mounts. Reinier again took the welding torch and started to work! Each seat has a weight of only 4.5KG. The passenger seat is removable for the actual races.
Radiator / Oil Cooler
Our enourmous radiator was a bit larger then expected, so we had to cut the subframe in the front and reweld it a bit lower. We also installed the Setrab Oil Cooler, nicely in the middle of the front bumper’s air vent.
Water Pump / Power Steering / Alternator
We removed all belt driven parts from the engine: The airco pump, the water pump and the hydralic power steering:
- Water pump is replaced by a Mezeire electrical pump. This is mounted on the K-Tuned Blockoff plate (where the original water pump was installed).
- Airco: Duh… removed forever
- Power steering: We removed this as well, replaced by a electric power steering rack from the EP3.
- Alternator: Also removed and replaced by a brand new alternator from a B16 Engine.
Wires, Wires and more Wires…
The last couple of weeks we have been working on the wiring. We first had the idea to use the original wire-loom and remove all wires we did not need. After cleaning up this loom for days and days, we decided to get rid off everything (wires, fuse boxes, relais, etc) and start all over! We just installed the engine harness and cut off all ECU wires! Thanks to electronical specialist Remco we now almost have a brand new electrical/wiring plan and schematics ready. Our mechanic Toine got us a new fuse/relais box and next week our ECU will be back in with Hondata installed, so then we can start the new wiring!
We got rid of all this:
Leaving us with this:
We also fitted in the dashboard and made some moulds for the sheets of alu/carbon that have to be fitted in to be able to install our switches and race dash. We also installed the battery, a dry-cell Odyssey PC680 model. To be continued…
Some interior parts
This weekend we started working on the brakelines. HEL Brakelines has a special ORANGE colored brakeline that we use. We also installed the hydrylic handbrake (Six performance), the short shift system (Buddyclub) and a brake force distributor.
Next week we will make the brakelines. Since Showoff Imports is a official HEL Brakelines production facility and distributor, this shouldn’t be that difficult for us
to be continued...
Stay tuned at www.projectdc5.com
ENGINE PUT IN!
Engine specs: http://www.projectdc5.com/garage/it-...edition-engine
Pictures of the engine being installed:
Installing the Carbon Seats
Despite the whole car was already painted, we still had to do some welding to fabricate seat mounts. Reinier again took the welding torch and started to work! Each seat has a weight of only 4.5KG. The passenger seat is removable for the actual races.
Radiator / Oil Cooler
Our enourmous radiator was a bit larger then expected, so we had to cut the subframe in the front and reweld it a bit lower. We also installed the Setrab Oil Cooler, nicely in the middle of the front bumper’s air vent.
Water Pump / Power Steering / Alternator
We removed all belt driven parts from the engine: The airco pump, the water pump and the hydralic power steering:
- Water pump is replaced by a Mezeire electrical pump. This is mounted on the K-Tuned Blockoff plate (where the original water pump was installed).
- Airco: Duh… removed forever
- Power steering: We removed this as well, replaced by a electric power steering rack from the EP3.
- Alternator: Also removed and replaced by a brand new alternator from a B16 Engine.
Wires, Wires and more Wires…
The last couple of weeks we have been working on the wiring. We first had the idea to use the original wire-loom and remove all wires we did not need. After cleaning up this loom for days and days, we decided to get rid off everything (wires, fuse boxes, relais, etc) and start all over! We just installed the engine harness and cut off all ECU wires! Thanks to electronical specialist Remco we now almost have a brand new electrical/wiring plan and schematics ready. Our mechanic Toine got us a new fuse/relais box and next week our ECU will be back in with Hondata installed, so then we can start the new wiring!
We got rid of all this:
Leaving us with this:
We also fitted in the dashboard and made some moulds for the sheets of alu/carbon that have to be fitted in to be able to install our switches and race dash. We also installed the battery, a dry-cell Odyssey PC680 model. To be continued…
Some interior parts
This weekend we started working on the brakelines. HEL Brakelines has a special ORANGE colored brakeline that we use. We also installed the hydrylic handbrake (Six performance), the short shift system (Buddyclub) and a brake force distributor.
Next week we will make the brakelines. Since Showoff Imports is a official HEL Brakelines production facility and distributor, this shouldn’t be that difficult for us
to be continued...
Stay tuned at www.projectdc5.com
02-20-2011, 10:37 AM
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Re: Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
New updates:
Injectors Installed
RC Engineering 650 CC Injectors installed
Radiator + Fans + Oil Cooler
After modifying the sub/frontframe we could finally install the radiator. In front of it you can also see the Setrab Oil Cooler.
JBT Big Brake Kit & Front Arms/Suspension Parts
We installed these parts some weeks ago, but since the wheels were mounted as well, we could not take pictures of it. But now we could! You can also see the Buddyclub P1 Roll Centers and the Ultra Racing Swaybar with Hardrace endlinks.
