Now that the Supra is all through regency and i dont have to worry so much about having a stock car…
[SIZE=”7″]Let the modifications begin[/SIZE]
However, on the downside, someone tried to break into the car the other day. Jammed a screwdriver into the lock and tried to force their way in. Thankfully they failed, and only because the plastic handle that the lock is incorporated in broke.
You can see here where it happened:
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The left lug is where the lock is normally bolted to, and you can see that the twisting force that they applied broke the lug free of the plastic, and when i came back to the car the lock was hanging down inside the door.
Thankfully i have another handle around which i can replace it with.
Onto the modifications. I had a bit of a chance the other day to grind off the spring seat on one of my MX83 struts, and weld on the coilover sleeve:
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Quite a simple process. Lots of grinding, lots of sparks, and then smoothing with a sandpaper disc.
I welded it all around the bottom, but only stitched it on at the top. I was initially worried about blowing holes in the tube, but once i realised that it was 2.5mm thick my worries went away.
Instead i used a fairly high amperage, and ended up getting some good penetration:
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Not overly good on the photo, as the camera has decided to focus on the bottom of the strut, but you can see it there.
Also, i got around to fitting my steering wheel:
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Which is all nice and stuff, but soddingly far away from the indicator stalk. Its a 70mm dish wheel, and i have a 80mm bosskit on there too. Pushes it a bit far away.
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Ill have to see if i can get a 40 or 50mm kit instead.
In addition to all of that, a gratuitous shot of the oil cooler i picked up for the car:
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Fairly standard alloy 13 row cooler, with built in -8 fittings. Hopefully 12mm will be enough to do full flow.
This weekend holds more grinding and welding, as i want to get my coilovers pretty much done, and probably some work in the garden.