Feral Fabrications
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Hey Team,
Finally got down to the South Island to pick up the Viva. Just in time as well, lock down announced while I was down South so had to gap it home. Here's the first installment of the mission to pickup the car. Because of the rush I didn't get to film as much as I wanted so the vid is light on details. I'm editing up another vid will all the info at the moment.
Enjoy!
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I believe its 1969. I tell you what, I fitted whiteline bushes to my ford capri and they haven't been lasting on the track at all. The lower control arm bushes and the front sway bar bushes blew out after three days of racing! I always thought poly / nolethane bushes were the go for race cars to stiffen thing up but like you say they don't last..
As for the engine. Its already built so I figure I may as well test it's metal. I suspect any mods it needs to be reliable have been done. Its just been sitting a long time. I want it to comply with schedule T&C of the MSNZ manual so I can race in the Historic Saloon Car class. That means no jappa engines for now and factory placement.
I'm pretty sure it comes with some Torana control arms or something to give the front end some camber. Anyone know what the trick is with that?
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Hey,
Discussion thread for the Viva setup.
Drop your ideas below to incorporate into building this racecar.
Cheers,
Pete
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Gidday,
Thought I'd start a thread on an HB viva I've just bought.
It comes with a built 2.3l slant engine which apparently is a certified ripper but has probably been sitting for 10 years...
I actually know very little about it, it's been a friends for as long as I can remember and he had some motivation a while back and got the body work done & painted it. Put in the GT grill and got GT badges. But these days he hasn't looked at it for years. Talking turkey with him at New Year 2018-19 and I said I'd look to buy it off him and finish it up and just sealed the deal about 6months later.
I'm guessing the job list is:
Strip engine, inspect, hone and replace rings.
Build exhaust & extractors
Rebuild carbs
Radiator
Install driveline. Clutch, gearbox & diffs largely unknown. But I think there are some spares from a 1.3l HC viva...
Install MSNZ cage
Entier braking system
Poly bushes
Springs & shocks
Wheels & tyres
Race seats, harness
Fit enough interor to meet HSC class
That should be the worst of it haha
Anyway, I'm keen on some guidance on how to set this car up. E.g. springs to suit the 2.3l.
Tips and tricks to set the car up for circuit racing. Brake components from other vivas etc.
Won't be much work happening until I go collect it from the South Island which I think is going to be New Year 2019-20.
Just want to get a bit of a plan in place and start keeping an eye out for any parts needed to get this finished up.
Discussion thread here:
Cheers,
Pete
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Name: Pete
Location: Tauranga
Cars you own: Ford Capri, HB Viva, Series 2 Landrover, Rover P6
Mods: The Capri is a racecar running an essex with relatively stock kit. The series 2 landrover is running discovery running gear. The Rover P6 is as stock as possible for crusing. The HB viva is in bits in a shed somewhere and some day it'll be a racecar as well.
How you found out about oldschool: Searching for info on the HB viva
Anything else you want to add: Keen for tips & tricks for setting up an HB viva with a 2.3l slant engine for circuit racing.
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Hey All,
1st installment of the Viva project posted up to the tube. Now I can start figuring out how to make this thing fast(ish)
Let me know what ya reckon.
Cheers,