Converting M2 Mysterian to FST any advice?

[Stirling 306]

Getting started on the conversion from Vee to FST, can anyone offer any advice, do's and don'ts etc.?

[Campbell Motorsport]

Contact Robert Guhde. Robert and Doug Seim have done a very successful Mysterian conversion. Robert is a regular poster on Apex and I am sure he would be willing to share what they have learned over the years.

[Stirling 306]

I appreciate the info, I'll look them both up.
Phil

[problemchild]

Most converters under-estimate the head-cooling requirements. Throw away those nice tidy M2 scoops and be very aggressive with some big mother scoops. You can always tune down the scoop size later.

[Jim Nash]

Here is a 20+ page guide.

http://www.formula-first.org/Technic...Jan%202012.pdf

There is some other tech information at formula-first.org

Jim

[rgu]

Phil check your PM

[Stirling 306]

I can't thank you all enough! I think we're nearing the end of our "research" phase and just about ready to start getting our hands dirty. I'm sure I'll be in touch to pick all your brains here and there throughout the conversion. Thanks again and I'll try to keep the conversion updated here.
Phil

[jhenn4716]

I'd be interested to see how your project goes, I've got an M2 as well. So curious what it would take. Hope you can post some pictures.

[rgu]

Done the simplest way the Mysterian is a great FST conversion and it’s very easy to do. I’ve been told Mysterian’s are not all the same-- some have more room in the cockpit and some have more engine compartment room. So if you fit in the cockpit you are almost home free. If you can use Bill Bonow’s “Slim Jim” dry sump tank in your engine compartment you are in real luck. If you can’t squeeze anything in then you’ll need to add two inches to the 2x4 rails in the engine compartment. This is pretty straightforward and only means that you might have to add compensating length to the shift tube and maybe a bit of brake line.


You might need to fool around with beam mounting and rack mounting but that’s not insurmountable. Remember a lot of drivers want a quality rack for the “steering feel” but you can still just use the VW steering box thus making the conversion even simpler.
The standard Mysterian body fits just fine and you can buy a set of Jim Nash’s proven vertical cooling scoops and you are ready to go. If you desire you can replace the old M2 body with the newer raised nose M5 body for only a modest amount of money and effort.

FYI when I was doing the M5.1 I went a much more complicated route so it took much longer.

[jhenn4716]

How can I get in touch with Jim Nash?

[BLS]

One way at least:

http://www.missionracecars.com/Pages/contactus.aspx