Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

How much? Would I fit in one? Is it easy to die in one?

well, like most things you can spend small or big. Yes, you could fit in one. Most of the good guys in superkart are over 30s, and some have a bit of extra meat on them, and seem to cope ok. Unlike the smaller kart classes a bit of extra weight doesn't give you the huge disadvantage as you have gears and power to help with that! plus it seems to be that the prime factor is the size of your nuts.

Tyres are cheap and last a few meets, fuel is negligable engine rebuild is not huge either. Plus the only thing quicker around EC is an F3 car...

i'm sure it is quite easy to die in one. karts have no brake lights (the only form of land based motorsport that doesnt I think) and i'm not sure if they run seat belts or not. But Karts are easy to repair if you bend them.

Adam, next round of the state champs come out with me and we'll check them out. It's amazing how quick they are for so little money. And mostly if you buy second hand it will come with a small trailer, stand etc.

  • Replies 79
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

http://www.my105.com.au/classified.asp?id=5792

in ur budget but race only :S

This looks pretty sweet. good power for the money: http://www.my105.com.au/classified.asp?id=6136

A bit over budget tho :P

Edited by JaFF

if we are getting up my105 adds then this could be a go-er:

http://www.my105.com.au/classified.asp?id=6096

possibly even be able to register it again if you wanted to. 4AG 20 valve with close ratio box beats the shit out of most $10K cars...

The only time I went to wakefield, they had a group of gen 1 swift gti’s for one of those track days where they give you a car and an instructor in a track car.

They were stripped and caged.

And they were screaming.

Failing that..

86-88 corolla 1.6L twin cam.

Any gen Starlet turbo you can buy for the price.

I think the Gen1 (88 model) starlet is about 750kg..

Look like this..

ep71_starlet-320.jpg

Gen 2 – 850kg?

11005392020000000121.jpg

90-95 model)

Gen 3? – 900kg?

16046401.jpg

96 - ?? model

They have 100kw stock.

Whiteline have a suspension kit for it that I believe SK from here helped put together..

$5K on the motor will have it running 12’s so imagine it on a track.(that money gets you turbo, cooler, pump, injectors, ecu and tune.)

Strip the interior and it’s even lighter.

Brakes can be upgraded from a celica gt4. but at the weight it is, you won’t need to.

I just did the most implusive thing... I bought that ex-race/rally TX3 Laser that Adam linked too earlier on !. Got it for next to nothing as it needs a fair bit of work and is out of rego.

It's a 1988 Tx3 turbo - 4WD. What model is this KC / KE ???

It's got the original 1600cc turbo motor - has been rebuilt 40,000 kms ago. It also has a re-built gearbox not so long ago - got receipts for this. So the Engine and gearbox seem good. After driving (on private property of course, the engine seems strong and gearbox doesn't crunch or anything)

Car came with race (rock hard) coil over suspension. By the sounds of the rear - there is a fair bit of rattling around - so I think all the suspension bushes etc need replacing.

Being ex rally, I think the centre diff has been locked - as the tailshaft is out and runs in FWD mode. Car came with the tailshaft - so might have to get a new centre diff to get the 4WD working again.

Engine is controlled by a Haltech ECU - it hasn't been tuned for cold start so it takes a while before it idles nicely.

Wheels are Simmons - 15" I think - they seem in good nick.

Seats are racing type and will need to be replaced for rego (if i ever get it to that stage)

I got this car as a project for myself - I'll put it back to road worthy bit at time.

I'll be in the market for some bits and pieces so I'll keep my eye on the classifieds here.

I'll post some pics later.

Cheers,

B-Man

I'd go with Roy with the Mk1 Escort, I had a coupe set up for rally years ago and theyre a damn fun little car, bit hard too find these days because people like me kept munting them into rocks and trees :(

Guess a bit more looking around and you might be able too lay your hands on a SSS 180B for about 1-2k at the most for a decent-ish one. Leaves a lot of money for spares and fiddling. Plus its a 180B, no one ever suspects the 180B :P heh!

Owned both, had me a lot of cheap fun and thrills in them.

Edited by MK2

most datsuns would be good. you can buy complete bolt up kits (engine mounts, gearbox mounts, etc) to fit a sr20det into them for about $1000. 1600's are popular for putting sr20's into. if you want rwd, you can fit an sr20 into geminis, sigmas (mate has a 12.56 second sigma with a stock sr20 in it, just has a problem with diffs breaking), escorts, datsuns.

a gemini with a v6 commodore motor in it would be good fun too.

or a datsun 1600 with a worked L20 would be good fun. they rev to 9000rpm without any problems. my mate with the sigma also has a worked L20 2.2L stroker sitting under his house that is good for about 190hp. he's a mechanic by trade, and built it up for his borthers 1600, whcih they then put the sr20 thats in his sigma into.

what a small world hey Brendan.

I buy a car from you, then you go buy a car which I owned about 6 years ago.. LOL..

I had that car registered with those seats and harnesses.

Yes the suspension is damn hard.

But if you get that 4wd working again, it does turn pretty well..

Front brakes are from a VL turbo just in case you need to replace bits.

It has no cat.

And when I had it, it was running on SUPER .

The haltech has been repaired before. It had a crack in the board.

I hope it’s been tuned since then cause it had a few problems after about 20 minutes of driving.

