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Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Thu, 27 January 2005 12:09

OWNER Mark Williams (aka MWP) BODY 04/1977 RA28 Toyota Celica GT Grill GT Hatch Release Inset door handles Rolled guards Resprayed pure white ENGINE None DRIVELINE No gearbox Factory diff SUSPENSION & STEERING Stock front suspension & steering Rear factory springs & Armstrong adj shocks BRAKES All factory WHEELS Enough to hold the car up INTERIOR Factory GT center console STEREO PLANNED MODS - 1UZ-FE - Manual Conversion (W58) - One piece tailshaft - R&P Steering - Hilux Diff - 5 stud wheel hubs - Chassis strengthening - Removed key locks (central locking) - Etc.... The above mods are not 100% certain as yet. Installing a 1UZ could become too difficult or too expensive... investigating this at the moment. The above has been approved by an engineer though. If the 1UZ doesnt go ahead, ill fall back to a 1G-GZE or 1G-GTE. All of the photos can be seen here. [Updated on: Wed, 16 November 2005 23:55] [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Thu, 27 January 2005 12:12

How it looked when i recieved it from CLG: [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Thu, 27 January 2005 12:15

How it looks as of 27/01/05: [Updated on: Thu, 27 January 2005 13:29] [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Thu, 27 January 2005 13:28

And you have to keep the "GROOVER" Stickers on the quarter windows too! [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica

Thu, 27 January 2005 13:30

CLG wrote on Thu, 27 January 2005 23:58

And you have to keep the "GROOVER" Stickers on the quarter windows too!

Sorry, went a while ago Sad

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Thu, 27 January 2005 14:50

, ah well, it's not my car anymore so I can't complain - I still have the memory of chatting up the good looking bar wench to get them! [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Thu, 27 January 2005 21:03

Keep up the good work. I have been told that Clints RA28 was in really good condition, so you have a great starting point with this project. Hope the 1U goes in, I thought about putting one in mine when the 1G died, but decided that it was too easy to chuck another one in and I needed the car back on the road. As far as the conversion goes though, I can't really see why it would be that much harder than a 1G. The R&P conversion has been detailed before by Joel (TurboRA28), the diff is an easy thing to upgrade and teh rest will be the same. Best of luck to you, keep us informed of the progress. Anthony [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Thu, 27 January 2005 22:36

Looking good.. Will be great to see a 1U powered RA28! [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Fri, 28 January 2005 02:37

And if you don't need those GT bits...... [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Mon, 07 February 2005 05:39

A quick update... Im working on getting the front suspension/brakes done atm. Ill be using: - LN106 Hilux 4 spot calipers - RT132 Corona struts - Pug 604 vented/slotted disks - MS65 Crown Hubs (to give 5x114.3 wheel pattern) Ill also be looking at getting Koni Yellow inserts in the struts, and adjustable camber tops. Ill also investigate the cost of adj springs. The MS65 hubs. They are mega rare and apparently worth ~$100ea now. I was lucky to find them at all in Adelaide, and only paid $35ea for them The stock RT132 struts. Hilux LN106 calipers i bought today for $150. [Updated on: Tue, 08 February 2005 14:32] [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Mon, 07 February 2005 10:03

wow, great looking car, good luck with the 1u i cant wait to c how it goes. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Tue, 08 February 2005 14:31

The calipers are now rebuilt and painted [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Tue, 15 February 2005 00:00

holy crap man... this is SOOO what i wanna do with my ra28, i remember long before i had the car, and even knew if it could be done, i wanted a lexus V8 in it keep up the good work, looks like you got yourself a pearler there. can't wait to see it in action [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Tue, 15 February 2005 01:29

Great to see that you sourced the hubs. Where did you end up getting them from ? They are indeed getting harder to find !! Would like to keep seeing the progress with this, as I reckon it will be a great car Keep up the momentum !!!! [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica

Wed, 09 March 2005 07:17

bbaacchhyy wrote on Tue, 15 February 2005 11:59

Great to see that you sourced the hubs. Where did you end up getting them from ? They are indeed getting harder to find !!

