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Was looking for "Dazda", trying to figure out what exactly this was (am guessing Datsun with Mazda motor? Or something to that effect...), and found this: Ed Ordynski It wasn't really a joke, or a funny, although it was kinda amusing, so I posted it here. I think this interview was done in the days when Ed used to drive (VR4?). I thought the section about pacenotes was interesting, and I liked the description of the active diffs in the Evo: So cool. I want :) Darn it, the more I go out and play with Redwarf and Mel and the rest and the more I read and stare at rally cars the more I want one... Maybe I should just rip out the 4AGE in Hal, plonk in a 2T and go rallying :D

Hmm. That... Fully Sucks. *sigh* Oh well.

Yea I think it's cause we're only renting out the carpark area. They generally don't give us their dates available till fairly late (making it very hard to plan the dates in advance) and then if they get a better deal somewhere else then they just kick us out. Very annoying. I'm glad we've found the new grounds at the drag strip (car park), will make it much easier to run motorkhana's now...

Andrew: The free height of the spring really depends on your setup. With mine, with my sleeves wound all the way down the distance between the sleeve and the top spring hat is 250mm, hence I bought 250mm springs. That way I don't need spring compressors when I dismantle my struts, and even at its lowest the springs are still captive (marginally). If you weld your sleeves further down your strut then you'd have to get longer ones, say 300mm or something. I'll try to find out if I can get springs for cheaper... Thanks

Ben: Actually, no they aren't. And they aren't cheap either. This QMS is being hosted by the Gold Coast club (instead of HSCCQ that usually host it), hence the venue and slightly different sup regs.

Andrew: Yes, the tension on the spring keeps the spring seat there. My springs are the KPS-163, 250mm, 250lb, 65mm ID (I think - if I remember correctly). 135mm of travel (115mm height compressed) but I don't have all of that 135mm obviously. I'd be guessing you'd want something like KPS-165 or something...

Grim: Piker :D Paul: Yup, spoke to Dennis tonight, shitty... Oh well, hope they find a grounds...

Surely getting silvertop 20V 4AGE parts can't be that hard... What's the difference between the Aus spec and Jap spec ones? Spark plug leads you should be able to get made. The rest I have no idea, try an importers maybe.

The RB74's I have on Hal were $132 I think, that's delivered to my doorstep. The ones for my Corona calipers that were on Pinky were cheaper.

Steps out too easy? Naaaaah, I only became a *little* unstuck last night... :D And besides, it's only an open diff :)

I got my pads from Brake Distributors of Australia. They're based in Mudgeeraba or something like that (Gold Coast).

There is already a product on the market that is just that - a tap. No idea how much it costs though.

No no, this is style: Haha :D

Hehe... You forget the welding of the spanner on the plug, and then the nut, and then the various drill bits...

Doug: No, it's not in the supp regs. Great innit? But yes, you will need it, or at least that's the word going around higher up the chain. Reason we haven't needed it before is because we've managed to get those big plastic divider things all the way around the motorkhana grounds. This time it's being held at BWCP, and we've been told by the organisers that they don't have enough rope or other way to keep the general public out, so CAMS requires that competitors get extended cover.

I really don't know what springs you'd get, as a guide mine are 250mm, 250lb. Redwarf runs 225lb I think. But then again I know of a certain AE86 that's running about 650lb springs on the front and 480lb springs on the back (apparently) which I think is just plain ridiculous but he recons the car handles really well *shrug* so really it's up to you...

$176 was for (if I'm not mistaken) the threaded sleeves, rings and ring spanners and top hats. In my photo album I have photos of the bits. Springs were about $175 for the pair, which I thought was a bit much. I might have a contact who might be able to get them cheaper now. I *think* the Corona struts will take a 65mm ID spring (will confirm when I go and buy them again), so basically go to the King Spring website and look up their ProSport range, work out what length and stiffness you want and get the part number. So yes, you need the ID, free length and stiffness.

Should be a 17. Most of the Toyota sump and filler plugs are 17mm.

Coilover sleeves Fulcrum sell, and I think the place we went to the other day (Extreme Motorsports) sells them too. The Fulcrum ones are alloy, so they need to sit on a steel sleeve welded to the strut. They don't come as a "kit" as such, all the parts are separate. I got all my bits for $176, that's with a "motorsport discount". If you want I can get the bits for you.

Nick: You deal with your CTP company, not your actual insurance (as in, like additional insurance) company. No, they don't ask you for your rating, or your mods, or your driving history or anything. You just go to them with the details of your car and the supp regs and your conversation will go a little something like this: --- Nick: "Hi, I'd like to get extended cover (aka Rally Extension) on the CTP for my car" Insurance person: "Okay, what are your details, the details of your car, and what date would you like the cover?" Nick: "well my name is Nick Bajic, and my rego number is 123XXX, and it is a 198x Toyota Corolla. I'd like it for this event" (hands over sup regs) Insurance person: "No problems" (types lots of things into computer and prints out letter to confirm) "Here you go" Nick: (checks details and makes sure they are correct) "Thanks" (at this point depending on who you have CTP with this might happen: Insurance person: That will be $X, thank you. (Nick hands over $X) --- And that's it. Seriously, it's not that hard. I got mine done today at lunch time, the lady at the counter (I can't remember her name but she's a really nice lady and she's pretty too :D) did it in about 5 minutes. She even remembered me, and remembered most of the details about the car.

Redwarf is an AWESOME Corolla. No two ways about it :D

Umm... right. I don't know how long Camry inserts are, I guess if you looked up the Monroe or KYB or [insert shock absorber manufacturer name] catalog you should be able to find that out. At a guess, if people are using them in shortened Corona/Celica struts then they will be shorter than the normal Corona/Celica inserts. What you are shortening is the actual strut casing. Therefore, your spring seats etc should be the same unless you modify them, and therefore you should be able to use the standard springs (and can go with shorter springs since your stroke is shorter and so they'll stay captive even when the springs are shorter). You can either shorten your strut casing by as much as the Camry insert is shorter, or shorten it less and use spacers to take up the slack. A common insert to use in Corona XT130/RT132 struts is the AE92 insert. This is what I'm using in the white Corolla. What you need to look out for is that the outer diameter of the insert is the same as the stock ones, and they are either the same length (like AE86 inserts) or shorter (like AE92 inserts) than the standard ones. Beware however about where you cut the strut to shorten it, you will need to think about a few things: 1) where your spring seat is going to sit once the strut is shortened - will it be too high/too low? Having it too high/too low will give you suspension travel problems 2) the thread on the top gland nut is very fine and not many places can recut it so usually you cut it somewhere in the middle and reuse the top bit again If you're planning on going with adjustable coilovers usually it is cut where the original spring seat is, and then the coilover sleeve is put over the cut so that you don't see it anymore.

Why so much fuss over brake dust? The RB74's I have put out a fair bit of dust, but they're quite cheap and they pull up very well and I haven't managed to get them to fade yet so I'm happy with them. For more info: http://www.racebrakes.com.au/

Wow, never thought I'd hear you say that :D Hmm, I mustave done something strange with my Corolla, because it sure isn't all that easy to work on anymore... And it definately isn't cheap... at all!

Actually, there are lots of TE27's. Just virtually none in Australia because we never got them here...