Rhyscar

I recently bought a Hitachi rattle gun and drill combo kit. Came with 2x 5ah batteries and charger all for around $850. Can't beat that value in my book. 250Nm is pretty good but struggles with uber tight stuff. MarKku's Makita gun was rated about the same and seems to have a bit more grunt/different impact motion and got some of the tighter stuff undone a bit easier. In saying that this was when mine was brand new. Seems to be going better and better the more I use it. Having same batteries for rattle gun/drill is amazeballs. Never thought I'd use the drill but its the best thing I've ever bought for the shed. Talk to Markku. He knows everything about this subject.

Thats cool I'm pretty confident they would be completely fine going off all the testing and info I've come across before. 3D printing is something I'm sure we will utilise more and more in the near future. Yeah those small filters really hold us back in the intake department. Would be nice to have long staggered trumpets but means sealing the whole area and working out how to filter the air etc etc. Def in the too hard basket for now.

Didn't end up running new trumpets in the end. Engine was running well for a change and didn't want to risk anything not being right with them - either not handling the heat or restricting airflow. Its something that we will have the R&D a bit further before we are comfortable to run in a rally situation. As you know during a rally the oddest things pop up as issues cause most racecars don't have to complete a couple hundred KM's at a time so better to be safer than sorry. Rollcage is pretty pooped. Bar above windscreen is bananna'd which has pulled the pillar bars in. We always knew the cage was pretty weak as its an oldschool bolt in design. Actually kinda glad to build a new one we always wanted to but didn't want to go through the hassle. As his day job, Nick builds a few cages and his engineering is really top notch these days so it will be the flashest cage you'll ever see in a ke20! Was all over in a matter of 1-2 secs from it being 'OK we are running a bit wide but will bounce back onto the road...' till the obligatory 'ahh fuck' moment. Wasn't super high speed or anything nasty like that.

Yeah was a cold day. Nice going. Always a good day when things go well! Not sure if the shell can be saved yet. Need to strip body and cut the cage out before assessing what can and can't be fixed. You can pretty extensively repair a rally car I've seen much worse than this come out fairly straight.

Bit of a shit day rallying. Ran a bit wide into a tight blind left hander from top of 3rd gear. Turns out there was already another car in the same spot. Bounced into gutter which tipped us on the drivers side and slid into the back of their car. Rear tail light came through windscreen. Next step is to figure out how far we need to go to fix it. Will be getting a new cage but not sure how much of pillars etc is usable. First crash. Definitely a learning experience. Fun times. Will upload some videos later in the week of some of the good bits.

haha yeah would of been nice to make it past the second stage! same bloody stage the motor blew up on last time too. Must be cursed. How did your day pan out?

That is 100% in the too hard basket. Car will never be finished.

The problem is it will always look a bit naff. I want to stay away from bad bodykit mods as much as possible to keep flatpeakers at arms length. To get the performance I want I need a decent airbox rather than feeding directly from a scoop as benefits are +1000. I agree Markku that car is le' tits. Makes me want to put a big cam in it straight away. Ive got uprated valve Springs already. I'm very interested to see what marks aw11 2zz mods make on the dyno

For anyone in the tauranga/rotorua area and wanting to come do some watching on sunday here's the spectator info for the event. Come say hi if your around. http://www.mbop.org.nz/index.php/download_file/view/353/188/

I kind of have to concede that I need them and I'll have to make everything else fit around them. Even if it means still doing a bonnet bulge it will be 30-40mm smaller than if I used straight trumpets so still worth doing. I've got a few ideas to disguise the bulge so it doesn't look too hideous. Once this rally is gone I'll have some spare cash to start buying things for this again =)

Love it. Looks like bucket loads of fun. Smooth slow approach looks hard to achieve! 4ag on limiter sounds mad. A+

So I finished off the last round of the sprint series run by Dannevirke car Club with Blizzo/Blake. Managed to beat him just in the end but the corolla was running like a massive pack of slimy balls and managed to slip the clutch too much on the last run and couldn't get it to hold 3rd. Placed second for the day but since he had done 1 (or 2?) more rounds than me and came 2nd to me each of the other events he was way too far in front to catch. Was happy with second in A class for the series as both Blake and myself were quite often towards the pointy end of the 1600cc class also. Day was wet and slippery and cold. I only had some crap old hard silverstones for the rear (they are rubbish when they are new yet along 5 years old!), and some very worn dunlops on the front. Was a narrow and short bit of road which I struggled to precisely attack without overcooking it. plenty of laughs were had though which is the important thing! Next on the list is rally Tauranga next weekend (17th July) at Tect park - come along if you're looking for something to do!. We DNF'd in this event 2 years ago when the engine expired completely so will be rewarding to get to the end of it. Seeded quite low so I imagine we are going to be doing quite a bit of passing - and hopefully no shunting! So since Nae Nae rd Nick organised a new Puk clutch for the exedy pressure plate to get rid of the slipping. Seems to work Ok but hasn't had a real test yet. Was also in need of a good service of new plugs, leads and some gearbox oil. The old plugs we were running were superseded and there was a resistor and non-resistor option. Got both and will see how each goes. Definitely running a lot smoother now and not coughing and farting like it was. Feels like we actually have all of the 88 horsepowers back now which is relieving! Also had questions over the strange behavior of the fuel reg. Would jump all over the place and generally just be unpredictable so ordered a new diaphragm and spring kit for $30 (they are only $6usd from summit GRRR) which did the trick nicely. When I took it apart there was fuel on the top side of the diaphragm also which explains the lack of functioning regulation. Its now super steady and runs like a dream very happy. New set of dunlops for the car too. Looking forward to having grip again! Looking forward to next weekend and not being hampered by how poorly it has been running. After that the car will head back to palmy into storage at Nicks for a while so I can focus on getting my AE101 racecar finished. Might aim to do one or two rallies next year maybe just to try beat Blake in the series this time.

