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Then later on slap a small turbo off the side of it for best bang for buck.

Best value for money on this conversion is probably aftermarket ECU,I would forget working the motor for now NA is expensive. Just build a nice big airtbox for the ITB's, exhaust and headers and tune and drive it. It will be a blast like this.

I had a ke20 with a bluetop, made the 4age feel extra fast even compared to something light like a AE82. Just chuck in the stock blacktop and work out development and rebuilds later I think. Focus on making the conversion look great, being practical and everything working.

If you spend like $150 on a decent controller you can just use a normal thermistor (the gauge one) and set the fans up to come on/off at any range. I have found using switches can be hit and miss as every application is different.

Just read a article about F1 using jet fired ignition, so cool. They reach 50% thermodynamic efficiency at best. Whos going to retrofit this to their aero civic or subrau XT?

If you want results that are decent and last you have to put some work in. Start with sanding, depends how bad it is but you can usually start at 600 (sometimes lower) and work your way up, then finish with any decent car polish, if you can take them off the car and use a DA and paint cutting compound it saves lots of labour. The clear coat is a good idea as the UV protection of the plastic is completely gone if you clean these up with abrasives, you really want to use 2k clear and cut that smooth also. Or instead of clear-coat you can just keep them waxed and polished with your car cleaning routine. SOme are fucked on the inside also if they have been leaking so you may need to pull them apart to sort that

You now probably own the lushest magna in Australia.

Totally, we need to round out the mid life crisis sports cars.

This thing is so lush.

I was joking! the thread is going nowhere, conclusion was made that even though it's fine to move the rack sideways it's illegal. It's up to the OP now not a Barry pissing contest.

Don't have kids and go contracting.

he has more experience than books man.

The housing is just a mount essentially, nothing changes but lock. The thing that changes fundamental geometry is the length of the rack itself (which OMG stays the same) and its position in space, which if you move the housing sideways you can turn the steering wheel and its back where it was. Anyway its illegal, just roll dangerously like sentra dave.

Are you sure? think about it.

Yea people just blindly put 20/50 in older cars without checking pressure, makes me sad.

Just do it, nothing will be magic.

There's even a youtube walkthrough video pete

Whole subframe drops out with engine right? hit up Sentra or whoever has hoist access. Honest its just a engine, get a service manual and do it (looks like there is PDF's online). Surely a warranty cam belt on a fezza will cost like $6k or not exist.

I have a plan Pete, put the Vantage on the market and wait out a buyer. Take a loss if needed, then move to Brisbane with the fezza. Also just fix the Ferrari yourself, its all old as balls stuff so easy to fix (just spendy parts and time consuming due to construction style) I'm sure the internet is full of DIY fezza owners. If the injection ever has issues install a link (im serious) just make it easily reversible to the dual bosch shit. Then make some Roman spec graphs, I'd probably want to datalog what its doing anyway and give it a mega tune up.

Pete more pics plz, engine bay interior etc.

Yes but old cars start costing money big time as they age if you don't fix them yourself (many cars fall out of warranty and cost people thousands and thousands). For most people here pursuing gains in our irrational hobby never ads up, ever. You have to chalk up the money as learning and enjoyment Anyway spamming this thread haha. Cool Carina bro, you should try a K24.

Drive to Melbourne for $19

Now I want to build a car that gets like 1l/100km that civic makes it seem easy.

Could probably run some thin as fuck gearbox oil, special tyres etc? I know some guys with drag cars that use lower friction bearings with no grease packing, can push them around like a skateboard on a flat surface.

Yea its awesome. Imagine how sweet it would go with some super modern efficient 4 banger tuned for mega lean burn (maybe something direct injection, tune the exhaust and intake around your cruise speed?, Im sure there's many more ticks to apply). Costs would outweigh the savings, but as a project it would be fun, could start with something maybe a little more slippery? although that era civic probably wins for the blend of weighing nothing and some modernish slick shape.