2 door LA build-hillclimb car
2 door LA build-hillclimb car
picked this up on the weekend.. still unsure as to how far ill go with it yet, but first things first.. gotta get rid of the rust.
got a few goodies for it already though..
interior..
got a few goodies for it already though..
interior..
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Re: 2 door LA build
gave it a wash yesterday, came up better than i thought it would..
dummy fitted a tacho.. this is missing some weird wire loop so its not working at the moment
one of the bigger jobs will be fitting these under it
not so bad on the back though
dummy fitted a tacho.. this is missing some weird wire loop so its not working at the moment
one of the bigger jobs will be fitting these under it
not so bad on the back though
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
Looks good.
Seems to need a little work, but not too bad for a 2 door.
Can't wait to see the wheels on it!
Seems to need a little work, but not too bad for a 2 door.
Can't wait to see the wheels on it!
Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
did some guard rolling today, rear wheels fit nicely.. fronts will be interesting should be done by the end of the weekend though i guess.
new engine and carbies should be in by the end of the weekend if i get super keen
new engine and carbies should be in by the end of the weekend if i get super keen
Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
What rims are they?
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
13x7 I think zero offset, or pretty close to it.
Kinda like jelly beans but slightly different, I'm not sure exactly to be honest
Kinda like jelly beans but slightly different, I'm not sure exactly to be honest
Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
Got stuck into cleaning/painting the engine bay and rad support area, was pretty bad under the battery tray
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
me to ! what a great little track car can be made out of one , mind you I would look at building it to IPRA specastronturbo77 wrote:good stuff, wish i had a 2door
and boy would that be fast as a turbo car in improved production
the perfect engine would be a 4g61 turbo --- 300 + hp in a very light car
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
You have to do a lot of work to make the rearend work properly with that type of HP in IPRA.............
Distance between the rail and axle tube is the main drama, whilst trying bring the ride height down and keep some form of suspension travel.
It looks like its a better car to restore than turn into a racer...... That interior is almost untouched as from the factory.
Distance between the rail and axle tube is the main drama, whilst trying bring the ride height down and keep some form of suspension travel.
It looks like its a better car to restore than turn into a racer...... That interior is almost untouched as from the factory.
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axle tramp would be the biggest thing to fix - but that can be doneBIG26L wrote:You have to do a lot of work to make the rearend work properly with that type of HP in IPRA.............
Distance between the rail and axle tube is the main drama, whilst trying bring the ride height down and keep some form of suspension travel.
It looks like its a better car to restore than turn into a racer...... That interior is almost untouched as from the factory.
you wouldn't need to drop the height of the car a lot but widening the track would be a must
to cut down weight transfer
yes it would be a great car to restore
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
Axle tramp is fixed with a pair of upper arms facing rearward, so you don't cut into the floor and a set of decent adjustable shocks.
Scorpion/mazda 929/bluebird/etc...... diff is plenty to widen the rear track,about 100mm from memory.But you will need flares with those offset wheels.
Panhard rod is a must do mod, as well.
Scorpion/mazda 929/bluebird/etc...... diff is plenty to widen the rear track,about 100mm from memory.But you will need flares with those offset wheels.
Panhard rod is a must do mod, as well.
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
or a set of tramp bars - and maybe stronger front half leaves , anything to stop the front of the leaves winding upBIG26L wrote:Axle tramp is fixed with a pair of upper arms facing rearward, so you don't cut into the floor and a set of decent adjustable shocks.
Panhard rod is a must do mod, as well.
and yes panhard or watts link
another over looked item to help with tramp is an engine steady link to stop the engine moving
it also creats some tramp
mind you even the 4g32 for hillclimb some of these issue will come up - that start with grippy tyres will have axle tramp
with out doing some work to fix it
there was a pic of the tramp bars we put on Karls baby sh!t brown galant some where way back on the site
that fixed up the tramp issues he had
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
Urethane or solid engine mounts fix a lot of that problem.......
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
yes it all helpsBIG26L wrote:Urethane or solid engine mounts fix a lot of that problem.......
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
ill look into all the suspension upgrades later, for now its going to be lowered about 30-35mm with king springs cause its easy and cheap.. unless i can find a good 2nd hand set up in the next few weeks or so that is (dont like my chances)
its not going to be all that fast i dont think, just fun.. ill keep building it up slowly and driving it in the mean time i guess.
i might have to come see cheaterparts to try to get a baffled sump out of him at some stage though
its not going to be all that fast i dont think, just fun.. ill keep building it up slowly and driving it in the mean time i guess.
i might have to come see cheaterparts to try to get a baffled sump out of him at some stage though
Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
Tidied up the engine bay a little, re fitted the loom and had a look at why the headlights didn't work, found the switch wire came from the starter motor, explained a little.. Ha ha
So next job is engine back in, fit the no.5 cam, reset the valves and tune the new carbies. Then drive it to get the cage made/fitted
So next job is engine back in, fit the no.5 cam, reset the valves and tune the new carbies. Then drive it to get the cage made/fitted
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Got stuck in a bit today, loom and new engine in and wired up.. Ready to refit the panels
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Spent another hour in the cave today.. modified throttle cable to fit, refitted a few panels, fitted radiator.. Couple of little bits to go and it's ready to start.
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
is it me or is there alot of room between the engine and radiator......in almost looks like you can stuff a hemi 6 in there
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be a great drag car.....HHHHEEEEEEEAAAAAAAPPPSSSSSSS of grunt lol
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
looking good man!!
Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
Thanks!
So, it's up and running.. Needs some tuning and also gotta fix a coolant leak then the engine side of things should be done.
So, it's up and running.. Needs some tuning and also gotta fix a coolant leak then the engine side of things should be done.
Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
Got it all back together finally!
Still got a bit to do, but I'm getting there.. Slowly
Still got a bit to do, but I'm getting there.. Slowly
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
for sale please?
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Re: 2 door LA build-hillclimb car
Nope, she's a keeper.
Debating putting an s13 front end in.. Still undecided.
Debating putting an s13 front end in.. Still undecided.
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Alright, all the lights are working, engine is tuned pretty well but I haven't driven it yet so I'll give it a final tune once I get the new exhaust on..
Gotta do the suspension, fit all the new bushes and move the fuel pump into the boot then it's ready for the cage
Gotta do the suspension, fit all the new bushes and move the fuel pump into the boot then it's ready for the cage