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Re: Dodgy Haro's AE86 - Da Panda is Cruizin'

Thu, 11 December 2003 10:40

royal wrote on Thu, 27 November 2003 17:02

what happen to all the pic that is on this thread???

i think i missed out! Sad

Ah yes ... the amount of pictures on this thread is becoming ridiculous but I'm a picture whorer ... Very Happy

Even on broadband, my thread takes a while to load up so be patient ... Smile

Anyway, time for another update ... lots have been happening.

First up, I finally had the chance to take the car onto the track couple of weekends ago ... all I can say is that it was FUN! Evil or Very Mad

http://users.tpg.com.au/adsl6ii7/Track1.JPG

Can't drift to save my life but I certainly had a lot of fun punting the car around. This was how the car looked like after a lot of spin-outs ...

http://users.tpg.com.au/adsl6ii7/Track2.JPG

Suspension needs a lot of work - too much understeering at the moment so I'll have to have a good think on this but have good mates to help.

Next up, finally got my money off the other party to fix my bumper. So, 1 week later and she's all back to normal - time to get on with my life.

Also, the cam gears finally arrived however they didn't turn out to be quite the bargain as first perceived. Here's why ...

http://users.tpg.com.au/adsl6ii7/Cam1.JPG

Despite being classed as 4AG cams, they actually sat about 4mm closer to the head than the normal cams. Dunno if there are any differences in 4AG cams but it is possible that these are for either a 20 valve or 4AGZE but not a standard blue top?

Obstacles aside, I decided not to send them back (them shiny blue discs are just so cool) so I shelled out some extra $$$ to machine them further to make them sit better. Cost a bit more than first planned but think it was all worth it in the end as they fit well now.

http://users.tpg.com.au/adsl6ii7/Cam2.JPG

These have now gone onto the engine which has slowly been put back together over the past fortnight. The cam covers are being painted at the moment but here is the engine block waiting to be put in:

http://users.tpg.com.au/adsl6ii7/Build1.JPG

Note the big port head on the 7 rib block.

The engine has certainly come a long way from a year ago when it was sitting in my GF's shed ... can't believe I almost sold it with ECU, loom & Fwd gearbox for $425 on Toymods ... Shocked

Here's a pic when it was just 'junk' from JMS ...

http://users.tpg.com.au/adsl6ii7/Eng4.JPG

The good news as well is that the TRD metal gasket I had hanging around actually turned out to be 0.8mm and not a 0.5mm as originally thought ... Smile

Bought it off someone from Toymods a while ago so at last it's being put to some good use.

The car will be out of my hands from Saturday onwards for at least a month but it will provide an opportunity to attend to the following things:

1) Possibly paint the engine bay
2) Fix the clear Levin air slot grill
3) Move water reservoir to other side of the car
4) Fit better air filter in a cold box
5) Upgrade suspension to stiffer springs
6) Fit Lukey exhast mufflers

May be a while until the next update but as Big Kev says "I'm excited!" Very Happy

[Updated on: Thu, 11 December 2003 10:42]

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