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New (ZB) fwd Commodores have the GM LTG 2.0. turbs. Makes 191kw, and I believe they have lots of room for improvement. I wanted to put one in my Gemini, but they are pretty tall so it wouldn't fit without a fully custom cross-member and relocating the steering rack. The same engine comes in the Equinox which is AWD. Usually a bunch of crashed cop cars on some of the wrecked car auctions.

Hey all, does anyone have any tips for prepping and spraying textured interior plastic? I've been looking on YouTube and most of the videos seem to talk about smoothing it out first and are aimed at exterior parts like bumpers and door handles. This is what I'm working with:

I do have a set of 225/45R15s, which is what I had before. I changed to the 245s because I didn't like the difference in sidewall stretch between the front and rear, which is maybe me being pedantic, but I'd prefer fatter on the rear than front! Here's the 225s without the panhard rod properly adjusted, so I'm not sure how well this fits either: For reference, here are the 205/50R15s on 7.5" wide rims on the front:

Yeah, it's looking like the N729 might be the only real options. I'm really only trying to achieve less width as the AR-1s are wider than their specs and I am in struggle street getting the rears on bumps with no rubbing: I wonder if the CR-S is similar in width to the AR-1... quick google suggests they are wider again. I've looked into machining down the wheel offset but there isn't enough meat, machining down the hubs but it's about the same, or pulling the guards, but I really want it to stay looking as stock as I can and I don't know how well that can be done.

Question though - do you reckon they will handle power? Like 400hp/1000kg car?

Thanks. I'll have a look at them.

Hey everyone, I have this staggered setup. Currently I have Nankang AR-1 205/50s on the front and 245/40s on the rear. I am wondering what might be a good non-semi alternative to these that will keep a sidewall that is either mostly identical between the two widths, or slightly buttier in the rear. I'm struggling to find something decent that might work. Any thoughts? Must pass the stringent cert laws

I currently have 280mm, but could swap them out for 269mm, 262mm or 260mm rotors as I haven't made the Wilwood caliper bracket yet. I also wary that I am running 266mm rears (but just single pot sliders) so don't really want to be too far under that. With the current 49mm rotor offset, the calipers will sit further in, so should be closer to the backside of the wheel. Hrm, my measurement of 330mm might be okay then, as long as the caliper is deep enough into the wheel.

Hrm, with the 165 radius to the outer caliper, that puts them at 330mm, so they wouldn't clear either of them. Might need to find a smaller rotor. Actually, looking at it again, it would depend where the rotor sits. Mine are fairly deep, i.e. the rotor is behind the 25mm hub and has a 49mm offset, which is quite deep.

I'm trying to determine if I can fit 14s over my brakes but don't have a 14" wheel to try. The outside radius of my caliper is about 165mm from the hub centre, so it works out to be a diameter of 13". I know that the wheel diameter is measured across the bead, but it's hard to find an ID of the barrel for brake clearance. I figure that this will be different across different wheels, but could someone with some Japanese 2/3 piece wheels please give me a measurement? Thanks!

Ok, sweet. I guess I just don't want to have it all nice and neat only to find that I need to do something major that requires repainting things. With the painted suspension/chassis/etc, you still want to see unpainted pics of welds and stuff right?

What's the deal with certing your build before paint? Ideally I'll build the entire thing, get road legal, then paint - ensure I don't need to make any changes that would affect new paint. Are there any issues with having cert photos of the car without it's fancy new paint job?

There is one on Rosebank Rd, https://kwikstrip.co.nz/our-services/ Pretty sure the dude lives in the facility, sure looks like it. Edit... that place is in Penrose. Here's one in Onehunga - https://www.powerstrip.nz/

The Marina gang coming in hot! I don't think it's hollow. It has a few mms of internal space at the end but probably not enough to thread. I'll put one in the drill press later and see if it wants to pop out.

They are from my Gemini. If I have to drill out the end of the pin, that's not the end of the world. I could always reassemble with a screw and nut. You don't see the pin heads when it is assembled anyway.