matt_spitfire

Been a while, still slowly chipping away at this thing, trying to sort out new paelss for the front end from japan, i only get stat days off work so havnt been able to get as much done as i would have liked but thems the breaks.. in the mean time i got the adjustable panhard rod done and mounted (i recommend getting your teflon coated rose joints off ebay.co.uk, i got mine for about $13.50 nzd shipped, took less than a week to arrive). IMG_2025 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1832 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1841 by postlematt, on Flickr i got the inside of the door glass blasted and then i gave my doors to a mate to weld new steel in, got one of them back, the other one is still getting work done. IMG_2048 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_2051 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_2052 by postlematt, on Flickr

so this is what $800 worth of paint, primer, thinners, clear, clear flattener, underseal and under seal gun looks like.. IMG_1807 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1817 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1818 by postlematt, on Flickr Sneak peak.. Mazda sunlight silver 22v IMG_1813 by postlematt, on Flickr

Me and a mate (sparkie) got stuck in to some of the body work, main priority was the where the new sills meet the rear quarters in front of the rear guards and also the rear quarters theres still a bit to go and and might have another crack at the roof and give it a skim bog.. IMG_1795 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1796 by postlematt, on Flickr also got the doors stripped rear for some new sheet metal to be welded into the rusted areas, theres a few spots but theyre not as bad as i weas expecting which is a bit of a bonus divers door.. IMG_1821 by postlematt, on Flickr rust on the top edge (front) and where the chrome strip runs and also where a wing mirror was once mounted IMG_1825 by postlematt, on Flickr same door back edge where chrome stip was mounted above the door handle IMG_1826 by postlematt, on Flickr lower drivers door 3 small patches of rust IMG_1828 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1827 by postlematt, on Flickr passenger door IMG_1823 by postlematt, on Flickr 1 bit of rust in back corner where chrome strip sits IMG_1824 by postlematt, on Flickr

Got sick of looking at the rough engine bay so ripped the motor out as i had to change the tail housing on the w55 as the bearing was poked. IMG_1760 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1762 by postlematt, on Flickr took everything out for a clean IMG_1763 by postlematt, on Flickr then got a bit carried away.. IMG_1770 by postlematt, on Flickr

This arrived at work today.. IMG_1748 by postlematt, on Flickr Parts from overseas from my good friend on ebay! IMG_1750 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1756 by postlematt, on Flickr gota love genuine NOS toyota parts.. IMG_1755 by postlematt, on Flickr these clips go on under the front n rear window rubbers to hold the window chrome, little bastards cost $3.50usd each! theres 40 of the fuckers.. IMG_1753 by postlematt, on Flickr basically theres all new window, door, boot rubbers along with the rear quarter window rubbers that run vertically up the edge of the glass because pillarless (genuine toyota NOS) also front bonnet rubber and stops, headlight globes & halogen bulbs, clear indicator lenses, new ball joints, voltage regulator, interior light door triggers, toyota wiper blades, new window winder handles (chrome not plastic), window chrome clips and those sweet celica scroll badges! Im still waiting on my weather strips front the doors and rear quarter, they're in transit at the moment. Also sandblasted my headlight brackets along with the front filler panels and bonnet vent plates, will etch prime paint and reassemble over the long w.e. IMG_1759 by postlematt, on Flickr Cheers Matt

anyone?

Has anyone converted a diff to disc brake in a car that was originally running drums? Just curious about how i should go about plumbing it up? Ive gone a got the pajero master cylinder which is a common upgrade for a ta22 running discs but can i get away with just fitting an adjustable brake bias valve and adjust the rear brakes accordingly? //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/38745-matt-spitfires-ta22-daily-driver-buildresto/page-4

Has anyone converted a diff to disc brake in a car that was originally running drums? Just curious about how i should go about plumbing it up? Ive gone a got the pajero master cylinder which is a common upgrade for a ta22 running discs but can i get away with just fitting an adjustable brake bias valve and adjust the rear brakes accordingly?

