Popular Post Snoozin Posted May 19, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2015 IMG_9911 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_9960 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Then I painted it. And plated the bolts and shit, all the bolts for the calipers/backing plates/brakelines/etc are all plated too. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted June 4, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2015 It is assembled, new brake hardlines made up. All that's left are brake pads and the clips to hold the flexible lines in place. IMG_1855 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_1878 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_1863 by Richard Opie, on Flickr That, my friends is the exercise in doing things the hard way. But pretty stoked it's sussed. IMG_1900 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_1910 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Had some of the fasteners and suchlike for the ITB's plated in the last batch I had done, so I thought it would be rude not to pop all the bits on the motor for a little bit of motivation. It's not going to take too much effort to get this thing clean enough to eat off, that's a couple of jobs down the list at this stage though! Thanks for looking 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted June 7, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2015 Next little task is to fix up a set of Hayashi Street ST 13x7 +8 and -6 I have had kicking around for a while, ever since I got the car I've wanted to run it on Streets (and even tried and failed once with a set of 14's that Beaver now owns I think...) and these are the ideal size for stock guards. So I got some time with a sandblasting cabinet courtesy of a good friend and fellow OS member and stripped the centers and inner barrels with a fine garnet in prep for a polish/paint in the next few weeks. IMG_2904 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_2913 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_2918 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Will update with progress ASAP! Old mate Sheeper popped around this morning to provide an extra pair of hands to lift the diff into place, without scratching it. Results below. IMG_2947 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_2950 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_2968 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_2972 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Rolled it out into the 'sun' to check height, everything is good. Usable, plenty of travel... I'm rapt. IMG_2925 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Just before I packed it away, I snapped a quick shot of the office - yearning to get back in here! IMG_2998 by Richard Opie, on Flickr As always, thankyou for looking 39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted June 14, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2015 If you read a few posts back, you'll see I bought those Fortune Auto coilovers with the intention of solving some issues with travel associated with the old ones. So today we made a start on that process. As below: IMG_3015 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_3022 by Richard Opie, on Flickr The first thing to do was of course, chop up the old coilovers. Rules dictate you must weld the new tube on no closer than 10mm from the cast knuckle, have a length sticking up inside that's equal to or longer than the diameter of the original strut tube and a minimum of four 8-10mm plug welds. So they were chopped accordingly. IMG_3048 by Richard Opie, on Flickr The drill the plug weld holes, clean paint from the surface and position onto the stub accordingly. IMG_3059 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Ensure a tame Sheepers is handy to operate the wonder magical metal gluing machine and stick the two components firmly together. TIG is required by the cert jokers. IMG_3086 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_3091 by Richard Opie, on Flickr You should end up with something along the lines of the above if the instructions are followed correctly. IMG_3094 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Around this time, following a cup of tea while everything cooled down Sheepers realised that he had an NDT kit type thingamajiggerydoohickey stashed away somewhere, so duly retrieved it. OK so I need to have these NDT'd anyway and have the appropriate paperwork for certification but we figured why not, it'll help knock any cracks on the head now rather than later if any were present. IMG_3099 by Richard Opie, on Flickr It's all very simple - you clean it thoroughly with the supplied cleaner, then apply a liberal coat of this dye stuff. Proceed to wait for it to dry then wipe off excess. IMG_3107 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Next you unleash the white powdery spray stuff, and again coat the surface liberally. After letting this dry, you can then see any discrepancies in the weld. In this case there was a small pinhole that needed touching up and all was well. Official NDT this week, weld brake line brackets on, blast, paint, and reinstall maybe by the weekend if everything pans out! I don't expect the car to sit too low on these without an engine due to the heavier spring rate but we'll soon see. Thanks for having a nosy at my thread! 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted June 20, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2015 Ok so over the week, the stubs received the tick from the NDT guys (recommend X-Ray Laboratories on Leonard Rd, Penrose for this kind of work if you need it, very fast turnaround and a good price) and then I ambled across to Clint and received a frowny cert-man approval for them after examination and photos. So, then they got painted in gloss black and reunited with their shocks. I didn't take any pictures of that finished article because I was pretty excited and impatient to put them in the car. So here's this. IMG_3138 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_3160 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_3170 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Oh and the Streets are now polished and with Levi for a dab of paint between the spokes and on the inner barrels. Plenty of room in a single piece 13" wheel vs the 3 piece for the brakes too. IMG_3205 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_3218 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Cheers for having a nosy, if you want to discuss anything the link is below! 