That's such a good painting...

^^^^^^^ i'll pass that on :hmm:

 

and as for your tailshaft?

didnt have to cut the diff width down then nah? axles hold up ok?

 

One axel shortened, both sides of housing cut down.

Custom tailshaft, nissan bluebird front uni, falcon rear. Any old datsun tailshaft will slide into the sr20 5spd.

Dry Ice... Go to BOC gas and Gear.

^^^^ thanks man, champion :sob:

been pretty busy lately,

did a track day on my bike at qld raceway,

and been to see a few bands and stuff, not to mention the weather has been pretty crap again,

so the progress is limited......

 

Pulled my doors off and booked them in to get soda blasted, two week wait apparently :hmm:

 

 

 

Spent a fair bit of time getting my gaurds up to scratch, got them nice and straight again,

but then decided i still don't like them, so i went and got a couple of new ones.

 

 

 

 

 

Went to the wreckers last week and found this

 

 

 

Its the fuel filler from a 1989 mazda 626,

it will soon find a new home under the rear numberplate of my rola,

as the old position never got proper drainage put in :) and is looking pretty bad.

 

 

 

Also went and got some dry ice and spent all tuesday arvo,

and half the night chipping the tar sheeting of the floor on the inside,

it was starting to become an issue, with a bit of surface rust appearing in some spots.

 

 

In total the tar weighed 5kgs on the scales

 

 

Have also nearly finished straightening the drivers side rear quarter panel,

Its taken 2 weeks, but its almost perfect now :D

 

Did i mention i hate panel work! i can't wait to get back to the mechanicals! :hmm:

any updates on this thing looks so awsome

Thanks man, ive got a few things done,

 

i now have my 25 rego'd

 

so now that i have a car to drive progress is about to speed up a whole lot :yes:

 

I got the floor all cleaned up, and sprayed it in etch primer.

 

 

 

 

I have also been busy paint stripping my dash,

i had this restored by dashboard restorations in brissy for a pricey sum of $400,

It took about 4 or 5 months and the paint had broken out in cracks all over it :no2:

This is a very long and tedious process

 

 

 

 

I finally called round to the fabricator and picked up my plenum,

it turns out his tig was playing up, so the welds werent that flash,

so i hand filed them off smooth.

 

 

 

 

 

Ive also been hard at work on the body work this week too, but have nothing to show yet. :y:

I really like the look of the design of your ITB manifold, looks like it'll flow really well. How close are you to the limit on a single coil setup on your SR? You gonna go Coil packs? Though previous figures this car has pulled has been pretty darn good.

thanks brad, i was pretty damn impressed with his work,

 

i told him i didnt want a too big plenum, i think he got it spot on.

 

The angle of the inlet is good too, because it wont force the air into the first two cylinders.

 

As for the single coil, i personally don't believe there is a limit, i recon its a myth,

 

you will know i was wrong though if you suddenly see me using four coils! :yes:

Leave the dizzy and get a CDi ignitor. Thats one of the things I trying to decide on at the moment.

double up

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I have a pro comp CSI to help the coil out,

 

i have been through the theory, and a dizzy 'in theory', can cope.

this will be the sickest rig drifting the streets . .lol sweet ride

Great work Matt, its coming along well :yes:

Looking good Matt, keep us posted on the progress. :yes: