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takai Forums Junkie Location: Adelaide Registered: May 2003	Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning) Wed, 02 June 2004 04:15 Since i had posted this on a few other sites and had forgotten about here i thought you guys should have the honour, it is excerpts from my other project diary on another forum. But it is an 86 and some people might be interested in what im doing to it. Sorry if some of the old posts are a bit confusing, as some probably addressed questions that the people on the other forum had. Also there are BIG inline pictures. Here goes: <hr> Car: 1983 AE86 Toyota Sprinter Engine: 4A-C Driveline:T50 with S-series open diff (stuffe diff too) Pictures here: http://www.dysfunction.ws/galleryapp/Sprinter That url will also serve as a photo diary which may be more comprehensive on some areas than what i post in here. If you have a question about anything that ive done, or what you see in any of the photos then done hestiate to ask. Anyway enough edits. As you can see from that short description it is pretty stock. But not for long. This is what i have planned for it Engine: * JDM Import 100kw (out of Roxy) - Got * AE101 Silvertop Quad Throttle Bodies ($200)- en-route * Wade 272*/285* cams ($440) * Toda Adjustable Cam Gears ($290pr) * TRD Head Gasket (0.6mm) ($92) * 5-way cut and polish on valves & seats ($110) * Mild porting to intake and exhaust * Tuned Intake Runners for Quad TBs * 4-2-1 headers, with a 2" exhaust. * TRD Engine Mount Set ($74) - en-route * Microtech MT8 ($550) - Got * Bosch Heavy Duty Ignitor and Coil ($150) - Got - Investigating using quad ignitors and coils, dependent on MT8 setup. Driveline: * Australian T50 - Got * Au T18 rear axles, tail shaft and diff housing ($150) * RT140 Corona Rear discs and calipers * TRD/KAAZ 1.5way LSD * Hilux/Landcruiser front brake upgrade (4pot) ($100) *yay eBay * ROH SSR Mesh's 15x6.5 ($250) Suspension: * Corona front strut upgrade. ($40) - Got * Cusco Upper Pillowball tops Front and Rear alloy tops. ($220) * HKS Strut Brace * Whiteline F & R Swaybars * Adjustable rear strut brace (welded to strut towers) * Koni Yellows Front ($425) converted to Coilovers using Fulcrum Collars ($80) * Koni Yellows Rear ($295) w Kings Low Body: * JDM Levin Grille ($300) w new Headlights * JDM Zenki rear full height lights ($180) - Got * TRD Rear wing copy (small) * TRD Front Lip copy Interior: * Bucket Drivers Seat - Looking at Cobra Imolas ($700) * Bucket Passenger Seat * 6point full cage with diagonal cross bracing ($1500 max) * New Carpet ($110) * Trust/Greddy Gauges - Oil temp - Oil pressure - Water temp Im aiming at 160-170hp for the engine, according to Billzilla's great website (www.billzilla.org). Thats pretty much it for now. The interior needs a bit of work, as does the body. But mainly just surface rust removal. She needs a new bonnet, but i already have one lined up down in Melbourne. Sorry, i have no pictures of the gear yet as im in Adelaide after just picking up the car. But you guys can discuss things until you have pictures. (EDIT: now have pics) This project will most likely take a fair bit longer than the GZE into Roxy, as i have no real time limit, but instead i have a money limit. The money which goes into this project will come from working a second job, most likely at Safeway, so all donations are accepted Also a greater attention will be paid to things like the tuning of the engine and the interior. For Roxy the interior was already almost perfect, and the GZE only needed the SAFC2 to be tuned. Im not sure what sort of management i will be using for this one yet, but it may be a full management system, or another fuel piggyback. Also on the fuel issue i have to convert the tank to EFI which is something im not hugely looking forward to. As always there will be huge amounts of photos for people to sift through for the project. And i hope everyone enjoys it. P.S. Yes i know she doesnt have a name yet, but im waiting for my Girlfriend to name her. EDIT : She is now called Sparky. As officially christened by my Girlfriend 2hrs ago. <hr> Alright, now that im home and have FTP access off my laptop i have uploaded some pictures. These are what the seller sent to me, and as such dont show some things like the engine bay. But here they are: http://www.dysfunction.ws/galleryapp/Sprinter I will post more photos when i get the car actually here on Monday. That gallery will also serve as a photolog of my conversion and modifications. So check back to it regularly. <hr> I have updated the specs list once again, and added a few new things. Currently im investigating an alternative to the T-series rear LSD and axles which i have sitting in a garage back in Canberra. These are expensive as if they were made of gold. However, a shop down here in Melbourne has come up with an alternative. This is to use a Toyota T18 rear axles, with RT140 Corona rear discs and handbrake setup, along with a custom LSD centre. This is quite interesting as the parts are easy to come by and the LSD centre is supposed to be very strong and been used in local rally. So i will be investigating this further. The best bit about it is that the setup would cost around the $400 mark, rather than the $2,000 mark which people want for a T-series. And hence i could sell my T-series and invest that money into other options. I have decided on using a Microtech MT8 to manage the system too. Especially as i am able to get one for quite cheap, with a brand new loom and ignitor and coil. Premapped with a 4A-GE map too, which is quite nice. I have also been spending my time designing and computer testing the inlet manifold runners. I have hit upon the 0.75" mark for the length as the best compromise between torque and power. They will most likely be created out of mild steel, although if i can get alloy to hold the weight of the quads then i will use that for weight reduction. As for monitoring the car i have settled upon a set of Defi Link II gauges, possibly in the BF style although the normal ones are still just as good. Both are the same price and i guess it will come down to ability to see the 52mm (normal) over the 60mm (BF). I will test this in Roxy, as i have 52mm gauges in her. The other interesting device in the Defi Link arsenal is the VSD Concept. Running in at about the $250 mark (needs link control etc etc) it projects a HUD style readout onto the windscreen for easy viewing. This i am quite interested in as it would negate the need to be constantly looking down (across for gauges) at the tacho and speedo. However, im not certain about the reliability of this, or how it would work in high glare, say at a track. I wonder if anyone has had prior experience with these devices or not? I have also bought myself a C's quick shift after eliminating the TRD one as it is too short. And actually vibrates at higher speeds. Also due to the length it is