underscore
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Nice work, that sounds like a beast.
MWP's wannabe Tarmac Rally 5S-GTE ST185 (racing!)
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underscore
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Until I scrolled over I thought that you had jumped from painting the fenders to saying it's done without any pics which had me all 
issed: haha
Finished product looks awesome!
issed: hahaFinished product looks awesome!
So this is my old 1977 RA28 Celica (1UZ powered) that has not been touched in about 6yrs
I bought some good suspension stuff for it thats just been wasting away, so why not use it on the GT4
Will try to make this stuff fit together.
Thats a Koni 8611-1259 RACE damper, ST185 front strut, coilover steel sleeve kit, and 300LB/in spring.
The Koni insert is a tad too long, so i cut/ground the bottom out of the strut.
Damper inserted, with the gland nut 3/4 done up at the other end.
The screw slot on the bottom is compression adjustment (rebound adjust is on the top).
New bottom plate that will be welded on when all is verified as working ok.
Expensive, but shitty MadDat strut top that has a major design fault. It uses the wrong type of bearing which flogs out quickly.
The T3 strut tops ill use instead, set at full caster.
Just enough room to be able to access the compression adjuster underneath.
All mock installed for testing sleeve locations.
Looks like it'll all work great 8)
I bought some good suspension stuff for it thats just been wasting away, so why not use it on the GT4
Will try to make this stuff fit together.
Thats a Koni 8611-1259 RACE damper, ST185 front strut, coilover steel sleeve kit, and 300LB/in spring.
The Koni insert is a tad too long, so i cut/ground the bottom out of the strut.
Damper inserted, with the gland nut 3/4 done up at the other end.
The screw slot on the bottom is compression adjustment (rebound adjust is on the top).
New bottom plate that will be welded on when all is verified as working ok.
Expensive, but shitty MadDat strut top that has a major design fault. It uses the wrong type of bearing which flogs out quickly.
The T3 strut tops ill use instead, set at full caster.
Just enough room to be able to access the compression adjuster underneath.
All mock installed for testing sleeve locations.
Looks like it'll all work great 8)
All done and working brilliantly.
100x better than the old progressive lowering springs and KYB ExcelG inserts.
The soft'ish springs and adjustable digressive compression damping means the car handles like the springs are stiff, but i can hit big bumps, potholes, etc and they soak em up as if the springs are soft.
100x better than the old progressive lowering springs and KYB ExcelG inserts.
The soft'ish springs and adjustable digressive compression damping means the car handles like the springs are stiff, but i can hit big bumps, potholes, etc and they soak em up as if the springs are soft.
Finally got a wheel align done today.... look'n good
Another pair of crash bolts on the back for more rear camber, and a little more caster at the front and i'll be happy.
I was aiming for:
Front: 0mm toe, 2.5deg camber, ~5deg caster.
Rear: 2mm toe, 2.5deg camber.
... its pretty close other than the rear camber.
Another pair of crash bolts on the back for more rear camber, and a little more caster at the front and i'll be happy.
I was aiming for:
Front: 0mm toe, 2.5deg camber, ~5deg caster.
Rear: 2mm toe, 2.5deg camber.
... its pretty close other than the rear camber.
Ran in the first competition since the car has been back on the road yesterday... the Port Adelaide Carrera Sprint.
The car ran perfectly.
I got lots of compliments on how well the engine has been built which is nice
In car video from run #2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMSzeOmHJI
The car ran perfectly.
I got lots of compliments on how well the engine has been built which is nice
In car video from run #2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMSzeOmHJI
CMS-GT4
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It actually might be. I was talking to an old rally head in the US and he claims he uses the tte mounts on the stock a-arm and it increases caster. I am waiting for a reply from Wever to see what he says and I am thinking that will be the solution to move the arm instead of getting a custom a-arm made. Of course that is pending cost.