Lunacy's Targa Car Build

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:20 pm

are those the correct springs for the rear? they don't seem to sit in the spring seats properly?

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:00 am

dirtygalant wrote:are those the correct springs for the rear? they don't seem to sit in the spring seats properly?

Yep they are. They do have an indentation in the struts spring mount for the bottom coil of the spring which it is perfectly slotted in to.

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:49 pm

Well finally got my welder up and running with gas today so decided to start attacking the rust in the rear quarters.
By the end of the day it really doesnt look like ive made alot of progress but im getting used to the new welder now, and getting to grips with the settings.
Fabrication is definitely NOT as easy as it looks, i had 3 attempts at fabricating the new piece before i was happy with it.
Once i got it welded in, it was ok, but wasn't overly happy with the welds so after grinding them and redoing them have decided to start from scratch again 2moro as think i ground the steel back a bit much.
Frustrating = YES
But good learning experience none the less, as this is the first time ive done anything like this :)
Heres where its at now:

Don't mind the holes :) Bit too much current on the welder.

Oh and this arrived this morning too :)
Twincam thermostat adaptor :)

bridgey · Post by **bridgey** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:55 pm

Are the skyline brakes a difficult mod to do?

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:58 pm

bridgey wrote:Are the skyline brakes a difficult mod to do?

Shouldn't be too difficult. Il be hitting them once i get the rust cut out and the rearend re-assembled.
Will just be a matter of mocking up the brackets, then getting them cut out of 10mm steel plate by an engineer, all going well haha :)

bridgey · Post by **bridgey** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:04 pm

Lunacy wrote:
bridgey wrote:Are the skyline brakes a difficult mod to do?
Shouldn't be too difficult. Il be hitting them once i get the rust cut out and the rearend re-assembled.
Will just be a matter of mocking up the brackets, then getting them cut out of 10mm steel plate by an engineer, all going well haha :)

would be very interest to hear how it goes as im looking at upgrading my brakes

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:29 am

Well just got my inlet manifold cut and shut by a guy i had recommended to me and have to say he did a fantastic job.
And all for a couple of boxes of beer too :) Esp after local welding shop quoted $200NZD to do the job!!!!
Pics :)

JAS · Post by **JAS** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:36 am

:beer

Looks great man!
Hows the rust repair coming along?

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:23 pm

JAS wrote::beer

Looks great man!
Hows the rust repair coming along?

Haha not as flash as urs, but seeing a couple the guy who welded it up for me had sitting in his workshop mite end up with a nice polished alloy one anyway but we'll see :) Beta get the car running 1st!!!
Rust repairs went on backburner today, spent the arvo cleaning the garage instead as it was a pigsty!!!

Junkers · Post by **Junkers** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:40 pm

Is that a sohc or dohc plenum?

RiceThief · Post by **RiceThief** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:22 pm

bridgey wrote:Are the skyline brakes a difficult mod to do?

Given you have 5 stud brakes already, the hard work has been done already, there is a braket designed by starion4me that will allow you to use the skyline calipers.

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:36 pm

Junkers wrote:Is that a sohc or dohc plenum?

DOHC plenum off a VR4 galant.

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:37 pm

RiceThief wrote:
bridgey wrote:Are the skyline brakes a difficult mod to do?
Given you have 5 stud brakes already, the hard work has been done already, there is a braket designed by starion4me that will allow you to use the skyline calipers.

Yep ive got that just have to take it to my engineering place to have the brackets cut :)

Lunacy · Post by **Lunacy** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:29 pm

Lunacy wrote:
RiceThief wrote:
bridgey wrote:Are the skyline brakes a difficult mod to do?
Given you have 5 stud brakes already, the hard work has been done already, there is a braket designed by starion4me that will allow you to use the skyline calipers.
Yep ive got that just have to take it to my engineering place to have the brackets cut :)

Well cut a mock up bracket out of 3mm alloy today for the brakes and looks like it should be all gd. Other than me not quite getting one of the holes centred properly.
Also restarted the rust repair and have definitely done a much beta job 2nd time round. Pics to come 2mo as mrs took camera to work :(

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:38 pm

Lunacy wrote:
Junkers wrote:Is that a sohc or dohc plenum?
DOHC plenum off a VR4 galant.

An Evo 0 too none the less.

Austarion

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