I got them from a wrecker near TTP.
I rang the wreckers Hotline which found them for me Smile

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Keep up the momentum !!!!

Im trying! Confused

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Wed, 09 March 2005 07:21

Ive finally got the front brakes sorted! The rotors cost me a crap load more than i thought they would. $300 for the slotted rotors, $75 to have them redrilled for the hubs, $40 to have them machined down to 266mm. Oh well. Koni yellow inserts have been ordered, and i should have them soon Now to buy some Noltec camber tops, 60mm ID springs & brake pads. [Updated on: Wed, 09 March 2005 07:23] [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Wed, 09 March 2005 08:47

just a thought, because I have been looking into adjustable tops too the RA28 ones form Noltec were quoted to me at $450... but after some playing round the other day I found out that S13 ones will fit almost perfectly, just have to drill out 2 of the mounting holes, and they bolt right onto the end of the strut too ! [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Wed, 09 March 2005 10:42

Yeh ive heard about the S13 tops. Are the cheaper S13 items up to the quality of the Noltec units though? [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Mon, 14 March 2005 08:21

A quick update... And got my new Koni Yellow inserts and Koni "racing" bumpstops: Slowly getting things done. Working out what needs to be done and how to do it is taking most of the time. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica

Mon, 14 March 2005 12:52

hickoz_bro wrote on Mon, 14 March 2005 22:31

i know that koni DO make a ride height adjustable shock

There is no such thing as a height adjustable shock absorber!
If you think there is, you need to do more research.

They do make suspension kits, which include adj coilovers, but not for Toyota.

Go look for yourself:
http://www.koni.com/_cars/_suspension/afram.html

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Mon, 14 March 2005 20:36

MWP, What inserts did you use ? I used RAV4 ones in my car. Hickoz_bro, The Koni adjustable shocks refer to the adjustable DAMPING rate, not height. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica

Tue, 15 March 2005 02:14

bbaacchhyy wrote on Tue, 15 March 2005 07:06

MWP,
What inserts did you use ? I used RAV4 ones in my car.

The standard length Koni model for the struts... 86-1991Sport.
Also fit Coronas, Celicas, Sprinter, etc.

[Updated on: Tue, 15 March 2005 02:16]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Tue, 15 March 2005 02:44

Are you going to be lowering it much? As thought you might have wanted a shorter stroke shock? bbaacchhyy do you have any length figures on the rav4 inserts? Cheers Joel [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica

Tue, 15 March 2005 02:50

TurboRA28 wrote on Tue, 15 March 2005 13:14

bbaacchhyy do you have any length figures on the rav4 inserts?

Cheers
Joel

Not off the top of my head, but just needed a couple of washers in the bottom of a RA60 strut tube.

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Thu, 17 March 2005 06:04

Can you send me some more photos of those sexy brakes please benjaminfuller@optusnet.com.au Ben [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica

Thu, 17 March 2005 13:21

Siktoy ra23 wrote on Thu, 17 March 2005 16:34

Can you send me some more photos of those sexy brakes please
benjaminfuller@optusnet.com.au

All my photos are already up on the web Smile

Have a look here:
http://www.overclockers.com.au/~mwp/gallery/thumbs .php?sub=Car%20Work/Mine/Celica%20RA28%20New

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Fri, 18 March 2005 00:26

I've cleaned this thread up to remove the rubbish about "height adjustable shock absorbers". Hopefully that'll allow it to stay more on topic for you MWP. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica

Fri, 18 March 2005 03:14

Joshstix wrote on Fri, 18 March 2005 10:56

I've cleaned this thread up to remove the rubbish about "height adjustable shock absorbers".
Hopefully that'll allow it to stay more on topic for you MWP.

