Category: Cars

Oh yeah, these photos got snapped of the car on track:
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Thanks Svenmate.

Also this got recorded by Sophie at the track. Its actually a video of Davey, but it gives you a good idea of what the car sounds like.

[youtube]Je6_VcBTp2Y[/youtube]

[QUOTE=the buttonman;840894073]a few i snapped before explosion:
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So… uh… BANG.

Wasnt the engine in the end though. Ended up being the flywheel. Got the engine out and the clutch off and it looked like this:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/31095-1/IMG_1258.jpg[/IMG]

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Closer inspection

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And off

Did some damage to the bellhousing too:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/31099-1/IMG_1260.jpg[/IMG]

Currently my plan is to get the head off and see if there is any damage in the engine, but i suspect not. Feels ok when turning over by hand. If no damage then ill pop the head onto another spare short bottom end and race that (with a limited rev range) next weekend before rebuilding over the summer.

More pictures to come from Mallala, and the week leading up to it.

This weekend i had a quick little brainfart and decided that, 10 days before the car is off to get tuned, i should make a new airbox. Made it out of fibreglass, and its not quite finished yet, but it looks like it will work well. Ill let the pictures do the talking:

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Firstly, finished building the airbox, so i can figure out where to put the intake.

[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/31047-1/IMG_1242.jpg[/IMG]
Commitment ++. Just cut in half the airbox.

[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/31049-1/IMG_1243.jpg[/IMG]
Refitted so i can figure out where to put the shape of the manifold.

[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/31053-1/IMG_1245.jpg[/IMG]
Bit of aluminum bracing to put the intake snout where it i want it.

[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/31059-1/IMG_1248.jpg[/IMG]
Insert florists foam.

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Add one part fibreglass…. or many parts FG.

Just added a little bit of reinforcement to the base tonight and tomorrow after its cured ill be popping it out of the mould to see how its worked.
Its not as good as i had hoped, but it will work for an initial job, ill probably redo it over the summer, but it will be good for now.

Other than that there is buggerall left to do. Add a few coats of paint to the bonnet and guards and a quick retune and we will be good to go racing.

Just a little update on how its gone. Popped it out of the plug tonight, which once i had released the glue on the paper tape it released quite easily. Well most of it anyway. There is still a layer of the foam/hifill primer stuck to the inside of the plenum where the resin has saturated the foam and essentially glued it together. Unfortunately its not completely integrated, so ill have to pull it out.

Anyway, pictures speak louder than words:
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Fresh from plug

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Fitted up, ran out of washers and bolts for the remaining holes.

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Closer

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Other side

In addition while i was already all itchy from fibreglass i rewrapped my extractors and then went one step further and made a heat shield for them too:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/31077-1/IMG_1257.jpg[/IMG]

Bit OTT? Never.
Bought some heat wrap stuff from Andy San for the oil cooler lines too, plus i might build a little Alu heat shield for that area too.

Thats about it for tonight, as im itchy as all hell from the fibreglass.

As much to keep me motivated as anything, a little update.

Fixed up the coilpack mounting plate, including machining some little spacers for it and adding rivnuts to the plate:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30830-1/IMG_1236_s.jpg[/IMG]

Made up the oil cooler lines to the right length, and testfitted:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30832-1/IMG_1237_s.jpg[/img]

The one from the cooler to the remote filter isnt particularly nice, but i cant use a 90 off the remote filter because it wont curve down enough to fit through the hole. Ohwell.

And from the front:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30834-1/IMG_1238_s.jpg[/img]

Oh and redid the brake bias valve lines:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30836-1/IMG_1239_s.jpg[/IMG]
Just a bit neater than they were before.

Very little to do now, just need a new battery clamp as the old plastic had perished and broke in half when i tried to tighten it…
Have to slap in the tailshaft and add oil to the gearbox, plus oil for the engine and put the starter/exhaust/intake on, and its good to crank over and start.

