rxtoy Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Dude, this is fucking epic. Was not expecting such a sweet build when I clicked your thread. I kept on showing/annoying the gf things. Apparently she doesn't care about parallel 4 links with watts links. Weird. Love your work Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm amused by the Dry Dump tag on your build thread. Heh heh Dry Dump... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm amused by the Dry Dump tag on your build thread.Heh heh Dry Dump... Haha didn't notice that.. Feels like a bit of a dry dump when it comes to paying for some if the things.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFI_LC Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 This build is impressive, I have heard about the things that go on in the barn but this is just plain mean. The way that engine sits back it will handle so nicely with the suspension work, I am looking long term to do a rear set up similar in my Beams Starlet. The MK1 was one of the best looking cars and this has just made it look even better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 This build is impressive, I have heard about the things that go on in the barn but this is just plain mean. The way that engine sits back it will handle so nicely with the suspension work Yea i hope so, hard to know what will happen building a car all in one hit based on theory rather than doing it bit by bit with races and testing to see where improvments need to be made. This is one of the reasons ive spent about 10X as much time reading about suspension and various design things and sitting looking at the car deciding on the best plan than i have done actual work on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 One of the things im quite interested to see is how the low rear roll centre feels to drive. Because when i was having discussions on the turbosport forum with an experienced race car builder about the low rear rc, he said that it can end up feeling wrong to amateur drivers so they dont have the confidence to push hard enough to get the lap time gains that are there for the taking. But thats why ive made everthing as adjustable as possible. If i get a few sets of springs there is a lot of scope for fine tuning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celica RA45 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 where is the tank going to go michael for the dry dump lol ,boot or passenger side foot well ,will have the whole lot of yours finished by this saturday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 I think the dump tank as it will forever be known now will go in the passenger footwell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celica RA45 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 what brakes for the back ,4 spot or 2 spot ,what size masters for the front brake any ideas yet . .700 or .625 for the front master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 I was originally going to keep cable handbrake for cert reasons so I got a pair of ae92 calipers for the rear but now I'll just be running hydraulic handbrake so the ae92 ones aren't really suitable now. I've heard of people running escort front calipers on the rear with reasonable results but I'm not sure if I'll need something a bit better to get good brake balance. The pedalbox I brought came with a 0.625 for the fronts, 0.7 for the rear and 0.75 for the clutch. I havnt looked into weather these will suit the ap's yet or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celica RA45 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 0.625 for the front will be fine same as what i use and i use .7 for the back on the 4 spots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Do you run a booster Glenn? I was planning not to due not wanting extra work to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celica RA45 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 no booster at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_m Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Glad you're stoked buddy. I love this car. Was awesome to get to do a proper all out cage with all the gussets and fun stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 first time I have read over your thread H.O.L.Y.S.H.I.T so freacken radical Love it man. keep up the damn good work 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thought about doing a side exit exhaust to save space under the diff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Yea that was the original plan but I've heard that this causes power losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Wow this looks like a no nonsense build... Any ideas what sort of weight it will end up at. (I ask as I see that parcel shelf out of steel rather than aluminium) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe-arce Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Naa I don't know what it will weigh. I'm hoping not too much. I would have loved to use more aluminium but I can't weld it and my ghetto as bending techniques won't produce as good results as I can get with steel. Once it's nearly finished and I take it up to chch to tune ill run it over the weigh bridge at the dump and see if I need to put it on a diet. If so I'll cut out a bunch of stuff and chuck some alloy at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Again a bloody beautiful piece. I see you like to mix your bourbons BIG. Nick, who built your cage, poured me the most epic bourbon like that one time. I ended up putting my phone into it by accident. Good job and keen to see this doing massive skids. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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