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Post by dickie on Nov 4, 2019 21:06:50 GMT
Hi Vindi,
Your new toy looks like fun, ( Don't Roll Over Laughing though )
Time to do Classic Trials rather than track days then !!
Just supercharge it and Throw Mud About.
Cheers Dickie
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Post by Zed. on Nov 4, 2019 21:41:14 GMT
Some lovely knobbly ones for all the road noise and handling issues Exactly that! Looking at some knobbly 235/75/15 to lift the car another few inches, and make sure it never quite turns in properly! Russell why not add a body-lift? should be easy with the suspension subframes being the 'chassis' & seperate from the body  but don't expect good track manners  Rich. |
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Post by Vindi (Russell) on Nov 8, 2019 21:08:48 GMT
Had a chance to look properly at the underneath, and it's basically swiss cheese. Needs both arches, sills on both sides, front and rear, all 4 jacking points, and about half a dozen places inside the wheel arches (flitch plates? Think that's the name)
So ... yeah, it's going to be broken and the lift kit will be transferred onto a different car. I did wonder about reshelling it, but solid shells aren't exactly easy to come by, and the extras this car has aren't really needed on a lifted car
On with the track car ... more progress made on cleaning up the engine bay, makes sense to do it now before the wiring etc is put back in
Started looking for some better brakes as well, hoping to find something a bit lighter ... maybe FD RX7 calipers, or another set of Maruha brakes if I can find any.
Also started making a custom dash. Just playing with ideas at the moment, but I need to make something to fit around the roll cage, so might as well have a play with a different style
Russell
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Post by Vindi (Russell) on Nov 13, 2019 12:31:28 GMT
Brakes on the way ... one of the parts I wish I hadn't sold, so really pleased to have found another 2nd hand set, makes such a difference to the car!  Russell |
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Post by Zed. on Nov 13, 2019 20:56:01 GMT
Brakes on the way ... one of the parts I wish I hadn't sold, so really pleased to have found another 2nd hand set, makes such a difference to the car! Russell these look like re-branded wilwood or outlaw calipers  what size discs are they setup for? Rich. |
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Post by Vindi (Russell) on Nov 13, 2019 22:37:37 GMT
Brakes on the way ... one of the parts I wish I hadn't sold, so really pleased to have found another 2nd hand set, makes such a difference to the car! Russell these look like re-branded wilwood or outlaw calipers what size discs are they setup for? Rich. They're not rebranded anything. They're designed for the standard 1.8 big brake discs, 270mm. There's an option to go for 2 part discs to save some more weight, which I might go for when the grooved ones I have need replacing Russell |
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Post by Zed. on Nov 14, 2019 12:48:52 GMT
these look like re-branded wilwood or outlaw calipers what size discs are they setup for? Rich. They're not rebranded anything. They're designed for the standard 1.8 big brake discs, 270mm. There's an option to go for 2 part discs to save some more weight, which I might go for when the grooved ones I have need replacing Russell   look similar anyway  some years ago (20+) TransAutoSport sold Outlaw in the UK, suppose their competition (Rallydesign) sold Wilwood... if I remember they were good for the price Rich. |
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Post by Vindi (Russell) on Nov 15, 2019 0:09:43 GMT
Ok, I stand corrected! Very similar, different split at the top (to get a different width disc?) and different mount shape at the bottom but that might be where the design comes from. Are the outlaw brakes still available? Wondering if they make them for Maruha ... the throttle bodies Maruha sell are made by Jenvey, to Maruha's design so maybe this is a similar thing
Russell
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Post by Zed. on Nov 15, 2019 12:30:19 GMT
Are the outlaw brakes still available? Wondering if they make them for Maruha ... I'm unsure how old Outlaw's website is (havn't looked..) and as to are they still trading? unknown - will do some diggin the throttle bodies Maruha sell are made by Jenvey, to Maruha's design so maybe this is a similar thing interesting that Jenvey make tb's to maruha's design, the Jenvey tb is dimensionally copied from Weber's infamous 'DCOE' pattern (Weber actually made DCOE compatable tb's under the brandname 'Weber Alpha') I'd guess its more re-branding with possible diferent color & badging (stickers) nothing wrong with re-branding, if the components work & are reliable then a win EDIT. I've a few sets of lightwieght stainless pistons for the outlaw calipers (long story), think they're 36mm or 38mm diameter................ Rich. |
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Post by Vindi (Russell) on Nov 17, 2019 13:38:00 GMT
I don't really know how I ended up with this ...  Quite a cool car really, last of the RWD Volvo cars, 2.0 turbo red block, manual gearbox, a few mods taking it to about 220bhp ... just needs the handbrake sorting and I'll see if it will pass an MOT! Russell |
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Post by FFS Corders on Nov 17, 2019 15:24:37 GMT
RWD bricks are fabulous
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Post by Vindi (Russell) on Jan 14, 2020 19:12:17 GMT
Why is it raining so much!!! Not much progress in the car/s as I had a leak in the garage roof, pouring in the front corner and down the walls, stopping only to go through a light switch and plug socket ... eek!!
So I did some repairs and managed (second time around) to stop the leak at the front ... only for it to start leaking in the middle and at the back!! Not a small leak, so rain has stopped play while I try to at least get everything off the floor ... and ideally out of the garage.
So while the garage is rapidly turning into a swimming pool, I've sent the track car off to get a few bits done ... Mk2 wiring loom to be put in with all the various ends changed for the Mk1 lights etc, brake lines to be renewed front to back and a few tweaks to the cage. Hopefully I can get the garage watertight before it comes back!
Had a bizarre conversation with my mum ... it went something like:
Me - roof is leaking, woe is me, will have to get the whole roof replaced as patching it doesn't seem to be working.
Mum - I always thought your garage was in a strange place, if you knocked it down you could rebuild it at the side of the house and make the garden bigger at the same time. If you made it a bit bigger you could get 2 cars fully inside it, with more space to work on the cars. Maybe a bit of workshop space at the back. If you added a pitched roof you could have storage above as well. Maybe if you made it a bit taller you could have an office above.
I like my mum!! ... now I just need to work out how to pay for it all!!
Russell
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Post by lowender on Jan 14, 2020 20:36:32 GMT
Maybe if you made it a bit taller you could have an office above. Or you could have a 2 post lift...... |
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Post by Vindi (Russell) on Jan 14, 2020 22:07:02 GMT
Maybe if you made it a bit taller you could have an office above. Or you could have a 2 post lift...... That had crossed my mind!! Only thing is, that would mean sacrificing storage space above though Russell |
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Post by scottydugg on Jan 15, 2020 9:28:45 GMT
Or you could have a 2 post lift...... That had crossed my mind!! Only thing is, that would mean sacrificing storage space above though Russell Store cars on the lift? instant 3 car garage |
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le sigh