One nice productive weekend over:
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Popped my new hatch clips on too:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30822-1/IMG_1232_s.jpg[/IMG]

Figured out a nice little spot for my oil filter. Not entirely sure how the lines will go, but im sure ill work that out 🙂
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30828-1/IMG_1235_s.jpg[/IMG]

Fixed up the coilpack mounting plate, including machining some little spacers for it and adding rivnuts to the plate:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30830-1/IMG_1236_s.jpg[/IMG]

Made up the oil cooler lines to the right length, and testfitted:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30832-1/IMG_1237_s.jpg[/img]

The one from the cooler to the remote filter isnt particularly nice, but i cant use a 90 off the remote filter because it wont curve down enough to fit through the hole. Ohwell.

And from the front:

[img]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30834-1/IMG_1238_s.jpg[/img]

Oh and redid the brake bias valve lines:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30836-1/IMG_1239_s.jpg[/IMG]
Just a bit neater than they were before.

Very little to do now, just need a new battery clamp as the old plastic had perished and broke in half when i tried to tighten it…
Have to slap in the tailshaft and add oil to the gearbox, plus oil for the engine and put the starter/exhaust/intake on, and its good to crank over and start.

Started rebuilding the car yesterday. Blacked out the front rad support, and bolted in all the front suspension:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30661-5/1000000071.JPG[/IMG]

Big brake package, and struts in.
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And flushed out the fuel lines and redid all the bolting points to nutserts:

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Ive pulled the brake lines out of my wreck to put into this car, just to neaten things up a bit. Hoping to put all the brake bits in tonight, plus put the diff and fuel tank back in.

Need to have the car back on wheels and ready to be retuned by the 15th before we head off to Malaysia and Singapore.

Brief update:
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[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30520-1/IMG_1201_s.jpg[/IMG]

Should be finished sanding the rest of the car this weekend. Will need a couple of guide coats, but its pretty straight overall, main issue is a few little stone chips around the guards, oh and none of the colours matching, damn 25 year old paint… 😆

Yellow cast in first picture courtesy of 1kw of heat lamps

Now featuring a red engine bay:
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Blue bits are spray putty.
Might be a bit before i can continue on as my air compressor was sounding quite sick last night and then stalled entirely. Will look at that tonight 🙁

Picked up some JDM skirts though, which are the same as the ones homologated in the documentation. Win.

Brief update:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30514-1/IMG_1199_s.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30520-1/IMG_1201_s.jpg[/IMG]

Should be finished sanding the rest of the car this weekend. Will need a couple of guide coats, but its pretty straight overall, main issue is a few little stone chips around the guards, oh and none of the colours matching, damn 25 year old paint… 😆

Yellow cast in first picture courtesy of 1kw of heat lamps

Got a bit more done today.
Finished off the front suspension:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30685-1/IMG_1212_s.jpg[/IMG]

Started rebuilding my wheels, and testfitted them on the suspension:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30711-1/IMG_1225_s.jpg[/IMG]

Got lock?
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30701-1/IMG_1220_s.jpg[/IMG]

Picked up new 210lbs springs for the rear:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30709-1/IMG_1224_s.jpg[/IMG]

Refitted most of the engine bay:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30699-1/IMG_1219_s.jpg[/IMG]

And then most of the dash:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30703-1/IMG_1221_s.jpg[/IMG]

Plus the submarine strap:
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Also i dropped off some bits to Gavatron tonight and he had his Wilwood Dynalites arrive during the week. They are bloody small in comparison to the RX7 brakes, and they are even smaller than the R32 brakes.
If i had to do a brake conversion again i would definately go with these, they would be much easier to fit, and are just as cheap courtesy of the crap US$.
Here it is dummied up on mine:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30687-1/IMG_1213_s.jpg[/IMG]

Tons narrower too:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30689-1/IMG_1214_s.jpg[/IMG]

Fairly easy stumpy mounting locations:
[IMG]http://gallery2.plebeians.net/d/30691-1/IMG_1215_s.jpg[/IMG]

All around quite a nice caliper.
Overall today i didnt get as much done on the Sprinter due to a massive headache and finishing off the Supra.