Small update, bought a vw golf front chin spoiler from the uk and trimmed it up to fit the TA.. IMG_1701 by postlematt, on Flickr Had to mock it up multiple times to get it sitting right, plenty of trimming but the fact is plastic made it pretty east to cut and file etc.. IMG_1704 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1722 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1720 by postlematt, on Flickr got my dad to cnc up some new rear caliper brackets, a lot easier to machine up to suit the hilux diff compared to the original t series ta22 diff! IMG_1730 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1735 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1738 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1740 by postlematt, on Flickr //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/38745-matt-spitfires-ta22-daily-driver-buildresto/page-4

New drive shaft shortened and balanced, still waiting on parts from over seas.. Welded in the new panhard rod bracket today got to cut down the old panhard rod and re-sleeve it to fit a rose joint to make it adjustable then weld the new mount onto the diff. Does anyone know where i can get a rose joint that is sweet for cert? regular ones dont meet the lvvta standards apparently. IMG_1694 by postlematt, on Flickr //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/38745-matt-spitfires-ta22-daily-driver-buildresto/page-4

Yeah man time and money! bit of a mish on nelson wages haha, have to come check out the 1500 sometime

More parts arrived today, some old some new.. New alloy radiator and inner/outer steering ball joints arrived from Aus, got them sent to my mate in Vic and she sent them on to me along with a set of bonnet hinges and bonnet stay. IMG_1609 by postlematt, on Flickr Also a twin side draft throttle linkage set up and some used uni filters that ill give a clean up, linkage was made for dellortos but should be pretty straight forward to make them fit my Mikuni Solex. IMG_1592 by postlematt, on Flickr Radiator has a couple of bent fins from shipping but checked it and holds water sweet. IMG_1613 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1612 by postlematt, on Flickr

Nice build man! Got my wheels done by Bateman racecars aswell, th did a top job! Where did you get your toyos from? did you have to get them bought into the country? im after some 215/45r15 toyo T1R's i managed to get a set of 205/45r15 T1R's but need a 215 for cert. Cheers Matt

Cheers Ben! hows the 1500 coming along, are you still at Prestons out stoke? Plan was too have this done for the 1st drag meet/4s and rota south island champs out mot, probably wont happen at this rate but its something to aim for, definitely want to have it on the road for summer.

Not much to update.. I got a new windscreen today, 2piece driveshaft is in the shop being shortened up and having the hilux flange welded on , new radiator and inner/outer steering ball joints are on their way from australia. I've just done another bulk buy of parts from ebay, window seals, weather strips etc etc. I coated the inside of the sills in fish oil then folded up some sheet metal to sort out the sill caps it was a bit of a mish to weld, kept blowing through the original sheet metal. have another plate to go on the end of the sill aswell.. IMG_1593 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1594 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1602 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1603 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1603 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1599 by postlematt, on Flickr welded up the old fuel filler on the pillar IMG_1597 by postlematt, on Flickr

Can anyone recommend underseal that dries fast and is pretty durable, reasonably priced? been looking at that hippo liner that you use on ute trays. Cheers Matt

Cheers EURON8 i find having a build thread motivates me to get shit done on the car so ive got something to update haha. Thanks man, probably get a bit trigger happy with the old camera but i try to show in as much detail what ive done and how ive done it, i find it easier to work something out by looking at it or drawing it up as opposed to doing a shit load of reading!

Diff in and rolled her outside for a dust off, think i got the ride height pretty spot on 90mm all round. Also gave me a chance to clean up the shed haha. IMG_1469 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1487 by postlematt, on Flickr Also plasti-dipped two of the wheels to get idea of what they look like black.. and a few too many photos of her sitting under her own weight, enjoy haha IMG_1474 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1481 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1477 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1485 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1495 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1498 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1497 by postlematt, on Flickr //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/38745-matt-spitfires-ta22-daily-driver-buildresto/page-4

Rear shock diff mounts cnc'd and rear to weld on.. IMG_1455 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1459 by postlematt, on Flickr Welded on.. IMG_1461 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1501 by postlematt, on Flickr Also welded on the extra bracing for the towers.. IMG_1507 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1505 by postlematt, on Flickr