38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted June 30, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2015 Painted the wheels, fitted the tyres and to be fair it looks awful. Fronts too wide, tyres too small, ride too high. Nothing looks right about it at all. IMG_6858 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_6848 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_6838 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted July 5, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 5, 2015 Hard on the heels of the 175/50/13 failure, I bought a set of 175/60/13 Yokohama A539. Now order is restored, and (I think) it looks really good. Plan is to add a TRD style hatch spoiler, I think it should have a proper little Japanese street hooner vibe about it! IMG_6862 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_6868 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Much more snug in the guards, closed up the guard gap. Added some camber to the front end and clearance is plenty! IMG_6874 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_6877 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Hoonable. Thanks for looking! 49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted July 16, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2015 Knuckle Draggers pic by Richard Opie, on Flickr Thomas (aka The Knuckle Draggers) did this for me. I giggle every time I look at it. It's arriving in it's original, A3 format soon. 35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted August 23, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2015 Buying a house and becoming settled in has put a slight halt on progress, but anyway here's a couple of inconsequential additions to the car. With help from a mate, we got a direct line to Hayashi in Japan and ordered a set of center caps - 73mm center bore and 60mm height for any trainspotters out there. Finished off the wheels beautifully! IMG_1481 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_1494 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Then I obtained a nametag for the car. Surprised it was still available, yeah I know they cost obscene amounts that can be used for actual useful/cool things but fuck it. IMG_1460 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_1503 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Lastly, a bit of a keepsake from Hayashi, a 15x10" Street CR in 1:5 scale form, meaning it measures 3x2"... complete in a scale carton, with a scale Hayashi sticker to boot! IMG_1520 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Thanks for being nosy! I promise next update will incorporate some proper progress. 36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted September 27, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2015 Today, was a good day. To summarise. No barking from the dog. IMG_2329 by Richard Opie, on Flickr No smog. IMG_2343 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Bex cooked a breakfast featuring zero bacon. IMG_2378 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Went to $hort Dog's house, they was watching Yo MTV Raps. IMG_2392 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Rolled a seven, seven-eleven, seven-eleven and picked up the subsequent cash flow. IMG_2429 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Took another sip of the potion and hit the four-trumpet motion. IMG_2487 by Richard Opie, on Flickr No helicopter looking for murder, purchased fat burger at around 2am. IMG_2482 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Today I didn't even have to use my AK - instead we installed a four-age. IMG_2463 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted November 2, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 2, 2015 http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/10/project-kp61-saga-the-story-so-far/ So I've pretty much committed to completion by submitting this. It's the story of this car, abridged slightly. Will be updates every couple of months. 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted November 4, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2015 Heaps and heaps of rad parts have been arriving lately, and I'll get around to that and Imma let myself finsh but today these: IMG_8241 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Enkei Dish, 13x7 -2 offset. IMG_8248 by Richard Opie, on Flickr They have a heap of clearance for the Wilwoods - they are in great shape as far as bends or kerb damage is concerned but are heavily oxidised. A blast and a polish will sort it... IMG_8251 by Richard Opie, on Flickr I think they're wonderful. Differentiated from the popular Cheviot or Aunger versions with it's raised area around the PCD versus the flat depression the usual Tridens have. IMG_8233 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Next, I'm going to remove the rear bumper. I've bought a tub of T-Bucket bog, will hopefully crack into that this weekend and next week I'll look out for a roll of camo fabric and drop my doorcards into Greg. Thanks for looking. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted December 20, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2015 Brendan Duncker, of Niteparts/Convert Motorsport notoriety kindly agreed to build a set of his super nice headers for me. These are a 4-1 type, 38.1mm diameter primary (I haven't got the lengths yet but will be getting this info) with his own collector and a V-band flange for connection to the exhaust. They are gorgeous things and I am extremely happy with them. 2015-12-20_06-39-01 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Sorry, only a phone shot for now but will elaborate further when I pop together some more photos of all the garbage I have been accumulating for the car for the next update on SH. Thanks for looking! 