really damn hard to get into gear quickly as i found out when driving a friends 86 with one in it. The Cs is about an inch or so longer and shifts quite quickly and easily with little fuss. Anyway, thats the huge update done for now, i will post more pictures soon. Dissassembly starts very very soon. <hr> Alright, after weeks of being unable to work on the car, both through business and sickness, i have finally been able to get a couple of things done on it. I have stripped a bit of it back. Mainly simple stuff like bumper etc etc, and not really much before i was absolutely exhausted again. But here it is now: I hope to get a bit more done tomorrow and then a bit more the day after etc etc. Anyway, onto other matters. My Microtech MT8 has arrived at the post office this afternoon so i will probably go out there and pick it up tomorrow. I have also got my bonnet coming this weekend. And to top it all off the shipment of all my old gear gets down from Canberra on Thursday. This includes Roxy's old motor, a lot of 86 spares and a few more tools. This means i will hopefully get the head into the workshop before i go away on holidays over Easter. That way the cut and grind will be done by the time i get back. I also spoke to one of the friendly (and tired) local engineers who works a lot with CAMS spec cars. I detailed what i was looking for to him and he said that the best "classification" to fit my car into was the Targa challenge type. In order to be properly scrutineered for this i am going to need a 6point cage with a diagonal cross brace at the bare minimum. Also i will need FIA harnesses. He gave me a rough figure at about $1500 to design and create a bolt in one for the car. As such i will most likely be taking the car out to him to fabricate it after the engine and drivetrain is prepped. Or possibly after it is all ready and simply do the cage last. I was also advised that so long as my petrol tank is a seperate unit i can do pretty much anything i want to it. So im considering dropping the current tank out and putting a single 40L droptank/fuelcell in there, along with a 5L surge tank sealed into where the spare tyre would normally be. In addition i intend to relocate the battery to the boot in the form of an Oddessy Yellow or Redtop racing battery. This would sit in the passenger side boot panel for some better weight distribution. Oh yeah, and on another note look what i found under the bumper left from one of the previous owners. The install looks pretty recent too. If anyone wants to buy it then PM me. Also here is a pic of one of those Zenki fullheight lights i mentioned: A few more pictures reside in the gallery now. <hr> [Updated on: Tue, 10 August 2004 23:58] [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 04:15
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 04:16
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 04:16
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 04:17
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 04:17
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 04:18
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 04:20
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	Arch	Wed, 02 June 2004 11:19
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 11:36
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 11:50
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	sated	Wed, 02 June 2004 14:04
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 02 June 2004 14:08
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Sat, 05 June 2004 09:23
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	boris	Sat, 05 June 2004 09:28
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Sat, 05 June 2004 09:53
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	boris	Sat, 05 June 2004 09:58
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	gabe	Sat, 05 June 2004 10:13
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Sat, 05 June 2004 10:04
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Sat, 05 June 2004 10:21
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	sv_i	Sat, 26 June 2004 05:18
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	Satoshi	Sat, 26 June 2004 06:36
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Sat, 26 June 2004 07:13
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	Skaney	Mon, 28 June 2004 11:54
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Mon, 28 June 2004 12:06
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	ae86drift	Mon, 28 June 2004 13:11
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Mon, 28 June 2004 21:57
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	IRA11Y	Mon, 28 June 2004 22:18
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Mon, 28 June 2004 22:31
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Tue, 06 July 2004 12:15
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Tue, 13 July 2004 13:13
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	ae86drift	Tue, 13 July 2004 13:54
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Tue, 13 July 2004 23:02
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	dar_sbb	Wed, 14 July 2004 00:19
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 14 July 2004 02:18
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	bbaacchhyy	Tue, 27 July 2004 17:40
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	improvedae86	Wed, 28 July 2004 03:28
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	4AGE	Wed, 28 July 2004 04:45
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	[AE86]	Wed, 28 July 2004 09:35
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	ae86drift	Wed, 28 July 2004 09:36
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Wed, 28 July 2004 11:02
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	IRA11Y	Tue, 30 November 2004 19:51
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	Patr1c	Fri, 31 December 2004 02:46
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Thu, 29 July 2004 08:06
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	ae86drift	Thu, 29 July 2004 08:21
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Thu, 29 July 2004 08:56
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	ae86drift	Thu, 29 July 2004 09:35
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Thu, 29 July 2004 10:33
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	takai	Tue, 10 August 2004 14:44
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	Matt-AE86	Tue, 10 August 2004 23:13
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	chrizer	Fri, 26 November 2004 22:54
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	monkeymajik	Sat, 30 April 2005 13:46
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	Matt-AE86	Sat, 30 April 2005 15:19
	Re: Project Sparky - Track Car Buildup (56k warning)	ae86drift	Sat, 30 April 2005 15:04

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