Safari Rally inspired build, tall and off road capable 6G - GT Options

[Roodwerks]

Thanks, I'm here to build dream cars for myself and anyone that cares to enjoy it...

So, Photobucket has decided to revamp their hosting of photos, apparently by adding in dynamic links, jerks.

[cheela]

yeah, I stopped using photobucket after their first fiasco. I've been using flickr ever since.

[Nial]

Dont know if it will ever come to pass, but i an working with a pal of mine to design and get 3d printed a safari rally type snorkel. I am sure if it works out he would sell you the design which you can then send off to a local 3d printers to get produced.?

[Roodwerks]

Dont know if it will ever come to pass, but i an working with a pal of mine to design and get 3d printed a safari rally type snorkel. I am sure if it works out he would sell you the design which you can then send off to a local 3d printers to get produced.?

That would be fantastic. Funny, I never even considered designing a snorkel in a 3d cad program and then sending it out to be made. The original WRC design would be pretty cool, but the flex tubing seems like it could have been out a bit further to the outside, to take up less driver view out the windshield.

[Roodwerks]

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Another full failure with Photobucket's latest update...

Try it again...

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This post has been edited by Roodwerks: Nov 30, 2018 - 4:25 PM

[Nial]

I guess the bonus of the flexi bit is that it will go more or less where you want, although being in the uk its on the passenger side for us so not really something i have considered.

[Roodwerks]

Will this work..? Guess not...

This post has been edited by Roodwerks: Dec 14, 2018 - 11:40 PM

[GuYun14]

Any updates?

[Roodwerks]

No pics, but you can find pictures of this project and a few others on my Instagram - roodwerks

I've mostly been trying to track down a rough running issue when it's warming up in colder weather. It runs fine at first start up, 1-2 minutes later it starts misfiring under acceleration, a few minutes after that, sometimes up to 15 minutes later it will start running fine..? It's a weird issue with NO CEL at all. It's been doing it for a few months.

I did buy and mount a new set of center LED flood lights on the front pod, about 3 times brighter than the first pair. I've also been gathering pieces to build a custom rear subframe and arms to fix the lifted geometry and make room for a possible future rear diff..

20181104_114447 by Jon Rood, on Flickr

20181104_114034 by Jon Rood, on Flickr



This post has been edited by Roodwerks: Feb 27, 2019 - 3:58 PM

[Roodwerks]

I finally figured out my poor running issue when cold, bad igniter. The engine pulls easily to 6K rpms now. Of course now the harmonic balancer had to de-bond and start coming apart. If it's not one thing it's another...
-Jon

[Roodwerks]

This past weekend, it was half off at the salvage yard I spend a lot of time shopping at. So, while grabbing parts, I scored a pair of rear speakers with the crazy large plastic brackets, a left-hand high beam housing plus a few other small items. While installing the speakers, I decided to go ahead and use a cheap hot-rodders trick, installed roofing repair adhesive tar tape on the inside of the panels. It's more about changing the sheet metal density then getting even coverage. The back of the car is a good bit less droney now. I've removed the back seat and don't have the cover in the rear luggage area obviously, so it had gotten a bit noisy.

RearSpkrs by Jon Rood, on Flickr
SoundsDdn1 by Jon Rood, on Flickr
SoundsDnd by Jon Rood, on Flickr

[GuYun14]

No pics, but you can find pictures of this project and a few others on my Instagram - roodwerks

I've mostly been trying to track down a rough running issue when it's warming up in colder weather. It runs fine at first start up, 1-2 minutes later it starts misfiring under acceleration, a few minutes after that, sometimes up to 15 minutes later it will start running fine..? It's a weird issue with NO CEL at all. It's been doing it for a few months.

I did buy and mount a new set of center LED flood lights on the front pod, about 3 times brighter than the first pair. I've also been gathering pieces to build a custom rear subframe and arms to fix the lifted geometry and make room for a possible future rear diff..

20181104_114447 by Jon Rood, on Flickr

20181104_114034 by Jon Rood, on Flickr

That thing looks so beastly. How does it handle so far? Any rubbing/suspension issues?

[Roodwerks]

The handling is really pretty decent since I was able to retain the swaybar front and back. As for rubbing, yes, hard turns the front tires are contacting the back of the wheel well / firewall area. Under compression, the rear tires move back so far that they contact the backside of the body. It's not enough to worry about daily driving, but all issues will be corrected in the near future with custom rear suspension, probably cutting and moving the front wheel well further back into the cabin area.

[Roodwerks]

Now that I found a decent, free, photo host I will probably start sharing more progress. This past weekend I installed an "Oh-****" Handle, as you know, our cars didn't come with any passenger side grab handle.

Oh****Handle by Jon Rood, on Flickr

[bloodMoney]

Did you bolt into the A-Pillar structure behind the trim, or is it just bolted into the trim itself?

[Roodwerks]

Did you bolt into the A-Pillar structure behind the trim, or is it just bolted into the trim itself?

I used one existing round hole (top one) and drilled the other to insert M8 rivet nuts. So they are bolted into the A-pillar, securely. I made the tool to install the rivet nuts, pretty simple set-up, but rivet nut tools usually aren't too pricey, I'm just cheap I guess.

[bloodMoney]

Gotcha. I like that it's functional.

[Roodwerks]

I've replaced just about everything on the engine that could cause my now 2000rpm idle. I've replaced or checked every hose. The important sensors are new or reman; IAC, MAP, CTS, ATS, O2, etc.. Anyone else run across this with the age of our cars and possibly as high a mileage as I have, 280K..? The engine runs great, just a horribly high idle. Ggguuuuurrrrr.......

[richee3]

Might be a dumb question but have you checked the throttle cable? It may need adjustment or it might have a slight burr on the cable. It’s been forever since I’ve had a 5S but I believe there’s an adjustment screw on the throttle body as well, although I think I remember that being addressed already.

[Roodwerks]

Might be a dumb question but have you checked the throttle cable? It may need adjustment or it might have a slight burr on the cable. It’s been forever since I’ve had a 5S but I believe there’s an adjustment screw on the throttle body as well, although I think I remember that being addressed already.

No dumb questions in my book. But, yes, the throttle cable is adjusted, if anyting, a bit too loose. The only adjustment screw is the butterfly stop screw, which is properly adjusted, the plate couldn't get any more closed.