Gaz Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Im no toymotor champ but why would it make it easier? You would still need custom mounts wouldnt you. Might be able to buy them but expensive. Might be easier if you could keep the standard brake booster. + in an escort its a differant car. But 4ages do go good in dxs. chick I know had one. Loose as Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 they're literally a bolt in into dx's. need rwd mounts from an ae86 or similar, and an a-series crossmember, which isn't hard to find at all... just gotta change to hydro clutch if you're going t-50 or whatever. such an easy conversion, surprises me that there's not more around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I take back the above then. Do they bolt into starlets that easy as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 starlets are a tad more involved, custom mounts etc. plus the engine bay is a tad shorter so some things are a little tight depending how you do them. awesome conversion on them though,. mate usaed to have one, side out exhaust and shiz, was mean as. went gravel bashin in that thing almost daily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Yeah they would go well, A starlet must weigh fuck all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bistro Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 yea, mate knew a dude with a 4age starlet. went hard, wrote it off etc. gravel stz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I wouldnt mind finding on the web a list of heaps of oldschool cars and their weights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYKOV6 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 you can get away using your stock fuel tank/lines etc by mounting the surge tank in the engine bay so u only need to have a short return line not the full length of the car. with only a facet or similar pump filling the surge tank Not a very good idea, frontal impact with a container of fuel is a bad thing. Much safer to do it properly. Callum fuck mate there aint much fuel in a surge tank only about a litre or so mounted right back on the fire wall it would be safe as houses. its no different than a crash with a carbed car with fuel pump lines and carb etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 What happens if it spills gas on impact onto hot manifold boosts a fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 a big carby with a bowl full of gas would do the same shit and run the flame down the lines ka-boom bye bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 primo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 if i had it mounted on the firewall and was in a crash bad enough to fold the car up to the firewall, that'd be the last thing i'd be worried about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYKOV6 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 it wasnt really meant to start a debate. just an example of ways to stop everything costing a fortune and having done a retro conversion [holden 3.8 v6 -lc torrie i know what a cunt and expence it is if ya dont have all the gear to do it yaself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortman Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 this is what im doin also, got 20v blacktop motor ecu etc and stickin in escky panelvan, and im using silvertop rods and some 4agze pistons so can go turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Draizuh Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 this is what im doin also, got 20v blacktop motor ecu etc and stickin in escky panelvan, and im using silvertop rods and some 4agze pistons so can go turbo Why are you putting silvertop rods in it? Black top and Silvertop rods should be the same... If you wanna put a 4age in an eskie it doesnt matter how much work it takes coz youd want a 4age eskie. If you just want a 4age, buy a car with one standard All RWD 4age parts are out of AE86's. With the exception of a few things... And as mentioned earlier, thanks to intial d they are all insanely expensive. Thinking of selling me AE85 coz i cant be fucked paying 750 bucks for a freaking T50 or 500 for a goddamn FWD bluetop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortman Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 this is what im doin also, got 20v blacktop motor ecu etc and stickin in escky panelvan, and im using silvertop rods and some 4agze pistons so can go turbo Why are you putting silvertop rods in it? Black top and Silvertop rods should be the same... If you wanna put a 4age in an eskie it doesnt matter how much work it takes coz youd want a 4age eskie. If you just want a 4age, buy a car with one standard . the blacktop rods are weaker than slivertop and the others 4ages yeh i already have a factory 4age AE82 fxgt and im puttin the blacktop in cuz it came from my other ae82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draizuh Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 this is what im doin also, got 20v blacktop motor ecu etc and stickin in escky panelvan, and im using silvertop rods and some 4agze pistons so can go turbo Why are you putting silvertop rods in it? Black top and Silvertop rods should be the same... If you wanna put a 4age in an eskie it doesnt matter how much work it takes coz youd want a 4age eskie. If you just want a 4age, buy a car with one standard . the blacktop rods are weaker than slivertop and the others 4ages yeh i already have a factory 4age AE82 fxgt and im puttin the blacktop in cuz it came from my other ae82 I meant for the other guy, not you. should have made it clearer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 this is what im doin also, got 20v blacktop motor ecu etc and stickin in escky panelvan, and im using silvertop rods and some 4agze pistons so can go turbo Why are you putting silvertop rods in it? Black top and Silvertop rods should be the same... If you wanna put a 4age in an eskie it doesnt matter how much work it takes coz youd want a 4age eskie. If you just want a 4age, buy a car with one standard All RWD 4age parts are out of AE86's. With the exception of a few things... And as mentioned earlier, thanks to intial d they are all insanely expensive. Thinking of selling me AE85 coz i cant be fucked paying 750 bucks for a freaking T50 or 500 for a goddamn FWD bluetop. not true. there's rwd carinas, celicas, coronas and corollas etc etc etc in 4age RWD config. ae86 wasnt the only rwd 4age that ran the same shit. quite a broad range, can't be bothered thinking of more. anywho, blacktop rods are hugely different to silvertop. silvertop and 4agze are the same. don't think the 20v got the steel crank that the gze got though, nor the coated (not forged, nor 'semi forged' - impossible, as most n00bs say) no point putting it all in an escort methinks. without going whole hog. its a big job, then you're left with something oddball really. best to do it to a dx as stated previous, at least all parts are off the shelf, essentially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draizuh Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 this is what im doin also, got 20v blacktop motor ecu etc and stickin in escky panelvan, and im using silvertop rods and some 4agze pistons so can go turbo Why are you putting silvertop rods in it? Black top and Silvertop rods should be the same... If you wanna put a 4age in an eskie it doesnt matter how much work it takes coz youd want a 4age eskie. If you just want a 4age, buy a car with one standard All RWD 4age parts are out of AE86's. With the exception of a few things... And as mentioned earlier, thanks to intial d they are all insanely expensive. Thinking of selling me AE85 coz i cant be fucked paying 750 bucks for a freaking T50 or 500 for a goddamn FWD bluetop. not true. there's rwd carinas, celicas, coronas and corollas etc etc etc in 4age RWD config. ae86 wasnt the only rwd 4age that ran the same shit. quite a broad range, can't be bothered thinking of more. anywho, blacktop rods are hugely different to silvertop. silvertop and 4agze are the same. don't think the 20v got the steel crank that the gze got though, nor the coated (not forged, nor 'semi forged' - impossible, as most n00bs say) no point putting it all in an escort methinks. without going whole hog. its a big job, then you're left with something oddball really. best to do it to a dx as stated previous, at least all parts are off the shelf, essentially. As far as im aware the only corolla to come with the 4age in RWD was the AE86 Chasis. Never seen 4age carina's. Celicas yes but they arent very common... Ditto for Coronas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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