Because RACECAR!! Options

[czwalga]

Screw that.... build a rally car instead. You can actually turn towards the right sometimes!

[ricochet1490]

I think Turnip prefers a welded diff over his factory S54 with limited slip. Seems like I remember him saying the difference in the final drive (a difference of only .02) was the difference between him topping out and getting passed on the straights or being able to keep pulling and accelerating. However, the BEAMS ECU is limited to 180 km/hr, which I can do in 4th gear so he must have a speed cut defender. It's worth asking him about.

That really only applies to his track. My tracks are going to be different lengths and everything, no way to really tell until you drive it. Welded differentials though put heavy wear on the axles if there are too many tight turns.

i think this build is awesome. I went out on some dirt roads the other day with the celica, and yea its fun sliding around

haha - glad you like it. With any luck we'll see some Celica racing dominance here soon

something looks different about this car..

haha what does that mean?

haha i was kidding, i havent seen a complete gutted celica shell before lol

You should probably just come to my garage then..... as I currently have two lol

oh didnt know. i missed that part.

haha it's all good. So did kurt - The cage is going to take the longest cause we're custom fabbing ours up, not using some "premade" kit cage.

Screw that.... build a rally car instead. You can actually turn towards the right sometimes!

LOL - I tried convincing my other "car mechanic" a while back we ought to build a rally car. And he agrees, it would be fun as all heck, but your only "enemy" is the clock, and I think he prefers passing
On a side note, given that we're only about 3 hours apart, next time you have a rally in PA or WV let me know, we might be interested in giving a watch

This post has been edited by ricochet1490: Jul 19, 2012 - 12:26 AM

[ricochet1490]

Forget the 5s....
This is a racecar god d*mn it....

2-3 days out

[ricochet1490]

From the other day.
Forgot to post






After some sand blasting....
kinda rusty in the rocker panels, but the frame and suspension towers are all solid. Some welding is needed on the subframe also found via sand blasting... but very fixable.

Also purchasing maf adapter....

[njccmd2002]

that car is definitely rusted!!

[ricochet1490]

that's why she's not on the road...... LOL

CLEVELAND ROCKS!!!

[kurt95gt]

July rust holes Batman

Just throw some sideskirts on there you'll never know its there lol

[Box]

Can't leave the car outside for an hour without those damn hoodlums stripping it down.

[ricochet1490]

July rust holes Batman

Just throw some sideskirts on there you'll never know its there lol

There will be no side skirts lol - it'l get some some sheet metal welded on on the way down the side... *maybe lol* and then painted.... maybe red... maybe black.

I'm thinking black since the engine is gonna have a little bit of color to it if you get my drift

[kurt95gt]

Pop rivet some aluminum sheet over it an save the weight lol jk
Black an red should look good together

[ricochet1490]

actually, I'm pretty sure we are gonna pop rivet the stuff on there.... and I'm pretty sure the sheet metal we have in the garage is aluminum lol
I wanted to run the 5s for a while to get used to the racing.... my one man pit crew up and changed the powerplant on me yesterday by completing an ebay purchase order. I suppose there is not going back now lol

[czwalga]

Screw that.... build a rally car instead. You can actually turn towards the right sometimes!

LOL - I tried convincing my other "car mechanic" a while back we ought to build a rally car. And he agrees, it would be fun as all heck, but your only "enemy" is the clock, and I think he prefers passing
On a side note, given that we're only about 3 hours apart, next time you have a rally in PA or WV let me know, we might be interested in giving a watch

www.rallywv.com This weekend at snowshoe resort.

[ricochet1490]

Screw that.... build a rally car instead. You can actually turn towards the right sometimes!

LOL - I tried convincing my other "car mechanic" a while back we ought to build a rally car. And he agrees, it would be fun as all heck, but your only "enemy" is the clock, and I think he prefers passing
On a side note, given that we're only about 3 hours apart, next time you have a rally in PA or WV let me know, we might be interested in giving a watch

www.rallywv.com This weekend at snowshoe resort.

What's the spectator entry fee?

[czwalga]

Screw that.... build a rally car instead. You can actually turn towards the right sometimes!

LOL - I tried convincing my other "car mechanic" a while back we ought to build a rally car. And he agrees, it would be fun as all heck, but your only "enemy" is the clock, and I think he prefers passing
On a side note, given that we're only about 3 hours apart, next time you have a rally in PA or WV let me know, we might be interested in giving a watch

www.rallywv.com This weekend at snowshoe resort.

What's the spectator entry fee?

It's free, just have to drive to the spots via the spectator maps on the website. It tells you what time you need to be there and how to get there. Also you can walk around the service area and see the cars before the rally starts. I will say that last year this rally was a cluster****. However they brought on some good people and it should be much better organized than last year.... especially as far as spectating.

It's not a national rally so none of the top guys will be there, but there will still be plenty of fast guys/cars.

This post has been edited by czwalga: Jul 25, 2012 - 12:16 PM

[ricochet1490]

Ok, now we're cooking with gas.



Included Motor, lsd tranny, ecu, totally uncut harness, MAF sensor, fuse box, both axles, all motor mounts, ac lines, b-pipe, shifter cables...

Very clean
Very minty
video proof for the interested here

This post has been edited by ricochet1490: Jul 27, 2012 - 11:58 PM

[Box]

Sweet Jesus that's a hot piece of metal.

[njccmd2002]

Sweet Jesus that's a hot piece of metal.

[SwissFerdi]

Jesus, who is sweet, that there metal is hot.

[Box]

Jesus, who is sweet, that there metal is hot.

That made me break out into laughter.

[ricochet1490]

These came in over the past few days...
Extra springs to modify, gonna put a rear spring on the front right if we can to soften up that side and still be "stock" - all 4 purchased 30



And then a homemade maf adapter... measuring to the best of my ability 73.8 mm without having calipers.... purchased 35



MSD8920 on the way as well, be here middle of next week. purchased 35.

Building racecar dreams on a budget lol