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Re: Tricky's RA23
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Sat, 10 December 2005 14:00
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Well, I haven't done much for a while, but it's uni holidays, so I'll get cracking when I get some time off work. I gave it a wash a while ago, ad it came up much better than anticipated. So much so that my brother wanted to take it to his formal  . I temporarily killed my electronic dizzy due to an ingress of coolant .That'll teach me to take shortcuts.
When I have a couple of weeks to spare, I'm rebuilding my engine to original spec. It'll be a pretty budget rebuild, 'cos I can't afford machining, new pistons or cams at the moment. From the low compression on piston three, it seems that a ring is broken, so hopefully the bores will be fine and I'll just be able to reuse to 9.7:1 pistons and freshen up the bearings and rings.
I have a set of silvertop 20v quads, so I'll make up a manifold sometime and install a megasquirt, but there's no hurry there. I gave the DCOE's a tune and pumped up the timing a bit, and it's running great. I've been giving some thought to the final specs of the car, and these are as follows:
Body and Aesthetics:
-painted with a shiny white
-longchamp xr4 or panasport rims
Engine:
I'll keep the 18RG. It's ironic that the original engine has become a rare fixture. The 1G doesn't please me, and it'll be a while before I put a 3SGE in.
-bore to 92mm
-10.5:1 forged pistons
-balance
-port and polish head
-shotpeen rods + ARP studs
-custom headstuds (from Jason's group buy)
-TRD 304/288 cams
-quads
-MSII with sequential spark capability (custom... Yes, I'm crazy)
Diff, suspension and handling
-S13 IRS and discs... eventually. For $330 from Rolin imports, who wouldn't pick one up?
-R&P conversion. Probably TA23 x-member, so need to change sump. If I get bored, I'll fab up an alloy sump.
-FC RX7 calipers over as yet undecided rotors. 285mm+
-probably get a 1/2 cage put in.
-RCA's
In the meantime, I'll put RT141 rear discs on and RT132 front struts for improved stopping. I might consider a JDM AE86 LSD.
A bit of stuff above is unnecessary for street use, and the handling will probably outperform the 18RG, but that just gives me a solid platform for an engine conversion when I get to that stage.
But I don't really give a shit. It's not just about the driving, it's also about building an awesome toy that looks good and does what I want it too.
I'll get some nice pics up of the exterior shortly. It really does look better with a wash!
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Tricky's RA23
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tricky | Sun, 04 September 2005 13:18 |
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tricky | Thu, 08 September 2005 11:54 |
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74gt | Fri, 09 September 2005 15:55 |
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tricky | Sat, 10 September 2005 10:38 |
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Steve M | Sun, 11 September 2005 02:03 |
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tricky | Sun, 11 September 2005 07:28 |
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Steve M | Sun, 11 September 2005 12:35 |
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tricky | Tue, 13 September 2005 23:51 |
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Steve M | Wed, 14 September 2005 03:23 |
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tricky | Wed, 14 September 2005 08:33 |
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Steve M | Thu, 15 September 2005 13:57 |
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tricky | Sat, 17 September 2005 07:27 |
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Steve M | Sat, 17 September 2005 12:59 |
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tricky | Sun, 18 September 2005 00:23 |
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tricky | Sat, 10 December 2005 14:00 |
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