The IS200/Altezza DRIFT Car........

[Monster-Mat]

Ok... i have 6mm on 17s at the mo...

anymore i'd need to spend some wonga right?

yep i have 40mm studs on the front of the drift car, as the SSR wheels catch the calipers, so when i have the SSR's fitted i put 25mm spacers on the front

[Monster-Mat]

well im nearly there with the fuel components....Just waiting on a few unions and the -8 fuel hose.

ive built up the fuel cell completely now, with installed fuel level sender unit

and i mounted all the major components on an Aluminum tray, so it can be removed as a whole unit...

and an overall shot....

when the hose turns up i will make up all the fuel lines, fit the primary filters

Removing the windscreen and rear glass tommorow

Edited February 11, 2006 by Monster-Mat

[Tony-Bones]

Complying with racing requirements is one thing..... making it look so beautiful is another, Tiss a work of art Mat!

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I know i will be branded 'Thicky McThick' for asking this but, what type, and octane is the fuel you will use!

Anyone that says 'Diesel' will be ignored :D

[Monster-Mat]

will be running 98 ron fuel or higher, but it will be mapped on 98

ive not.......actually gone out my way to make it look nice......the blues and reds are just the anodised colours the aluminium parts come in, the sheet aluminum is shiney, cos its new :D

Edited February 11, 2006 by Monster-Mat

[TheDon]

damn you have rolled those arches out a little!!!

I looked in the frost catalogue and a full arch rolling kit is £250, think i might invest in one as thats almost what they charge you in a garage!!

[lexus boy]

have a look on eBay for arch rollers...or make one yourself...there is not a lot to one.

or make 2 and sell one that way you make money back on it.

[Monster-Mat]

well this weekend i was mostly getting dirty and narked off again.....

rollcage removed fully.........what a pain in the ***** that was, i obviously did to much of a good job, getting it in

next up was to remove the 13" thick rubber sound insulation from the rear wheel arches.....what a pain in the *****, the only way to do it in the end, was set fire to it

after a few hours, was time for the undercoat

also painted all the boot area......

fitted the fuel pump tray.....

removed the rear subframe, in preperation for fitting the KAAZ 2 way differential, Boris Factory gear reduction pinion and the El Sport differential mounts, plust some structural work on the subframe

fabricated the mounts, and mounted the Tilton pedal box......what a pain in the *****

as a result of the pedal box being further away from the bulkhead.........the seat needed moving backwards, this has some possitive side effects.....however new seat mounts needed making up....

[Bazza]

coming on nicely mathew

how long till it sees the road again

[Monster-Mat]

good question barrie........will get back to you

[Robin H]

Silly Q

why only 2 pedals

is it an auto

[Monster-Mat]

the 2 pedals are clutch, and brakes, i havnt fitted the accelerator yet, as its not hydraulic

[marcus]

looking good mat

I dont know if you know or not but, D1 is on Sky at the weekends at 8.30am :winky:

[Monster-Mat]

looking good mat

I dont know if you know or not but, D1 is on Sky at the weekends at 8.30am :winky:

i didnt know Marcus, cheers for the heads up....... :)

[Jocksuper7]

its on challange tv

[Monster-Mat]

Oh giddy up.......mr parcelforce has just arrived..only been waiting for this parcel for 13 weeks

Hmm, seems kinda light, and small for what ive ordered......and i didnt order anything from RAYS

ahha.....the rest is coming in a second shipment

however here we have.....

The aluminium Differential mounts

And the BORIS FACTORY final drive pinion gear set (5.125)

HKS Oil Cooler set

still awaiting to arrive.....

TRD engine and gearbox mounts

TRUST high capacity baffled racing oil sump

OGURA clutch and Ultralight flywheel (ORC)

[Robin H]

Wow this is turning into a right weapon Matt

wicked stuff

never seen a project like this before

thanks for sharing it with us

mechanical mods a still new to me and it's great to see pics of the parts

and the drift machine being built from the bare shell all the way up

what are you doing with your old inlet plenum when you make your new 1

or will there be a bit of modding to the old one

[Monster-Mat]

Wow this is turning into a right weapon Matt

wicked stuff

never seen a project like this before

thanks for sharing it with us

mechanical mods a still new to me and it's great to see pics of the parts

and the drift machine being built from the bare shell all the way up

what are you doing with your old inlet plenum when you make your new 1

or will there be a bit of modding to the old one

yep cutting and modding the original

[Monster-Mat]

More goodies arrived today......

and a very crucial part,...................

The fuel pressure Guage

did some more Dirty work, Today i started the strip down of the Subframe

and in bits

and stripped the old paint out the engine bay, and gave it a new lick of paint

[Monster-Mat]

well spent the day doing some work on the dash, after Trimming it down, and removing the parts of the vent system that wont be required, i started having a look at mounting some of the gauges..., i wanted to use the original area for a more factory look, so in the binacle ive mounted the Tachometer, fuel pressure gauge and the fuel level gauge, i still have to mount.....somewhere.....Boost, oil temp, oil pressure, Volt meter, water temp, and the lcd display for EGT.......

here are the 3 binacle mounted Gauges

also made up the bracket, and mounted the oil pots...for the brakes and clutch

and test fitted the HKS oil cooler, some modification was and still is needed, i want to make more sturdy mounting points, im also thinking of mounting a small fan on the cooler for when the car is static after a hard run

[TheDon]

forgive me for being stupid, but will that final drive kit increase or decrease the speed of the car. i am assuming that it will decrease it but give faster acceleration

[Monster-Mat]

i am assuming that it will decrease it but give faster acceleration

correcta mundo christopher

[Monster-Mat]

so last night i was working.......or supposed to be, well i was "in work" so that counts

did a bit more on the instruments.....

blacked out the aluminium panel and fitted the boost guage (fitted in the drivers vent)

Fitted the shift light (top of the console) and the adjuster knob for the brake bias (Red Knob)

dash is trimmed down in preperation for the new centre console

Rather than paying 50 million to have TRD bushes fitted i have used an old "racers" trick, of filling the bushes with RTV sealent

Just starting to fill one of the bushes.

Same bush filled

and the subframe, with all bushes filled with RTV

[Rob]

the black rtv is super hard and a real pain in the ar$$ to remove once it is set - but that wont bother u much!

[Fidgits]

looking good mat!

[Tony-Bones]

the black rtv is super hard and a real pain in the ar$$ to remove once it is set - but that wont bother u much!

Risking the opportunity to look a total 'plank'...... RTV? what is the complete name and normal use?