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Yeah orangelj it's great. Heaps of adjustment to allow for a good centre of gravity and plenty wide enough to be extremely stable. I just need to sort the front mounting points a little better before I roll it all the way over. I've had to install some mounting points in the rails and they need some reinforcing before I flip it. Apart from that was super easy to assemble and is easy to use and wheel around. Very happy with the purchase. Ill upload some more pics tomorrow.

Dale - I am not all to familiar with performance parts for the 3SGE motor apart from ITB's and aftermarket computers. I would try Altezzaclub forums or even chase down 'CelicaRA45' on toymods.com he has built some serious track cars with the 3SGE Beams engine and done alot of R&D work too. Good luck. On another note I picked up my rotisserie over the weekend and have started to mount the shell up in preperation for the rust and undercarraige work about to begin. Here is a few photos so far.....

Very nice mate, looks sweet and will go like a rocket :)

That looks great!!! By any chance do you know where to get any more bodies??? Would love to build one for my son:)

Altezzaclub - after some more deliberation and investigation I've decide not to use the engine stands. I realized that I would need to severely modify both of them too much as they are different heights therefore the car would rotate on different planes and not work. I've decided to buy a pre-fabbed one as after searching for supplies and associated pieces to make a dedicated rotisserie I've found one for less than I thought. Davros - yeah mate thought I'd get back into the shed and get some progress happening, as good as it is just to spend all day with the little man it's totally unproductive haha and being so close to the end I just had to get into it :) yeah let me know when your coming down next as I'd like to come have a look at your shell before its put in primer and painted. Always good to brainstorm a bit before jumping in head first on my repairs.

So its been a while since I posted any updates and a few things have been completed. Firstly I had Todd from Signature Bars come back round and finish the rear sway bar. Awesome job, fits prefect and looks really good (will post up some shots of it tomorrow). After a lot of thought I have also started to make a car rotisserie from engine stands. I was gunna buy a good one but realised I probably wont be building another car for a while after this so a budget rotisserie is now in the build. I had an engine stand just sitting around so I made a bracket up that mounts to the bumper bar mounts. It is height adjustable to allow for better weight distribution too. I bought another engine stand for the rear and will be making some sort of bracket attachment up tomorrow (will post pics when its done). So after getting the front mount sorted I started stripping the front end down to get it ready to sort the rust and body work out finally.

Cheers kickn5k and orangelj :) the little man is definitely a blessing. Yeah Todd is flat out at the moment but was more than helpful when it came to discussing options and sizes etc. well worth considering for any sway bar requirement.

Yeah way cheaper than I had expected. Best to call him on (02) 4421 2722 as he has a couple hundred templates for all different setups. Mine was just a custom one for my bitza setup lol

$275 mate, $550 for custom front and rears. Hopefully have the rear installed this weekend.

So I've been busy over the last few weeks with the arrival of my first child, a little boy :) I have however had Todd back around a to check his template he made before bending up the finished product. Before I continue I cannot endorse Todd from Signature Swaybars enough, top bloke and such a professional. So anyway he made up a test bar to make sure he was on the right track before bending up the finished item. So there were a few changes that we felt would make it a better product and came back this morning with the final product. What can I say it fits perfect, looks great and was extremely well priced. Here are some photos of the finished item.

Dj ke10 - I bought an otomoto coil over kit and modified the standard strut tubes. Check my thread out for more info. http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/54478-ke11-beams/page__st__270

Yeah cheers Timbo. Its all aeroflow gear and I think they do a few different colors. I know speedflow is red/blue.

So I had Todd from Signature SwayBars come round the other day to measure up a custom 22mm front swaybar. After some discussion about routing we settled on a fairly simple design as seen in the pic below. There was a few issues with this route which included the oil filter location and oil pressure sender location, both of which made it difficult to route the sway bar. You can see this in the photo below. So I had to look at moving both. The oil pressure sender was easy, I just put a 90deg elbow into the block to move the sender into a vertical position. The oil filter was also an easy solution, I purchased an Aeroflow remote oil filter relocation kit and installed. This solved two problems which were the sway bar route and also not being able to change the oil filter without removing the castor rod mount.The following photos are of it installed, I haven't finalized the filter location yet so it looks a bit funny but should look a bit better when I finish it.

