Subaru_kid Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Hey I know those 2 blue cars :P haha How was the road trip Luke? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid-Ae Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted June 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 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. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted August 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Things be happening again, as in, finally finishing the underbody grind/prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Have I ever mentioned how much I'm not a fan of sunroofs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rolla-Ken Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Time to make it a convertible! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coln72 Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) Real easy to fit a roll cage now. You know you wanna.. :P Edited November 3, 2014 by coln72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted November 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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