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted December 22, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2015 Put the front back together this evening and fitted my latest wheel acquisition, 13x7 Watanabe Falcon Turbo. See Steeb, I got "turbo's." The wheels are brand spankers - never been fitted to a car and date stamped with August 1980. IMG_7085 by Richard Opie, on Flickr 39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted December 27, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2015 A few proper photos of the wheels and headers. IMG_7046 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_7056 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_7063 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_7381 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_7378 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Brendan makes his own collectors - in this instance it collects to a 2" V-band flange, I will probably run a 2.25" exhaust after the headers however. Can't speak highly enough for the build quality of these however, I think I'll polish them in due course ie. closer to startup time. IMG_7344 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_7336 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_7285 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Absolutely enamoured with the final aesthetic - these are EXACTLY what I wanted, and I super enjoy the way the engine bay is sorta 'split' into thirds with all the functional/beautiful things going on in the engine bay. Inlet trumpet and throttle doorts ---> individual coil pack bangs ---> swoopy 'takoashi' header exit doorts. IMG_7241 by Richard Opie, on Flickr I gave the Watanabe's a brief polish with a fine paste - it was probably always going to be a given they'd come up massively AWESOME but they did anyway. And rolled the car out for a wipe down with Quik Detailer and a run over the bumpers and plastic trim with Kleers trim dressing or detailer or whatever it's called, but it's choice. IMG_7253 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Back looks higher than it is in this shot for some reason, I think in part it's to do with the wider track in the front and less shadow from the guards. Either way, the front actually needs to come up very slightly to get the lower arms to parallel. IMG_7255 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_7260 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Nom. IMG_7455 by Richard Opie, on Flickr At the conclusion of today, I began removing the dash so wiring and construction of a pedal box mount can begin. This bit scares the shit out of me if I'm honest, but thankfully I have some good guidance/people on the case to help. Thanks for looking. 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 This morning I got the car out of the sauna/shed and continued with the task at hand. Things now look like so IMG_7471a by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_7503 by Richard Opie, on Flickr The loom is pretty simple, even though it looks scary as fuck but I'll stil going to need some expert assistance to sort that one out. And that rank furry firewall liner stuff was full of sand from past panel repairs, and also fucked in general so I took the liberty of throwing it all in the bin - perhaps I'll put some kind of dynamat on the firewall later on. Or just deal with the noise/heat... I've ended up with a big old pile of interior - most of which needs a decent clean up before it goes back in really. Also looking out for a non-aircon vent arrangement for the LHS (the fresh air inlet and the pipe that runs to the fan unit) so if anyone has those bits, I'm keen to purchase them off you. IMG_7495 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Cheers! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted February 21, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2016 First up, massive style props absolutely have to go to the Sheeper for his efforts this weekend - basically he's put in a whole lot of hours, and we've managed to get towards the very end of the fabrication work on the car. So this weekend, we tackled the brake/clutch pedalbox and the gearbox crossmember. The idea was to end up with a pedalbox layout similar to KPR's KP60 build, and Kris has been awesome answering my stupid questions and flicking through his build shots so that we were able to easily get a handle on how things needed to happen. IMG_8467 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Proceeded to measure up the Wilwood reverse swing unit, in order to build a basic rectangle frame using pieces of scrap angle iron. IMG_8501 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_8474 by Richard Opie, on Flickr So this was the reeeeal basic start. It gave us the dimension we needed to work with essentially. IMG_8486 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_8490 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Clamp into place, and drill some mounting holes. IMG_8534 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Bolted in place, things kinda start to look like they're all coming together. IMG_8550 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_8552 by Richard Opie, on Flickr The front edge (nearest firewall) bolts onto the firewall using the original location for the booster. This section of the firewall is recessed however, so in order to get around this we used KPR's technique of mashing a couple of threaded bosses onto this edge of the frame, enabling it to be secured with bolts from the firewall side - much tidier in the bay itself. IMG_8603 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_8611 by Richard Opie, on Flickr With those welded on, some faffing about with the old pedalbox pressing (factory) and the steering column height was needed - and from this, it was found that the factory column angle was 20 degrees or thereabouts. Cue one times pie cut in the frame, and some bending to get the angle cock-on, as this unit also doubles as the column mount. Weld solid. IMG_8627 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_8631 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Time to organise some bits for the whole thing to mount to the scuttle area of the firewall. Odd shapes are because the master cylinders need to fit in there! IMG_8639 by Richard Opie, on Flickr A little bit more faffing around with a tape measure, then Sheepers does some cutting and welding. IMG_8653 by Richard Opie, on Flickr And magically, it all bolts in and is super solid to boot. Feels like you could lift the car in the air with this thing. IMG_8671 by Richard Opie, on Flickr IMG_8675 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Then all of sudden! Finished! You'll note the steering column mount section has been changed, we actually needed to shorten the whole thing slightly to fit it in. Reservoirs will need to stay where they are, lurking under the dash. Thanks for reading! 