carbonboy Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 (edited) I promised myself that I wouldn't spend more time & money than I had to on my AE80 hatch. Known as Blue Thing, she was intended to get me from A to B while my Twin Cam build was going on. Long story short, things have changed a fair bit & while updates regarding BT were included in my Project Car thread, I think it's hit the point where it needs it's own. At the Picnic at Hanging Rock Car Show in mid-February. For a bit of information & back-story, click these links: Page 1 Page 14 Page 16 Page 19 Page 26 Page 29 In a nutshell, this car was as base model as you can get. Whenever anything breaks/wears out, they are replaced with Twin Cam parts, meaning instant upgrade for minimal cost. Recently through the TCCAV, the opportunity to have a go at a CHEAP form of competitive motor-sport came about. Small problem, no race-car. Bugger it, do it in the daily. Practicing Racing Going Racing So, now Blue Thing can stop invading Gokai's thread & I'll keep all future updates posted here. Plans are already in motion for some fun times ahead. :jamie: Edited July 10, 2015 by carbonboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_kid Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Well that wasn't supposed to happen :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 :blush: I know, why couldn't it just be the daily that I don't hate enough to send to scrap?!? Oh well, we'll see how this goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza91 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 hope these said plans eventuate ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) I reckon i could easily get a pov spec one to be quicker than my car for less money than I've spent on mine :P Challenge accepted. ;) hope these said plans eventuate ;) They will, helped in no small way by yourself, I really appreciate everything mate! :yes: Speaking of plans, I suppose I should elaborate on these a little.... I will, in time. :P But for starters, I'n no fan of the factory-fitted Aisan carburetor. I'd been looking around at the usual Weber 32/36, dual-side-draughts etc, then these came up. Quad Keihin's should get BT making a nicer noise methinks. Cheers to RainWarriorDregs for posting these, more bits to come from other forum members in the very near future. In a way, it's becoming a bit of a community effort, I :y: this. Edit: Friggin' speeling errors... Edited March 14, 2013 by carbonboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza91 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 should sound the tits :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezzaclub Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Ah! We want a blow by blow account of the Keihins, the problems of fitting and the problems of getting them to run nicely... I'm quite intrigued with the idea of quad bike carbs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) should sound the tits :) Hopefully better than she does at the moment, it feels like the ignition timing is retarded as all hell after replacing all the vacuum lines/pollution gear hoses this afternoon. Of which, there's about 4.2 metres worth... :blinks: I knew I should've just blocked it all off except for the distributor advance! Ah! We want a blow by blow account of the Keihins, the problems of fitting and the problems of getting them to run nicely... I'm quite intrigued with the idea of quad bike carbs! They were enough to tempt me from the world of EFI on this one, what can I say? Fitting them to the engine won't be overly difficult, I've managed to get a manifold design sorted. Getting them to run nicely on the other hand.....I plan to lose a bit of sleep over. :laff: But I will post up how I go, complete with any learning points (read: stuff ups) along the way. Feels like my head is about to explode from all the reading/sifting through the myths I've been doing. By the way, cheers for the tip regarding what angle to mount them on in you mentioned in another thread. :y: Edited March 15, 2013 by carbonboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 This would be a nice line up of sports cars, except for one thing. :hmm: Taken at the TCCAV Cars, Coffee & Donuts event held at the Point Cook RAAF Museum on Sunday morning.. We get all kinds. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowler Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 This would be a nice line up of sports cars, except for one thing. :hmm: Taken at the TCCAV Cars, Coffee & Donuts event held at the Point Cook RAAF Museum on Sunday morning.. We get all kinds. :) Its the Camry isn't it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickn5k Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 This would be a nice line up of sports cars, except for one thing. Is it that filthy tractor next to the stivo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolla-71 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Hi Luke I was there at the coffee and donuts as well. I would of say hi if I knew you drive this blue thing! Cheers Mik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza91 Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Is it that filthy tractor next to the stivo? definately is the dirty nissan ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Its the Camry isn't it... Camry, Aristo, same same? ;) (there was however, a blue SV21 behind me when I took this photo!) Is it that filthy tractor next to the stivo? John Deere's finest, not just any stivo either, one of the one-hundred & something factory turbo models. :) I was there at the coffee and donuts as well. I would of say hi if I knew you drive this blue thing! Glad to hear another rollaclub member made it down there! All good Mik, will try to catch up with you at the next event. Did you have your KE20 there at all? I missed it if so. :( definately is the dirty nissan ;) Bloody Nee-sans, ruining a good Toyota line-up! :P Sports 800, AE80, '86 GT-S, AE112R, S15, ST185-GT4 & a something-something Aristo, with an R32 GT-ST & a few KE70's on the other side of the Aristo. So, this morning I went to leave for work, managed to just get moving when *BANG* *CLUNK* *RATTLE*......F@#K!!! Mr passenger-side drive-shaft decides to call it a day, though considering the abuse it's copped in my hands I'd say it has done well. More photos of the damage once I've pulled the remains out, I have a spare one somewhere here. Finding it is another matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Well, upon inspecting the damage, this is what I found. It's a case of: a) I haven't torqued up the nuts/bolts connecting my output shafts to the drive-shafts correctly OR b) they've worked themselves loose over time. Either way, the end result is the same. I have only 2 of the 6 nuts & 2 of the bolts have sheared off, I can rebuild the uni-joint based off bits I have, just need to get 6 new nuts/bolts tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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