Thanks!

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Re: Project: MWP's RA28 Celica	Mon, 11 April 2005 08:09

Working out placement of the AE82 rack: Got the rack mount plate welded on: All cleaned up ready for paint: Rest of the photos are here. [Updated on: Mon, 11 April 2005 08:21] [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Mon, 11 April 2005 08:22

Looking good. Still waiting for the contents of those other photos you showed me to be sitting on the garage floor [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Mon, 11 April 2005 09:42

woh, make sure u write all this down so u can tell others how u did it:) [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Mon, 11 April 2005 11:26

Looking good very familiar design [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)

Mon, 11 April 2005 14:49

TurboRA28 wrote on Mon, 11 April 2005 20:56

Looking good Smile

very familiar design Very Happy

Hehe

Yup, quite close to what you did.
Only difference is im using the AE82 rack.

I measured the bumpsteer and ackerman angles of the stock setup.
Ill do the same measurements with the rack in.
Will be interesting to see the difference, hopefully there isnt much as engineering could then become difficult Sad

The engineer wants to see all measurements and workings for angles on paper Confused

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)

Mon, 11 April 2005 15:04

M.W.P. wrote on Mon, 11 April 2005 22:49

The engineer wants to see all measurements and workings for angles on paper Confused

Yep, thats the best place to make a mistake - costs a dumpload less too. Good to see it's all coming together for you Mark - if I had kept the car, it would have received exactly what you are doing to it now anyway!

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)

Mon, 11 April 2005 17:33

CLG wrote on Tue, 12 April 2005 00:34

Yep, thats the best place to make a mistake - costs a dumpload less too.

Yeh.
I wouild hate to see how much he would charge to do it Confused

Its rather handy having a draftsman & ex boilermaker for a father Wink

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Good to see it's all coming together for you Mark - if I had kept the car, it would have received exactly what you are doing to it now anyway!

How is your 1UZ project coming along?

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Tue, 12 April 2005 01:56

I'm debating trying the AE82 rack in my next R&P conversion. Means I wouldn't have to change the positioning of the control arm pivots. How are you going with the ackerman angles? I found I couldn't get the rack forward enough to get it correct and had to be compromised. Only way seemed to be totally hack into the xmember so the rack could be moved another 20mm forward or so. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Tue, 12 April 2005 02:10

You mean like the AE86 rack which sits almost flush with the crossmember? [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Tue, 12 April 2005 03:32

Takai - yeah thats right. If you were looking from the top the inner tie rod ends on the rack are sitting infront of the outer tie rod ends. But with the TA23 xmember custom rack job the best you can get is to have the steering arms straight. Could get longer steering knuckles but then you loose steering angle. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Tue, 12 April 2005 04:02

lookin good man... r u leaving it white???? when the motor going in? i check out ur webpage last night find some good pictures on it. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)

Tue, 12 April 2005 12:39

TurboRA28 wrote on Tue, 12 April 2005 11:26

I'm debating trying the AE82 rack in my next R&P conversion. Means I wouldn't have to change the positioning of the control arm pivots.

Bumpsteer could still be a problem for me.

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How are you going with the ackerman angles? I found I couldn't get the rack forward enough to get it correct and had to be compromised.

Yeh same here, im hoping it wont be a problem... mine is set back by around 10mm or so.
As you can see i cut some of the xmember flange away to get the rack as close as possible.
Ill find out what effect that 10mm has when i get it in the car and measure ackerman again.
Could extend the steering arms, but i know engineers frown on doing that Sad

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Only way seemed to be totally hack into the xmember so the rack could be moved another 20mm forward or so.

Or mount the rack vertically against the xmemeber.
Would need some spiffy custom mounts though to do it without going above or below the xmember.

[Updated on: Tue, 12 April 2005 17:27]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)

Tue, 12 April 2005 12:51

h3ff44 wrote on Tue, 12 April 2005 13:32

lookin good man...
r u leaving it white????
when the motor going in?