So I got the old girl out in the street the other day. I need to sort the tune out as it leans out quite badly above 2500rpm but it's driveable and actually feels pretty good :)

Darren give RaceBrakes a call you won't regret it. Honestly if you get the m/cylinders right you won't need to boost it. I don't run a booster and my fiancé reckons the brakes feel fine with minimal pedal pressure needed, I also have a mate with a willwood under dash pedal setup - unboosted - and his feels great all day at the track with no leg pump. Running a remote booster just adds to the pain in the arse lines you need to make (remember the KISS rule - Keep It Simple Stupid (no offence) that way it's easier to fix in the long run :) where about are you located, might be worth a meetup if your not too far away (in on the south coast NSW) so you can see for yourself.

Darren, I rang RaceBrakes in Sydney for some advice on the m/cyl sizes. They were really good and open with their advice. He told me you really want to go bigger on the rear as the will bias the front to start with. Last thing you want is the rears locking on the strip. He told me that if you go a little larger on the rear your bias adjustment isnt as hectic, which would give you a smoother pedal feel. Everyone I have spoken with recommends getting the sizes right so the bias bar is central once installed. Pretty much how my setup is at the moment. Good luck, if you want any specific photos just let me know.

Hey Darren, Thanks for the feedback mate. I've used 75 series m/cyls because like you said they are shorter. For the front I originally used a 1" bore but found it too big and didn't provide enough pedal travel and feel. So I have settled on a 5/8" front and 7/8" rear, both unboosted. The clutch m/cyl is also 5/8". Hope this helps mate, it's a tigh squeeze but worth it in the long run as it frees up heaps of room in the engine bay :)

So things have slowed down considerably with tasks around the house, christmas/new year and a new job all taking up most of my time. I have however made some progress with the rear shock absorber mounting setup and steering rack. So I have a friend who runs his owns cnc machine shop and spoke with the other day about getting some brackets made to fit the new shocks to the diff. So I drew them up on a A4 sheet and took them out to him, he drew them up on his CAD program and viola!! I also spoke to another bloke I know whos dad owns the local pedders shop and he got me in a set of KE20 rear shocks to try. I will probably be sending them back as they are a little long and are 3/4 compressed at ride height. But here they are with the machined brackets attached. This is how it looks with the shock mounted and bracket seated against the diff tube. The issue when setting the mounting bracket angle in relation to the diff tube is there needs to be a right angle from the shock absorber through the diff axle, similar to this drawing So if the shock leans toward the front of the car the mounting bracket needs to be rotated clockwise to maintain the 90deg angle. This creates a force directly up the shock absorber during suspension travel. While I was at my mates machine shop I droppped the steering rack off to him to have him shorten it by 30mm. This is to reduce the amount of steering angle I have because the tyres scrub on the inner footwell during full lock. It will still have heaps of lock for street duties. I had him re-machine the M14x1.5 thread in the end and also the notches for a spanner when installing the rack ends. All in all I'm happy with progress but as time is scarce things will be taking their time to be done now :(

Check out this build http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/43334-jordains-69-rolla/page__st__345__gopid__628729#entry628729 And mine http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/54478-ke11-beams/page__st__255 Any questions just msg me

Cheers 67Rolla-Ken :) Yeah I love the sounds of the little beast, I can't wait to be able to give a real good rev and hear it at full noise. I reckon it should sound pretty sweet!!!

Wow, nice work with that front end. Is there any more updates???? Keen to see where this is at!!!

So I have been mucking around with my GoPro this last week and got some more footage of the rolla in the back yard. I thought I'd have a go at making a little compilation.... Check it out!!!!

Wow Troy, this beast of yours is insane. Just read your whole thread and I am very impressed with all the quality workamnship and attention to the smaller details that make for a sick weapon!! Keep up the good work and keep us posted :thumbsup:

Wow this is a massive project. Can I ask why??? Why not just buy a 2dr???? Apart from that good luck and keep us posted. Luke

Awesome effort doogs, as a spray painter I am impressed by your dedication to getting your ride up to this high standard. Very nice indeed. Hope you are happy with the repairs and your back cruising ASAP. Luke