Popular Post Shakotom Posted August 31, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2022 Here’s a couple of photos off a film roll I just got developed. next to a river on the way to Hamner Springs And in the driveway hopefully next time I’ll have a wheels fitted update…. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 ALRIGHT AS I PROMISED. I found this set of wheels about 3 days after I’d told Alex I’d take the car -considering I’d been on and off hunting for cool 4x100 low budget wheels the whole time I had my AE92 as a daily and not had any luck makes me think the universe works in mysterious ways… I had a mate in Christchurch pick them up for me and store them until I got down there to grab them, Nearly bought tyres to fit them for the drive home off his mate in chch - but had none on the shelf, so just lugged them home in the boot much to my wife’s delight… I got home and excitedly went to fit them only to find the centerbore was too small to fit a Nissan resulting in me sitting in the driveway pondering my decisions. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 I got the tyres stripped, asked tyre guy at work to keep them aside so I could put them back on he and said nope, they’re old and shit then promptly disposed of the tyres. I ended up doing a pick-a-part mission, and grabbing a rear hub then dropping the wheels and to an engineering shop and said make these fit that. Picked them up a few days later and with my wallet lighter tried them on the car and was happy that they fitted. -I’ve got intentions of getting them dipped, the kerbing welded up and machined back to OEM edging, and then repainted/powder coated with new decals, but my budget does not allow for that at this present moment in time. I requested the tyre guy at work to find me some tyres to exemplify the go kart handling characteristics of the might K11 -we had settled on a set of Advan ad08rs but came to find his supplier had no stock. So ended up with a set of Yokohama Advan A539s in 175/60r14 79H -which were budget friendly and not a super low quality tyre like most else in the segment. proceeded to fit them to the alloys 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted October 19, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2022 Tyre guy fitted them all up, and aligned it (we decided we would try an ‘fast street’ setup to give it good turn in when your rushing to get the groceries and need to dive into a carpark at pace) -He’s also suggested I need to get a adjustable panhard rod and some rear spacers to even out the track width so they’re next on the list Then road test - Definitely has more grip than the old hard supercats it came with and turns in pretty well now. + 10 go kart improvements 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted October 19, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2022 Aerodynamic. - wheels are AME Windmuhles in 14x6 and are directional lefts and rights. Tread pattern combined with the roofracks from @hampie (and the ride height ) give it more of a rally car vibe than intended…. Would really like to get to a track day or something in this sometime soon. -Oh and have a AutoSport bucket seat sitting in the garage I need to figure out how to attach to some seat rails but thats a story for next time…. -And looking for another cheap set of cool wheels to put aside for getting some track tyres eventually ( 14s or 13s) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampie Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Nice racks. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2408455195959160/ these may be of interest? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willdat? Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Those racks love bikes! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead96 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 What a honey, jealous of the wheels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted October 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2022 Roof rack testing Very practical. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shakotom Posted November 11, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2022 Got a couple of genuine key blades ordered and cut to replace to one I had which was sticking in the locks due to wear more roof rack use -best mod so far 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bovillain Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Content. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyWithAviators Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Bovillain said: Content. Needs to finish installing sus before nats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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