Been busy organizing things and trying to keep progress happening with this on the side of preparing the rally car for tauranga rally and all the other hectic life tasks. I drew up the heights for the shocks so it sits at the current ride height. Want to allow plenty of adjustment as I'll run it higher for road events. I'll have to invest in some pretty tough underbody protection also I think! Haven't got a delivery date for the shocks yet but I'm getting pretty excited. Engine is back in the hole also. After the rally I'll put some money towards urethane-ing engine mounts so I can bolt it up properly and start making exhaust manifolds etc. This is currently my biggest issue now that I'm actually in a position where I need to confront the bonnet clearance issues. I know the rocker cover clears the bonnet so looks might be a bit deceiving. Going to go for a curved set of fibreglass trumpets from Glen I think. Either that or try 3D print some of these.. Pretty cool huh?

oh and also you'll struggle to get the handbrake much tighter than that one is unfortunately. The ae series handbrakes are just poo's and never work that well. That is the best feeling handbrake I've ever been able to achieve! Worth a shot to adjust but set your expectations quite low

This is a different car to that one! This is the accumulation of all the good ideas/learnings from my racecar Is same/better spec than what my racecar was before it went into the shed for the last 3-4yrs, bar cage and TRD diff. Great to see you out there! That coolant hose always weeped a bit but never had it drop enough to motivate me to fix it when at the track. Should have sorted it sorry. Get used to the rear stepping out thats when you know you're starting to find the limit. I'm always quite rough on the car in the corners on the first lap to get it to step out and heat the rear tyres, then you know where the track grip is at and can smooth the lines out from there to keep the rear in line. Best thing you can do it keep the throttle pinned and it'll pull you straight. Man that car sounds so good high in the revs!

I see. Yes in answer to your question then Brad. I'm keen on mounting positions/details.

I'm keener on aw11/ae86 as there is a quaife quick rack kit available relatively cheap that will quicken it even more. Ideally I'd like less than 2 turns lock to lock. Has to be road legal so steering quickner a no go.

Yeah but you had sold it I think.

Yeah I'm going on the theory that aw11/ae86 swap over no worries. Mounts are the same part number and look very similar to ae101. Aw11 is the cheap and easily available option.

Finally got my pedal box mounted courtesy of a day of being at home sick from work. Had to recces it slightly to get feet position right and give me some adjust ability in the seat so shorter people could drive it. I think it turned out pretty good. Today's mission is to get the dash bar tacked up in place and start working on mounting the dash/cutting it up. Also working towards mounting my new dash. I kept going round in my head trying to justify spending the money on a racepak or similar digital dash and I just couldn't bring myself to spend the money (the inner jew showing). So I started researching motorbike dashes and it turns out they are substantially better looking and more functional. Got this off a Honda VTR1000 Fireblade and with a few mods it should sit nicely above the steering wheel. Bonus is it revs to 9500RPM redline so should be perfect for the 2zz. Not sure about the 280km/h speedo though. definately won't be using all of that! I trimmed the rear section off so it can be flush mounted in a panel. Will figure out how to mount it once I've got a steering column to place it on.

hey guys, if anyone has access to either a aw11 or ae86 manual steering rack and wouldn't mind going over them with a tape measure I'd be very grateful! I'm wanting to determine if the ae86/aw11 rack will fit into my ae101. Currently I've found the EE80/tercel shape crosses over and all pictures of ae86 look very similar to what I have. What I need is; - Length of rack housing - Distance between mounts (centres) - Mount bolt centres - Length of rack (between tie rod mounting points) Hopefully with the addition of a Quaife quick rack kit this should be a pretty easy and cost effective way of getting some quick steering into the ae101. Thanks in advance!

Thanks Michael. Getting it finished is the priority for me. Can't wait to hear all the good noises it will make. Good to hear. Will be great to see you get a whole lot of use out of it!

So daily has been sold to Boxed who will hopefully have heaps of fun and learn lots in it. For me its good to close another chapter in my ae101 life. Also finished moving into new garage finally getting rid of some furniture to make room for racecar. Time for some progress. All my wheels went with the daily so time to buy some new wheels and tyres. These will be my road tyres. Went for a dunlop DZII which was unfortunately only available in a 195 but the tread pattern is pretty cool which looks like the footprint on the road will be more like a bigger tyre with a conventional tread pattern. Will see how they go. Wheels are a Lenso PDJ 15x8 +20. Relatively lightweight. Bit too much bling but brake dust should solve that.. pretty happy so far. Ride height sorted: Pretty happy with finding a modern wheel in a 15x8 that looks pretty good on the car. Next up is organising rollcage re-homologation and mods and ordering a set of these: Can't wait!!!

Also to add to ideal engine discussion. Have you considered a 2zz? 20kg lighter than a 4age, 9000rpm and will make a solid 130kw atw on a standard ecu..

2.5inch all the way through, adrenaline R resonator in centre (approx 1.2m from end of merge) and a decent/standard muffler at the rear. Can't complain with these noises: https://youtu.be/RAQX87lkKAY?t=1m23s