Staying white.
No idea on the engine... when the steering and suspension is all sorted.

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i check out ur webpage last night find some good pictures on it. Very Happy

Good thing i get free hosting, about 2GB of photos on there Smile

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Tue, 12 April 2005 21:27

I find with the rack positioned back a bit and even though the ackerman angles are not perfect it feels fine on the road. Only really noticable downside is a poor turning circle.. hmmm 3 point turns... But yeah on my next one i've done the same as you and cut the lip off the xmember, that'll give another 10mm closer like you say. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Thu, 14 April 2005 11:56

Did you end up with more or less ackerman Joel? It looks like i might have more than stock. Bumpsteer looks ok. Ive got a tiny bit less travel for turning circle. How many turns lock to lock for the AE86 rack? AE82 is ~3.75 turns. Almost ready to go in the car, just waiting on some new xmember bolts. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Thu, 14 April 2005 15:59

Same, 3.75 tltl. But you can get quick steer racks for the 86 which i dont think you can get for the 82. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Fri, 15 April 2005 00:38

Yeah with the ackerman on my 28, the inside wheen turns A LOT more than the outside wheel. If the rack was pushed forward, it would straighten the inside wheel up a bit, and put more angle on the outside wheel. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Wed, 20 April 2005 10:24

I got a hold of an ae82 rack today and found it was slightly narrower than the celica control arm pivot points as apposed to the ke70 rack being too wide. Do you think this will be a problem? What affect could it have? Im still learning about rack and pinion setups but if its either too wide or too narrow could result in bump steer?? [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Wed, 20 April 2005 10:35

Yeh, it is narrower, not by much tho. Look at the original steering box inner tie rods width... much narrower again. I think the AE82 rack may still be too long. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Wed, 20 April 2005 23:03

Pube, see my post in tech & conversions.. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Wed, 20 April 2005 23:35

Losing Ackerman isn't a major drama, sems to me the worst that happens is you get more tyre scrub and you lose some turning cirle....make U-turns more fun i reckon getting bumpsteer spot on is the biggy and mm's make a big difference here so pays to have an adjustable setup to get it right before you do the final welding. i spent 2 days pretty much, just on bumpsteer and we evetually got it pretty well perfect...much better than a stock GT4 [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Thu, 21 April 2005 00:22

Haha yeah U turns are interesting in the Celica.. 4000rpm and dropping clutch seems most effective but no seriously.. its not all that bad. just notice some streets I used to be able to do a U turn in now are a 3point turn. Yeah I can vouch for wanting to get bump steer correct. My first attempt had like 15mm of toe change across the suspension travel and it felt shocking as you can guess. But I have the rack mounts sitting on blocks which you can change the thickness of to adjust the height of the rack.. I've got it pretty much right now and probably should look at replacing the alloy for some steel and weld it on and make it more permanent. [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)

Thu, 21 April 2005 11:21

TurboRA28 wrote on Thu, 21 April 2005 09:52

Yeah I can vouch for wanting to get bump steer correct. My first attempt had like 15mm of toe change across the suspension travel and it felt shocking as you can guess.

That was with the steering wheel straight?
Or while turned L or R a bit?

It looks like my setup has next to no bumpsteer while straight, but im not sure what its like while turned L or R.

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Thu, 21 April 2005 11:41

Yeah that was with wheels straight ahead. Likewise I have next to none now. Hey have you got any pics of the rack mounted on the xmember? Just interested to see your setup. Cheers Joel [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)

Thu, 21 April 2005 13:51

TurboRA28 wrote on Thu, 21 April 2005 21:11

Hey have you got any pics of the rack mounted on the xmember? Just interested to see your setup.

