February 17, 201313 yr comment_647671 Hey I know those 2 blue cars :P haha How was the road trip Luke? :D Report
February 17, 201313 yr Author comment_647717 Road trip was good, just a boring up-&-back run, I left at 00:30 on the Saturday & got home at 22:30 on the Sunday. Out of that 46 hours, I estimate that I spent roughly 40 of them in the drivers seat (slept in car at roadside stops, feet up on dash, quite comfy actually) & the odd thing is, I don't hate the car after it. :laff: Like I said, big thumbs up to azza91, I may have only messaged him on the Friday afternoon... :lol: Report
June 30, 201313 yr comment_660399 I come back after a long break from RC to see that you're putting a 4AGE in BT. I love this! Watched some of those vids of you screaming it around too, looked awesome! On the hunt for an AE82 to play with, you're my inspiration :) What is next for Gokai? Report
June 30, 201313 yr Author comment_660418 Welcome back, I missed seeing your avatar around. The 2A-C is fun, but it's not quite...umm...enough. I wanted to see what you can do with one, now I know & because of this, it's lifespan is limited. A 4A-C would drop in, but where's the fun in that? I got bitten by the motorsport bug, just a little bite though as I'm starting at the shallow end (in terms of cost/commitment) but damn it's fun. Glad you enjoyed the videos, I enjoy being able to post videos of me doing things that on the public roads would have me arrested, my licence removed & my car impounded (never mind killing others or myself). Good luck with finding an '82, I hope you can find one without the usual rust spots being too bad! I know of a few AE9x's for sale, but if any AE82's come along I'll give you a heads up. Gokai needs finishing (no $h1t), but with playing with BT there isn't the time nor money available. Once again being put on the back-burner but what's new? Report
April 27, 201412 yr Author comment_681775 It moved for the first time in..... ... ...actually, I'm better off not thinking about that. Had to have a giggle while doing the hard work, hopefully some plans eventuate & another home is found. Maybe watch this space. ;) Report
May 23, 201412 yr Author comment_683131 Moved this yet again, sorted a place to work on it all, looking forward to condensing a heap of space-consuming car parts into a functioning vehicle. Change of plans though, no more rollcage or turbocharged engine for Gokai. Keeping her a street car, the nice looking one compared to BT. I'm still going to have a vehicle with those two things, but I'm thinking something along the lines of this, but cheaper. Report
August 9, 201412 yr Author comment_686785 Things be happening again, as in, finally finishing the underbody grind/prime. Report
August 29, 201412 yr Author comment_687666 Since my welding caused a fair bit of distortion in the roof panel, I was beginning to run out of ideas as to what to do. A random phone call asking if I was interested in an electric tilt/slide unit from an AE92 made that a bit easier. Scrapping the manual pop up option & am making this fit instead. Its size/shape allows me to cut out a lot of the distortion & it also braces the roof panel to reduce any flexing. Report
September 12, 201412 yr comment_688228 Liking your ae82 build thread Luke. good job on the resto mate. Good choice on the Caterham but they are a bit exxy. Plenty of other names out there that make the clubmans at cheaper prices. Report
September 16, 201412 yr Author comment_688392 Cheers, it will be finished...eventually... :) The Caterham was just a good photo, you're right about their prices! Something like it but cheaper, MUCH cheaper is my preference. Scoped out prices for a chassis minus engine/gearbox, not that bad really. Back to Gokai, the AE92/3 sunroof isn't going to work. The roof panel supports are different between AE8x & AE9x, the AE82 ones will foul on the sunroofs installation & operation. Either that or the sunroof glass doesn't even come close to lining up with the existing hole. **insert lots of swearing here** Am seriously considering cutting the roof panel off & welding on one minus sunroof hole. Report
November 2, 201411 yr Author comment_690178 Have I ever mentioned how much I'm not a fan of sunroofs? Report
November 3, 201411 yr comment_690207 Real easy to fit a roll cage now. You know you wanna.. :P Edited November 3, 201411 yr by coln72 Report
November 3, 201411 yr Author comment_690211 Time to make it a convertible! :lol: Convertwincam? Real easy to fit a roll cage now. You know you wanna.. :P I know I want to, avoiding the temptation is.....difficult. But what I want this car to be has changed, the fact that the cage I would want in it would render it non-registerable helps somewhat. Besides, I find the image of a TwinCam towing a trailer with a turbocharged open-wheeler on it quite appealing. :wink: Report
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