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Re: '74 TA22 LT w/ 2T-G and T50, advice/help things to know.

Thu, 27 November 2003 10:32

Evil_Foetus wrote on Tue, 25 November 2003 22:28

hmm, do they need to be retractable?? (the seatbelts)

we were thinking of just whacking on some nice webers and getting it into a little speed demon...

what can we expect from the 2t-g? (125 hp)

also, what about shocks and springs? whats good in that regard to get it handling nice?

edit: also, what does the 2t-g redline at?

I saw that car in the Trading Post... how much did you get it for?

Seatbelts:
The non-retractable belts will not fail on that basis, but if they're frayed, then they'll fail 'em with good reason.

Carburettors:
Why do you want to change the carburettors? If the throat sizes are the same or similar, a carburettor change would be unlikely to net a significant power gain. For a car of this age, I'd be recommending that attention be paid to the condition of suspension/brakes/tyres first.

Wheels and Tyres:
You asked about *A6# wheels and tyres; I have MA61 alloy wheels and 205/60's on my TA22 with no dramas - highly recommended upgrade.

How's the steering? If there's some play you can tighten the steering box to compensate. The idler/pitman arms and tie rod ends may need to be replaced.

Check the condition of the trailing arm bushes - you may need to drop the trailing arms (at least one upper and one lower) to check.

If the suspension bushes are shot a shock/spring upgrade will be akin to building a brick house on quicksand.

Suspension:
If the suspension is in reasonable condition you might consider an upgrade like new dampers, springs and stabilisers.
K-Mac make springs, dampers and stabiliser bars.
Whiteline supply Dobinsons springs, KYB dampers and make their own stabiliser bars for these cars.
You can also get Monroe dampers, although I'd consider these a second-rate option against KYBs.
King and Lovells also make springs for TA22.
If you lower the car get an adjustable panhard rod from Whiteline. Without it your axle location will be out and the rear geometry will be up the creek.

Redline:
The 88220 2TG was claimed to make peak power at 6400RPM. Later models produced max power at 6000RPM. There's probably not a lot of point pushing it further. 'Red line' is a subjective and theoretical limit which may be considered advisory only, especially given the motor in question is probably between 15-30 years old and you don't know its history.

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