Jeffs_Emporium Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Zerclass Drift Summer Matsuri was awesome, I only picked up the tools to change wheels and had a lot of fun. I didn't really have time to sort my handbreak so went with out but still managed to get the last half of the track 3 linked in 3rd and a few manjis up the straight.It was really cool to have Levi's gx51 out on the track as well. I would have liked to have drifted on the full set of matching wheels more but had trouble getting the 165/65s to bead on the 9j rim after the first set and didnt feel too comfortable using the aerosol method at the track Here are a few of my favorite photos taken by OS member Barnaby 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Found a chin spoiler which I had an aerosol can colour matched to paint.The joys of two tone meaning I had to take the entire boot lid to match rather than usual fuel flapNext pair of wheels soon to recieve the pine treatment, I'll be seeking out another pair of these once these have been made 10j 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Time to get this thing on the ground! 195/45 8j front Getting there Mods that only cost time are good mods Removed the heater and air con unit and have taken this opportunity to Swap the dash over for the tidy one from my previous shell and then swap broken heater vent. Scored a sweet italvolanti horn button from Zebra a while back as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Have since put all the dash back together and installed the tape deck with detachable face that came in the rx60. Then I spent around 30 hours hiding what wiring i could in the engine bay and painting intake and cam/timing covers. Before during after Then it was time to head to NZDM's day at Meremere. Woops The more i use this car the more i love it! I noticed while loading car on the trailer the evening before that the idler arm ball joint had about 10mm back and forth play.Al_Feinted to the rescue with a last minute spare which i chucked on at Meremere! I managed to brake one of the rear drive CVs at the end of the day but i have a feeling this was due to my laziness as its the one that i noticed had a split boot. There's something exciting and very rewarding in drifting in one of these old sleds especially when it all goes to plan! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted June 9, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2016 Made the latest NZPC 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Have been tinkering away on small things here and there. Purchased this pretty cool Italian made grant steering wheel off trademe and had my friend Barnaby spin up an adapter to fit the nardi 6 bolt boss kit. i think it matches the interior a bit better than the shiny gold peyton which has been retired to my daily, I quite like the off centre stitching join I then found a piece ive been looking for for quite some time, the illusive centre console hinge intact!! This has always bugged me as the lid always flies off mid drift and it looks too ugly with the lid just taken off. Very stoked! I I then Bought a 180sx strut brace from a friend who was stripping a fresh import, unbolted the ends and fixed them to the strut towers for a measure up I then dropped off the cross bar for the steel surgeon to shorten along with my pair of cross fevers to split, i think i went around 5mm shorter eye-eye as the ends have an adjustment thread. Managed to keep the Fet Sports sticker intact for maximum steeze points The ends will receive the same black engine enamel as the intake manifold. There is around 10mm clearance to the intake, i guess ill just have to see if the engine hits next time i hit the track. Hopefully this offers a bit of rigidity to the 301,000kms chassis Next mission- Mounting these bloody seats. I spent a lot more time on this than i would have liked to but got there in the end Basically the generic nzkw L brackets wont allow a direct fitment onto my standard rails/sliders without an adapter plate which i then attempted to make from some 6mm flat bar like so: I went to move onto the next step of mounting the brackets to the cross bars when i figured out, the sliding mechanism is directly in the way of where my bolts need to go and is protruding above the 6mm plate not allowing the bracket to sit flat without spacing. This lead to doing what i should have initially done and ditching the sliders. I drilled all the rivet? type things holding the sliders to the mounting points and bolted the 6mm flat bar directly to them like so repeated the process for all 8 mounting points and then fitted the L brackets For all of these i have used m8 bolts with nylock nuts and washers but there is a total of 12 per seat to go wrong, am I better to now weld these in place and ditch these bolts? The end result is a slightly more social environment,next i would like to get the cassete deck up and running with some speakers! Check out the matching helmets i scored from trademe as well! Thanks for viewing. Here is the discussion link to let me know if these m8 bolts will result in death m8s //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/50005-jesses-1981-corona-mark-ii-grande-discussion/?hl=gx61#entry1628191 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Have had my fun with this shell, now parting out to move onto something else. All body parts available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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