24 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted February 22, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2016 The gearbox is also mounted now, I have some pics of that so will post when I cbf but for now here's the car parked outside before loading up. First pic of the thing not at my house/parked regular style on the street in over 5 years. IMG_8964 by Richard Opie, on Flickr Front is going to come up slightly, I had it sussed when it had no engine in it but obviously the game's changed with the heft of a 4AG in the bay. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted March 15, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2016 Belated, but part two of the trip to Sheeper Garage Pty. Co. Ltd Inc. included the smashing together of a gearbox crossmember to hold the T50 in where the K40 used to live. Project_KP61_4AGE (1347) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (1330) by Richard Opie, on Flickr You can see the pickup points for the original crossmember, and the gearbox mount on the trans itself pretty easy. So we need to make that, bolt up to over there.... Project_KP61_4AGE (1320) by Richard Opie, on Flickr By the time I arrived Sheepers had already fashioned up a jig of sorts and started on the modifications to the TE71 crossmember that came with the gearbox. The mount points on the KP floorpan are at different heights, so the new pieces needed to accomodate this. Project_KP61_4AGE (1314) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (1299) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Then the extensions/whatever were glued onto the crossmember. I quite enjoy taking photos of welding... Project_KP61_4AGE (1155) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (1207) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (1189) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Then simply chop up some pieces of steel for gussets, weld the gussets to the crossmember, and after finishing one side it should look something as per the example above. Project_KP61_4AGE (1180) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (1167) by Richard Opie, on Flickr This was the other side being checked for size before final welding. Project_KP61_4AGE (1144) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Then once it's all stuck firmly together, the end result after a few hours work was this fine looking specimen here. Solid as a rock. Project_KP61_4AGE (1120) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Engine and gearbox is firmly mounted! This crossmember will get some further strengthening but for now all is super! Thanks again Sheeper!!! Thanks for reading. 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snoozin Posted March 24, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2016 Time for fuel tank - this job got entrusted to Jon and EUROChris at Strange Workshop. My requirements basically centered around not having any external pumps or additional surge tanks, I wanted to keep everything contained within the original tank confines beneath the car as a means of minimising clutter. Project_KP61_4AGE (163) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Stock tank. What a thoroughly uninspiring piece of crap. Acid dipped as I knew we'd be chopping it up, so why not purge the shit out of it somehow so we didn't blow ourselves up. Project_KP61_4AGE (2338) by Richard Opie, on Flickr This was an investigative foray into a spare tank I had, just to see what we were working with and to map out a location to pop the pump and eventual intank surge-tank arrangement. Project_KP61_4AGE (2352) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2381) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2404) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2436) by Richard Opie, on Flickr The requisite section was measured up and chopped from the shitty fuel tank, and transcribed across to the nice, shiny unmolested tank. This was effectively sized to accomodate the pump with some space around it. Project_KP61_4AGE (2327) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2407) by Richard Opie, on Flickr The inlet/outlet fitting flange was also salvaged from the scrap tank - although in this case it started life as the flange for the fuel filler pipe but was large enough to permit a hole size that suited getting the pump assembly through it. Cut, grind, linish, weld, done. A little bit of panelbeating was needed on the uneven tank surfaces. Project_KP61_4AGE (2414) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2451) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2481) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Chris folded a box up out of fresh steel and got busy welding it all together. Capacity sits at about 3 litres for this. Project_KP61_4AGE (2453) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2467) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Measurements satisfied, it's time to chop up the actual fuel tank. No pressure... Project_KP61_4AGE (2489) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2487) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Pop it in the hole maaaaaate. Levelled up so the surge tank's on the same plane as the fuel tank itself and shit's pretty well sorted. A little bit of trimming of the hole in the tank and it'll be an ideal fit. Project_KP61_4AGE (2562) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2569) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Project_KP61_4AGE (2585) by Richard Opie, on Flickr The fitting to accomodate the AN fittings for the return and feed lines, as well as support the pump via a cradle was fashioned from the spare fuel filler, the filler neck chopped off and a plate tacked across the top. The (dummy mounted to check space in this shot) AN fittings have been welded to pipes which sit below, with a soft line to run to the pump itself on the feed side. Project_KP61_4AGE (2604) by Richard Opie, on Flickr The pump/cradle itself is pretty cool I think. This is just bent up from ~5mm steel rod, welded and braced to the abovementioned plate. Pump's just the Joe average Walbro. Project_KP61_4AGE (2618) by Richard Opie, on Flickr Finally, the surge tank/pump/cradle/bulkhead combo deal perched outside the tank. Holes drilled in the surge tank as this area sits above the original bottom level of the fuel tank and of course we'll need to permit SOME fuel to flow into the unit. Final welding still to take place but afterwards, the tank will get a treatment/seal, the fittings will all be re-passivated and the tank given a coat of black paint to tidy it all up! Thanks for reading Bought not built. 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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