rb drifter

Some recent spotting, Cortina was in kerikeri. And was bloody tidy just needs to ditch the rude hubcaps

and this was is whangarei while I was working. 

Bit slow on updates, drove the shit out of this over summer and loved having it legal again.

Probably chewed through nearly a dozen tyres Because I just can't resist a cheeky burnout

The new exhaust has been absolutely ruined in the mid section thanks to all the speedbumps in whangarei... yay

But it's been parked up again as a water line burst little to my knowledge and it got cooked. At this point it still ran and drove but used water so I went and ripped a classic 5th gear skid for the boys at a birthday party and now it really doesn't want to run haha 

The ideas are flowing for my options right now but aunty westpac says otherwise 

It's been a minute..... 

Here's some progress I guess ?

Ditched the borg Warner diff idea when I had a mind explosion. Now has a s14 rear end I'm trying to modify into it.

The surgery started with small cuts and ended up at this current state...

definitely in the deep end over my head but all decisions have happened slowly with plenty of good advice from mates that are experienced in this field of torture. 

S14 subframe was purchased for one 18 box of 7p Cody's, no covid or rfb tax to be seen

Obviously next step is to make a new rear chassis to accept Nissan plague into the lancer. This is a huge step and learning curve for me so may be awhile before another update 

Also a sweet handbrake I scored cheap 

And a sweet meme that suits this car

@MACKAZ bumped into Daryll yesterday and heard the plan. Will be keen for burgerfuel 

Spotted this gem in whangarei 

Man I wish I had your level of OCD !!! 

I'm actually so excited to see progress on this car again, its been far too long....

Makes me want to buy another one but aunty westpac says no

I'm in 

Attended my first Northland car club grass khana today, was convinced by @bigfoot to come check it out. Had an absolute blast even though I got the slowest overall time. Possibly because I was trying to drive sideways more than straight....  

Definitely recommend giving these events a go! 

Thoughts on next monthly meet going for a cruise to say out the whangarei heads? Grab some fish n chips and do usual yarns, park up for scenic pictures even..... it is summer so yeah.

Any interest?

Booked the green beast in for a much needed wheel alignment tomorrow morning then off for a fish ! 

Also heres a couple pics of my other lancer I've acquired. Somehow every mitsi I buy is 1982 ...doh! 

Its originally a 1.6 auto gsl model, now fitted a 4g63 sohc 8 valve with webber carburetor and 5 speed manual. Its in fair condition for its age definitely needs tidying up but its still a solid car and I'm happy with having a standard looking one to park next to my others

Once exhaust was done I ran it for a wof and failed on shit it shouldn't have. I was pretty pissed off so took it to another testing station, similar results with a wof sheet of bullshit again. Third time I struck it lucky only needing to rebleed brakes and replace a headlight. Will be taking it back for a recheck asap! 

Before the wof i replaced the old makita springs with legit lowering springs and tidied up a few other jobs. 

Also the gold lancer is a new addition to the fleet. And stopped in at Bigfoot house for a pic 

Bring on some summer cruising 

Its been a while since I've had an update. I've still been working on it but motivation comes and goes in amongst being a parent and work etc etc

Latest stuff I've done was build a new exhaust,  2.25" with a hotdog half way and muffler at the rear with chrome tip. 

Realized I never got a finished product photo just now. Oops

Holden wagon spotted on kamo road, whangarei and a sweet mitsi v3000/sigma spotted at pack n save whangarei 

Yup count me in. Someone remin me next Tuesday to make sure I don't forget though 

5 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

Ugga dugga all the guts out of it, and fax it to me please.  /osgc freight might work too. (Itd cost eleventy billion dollars to freight the whole thing)

Yeah I could check ratio. I know the open diff had a 3.23 sticker on the housing but lsd had sticker missing. 

I've posted a pic of this gem before but today was the day I decided to get the padock car moving again. Au xr6 tickford powerhouse ! 

Take note of the snapped driveshaft, bought a parts car last weekend that me and @MACKAZ went halves in. I took the welded diff and driveshaft and deon took motor and transmission. The rest went to the scrap man. (Was old demo derby car ) so now the crappy lsd is gone and I have an welded diff for more fun and a driveshaft that works

Have put the feelers out for a distributor for ya pal. Cant wait to see this beast cruising the streets 

Finally got the old girl running, not sure exactly what the issue was but I replaced the carburetor with a rebuilt one, distributor cap, rotor, leads, adjusted timing,  cleaned the spark plugs and it burst into life, still needs some minor timing adjustments and fine tuning on the carb but I'm stoked. Worst part was I couldnt take it on a test drive due to a new asphalt driveway only just been finished. 

Next on the Nissan-mitsi inter breeding schedule was the rear end, have decided to go with a Borg warner diff from a r31 skyline.

The right width to match the front end, 3.89 ratio, 4x114.3 and disck brakes. So just requires a welded diff centre and some mounts to match the lancer arms.

Stripped the mounts off the diff already. Did some measurements and will make the lower arm mount lower at the diff end and higher at the body end. Same with the top arm but chassis rail will be in the way so will be abit difficult 

Will make the car squat properly which is what were after. Wont be mounting spring mounts as will be converting to a coil over setup.

Then the cutting and welding begun. The Nissan crossmember had already had the rack mounts shifted forward but it's not the prettiest job. The mounts I made are abit ruff atm but they work for test fitting everything plan is to get an rb crossmember and do same mods but nicer for better engine mount position. 

Did a pick a part mishion for some c34 laurel front knuckles and steering rack. One mate donated some s14 lower arms, and scotty d drift donated some Silvia shocks and springs. Absolute GCs. 

Chucked it all in for a test fit

Left the lancer castor rod in and I think I'll leave it in if theres enough clearance once this has some added steering lock. Also removed the sway bar because dont need one for drifting apparently 

So this long weekend I managed to make some progress. 

Stripped out all the front suspension and steering components 

Then made some measurements and comparisons between the lancer crossmember and an s13 Silvia one. Yeah I got some sweet art work

I like what your building here, some serious mods to the body!  I'll be keeping an eye on this thread for sure!

Yarn away about my big dreams and lack of funds

Did some measurements today which are hopefully accurate. Rear diff is 1400mm wide, front suspension hub to hub is about 1400mm wide too and wheel base is 2450mm long. Was abit hard by myself to be accurate.  

Google searched what a nissan s13 is which resulted 1465mm front and rear width and 2475mm wheel base. Reason behind comparison is s13 is a popular drift chassis due to wheel base. Also I'm contemplating using an r31 skyline rear end (1465mm wide) and s13 front crossmember, suspension etc for better options of coilover and brakes and proven steering modifications to achieve more lock.

Jacked it up on axle stands and found some interesting rust, someone had bogged and undersealed the chassis rails which has resulted in them being very rusty.....

Removed the rear springs and tried on my heart wheels for some inspiration also