April 24, 201412 yr comment_681665 here is the build of our new rally car for the 2014 season although the car is now finished i might as well post it all as rally cars are never finished ! first of all we started off with a red 1981 ra40 liftback missing motor and box .... so one day we came up with the idea of building a new car for rallying and using the ra23 rally car as a track only car .. so we set about work with 100 days until the first rally of the season ! car at the start ... we wasted no time striping the car down ... found a set of neat chrome bars on a parts car that will do the trick , also painted engine bay black started making seat mounts have to notch them into the chassis due to the low roof height .. Report
April 24, 201412 yr Author comment_681666 stripping down the 9.7:1 18RG We then sent off bruce to get the full CAMS spec cage welded in Report
April 26, 201412 yr comment_681741 Me to. The hatch 40 looks good in rally trim. Any more photos yet? Report
April 27, 201412 yr comment_681758 I fully support this build. -Meaning that I will consistantly check for updates and enjoy looking at your pics. Looks like a fun project. Report
April 27, 201412 yr comment_681791 PM insanity (Steve) or I if you need some odd bits, we have half a donor fastback and the remnants of the rallycar coupe in the paddock. Report
April 28, 201412 yr Author comment_681842 thanks guys !! will keep photos coming !! there is also another ra40 liftback rally car in the plans ! thanks for that but i believe between the 16 or so celicas we have enough parts ;) Bruce after getting back from roll cage builders (fabraications in Melbourne ) wasted no time painting interior black ! fresh bored out 18rg block , with early 9.7:1 comp pistons Report
April 28, 201412 yr Author comment_681843 recovered cracked dashboard in black suede sanding the body in prep for paint ! painted bonnet black ! for the classic look 18rg being assembled with : 9.7:1 early pistons 88230 early cams (higher lift ) 40mm webers extractors Report
April 29, 201412 yr comment_681863 between the 16 or so celicas we have enough parts Good grief! You must have cornered the whole market! You have to ask yourself why they didn't just use one cam chain.. Surely it wasn't too hard to run that chain you have fitted up and over the cams with an idler wheel to take up the slack. I suppose everyone was trained in side-cam thinking back then. So with 9.7 comp and 40mm carbs this is not too serious. We still have Grumpy's motor at the engineers, but I'll measure the comp when it gets back as the pistons were touching the head... Report
September 3, 201412 yr Author comment_687869 been slack and haven't had a chance to update this build thread ..... after blocking the car back painted it very bright red !! back on wheels and trims going back on Report
September 3, 201412 yr comment_687887 Needs some white! Sigh.... Steve is flat-out this year so we haven't touched ours for months. We'll start again after Xmas. Report
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