The injectors when I had them were some bosch items which were same as some 944 turbo Porsche.

It had no bov

The turbo is a stock ihi rbh5 hi-flowed.

Clutch was a 5 puck ceramic button clutch.

I can ask my mate if he still has the roll cage for it if you like.

But it was a proper rally purpose cage.

Oh Sweet - ! How funny !

I figuerd he cat thing ! :rolleyes:

I can't work out what model Haltech it is ! And how to tune it ? Does it need software ? It does need a bit of a tune - Cold start is crap.

What's the ECU adjustment knob thing ? Ray told me air/ fuel - but I find that hard to understand.

It needs a bluey - so not sure if seats will pass.

Hand brake is hydrolic - so might need some work for bluey.

Also might need to hide the brake bias adjuster.

Something is draining the battery when switched off - thought is was the fuel pump (seems to be on all the time - so that needs rewiring to ignition)

Man - it has some awsome potential - but whoever worked on it recently has done some dodgy stuff :wave: ha ha ha

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Power is fed to the ECU when the ignition switch is switched to IGN, at terminal 58. That same wire also connects to the ECCS relay to provide both the coil power and the contact side. When the ECU sees power at 58 it switches 16 to earth, which pulls the ECCS relay on, which feeds main power into the ECU and also to a bunch of other things. None of this is directly involved in the fuel pump - it just has to happen first. The ECU will pull terminal 18 to earth when it wants the fuel pump to run. This allows the fuel pump relay to pull in, which switches power on into the rest of the fuel pump control equipment. The fuel pump control regulator is controlled from terminal 104 on the ECU and is switched high or low depending on whether the ECU thinks the pump needs to run high or low. (I don't know which way around that is, and it really doesn't matter right now). The fuel pump control reg is really just a resistor that controls how the power through the pump goes to earth. Either straight to earth, or via the resistor. This part doesn't matter much to us today. The power to the fuel pump relay comes from one of the switched wires from the IGN switch and fusebox that is not shown off to the left of this page. That power runs the fuel pump relay coil and a number of other engine peripherals. Those peripherals don't really matter. All that matters is that there should be power available at the relay when the key is in the right position. At least - I think it's switched. If it's not switched, then power will be there all the time. Either way, if you don't have power there when you need it (ie, key on) then it won't work. The input-output switching side of the relay gains its power from a line similar (but not the same as) the one that feeds the ECU. SO I presume that is switched. Again, if there is not power there when you need it, then you have to look upstream. And... the upshot of all that? There is no "ground" at the fuel pump relay. Where you say: and say that pin 1 Black/Pink is ground, that is not true. The ECU trigger is AF73, is black/pink, and is the "ground". When the ECU says it is. The Blue/White wire is the "constant" 12V to power the relay's coil. And when I say "constant", I mean it may well only be on when the key is on. As I said above. So, when the ECU says not to be running the pump (which is any time after about 3s of switching on, with no crank signal or engine speed yet), then you should see 12V at both 1 and 2. Because the 12V will be all the way up to the ECU terminal 18, waiting to be switched to ground. When the ECU switches the fuel pump on, then AF73 should go to ~0V, having been switched to ground and the voltage drop now occurring over the relay coil. 3 & 5 are easy. 5 is the other "constant" 12V, that may or may not be constant but will very much want to be there when the key is on. Same as above. 3 goes to the pump. There should never be 12V visible at 3 unless the relay is pulled in. As to where the immobiliser might have been spliced into all this.... It will either have to be on wire AF70 or AF71, whichever is most accessible near the alarm. Given that all those wires run from the engine bay fusebox or the ECU, via the driver's area to the rear of the car, it could really be either. AF70 will be the same colour from the appropriate fuse all the way to the pump. If it has been cut and is dangling, you should be able to see that  in that area somewhere. Same with AF71.   You really should be able to force the pump to run. Just jump 12V onto AF72 and it should go. That will prove that the pump itself is willing to go along with you when you sort out the upstream. You really should be able to force the fuel pump relay on. Just short AF73 to earth when the key is on. If the pump runs, then the relay is fine, and all the power up to both inputs on the relay is fine. If it doesn't run (and given that you checked the relay itself actually works) then one or both of AF70 and AF71 are not bringing power to the game.
    • @PranK can you elaborate further on the Colorlock Dye? The website has a lot of options. I'm sure you've done all the research. I have old genuine leather seats that I have bought various refurbing creams and such, but never a dye. Any info on how long it lasts? Does it wash out? Is it a hassle? What product do I actually need? Am I just buying this kit and following the steps the page advises or something else? https://www.colourlockaustralia.com.au/colourlock-leather-repair-kit-dye.html
    • These going to fit over the big brakes? I'd be reeeeeeeeaaaall hesitant to believe so.
    • The leather work properly stunned me. Again, I am thankful that the leather was in such good condition. I'm not sure what the indent is at the top of the passenger seat. Like somebody was sitting in it with a golf ball between their shoulders. The wheels are more grey than silver now and missing a lot of gloss.  Here's one with nice silver wheels.
    • It's amazing how well the works on the leather seats. Looks mint. Looking forward to see how you go with the wheels. They do suit the car! Gutter rash is easy to fix, but I'm curious about getting the colour done.
×
×
  • Create New...