LittleRedSpirit

So there was a delay with the booth last weekend and it should be fine to go this weekend. I'm going to put the steering column back in so the guys can move it easier, and then its ready to go. Been laid up for over a week getting over an operation I had to fix my nose airways. Thats been horrible. Last couple of days I have almost finished the celica off, so the windo can be put in both at the same time in a week or so. can't wait to have my cars back. Had another look at colours, ended up switching away from the skoda greay to a lighter one with less tinters.

I live in Mitchelton now mate, that hilly yard at indro is long gone. I think there's a new house there nowadays. Been here for a couple of years, youre welcome to visit.

hahaha it is a bit primerish, but will work with the black bumpers and accents on the car I think.

Looks like it will work nicely:

Rocking horse poo from dellows and a cube speed rebuild

Lots of masking and painting today. I'm doing a colour called skoda octavia steel grey uni.

Everything gets a coat of primer today and hopefully goes off to the booth for top coat over the next two days.

And a gym membership would also be doing weight reduction not adding weight to the car which best feature is light weight.

Ive now sanded the front wings right back, rust converted and primed with etch primer since it was all I had. Next step I guess mask the whole car up, prime it all since the body is more or less straight enough to paint. Ill have to build up some filler on the guards, guide em and then try and prep those, but that wont take long, they're not terrible. Then base coat. I'm sort of going off silver for budgetary reasons. I just spent 900 bucks on diff gears after all.

Whats your tyre size we could work it out if your really keen.

Thats just nature doing weight reduction for you.

The ratios are too close as it is. Its only a smaller change than it seems, as the change is from 3.909 to 3.583. So its .326. Its about right, it still wont be as tall as Camry gearing but it will get me closer while keeping me a little higher in the revs without being ridiculous. Speed in gear km/hr @6000rpm: With 3.583 56 97 144 183 213 With 3.9 51 89 132 168 195 Highway rpm 2720 with 3.583 and 3100 with 3.909. I would buy the unicorn 3.412 set if I could have located some.

Hello. This forum, although all corollas are welcome, seems to focus on the older stuff, but there are general things about carbon hoods that are desirable. Obviously the weight savings. People like the look. Its a lot of money if performance isn't your only goal for the car. What's the price of such a thing?

3.9

Bit the bullet and ordered some brand new 3.583 diff gears. The last set in Japan. $930. Bit of a shot to the dick but its going to help the economy a lot in the long run, and I already have to have the diff shop fix the de-tent spring in the w box so they can do that at the same time. Also ordered some black seat belt buckles brand new but am as yet unsure if available. Ordered the shifter housing from dellows and its marked as posted so I guess they have remaining stock of that part at least and I'll only need to make the knuckle for inside. Also have a shifter rebuild and a new rubber cap coming for the shifter.

Theres a switch on the gearbox with 2 pins that need to be pressed on.

Ive seen v8 build before for full track only, nobody Ive noticed has kept ac.

http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/70723-adapting-t50-shift-lever-to-a-k4050/page__p__690628__hl__+t50%20+k50%20+shifter#entry690628

http://partsfan.com/toyota/gr/pnodetail/724d0cb881391f6cf7e0198aec508f24/3357014021/

No I haven't but the roof was an amazing transformation. It sounds properly dead, and it was the source of all the resonance in the car body. The tinninessis all gone. I did use it sparingly in other places but my primary concern was where the road noise came from. I had driven a lot with a felt blanket in the back to stop stuff rolling around, and it always made more of a difference to the sound when it was more in the back seat than right up the rear, so thats why I did it where I did it, just focussed on the problem areas, and it felt retarded almost installing it after just finishing the removal of some remnant deadening the other day before painting. Rolling back the memory to when I looked at the dynamat stuff, there were a few different types. This one was appealing because it was only a couple of mm thick and had the best weight vs performance for something a little more weight conscious. I also went to Andersens and got some fluffy felt cloud underlay for the foot wells to make the new carpet fit better, and to make it pure lux. Had the carpet sitting in place today making the stuff conform better to the floor before cutting the holes, then I went and cut all of it in except the roll cage bases. I also pulled out the sound and heat insulation panel I made about 5 years ago out and fitted them to the firewall. I think I had traced the stock one and it worked out really good. Ill have to glue it in place before the interior goes in with a small amount of contact adhesive. Probably just in a couple of spots. I'm going to re route all the wiring to the left side of the firewall so I can simplify a few things. I'm also tempted to fit my heater. I'm thinking of using a commodoore heater tap with a vacuum operated valve that will eliminate the cable and also let me keep the heater circuit circulating at all times as its bypass style.

Buddy are you really going to announce plans for a v8 street car build then ask if you can fit AC in the same breath? As if anyone knows. Its fully custom. The way you find out is mount your 1uz and see how much space you have, internet can only get you so far. :clover:

Is this in the FAQ?

I installed all 36 sq feet as that was always the plan, the entire lot weighs 7.36 kgs so it represents a 5 kg weight saving over the factory stuff having used it all. I'm probably not doing a roof lining, so the dynamat has quieted the roof perfectly, which is what I wanted, it was a drum before. Total weight of the piece above the head is 920 grams.

Ordered a 19 inch shifter housing from Dellows, even though the guy told me they were out of stock on the phone 2 weeks ago. If its on ebay ill give it a go and see. I'm going to make the other part you need to switch from 18 to 19 inch housing by simply adding the metal in with the welder. I also ordered the rubber boot that goes on the shifter itself as mines in many pieces, and I have ordered a pair of black jdm seatbelt buckles as a replacement for mine from amayama. Currently the buckles are so UV affected, the plastic tubes that hold them in place for you to use one handed have disappeared right down to the lower regions, so that they just flop around and require 2 hands to use every time or rattle on the floor. A surprisingly annoying thing that makes it a bit easier to live with daily.

Today I painted the shifter white and played around with hydrographics, did a test to see if the acrylic lacquer would work, it was crap. Might try again with enamel, just for a point of difference. Painted the Blackout under the screen, then laid the dynamat in the front footwells and a bit on the firewall and roof. Still got 3 sheets left so Ill also do some in each door, rear quarter and the rear floor above the diff and pumps. Its pretty cool stuff, more flexible than you would think even with the foil. You just hammer fist it into place, after trimming to shape. Might be worth refrigerating it for a few minutes before use on a hot day, but today was pretty good for it. Need to paint the roll cage properly again, and thats gonna be hard with the rest of the car painted inside. I guess it just means some awkward masking to do. Might use a similar light grey and then any over-spray might not matter.