Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 615
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

unique1: That is a FANTASTIC list! Well done... I'm going to copy that into it's own thread and post it it in the FAQ forum! I hope you don't mind :D

TenFour: No idea who phenline is, but the person I bought this off was "dkonig" from SAU. It previously came from Victoria, but I don't know if the original Aussie owner is on SAU.

The Oak:

1. It is currently road rego'ed, but I'll be changing to RTA road/rally/race registration soon... This will allow me to drive to/from workshops and track/race events.

2. As far as I know, you can't have a full roll cage (with front legs that protrude into the driver's area) and be road legal. Makes sense I suppose. You wouldn't want to hit your head against a hard roll cage without a helmet on!

3. No-one could offer enough money to offset the costs that I've incurred building this thing... I would never get my money back from this car, so I would never sell it until *I* was ready to move on, and it was time to move into another track car such as a Lotus Exige or Porker.

Okay, that's it for now...

Gotta go turn some spanners so I can provide you with more updates :)

Michele: I see you lurking, I'll have a look for that trim panel today!

I had a fat. Everything about this is mint!!!!

And the first time I have seen cam baffles!!

Your not allowed to get it dirty you realise?

Good luck with it, will definately be keeping an eye on this thread.

Awesome stuff.

no worries on the list you can start another thread if u like. i wrote it all down as i kept taking parts out, as i wanted to see how much i could get out of the car roughly before i could get a chance to take it to a weight bridge.

Nice list of parts you have there too, how come you took the -5s off, i didnt think they were too laggy for normal track work, except maybe tight motorkana style events?

good luck ill be keeping a close eye out on the thread for updates.

For someone like me who is hoping to do a build like this in the future this thread is brilliant. And talk about top shelf parts, Asume exhaust, Tomei dumps and manifolds, Quaife front diff... the best of everything, seriously good work!

Pete - We tried putting the Trust front diff extension on, but it seemed to foul against the sump extension :wacko: I've kept it though, as I want to give it another go... I'm sure we can squeeze it in there!

SRS13 - I purchased the dry ice from BOC Gases down south somewhere... I think I bought around 2 kilos which half filled my big esky. Cost around $50 from memory, but for the amount of time and pain it saved me, money well spent IMHO!

unique1 - I've kept the -5s... I might end up using them for the next engine which will have increased capacity... I love to slingshot out of corners, so I'll just use the GT-SS's for now... After I get the car all set up suspension wise, then I'll chase proper power with bigger engine and bigger turbos.

I got a lot done to the car over the weekend... The entire dash and electronics are now installed :) I'll have some photos of this probably next week, as I forgot to take my camera :wacko:

For now, some quick photos of the interior getting painted!

080730_paint_cage_01.jpg

080730_paint_cage_02.jpg

080730_paint_cage_03.jpg

080730_paint_cage_04.jpg

When I picked up the car from the painters, I realised that they didn't get the windscreen refitted like I asked, so they taped it up with masking tape it up for me :wacko:

I got in the car to drive it home, and realised that I had no seat belt, no indicators, no headlights, no wipers and my windscreen was held in place by the unstickiest masking tape in the world......

Needless to say, I quickly re-evaluated the situation and called a tow truck :laughing-smiley-014: :laughing-smiley-014:

Pete - We tried putting the Trust front diff extension on, but it seemed to foul against the sump extension :wacko: I've kept it though, as I want to give it another go... I'm sure we can squeeze it in there!

Andrew,you need to modify the inside edge of it to fit...ill take a photo of how we did mine if you like so you can copy it.

Nice work too...as usual you have an awesome car that has been analy modified.

Angus_Smart: I'm a little disheartened with that carbon shaft... I haven't even had the heart to remove it from the box after reading that one guy had his shear in half and bang around under his car. I don't know what I'm going to do with it.

I know exactly what you mean! i wouldnt worry about the one that sheared in half! i'd just be more worried about the poor balancing job they done.

...

Shit just looked at the rest of your photos! i swear i have a mirror build going on at the moment :wacko:

Looking at your exhaust first.. i was unaware of the brand of mine, but after seeing yours i can tell mine is an Amuse r1 exhaust aswell! ;) 90mm all the way! looks like you've made room for a cat too??

tomei dumps are also sitting at home waiting :) Jun pump too!

Edited by Angus Smart

Dumb question, because I know nothing, but why put so much white paint on the interior?

isn't the objective to be as light as possible? all that gloss must add up to quite a number of extra kgs?

(awesome build and it is going so fast I can't believe it. Normally these topics seem to meander through months and beyond)..