Got some adjustable diff arms from a mazda ute.. diff links by postlematt, on Flickr solution, machine them down to fit the ta22. IMG_1371 by postlematt, on Flickr Football season officially finished saturday s now i have my whole weekends back to focus on the ta22 got stuck in this arvo. Welded some plates into the told towers to locate the new towers, not pretty but its definitely not going anywhere anytime soon and itll be hidden.. IMG_1375 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1376 by postlematt, on Flickr got on a bit of a roll and it was all on! IMG_1382 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1392 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1386 by postlematt, on Flickr Theyre both in and just have to weld the front plates on for a bit more strength, it was getting dark and wasnt the best light to weld in so hopefully ill have another crack at it after work tomorrow. IMG_1395 by postlematt, on Flickr Got to machine up some brackets to weld on the diff now that the suspension is in place. IMG_1398 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1397 by postlematt, on Flickr

Got some of the plates cut to shape and towers spun down to the correct size/height. IMG_1359 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1362 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1363 by postlematt, on Flickr Still mocking up and fine tuning but its not far off, hopefully get it all welded in this week/weekend IMG_1366 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1369 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1368 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1370 by postlematt, on Flickr

Just thought id post this up, the Sushi celica. stumbled across this a while back now but theyve taken a similar route to what im going down.. Blacked out trim, bumpers, vents, grill etc. ill be going mazda sunlight silver with a satin clear, black wheels, no flares, side skirts or cannon muffler.. IMG_7623 by 2Dkomplex, on Flickr IMG_4001 by 2Dkomplex, on Flickr IMG_4041 by 2Dkomplex, on Flickr IMG_2230 by 2Dkomplex, on Flickr IMG_2226 by 2Dkomplex, on Flickr IMG_1195 by 2Dkomplex, on Flickr IMG_1274 by 2Dkomplex, on Flickr IMG_2283 by 2Dkomplex, on Flickr

A pretty boring update really.. Got the tops welded onto the new rear strut tubes, still got to chuck them into the lathe and spin them down to the correct height (80mm from the floor + 20mm on the underside of the floor) IMG_1342 by postlematt, on Flickr Earlier in the build thread i posted a GT front grill i bought from japan, listed as a ta22 grill but was actually and ra23/28 grill (too wide) ta22 GT grills a RARE and go for about $400-700 usd. Solution... cut down the gt ra23/28 grill to fit the ta22! Measured up the ta22 ST grill and marked out the difference IMG_1098 by postlematt, on Flickr Then cut the honey comb and cut and shut the grill. IMG_1101 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1103 by postlematt, on Flickr Cut and shut GT grill sitting next to the factory ST ta22 grill IMG_1105 by postlematt, on Flickr Luckily the GT grill is steel so tigged back together, Photo for reference. Top: ST ta22 plastic grill. Middle: cut and Shut ra23/28 GT grill. Bottom: Ra23 LT plastic grill IMG_1350 by postlematt, on Flickr Also Bought a 40L drop tank. IMG_1351 by postlematt, on Flickr //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/38745-matt-spitfires-ta22-daily-driver-buildresto/page-3 Cheers Matt

Hey man, google images is your friend when it comes to choosing a paint colour, just search up coronas and see what stands out. Thats what ive done in a past. you can either go into a paint shop and look at colour swatches.. Or if you want to get a specific colour once decided on a basic colour ie. Red, then just keep and eye out for factory red cars. Find one you like, note down the make, model, year and you can track down the paint code online, dealerships, paint shops or if you have access to the car you can grab the paint code off it usually inside the engine bay or door trim. Steer clear of the new mercs though theyve got fancy paint that costs about 20 grands worth.. already looked into merc paint o_0

Started on the 1st stage of the rear strut tower, markin shit up and cutting shit out! Half done with grinder and half done with plasma cutter for those hard to reach spots. IMG_1322 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1311 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1320 by postlematt, on Flickr Im going to use part of the original shock towers as support/bracing then will reinforce it with some 1.6 zintec. IMG_1341 by postlematt, on Flickr Worked out the height the new towers will be set at IMG_1328 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1337 by postlematt, on Flickr IMG_1335 by postlematt, on Flickr Some of the left overs "weight reduction" IMG_1333 by postlematt, on Flickr stage one complete! Cheers Matt