JV911 Posted 20October, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 20October, 2016 You might need some new tyres... Thinking Mickey Thompson street slicks. That looks like it is going to be fun to get in and out of with that cage . Is it going to be registered, or just a track car?Street registered, hence the bolt-in front section of the cage. Seeing the mother of a turbo in the engine bay certainly puts things into perspective--it is an f'ing monster!!! <start my evil laugh> you are mad <stop my evil laugh>Bwahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 20October, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 20October, 2016 Tight fit! MFX and Blue964 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 20October, 2016 Report Share Posted 20October, 2016 Tight fit!Filters are for sissies anyway Macca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 20October, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 20October, 2016 I think, whether it's a pod or box, it will need something for rego...or at least to prevent small children and animals being sucked in TINGY, LeeM and MFX 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symsy Posted 29October, 2016 Report Share Posted 29October, 2016 for cars running quicker than 9.99Im just catching up ..love a man with focus …. and double digit qtrs just is a waste of numbers hey GUT and JV911 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 14November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 14November, 2016 Ordered some major components this morning FD RX7 (314mm) front brake kit with coil-over conversion all round. 17x7 and 17x8 Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels (going to get the centre cap anodised black). The offset should give plenty of dish on the rear. Blue964, LeeM and TINGY 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 15November, 2016 Report Share Posted 15November, 2016 First car was an RX-4. Shot flames on gear changes and went fast. Subscribed. JV911 and WOKA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 24November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 24November, 2016 What's black and 9 inches? A diff of course! H/Duty 3-piece modular diff housingStrange S-Case gear housingTrue-Track LSDMark Williams 31 spline billet axles5/8 inch wheel studsVT Commodore rear brakes with cross drilled and slotted rotors MFX, Macca, DJM and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 24November, 2016 Report Share Posted 24November, 2016 Wow, no corner cutting there then........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 4December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 4December, 2016 Christmas came early Got dish? Macca and LeeM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 4December, 2016 Report Share Posted 4December, 2016 ^^ V noice. No centrecap would be my preference but black better than the silver / polished / chrome. JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 4December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 4December, 2016 No centrecap hadn't thought of that...good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 15December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 15December, 2016 So I had an engineer out a couple of weeks ago. It was an initial consultation aimed at documenting work so far and providing guidance on future mods, so that when he comes back to certify there won't be any shortcomings. The good news is that my research has paid off - I'm on the right path with the build and the engineer is happy with the actual and proposed mods, so there should be no issue in him issuing a certificate when it's ready to hit the streets. firstone, LeeM and MFX 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 15December, 2016 Report Share Posted 15December, 2016 Excuse my lack of knowledge Jeremy, but if it gets engineering approval, does that guarantee it will pass rego inspection? Just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 15December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 15December, 2016 That's the idea - the engineer would certify that the mods are safe, the car has been modified to cope with the extra power, it passes emissions etc, even down to the speedo being accurate. LeeM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 19December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 19December, 2016 Got bored waiting for parts to arrive so decided to see what the wheels look like... ^^ V noice. No centrecap would be my preference but black better than the silver / polished / chrome.Going to get some flat ones made, using a bit of alloy sheet and the centre cap as a template, so the hub/wheel bearings are hidden. Might even have a crack at it myself. Raven and Pork Chops 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue964 Posted 20December, 2016 Report Share Posted 20December, 2016 (edited) Will look very tough with Mickey Thompsons fitted to those wheels. Very nice! Edited 20December, 2016 by Blue964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 21December, 2016 Report Share Posted 21December, 2016 Love the look of those wheels, what colour will the car be?I didn't know cardboard could be that strong. JV911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 9January, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 9January, 2017 Will look very tough with Mickey Thompsons fitted to those wheels. Very nice!Ended up with Nitto NT05 semi slicks...The Mickeys were going to be too wide. Despite being "235", they were more like 255s. Love the look of those wheels, what colour will the car be?Silver of some sort. The original colour is Concorde, but leaning towards something more modern like Sonic, as seen in the current Mazda range. Will get some samples and see take it from there. 235/40 for the back: Blue964 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 10January, 2017 Report Share Posted 10January, 2017 Just sayin' Blue964 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 10January, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 10January, 2017 yep, have toyed with the idea of painting it the same colour as the 964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 10January, 2017 Report Share Posted 10January, 2017 Just sayin'I watched that last night. Beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue964 Posted 12January, 2017 Report Share Posted 12January, 2017 Ended up with Nitto NT05 semi slicks...are they street legal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 12January, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 12January, 2017 Sure are Blue964 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 15January, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 15January, 2017 The standard wheel tubs are pretty generous, but the guards will still need some massaging to get it this low: LeeM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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