cheers Andy, I hope to be driving it again within the next couple of days...what up with yours?

 

Bet you can't wait to get back on the road mate.

Mine, just been tweaking the Coilovers to experiment with handling after having a little treat to the wagon when at Zen and bought some Whiteline bits, then a V1 Centre Diff to aid cornering/oversteer.

Nothing else serious...... just sorting out somebody work, but using a favor from a mate for some work i did for him. It's just having time to get it into his workshop, hence the urban camo look !! What you cant see is the electrical tape covering all the holes in the boot after removal of rear spoilers to paint up to match roof rails. Am sure the show and shine fanatics will have a small heart murmour, but she is my daily driver and is more go than show !!

 

I think it looks kinda cool as it is; ratrod wagon!

is that a DCCD you have fitted...interesting

 

Has been called Rat by somebody else !!

No DCCD sadly, but a mechanical centre Diff rather than the Viscous Diff that came as standard on the UK Turbo. Have been used to driving a RWD so experimented with clutch kicking on a large roundabout in the dry!! sadly Centre diff expired there and then...... oooops.

New diff is supposed to send more torque to rear wheels think it is about 65/35. With the ALK and 22mm ARB turn in is so sharp, she even "Tripods" when pushed hard

Understeer is nearly all gone and power oversteer is starting to happen, sadly 205whp is not enough to break total grip to the rear and turn her into a drifter, defo not now i got 235/35/18 on the back !!!!

Its just experimentation at the moment, but a Porsche was struggling to loose me the other day thru a series of roundabouts so must be getting something right for once.

Thanks again for your inspiration mate, hope i've not hi-jacked.

 

Lots of stuff going on there!

Dont know what i will do to mine, other than shelve it for 12 months or more!

 

sounds as though you have been enjoying it 235x35...blimey, have you had your arches rolled?

no worries on the thread hi-jack...its good to talk

 

must be difficult to decide what to do next when its so evolved...more power?

 

Yep, Arches have been rolled and pulled by a VW bodyshop who specialise in serious custom work, no rubbing issues as of yet. She has cute hips now.

 

Steven, yours is the mother of all wagons. You can't shelve it mate.
More power? took my ears days to recover after the dyno run @Zen

Shame the dog guard has been removed, that was pure class at TA

 

that has been something I've been thinking about...new new tyres too don't suppose you haver any hip pics do you Andy?

 

No pictures of her hips at the moment mate, will take some later for you mate.
Hope your not expecting 22b size, quality or style ??

 

It went beyond where i wanted to go so that it was ready for TA this year, ie i removed most of the interior etc, and it is no longer nice to drive on the road. I feel the next step is an awkward one.

Suspect there will be a lot of parts off it for sale later in the year!

 

lol, no; one of my friends has a Glanza with stretched arches and its subtly different from standard and runs 205's

 

I think that's one thing I'm going to be careful to avoid; I want this to be a fast road\occasional track car not an out and out TA stylee racer.

I guess you have to decide if you continue to fettle what you have, a la Kev Horsley or break it and start another project. I don't envy you that decision after the time and pain you have been through to get to where you are.

 

Can i ask where did you get that centre diff from as i've seen them on a Japanese website but don't know if you can get them over here

 

Managed to get the Centre Diff from Zen, right place right time as I had explained to Sam (who used to work for TSL) in the past over a beer what I was looking for. Think this one was going to be for his RA, but we agreed on a price. Just keep looking mate.

 

Trails ; Dont know if this picture shows the arch pull well enough? took a few last night, will take more if required

 

looking good...something else to go on my list I think...thanks Andy

 

I think this may be my most Marmite mod...these arrived yesterday from 3peaks, thank you Martin


I'm much happier with the way it looks now; the lines of the car look less interrupted...well in my head anyway

before


after


I still haven't had time to refit the bumper as I'm struggling attaching the mesh nicely...but I've removed my struts again ready to fit my new spring which arrive on Friday

 

No worries mate, it is well worth it, glad I could inspire for once !

There is so much lip under the rear arches it makes such a difference for tyre choice/ride height. Fronts are a bit harder, thats why i used a pro. Expect to pay £40-£50 per arch, this includes all work and any repaint required after.

 

I draw the line at DIY bodywork mods, I'm too kack handed to get a decent finish

 

Give this a wirl YouTube - DIY Arch Rolling Japanese Style

 

but it did work...I'd like to try that out on someone else car first

 

great thread mate ,i should have done sumit similar

 

get on it Martin, its never too late to start...it never ends after all

 

Tell me about it !! had the wagon for 4 years as a 'sensible' but fun car.......... how things have gone down hill since then

Trails; are those power folding mirrors by any chance ?

 

that was what I was looking for originally but non-colour coded electric folding
mirrors are like rocking horse crap...so i gave up and just got some MY99 versions instead

 

righto as usual nothings gone to plan; springs will be here Monday, bumper fixings (I decided to buy all new plastic fixings), will be here Tuesday-so another weekend with out the blessed thing

anyhow here are some pics of the new mesh and bonnet vents which i have finally got around to doing...they look OK but need sealing to hid the gaps.



insides are surprising neat considering I've done it all



A few pics of my new wheels, well I say new I've had them for nigh on five months! They are JDM Dunlop Direzza rims and rare as rocking horse $hit, this is the only pair I've ever seen in real life



And they are in amazing conditions, the origional inspection stickers are intact on ever wheel


I need to sort centre caps out and get them painted dark bronze...



They only weigh 6.9kg

 

Looking good

Your wheels, why are they showing 114.3 in the last pic ? I thought the sticker was 5x100 or is this unrelated to PDC ? Pure sex BTW

690

Side mirrors look better in black

What have you used for the cold air feed tube ?

 

Thank you

not sure to be honest, the inspection sticker has the correct offset and BCD...I saw them on the type R they came from too so I know they are correct

690kg I only noticed that today, the 6.9kg came from Googlle...I also found these centre caps RSC｜ダンãƒ*ップアルミホイール DIREZZA（ディレッツァ）

cold air feed is made from reinforced ducting...£3.50 from Screwfix