Yup.

http://www.overclockers.com.au/~mwp/gallery/pic.php?pic=Car%20Work/Mine/Celica%20RA28%20New/2005-04-18%20Rack%20Steering%20Done/dscn5021.jpg&x=800&y=600&cache=1

Rest of the photos are here:
http://www.overclockers.com.au/~mwp/gallery/thumbs .php?sub=Car%20Work/Mine/Celica%20RA28%20New/2005- 04-18%20Rack%20Steering%20Done

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Fri, 22 April 2005 00:51

Thats looking very good! So you have used ae82 brackets on both sides? Also, I cant quite see.. but the alloy spacer you have on the driver side, does that continue right under the mount or is it just 2x blocks to space the brackets up? Cheers Joel [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)

Fri, 22 April 2005 07:26

TurboRA28 wrote on Fri, 22 April 2005 10:21

Thats looking very good!

Thanks

The coat of POR15 made it look shiny.

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So you have used ae82 brackets on both sides?

Yup, AE82 brackets on both sides.
The mounting on the rack on the drivers side had to be ground down due to the D shape being on the wrong side since it was orginally mounted on the firewall. Easy enough done though.

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Also, I cant quite see.. but the alloy spacer you have on the driver side, does that continue right under the mount or is it just 2x blocks to space the brackets up?

The alu spacer (12mm BTW) on the drivers side is under the whole mount.
It makes up the gap for the D shaped bracket.
It probably hard to see that it goes under all the way due to it narrowing in the middle to fit the rubber mount better.
I should have taken a photo of it Sad

[Updated on: Fri, 22 April 2005 07:43]

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Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Sun, 01 May 2005 09:45

I spent the afternoon comparing the original steering angles to the new R&P angles. Bumpsteer looks very good. At full travel up (at the bumpstop): r&p=-1.22° orig=+0.81° At full travel down (fully extended): r&p=+2.94° orig=-2.23° Not quite sure why the angles have been reversed, but it doesnt really matter as long as the angles havnt increased much. Ackerman might be a problem though. At a turning angle of 30° at the outside wheel, the difference in angle between the outside and inside wheels are: r&p=7.1° orig=4.1° Longer steering arms would help reduce the ackerman angle, but would probably reduce turning circle which is already limited. Ill try longer steering arms though if the engineer thinks 7.1° is too much. Ill find out this week... [Updated on: Sun, 01 May 2005 09:54] [Report message to a moderator]

M.W.P.
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Rocky Mountains, Canada
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May 2002

Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Fri, 06 May 2005 11:04

A quick update.... I saw the engineer today and gave him the R&P steering results. He was quite impressed and said it would probably be ok, but since its easy to modfiy atm to try and get it better... So ill try longer steering arms to reduce the ackerman and also try some different rack heights to reduce bump-steer. He gave me the go for the chassis strengthening i have planned [Updated on: Fri, 06 May 2005 11:05] [Report message to a moderator]

M.W.P.
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Rocky Mountains, Canada
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May 2002

Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Fri, 13 May 2005 07:55

A few photos of what ive been up to recently... King Springs 300lb/in main spring, Whiteline 100mm 2kg/mm tender spring, 604 Rotors, Crown Hub, Hilux Caliper, Greenstuff Pads. Blue pencil lines indicate ends of the front & rear chassis rails. Steel tube will be welded in here to join them. Cleaning up the seams for stitch welding and strengthening. Shiny [Updated on: Fri, 13 May 2005 07:56] [Report message to a moderator]

TurboRA28
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Terrigal
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May 2002

Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Mon, 16 May 2005 01:05

Looking very good mate! interesting about joining the chassis rails up.. hmm tempting to do this also. [Report message to a moderator]

Stefan
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Hobart, Tas
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May 2002

Re: Project: MWP's 1UZ RA28 Celica (lots of photos!)	Mon, 16 May 2005 13:39

Looking good! How much did the noltec coilover bits cost, and have you got camber tops yet? The technotoyotuning ones are MUCH cheaper than the noltec ones, and possibly better. [Report message to a moderator]

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