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Is it the RCA causing this clash? I had to have mine machined down as the LCA was hitting my brake rotor (couldn't even bolt the LCA to the strut, I was spewing). So the LCA got a massage and the reduced in size RCA helped too. I can't remember how close the rack was as rotor was my biggest hurdle at the time. Didn't have to shorten it by much and headaches were gone.

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That's what I said. I thought I've seen this problem before but it's been a while.

It's pushing the tie rod too low towards the lower edge of rim. 

Remove the spacer and it will come up and effectively towards the larger circumference giving more space.

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4 hours ago, cletus said:

If you remove or shorten the roll center spacers that might fix it? That will lower the wheel in relation to the tie rod end 

 

 

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Yes, removing the RCA altogether give me around 5mm clearance

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10 minutes ago, 440bbm said:

That's what I said. I thought I've seen this problem before but it's been a while.

It's pushing the tie rod too low towards the lower edge of rim. 

Remove the spacer and it will come up and effectively towards the larger circumference giving more space.

Yeah you were correct my bad. Not having an RCA may be an issue, dunno - no easy answers with this 

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10 minutes ago, oldrx said:

Yeah you were correct my bad. Not having an RCA may be an issue, dunno - no easy answers with this 

Prob depends how slammed you are and the size of rca compared to amount you are lowered. Not sure how bad the bumpsteer gets on those cars. Would be something cert man decides on at time of road test. 

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I made big ones for my ones since I could get away with it due to 18s. But the smaller wheels wouldn't fit.

As above, smaller wheels don't need them unless it's not on its guts with no bumps but yes will depend on bump steer geo 

 

 

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Toyota loom plugs-

I'm guessing they will be denso brand or similar? Making up a new engine loom so wanting to depin the plugs and crimp new pins into them as I modify things along the way. Anyone found a source of pins on Ali or the like?

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On 24/09/2024 at 18:57, oldrx said:

Good advise, but the wheels are the best feature of the car tbh

Do you have a project thread?

Keen to see pics of said rx2 and you've got me excited about these wheels.

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8 hours ago, 440bbm said:

^^ concur. tried to look but couldn't find, in saying that motivation was in negative the other night 
re: wheels, they better be extremely polished smoothies if 14's  or the car must be rough as haha

A little from column A a little from column B

8 hours ago, oldrx7 said:

Do you have a project thread?

Keen to see pics of said rx2 and you've got me excited about these wheels.

No build thread sorry but have been meaning to chuck up a basic one with a couple of photos, will get onto it. I may have overstated the wheels coolness, but they're special to me - 14x6.5/7.5 Techno Phantoms, bought them of a GC on OS a few years ago as it happens.

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Can never have enough rx build threads on here, so please post it up when you get the chance.  

Wheels sounds awesome, and I don't think I've ever seen them on a rx2 before, well certainly not a NZ rx2.  Very kewl!

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Mechanical fuel pump Q

The old and new (Carter 6588). The new pump is quite a bit smaller, hopefully will pump enough?

I don't know anything definite about the engine, a 347 or 357 stroker windsor I think.

Plumbing is tight down there so I'd like to run the same style with the bottom plumbing.

Any thoughts @anglia4?

 

 

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The old one looks more like this Delphi MF0065, can get one from RockAuto but shipping is a burn. 40 gph though.

 

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