1vaknd Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Disscussion thread here viewtopic.php?f=18&t=34935 So this is the wee beast as i bought it, im offically the second owner. The ute has a bit of history in the area. Was bought from the dealers down the road in 1983 hand has been in the area its whole life. When i took it to the dealers to get a few parts they all knew of it and were more then happy to help out. It is an st90 with an f8a engine (thats a mighty 800cc of fury) It has a curb wheight of 645 kg so thats not to bad really. Downside is it has a 5.1 diff and isint quite motorway capable(problem to be solved) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1vaknd Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Heres a pic for size comparison So i sat down one day and thought of what direction i wanted to go. I missed out on richies advans and dicide i wanted to go along those lines. I managed to find a set in perth and luckily i new the right people and they were on thier way in no time. So they turned up last week and i got them fitted up with 175/60 r13s and im very stoked with how they look on the ute. Also folded up a rear wing and am not quite happy with it so a new one will be folded up tonight along with 2 other spoiler type things Stay tuned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1vaknd Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 so here is the chin lip and the roof spoiler also got stuck into the wheel bearings and oh my no hub, the hub and the drum are at one with each other on another note i now have ke front suspension to mod to fit the front as a brake upgrade and i also have a datsun 1200 diff to slot in the rear for better motorway capabilities Wez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1vaknd Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 So heres a shot with all the wings painted up. In the mean time i have picked up a datsun 1200 diff. Its 1300 overall drum yo drum. An the factory carry diff is 1280, i could make do with another 10mm of poke so im happy. Have sussed out all my trailing arms to do a 4 link conversion just nee panhard bar an some sort of coilovers. Motorbike suspension might be the way to go, designed all the bracketry and it will be made this week. On another note i have started on the side skirts or whatever you would call it and im stuck as to how to do the back end Straigh skirts or slanted skirts If its tapered at the rear then i dont have to do anything, if it is then i have a bit of work to do to try and blend it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1vaknd Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 in the mean time i have been getting a little tired of the ridiculous final drive ratio so i know have a datsun 1200 diff that will be slammed in the rear and while im at it i have decided to replace the boring old leaves with a parallel 4 link plus pan-hard bar set up. in doing this i will get better brake performance due to the loopy old brake system, and brake parts are readily available compared to the oem parts. also the price of custom driveshafts over here gave me a scare, put it this way, it was alot more then getting my two piece subaru starlet shaft modified anyway it aint a post without picks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1vaknd Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 all in know, super stoked with the new 3.9 ratio compared to the 5.1, im know running 3,200rpm at 100kph compared to 4,700ish rpm. took it for a drive to the GC and back and it handles alot better, its tightened the rear end up a ship load. bad news is the diff head is seriously noisey but that just seems to be a datsun thing from what ive heard, i think once i fix the tray and get some marine material on it the drum effect will weaken slightly. hopefully the noise wont resinate as bad. i have a new mufler sitting there and a whole lot of pie to get some crazy extractors and the new system in. in the mean time im waiting for a rainy day as it hasnt rained here in over a month. i want to get out and have some fun as the 800cc does not sustain fun. anyway heres some pics of the new setup all in and finalized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1vaknd Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 defected for to much poke tonight, have tomorrow off before i start my new job Thursday, will fabricate some flares out of garden edging then to get me out of the shit, will post progress pics once done. might get my rear skirts on also to get it looking a little better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1vaknd Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 this is what its starting to look like. i dont like it but its what has to be done to not get another defect. its only screws so i can just take them off when ever and they will be fine till i get my steel flares made up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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