Engine Mounts Close-up
No words needed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWuDTvLRjQg
HEL Performance Brakelines Update
It was time to put in our brakelines. We custom made these lines ourselves (as we are official HEL production facility). All standard metal lines are in the trashcan, we replaced the full lines from brake cilinder to the actual brakes. We use our special Project DC5 Orange colored braided lines with stainless steel HEL Bolts/Banjo’s.
Seibon Carbon Doors & Lexan Windows
We prepared our Seibon Carbon Doors: Installed the lexan windows and sliders into the doors. Also installed the mirrors, but you couldn’t have missed that
http://www.projectdc5.com & http://twitter.com/projectdc5com
Soon to be continued....
Injectors Installed
RC Engineering 650 CC Injectors installed
Radiator + Fans + Oil Cooler
After modifying the sub/frontframe we could finally install the radiator. In front of it you can also see the Setrab Oil Cooler.
JBT Big Brake Kit & Front Arms/Suspension Parts
We installed these parts some weeks ago, but since the wheels were mounted as well, we could not take pictures of it. But now we could! You can also see the Buddyclub P1 Roll Centers and the Ultra Racing Swaybar with Hardrace endlinks.
Engine Mounts Close-up
No words needed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWuDTvLRjQg
HEL Performance Brakelines Update
It was time to put in our brakelines. We custom made these lines ourselves (as we are official HEL production facility). All standard metal lines are in the trashcan, we replaced the full lines from brake cilinder to the actual brakes. We use our special Project DC5 Orange colored braided lines with stainless steel HEL Bolts/Banjo’s.
Seibon Carbon Doors & Lexan Windows
We prepared our Seibon Carbon Doors: Installed the lexan windows and sliders into the doors. Also installed the mirrors, but you couldn’t have missed that
http://www.projectdc5.com & http://twitter.com/projectdc5com
Soon to be continued....
02-21-2011, 01:12 PM
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Re: Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
Looks good but some things I dont really understand. I can see why you wouldnt want to rework the suspension geometry to save on build costs, but why the hydro ebrake? Are you going to be running aftermarket 2 piston rear calipers?
Also, why replace perfectly good rigid lines with soft lines that will undoubtedly flex more than the oe units? A rule of thumb for any braking system is to use as much hard line as possible. Less flex, and also more resistant to chaffing and pinholes.
Lastly I would recommend against those polyurethane bushings. Especially the front LCA flat pivot bushing. That polyurethane will deform very quickly, because the bushing is being mashed and stretched every time the suspension moves since it is not pivoting on a horizontal bolt.
Just some food for thought!
Also, why replace perfectly good rigid lines with soft lines that will undoubtedly flex more than the oe units? A rule of thumb for any braking system is to use as much hard line as possible. Less flex, and also more resistant to chaffing and pinholes.
Lastly I would recommend against those polyurethane bushings. Especially the front LCA flat pivot bushing. That polyurethane will deform very quickly, because the bushing is being mashed and stretched every time the suspension moves since it is not pivoting on a horizontal bolt.
Just some food for thought!
03-20-2011, 02:43 AM
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Re: Building a DC5 Track Car @ Showoff Imports, Project DC5
SHG: Handbrake to be able to park the car with engine running... hydraulic because we run the brakelines inside the car anyway and this is a lot lighter then the original handbrake. Als we can use other rear discs now, without handbrake 'inside'.
We are distributor/manufacturer for brakelines (HEL performance), so the reason to put them inside is 'marketing'. These lines hardly have any flex, it is not like rubber hoses, this is a braided stainless steel line. It will work, trust me
Suspension: We first try the bushings, the hardest available. We think it will give a comparable or better result then pillow ***** all around, but this has to be tested still. Budget has nothing to do with it...
Another update;
Spoiler installation;
Electronics.... the bottleneck in our latest work...
New fusebox and brand new wiring throughout the whole car!
Seibon Hood + Aerocatch hoodlocks
Oil Cooler
Water pump
Car transporter
Picked up today, a brand new car transporter to move the DC5 fromt track to track!
And these are also the first pictures outside...
This week we continue with some plumbing, electronics and other stuff to get it finished soon!
Gr. Rolo
http://WWW.PROJECTDC5.COM / http://WWW.SHOWOFFIMPORTS.NL
We are distributor/manufacturer for brakelines (HEL performance), so the reason to put them inside is 'marketing'. These lines hardly have any flex, it is not like rubber hoses, this is a braided stainless steel line. It will work, trust me
Suspension: We first try the bushings, the hardest available. We think it will give a comparable or better result then pillow ***** all around, but this has to be tested still. Budget has nothing to do with it...
Another update;
Spoiler installation;
Electronics.... the bottleneck in our latest work...
New fusebox and brand new wiring throughout the whole car!
Seibon Hood + Aerocatch hoodlocks
Oil Cooler
Water pump
Car transporter
Picked up today, a brand new car transporter to move the DC5 fromt track to track!
And these are also the first pictures outside...
This week we continue with some plumbing, electronics and other stuff to get it finished soon!
Gr. Rolo
http://WWW.PROJECTDC5.COM / http://WWW.SHOWOFFIMPORTS.NL