Paul - Thanks mate, that would be much appreciated! I know we'll be able to get it to fit... It'll just take a little bit of cajoling :)

Andrew - Need to rebalance it, need to make up billet adaptor plates, need to measure the OD and make sure it's built to spec... <sigh> I'll get to that dumb shaft later. I'm going to concentrate on other stuff for now.

How's your build going then? When will it be ready? Should be awesome to have two identical cars running around the track :wacko:

Dumb question, because I know nothing, but why put so much white paint on the interior?

isn't the objective to be as light as possible? all that gloss must add up to quite a number of extra kgs?

(awesome build and it is going so fast I can't believe it. Normally these topics seem to meander through months and beyond)..

Two coats of white, one coat of gloss.... Probably about 4-5 litres of paint. Not tooooo heavy...

If you couldn't already tell, I'm pretty picky about my cars... Even though it'll only see track time, I want it to look good while doing it :wacko:

These pics are a few months old. The car is quite a bit further along than where the pics are up-to... I'll catch up to the present pretty soon, and we'll have live updates :)

Two coats of white, one coat of gloss.... Probably about 4-5 litres of paint. Not tooooo heavy...

If you couldn't already tell, I'm pretty picky about my cars... Even though it'll only see track time, I want it to look good while doing it :wacko:

These pics are a few months old. The car is quite a bit further along than where the pics are up-to... I'll catch up to the present pretty soon, and we'll have live updates :)

how about live streaming?? that way we can all watch you twirl your spanners.

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

    • Seat of the pants assessment of the new intake: The car is way less "doughy" when hitting the loud pedal, especially off idle when stopped or in traffic, I did use a cheapo lazer thermal thingo to measure the temp around where the pod filter got its air, it was between 55 - 60°C, in saying this the car was shut off and not moving, so the OEM intake pipe was not supplying any fresh air to where the pod was when the car was at least moving A weird bonus was induction noise on the throttle in the cabin increased a bit,  I was worried that I was actually going to lose some of that induction noise I love so much, outside though, when I got the daughter to do a WOT drive by pass for me, the induction noise has increased alot when on the throttle, not quite ITB doort, but well up there I'm extremely happy with the results and have been exploring the country roads in the region  As for house mods: 1.New front fence is up and is awesome, it really upgraded how the joint looks from the street, and the added security is nice 2. Electricians have replace some interior lights, and with more lighting in the garage, a few new motion detecting lights out the front above the garage, front room, and at the front door, which I have already found heaps helpful coming and going, also now has fancy pants CCTV all round the house The only hold point for power though is the solar and batteries due to supply issues, although this will happen over the next few weeks 3. I have done a heap of landscaping out the front and I'm almost ready to do a new small retaining wall with some nice blocks to replace the brick and cemented in rocks around the raised garden beds cemented in river stone "was the fashion at the time" the house was built. I currently have a pallet of retaining wall blocks and 2 bulka bags of 20mm blue metal to replace the wood chip that is in the raised garden beds around the house 4. I now have 3 big raised garden beds for out the back to grow some vegetables, about 70cm high, 200cm long and 100cm wide 5. My 2 compost bins are already pretty full with brown, green and kitchen waste from the landscaping I'vedone so far, but they will probably take a few months to break down, so anything else that gets chopped, trimmed, and kitchen waste will just start filling the base of the raised garden beds to about 30cm before I start throwing 40cm of good compost, and stuff, for the vegetables to grow in, I'll need a few ton of compost and soil, but the local supplier can sent me bulka bags of the stuff Basically the logs, wood chips and a few strategically placed rocks for drainage, will give the beds some good organic materials down low to break down over time, and they will hold moisture during the warmer months to save the water in my big arse water tank if we don't get alot of rain So, all in all, the car and house mods are going well, and I'm really enjoying being retired, I sleep in too 0700 and slowly plod around inside until I feel like actually doing anything, and only work in the yard for as long as want, which has actually been alot over the last few weeks,  although when you look at it, it seems that not a huge amount of work has been done,  until I look at the before I started the work pics Happy days and good times indeed 
    • hahaha yeah. Plan is to get side skirts and probably just rear pods. But going to do them one-by-one. I've got a set that I really like from RHDJapen, but that one isn't shipped to AU. So need to find someone who can get it for me
    • Here's an idea, answer the questions I asked you as they are trying to work out WHY the LSD will be binding up in a straight line.
    • You haven't driven many modern cars then have you? Most of them have sfa steering feel with their stupid electric bullshit steering systems.
×
×
  • Create New...