Brennan

yes! corolla should be well drivable by then!

if not, i shall cry.

Wow so cool. Didn't even know they existed.

Bolt on fender flares and super low??

Definitely advan a3a or impul g5 hoshino?!

For that ultimate 80s vibe?

I like the hood vents too haha

My flat mate drove his ss ute back from Auckland to palmy not realising it had a 6th gear.

Nice mark 2! A 3sge/3sgte would slot in there quite nicely I think

Must be speakers, i think. 

there is 4 wires all up. will have to test them but i have a feeling it is a left and right indicator, just not sure why they are there.

Sadly it dosnt look like she will be certed and cruising before the end of her 30th BirthYear.

Been cleaning small things up recently. Painting bits and pieces.

While waiting for the replacement brake calipers to show up from summit.

Finally got the email today. A whole month after i ordered them.

They have left Summit!

Pulled the old purple window Tint off today.

Also dyed the back seat, the vomit with corn and carrot colour it was before, didnt quite work.

Was this

Now this

 

Till next time, Merry Xmas and a happy new year xx

5km faster than the speedo or slower?

You would probably want to pick a tyre size similar to that then.

The smaller the diameter of the tyre, the quicker the acceleration will be. But you will be sitting at a higher RPM when at 100km/h.

The larger the outer diameter it will take longer to get to 100kmh but when you get there it will be much more comfortable cruising at 100kmh.

in saying that, these have lower profile/smaller diameter tyres, so cant be to bad.

Diff ratios also play a large role too though haha

What tyres were on it before? Was the speedo fairly accurate with those tyres?

The bottom ones would be a bit more functional? Haha

Sweet. How/where did you track down the nuts?

Is that the cylinder wall damaged?

I brought mine from T parts too.

And ran like shit / only made 96kw on its first dyno.

Have adjusted the throttle bodies to get it running a bit better since then though.

Flares are looking sweet though!

External visor? I wouldn't. Should only be on pre 58 Chevys in my opinion haha, your car though.

Concentrate on getting those wheels fitted

Painted the tank guard satin black today and fitted it properly.

Pretty happy with the result.

Got the petrol tank bash guard back.

Fits nice and snug.

has two metal straps at the other end to help hold it up.

Will paint it satin black tomorrow as i feel the alloy drop tank look doesn't work with the rest of the car.

That was the last thing left for certification.

Now just need to wait for the new callipers to show up

The Thread O.D is 51.75mm
Thread height 1.6-1.7ish
Total height of the body is about 250mm, not including the shaft.

Intake looks sweet! Can't wait to see this out on a track.

Was aware of them, seem to be semi difficult to get a hold of.

That modification would turn them into a 2way clutch type lsd? or similar?

They seem to not make aftermarket lsd's for my ratio, just the higher ratio's.

did find this though, http://www.ringpinion.com/b2c/ProductDetails.aspx?ProdID=2959&Product=AG_545016&Brand=Auburn_Gear_&ShowAA=True&Year=1986&Model=240&DriveType=Rear%20Diff%20-%20RWD&DiffId=119&Source=DiffWizard

Is a clutch type when open and locked when you flick the switch.

Will wait till winter or beyond before i look into them further.

Long time no update. Sad times. Picture less update.

Volvo calipers were a bit rooted pitted pistons etc.
so have brought new calipers from the USA.
Factory replacements, Cressida for the front and Volvo for the back. Was going to be 12days before they could even post them. So counting down. Not long now hopefully.

Petrol tank bash guard is halfway there. Just needs some welds and figure out how to mount it.
Hopefully it doesn't look too homo, as it's pretty visible.

Other than that everything else is ticked off the certification to do list.

Doesn't look like there will be any New Years road trip in the corolla though

Keen to see if somebody can find some locally. Otherwise I will let you know in February how easy it is to make them.

Get those wheels on ASAP! cant wait to see it.

Dont go to low profile, or the car will sit to low and you wont be able to get rid or the gap between the fender and the tyre.

www.willtheyfit.com is helpful. 

keen, if it was ashhurst domain i would probably buy fish n chips.

Ever since we bled the brakes before the tune, the left rear brakes have been stuck on.
At first we thought it was just the pads tight on the disc, and that it would make some room itself after a few drives.
After a dyno run and a few drives up the road, it turns out that the inner piston of the left caliper is stuck. The outer piston and both pistons on the drivers side seem to be sweet.
 

Will take them in to be checked and probably rebuilt on monday.

Left disc on the left...

 
Might be another reason a few kw were missing from the dyno run??

Have also drilled holes into the 4 link control arms to check the threads on the rod ends are in at least 1.5 x the diameter.

Also attached the front brake lines to the struts using some metal clips i made up to replace the zip ties. 

Have started on the bash guard for the fuel tank.

Its sooo close.

Brought some hose tails and vacuum hose to hook up to the PCV.

Drilled and taped the manifold as well as one of my old mans fuel blocks.

 

All works and seems to have a decent air flow through the valve.

A blacktop 4a-ge valve fits much better than the altezza one.

 

 

 

 

 

Thats pretty cool, i had not thought of that.

But since i do not have a catalytic converter in the exhaust system i dont see how this would be any benefit over just venting into the atmosphere? (emissions wise) 

For certification they would want it to go through the engine??

Or would that be no different either, and this whole "emissions" thing is relying on the engine still having a catalytic converter installed?????