hotdog Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 the old girl had a few mishaps at the oldskool trackday earlier this year so im doing a full rebuild on the 5k just to make sure shes going to be reliable . so ive pulled it apart and ive found a few broken bits such as one cracked piston, scratched crank ,scratched bore. the plan is to do a complete rebuild with oversize pistons ,new nitrided crank, some more head work and some oversize valves also im going to fit my coilovers , double front swaybar and respray and deloom the engine bay abit . hopfully by early next year . Discussion Thread http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=11878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 had the day off today so spent the whole day woring on the starlet as well as picking up some goodies . have had some bits powder coated , crossmember , bumper irons and misc brackets picked up my double front sway bay with adjustable bottom arms went down to fraser cars and borrowed a tig and started welding up some of the misc holes in the engine bay left from brackets that ive removed also started rubbing down the paint in the engine bay with 400 grit wet n dry so i can start to primer even found a dyno sheet from speed source in walkworth , sorry photo isnt that clear but got to 81kw @7000 rpm it was still climbing but told him to shut it down as dynos give me the shits , will take it back up after im finished to see if theres any improvements (better be ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 my dyno run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 got my coilovers , camber plates and swaybar mounted up in the weekend . also painted the engine bay finally (after 6 months).got most of the parts for my 5k rebuild so that will be the next mish . also looking for some rca's if anyones got any lying around . discussion : viewtopic.php?f=18&t=11878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 got the 5k together again , used some oversise pistons this time , got my crank nitrided , head got a three angle grind done on it , new valves with a new back cut done on them , whole engine balanced , new bearings ,shaved and polished the rocker cover , polished the thermo housing and water pump . put it all back in but she wouldnt start , turned out i hadnt put the dissy in right , so had another crack at that and she started first pop (neighbours must have loved that at 11pm sunday night with no exhaurst). still got to go buy a timing light , and tidy up the wiring a bit and she'll be ready to be run in . also managed to get some secondhand rca's and an oil cooler which ive put on . just need to find a decent brake setup now , im thinking wilwoods ? any one got any sugestions ? discussion viewtopic.php?f=18&t=11878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 got alot done ths arvo , heres some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 had a play around with the ride height today cut a half coil out of the rear to get it sitting level (well 5-10mm lower in the rear now ) balloon tyres on the rear rub a bit but their only going to last a few more burnouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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