jimlols Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 So the Recaro's are in... Jesus what an upgrade, best thing I've done to the car by far! Picture time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ashley newbert Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 What suspension you riding on?? Looks slammed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 What suspension you riding on?? Looks slammed P.I Lowering springs 40mm (defo more than 40mm though!) with 14inch wheels and quite big profile tyres Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 Had a bit of a run out to Whitby today, quite liked this picture! ... Needs cleaning and some spacers like! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JLF88 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Looks smart. I've a na 8l5, by far the nicest colour, love what you've done to it. Not located too far from you. Jealous of the rear lights Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet-Joshy Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Lovely mate!, Pissed that the courier is taking ages!! :/ Gonna love the HKS when fitted! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan5793 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 looks smart mate love the colour! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zeldoz Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 How did you fit the recaro's as this is my next upgrade? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Cheers guys! Be nice to see people about more locally! Looks like the exhaust will arrive today josh then just gotta work out how to fit! How did you fit the recaro's as this is my next upgrade?I got a friend to help, cut the feet off the starlet rails, unbolt the feet off the evo rails, weld starlet feet onto evo runners, we positioned it by bolting the cut off starlet feet into the car and lining the seat up from there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zeldoz Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Cheers guys! Be nice to see people about more locally!Looks like the exhaust will arrive today josh then just gotta work out how to fit! I got a friend to help, cut the feet off the starlet rails, unbolt the feet off the evo rails, weld starlet feet onto evo runners, we positioned it by bolting the cut off starlet feet into the car and lining the seat up from there That's exactly how i plan on doing it. Cut/Weld cheapest way. Did the front not line up? I read sometimes the front two evo/honda ones will go on its just the rear that will need welding. In other threads i read all 4. Doesn't really matter. But welding 2 instead of 4 is cheaper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 That's exactly how i plan on doing it. Cut/Weld cheapest way.Did the front not line up? I read sometimes the front two evo/honda ones will go on its just the rear that will need welding. In other threads i read all 4. Doesn't really matter. But welding 2 instead of 4 is cheaper.No idea mate didnt even try to line them up so it could work but I couldn't tell you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) Small update, mostly good...little bit of bad! So...got a HKS HiPower Silent on, welded in with a reducer, nice and quiet when you try hard enough to make it that way...but fucking awesome when you open it up! Only picture I have atm, will get some proper ones soon with a video! And the bad bit....might need a new shock...slightly...Gonna get some KYB excel's on the back for now, hopefully the fronts can hold out till I get some coilies! Edited March 14, 2014 by jimlols Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JLF88 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Looks sweet. Barring the shock leak :-( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 So been driving around for a while now with the seats in and the exhaust on and somehow ended up doing half a track day at the last minute today! The seats are amazing, and I'm quite liking the exhaust but it might need a baffle or something for some daily driving haven't decided yet! Couple of video's from the outside, only short clips really! >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld6Gc9zSyAA >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU5J8Jw-7Rw >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djc1rFOP8kc General thoughts from the trackday; Fucking love the seats! New front tyres needed, the Uniroyal rainexperts (not sports!) dont quite cut it once they get any heat in them, possibly some better sized alloys or spacers needed to to get some bigger calipers in there at somepoint as I was really really punishing the brakes and not getting what I wanted from them all while they heated up to about 543543534534degrees! The shocks and springs is better handling than standard, but has its issues here and there, will defo fine on them till some decent coilovers though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie5414 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Haha tyre screech in second video, bless the little starlet trying it's best Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Good effort man, liking this project! NA's definitely have some potential with a bit of money spent on the handling! GT/V carriers and discs are a great upgrade! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Haha tyre screech in second video, bless the little starlet trying it's best Story of my life today! Can't blame the starlet though...just the tyres Good effort man, liking this project! NA's definitely have some potential with a bit of money spent on the handling! GT/V carriers and discs are a great upgrade! For what it is it really did feel rather composed, and considering the completely less than ideal setup (consisting of old fucked shocks, springs, ditch finders, no bracing at all etc) it really did hold its own quite well, power wise I didn't feel like it lacked at all for the tight twisty track, basicly kept with the 1.6 mx5's down the back straight, then other than that its all top end of second/third gear work! I feel like with 130-140 horsepower and the right setup it could be a absolute machine around this track! in defense of the dodgy looking line...that middle bit of re layered tarmac is alot more grippy than the inside line! Edited March 17, 2014 by jimlols Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) Throttle bodies may have been acquired... Edited March 24, 2014 by jimlols Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet-Joshy Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Throttle bodies may have been acquired... oooo ;) Sounds good mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micrat Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Love the way this is heading, good to see it being used hard too! Used to run the same wheel / tyre / spring setup on my old beater ... with a standard glanza front brace and a welded rear brace it stuck really well...nothing fancy...just some bar between the turrets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Love the way this is heading, good to see it being used hard too! Used to run the same wheel / tyre / spring setup on my old beater ... with a standard glanza front brace and a welded rear brace it stuck really well...nothing fancy...just some bar between the turrets Got Got a spare front brace in my old one, gonna nick a rear anti roll bar from a mate, then probably bare in mind the idea of cheaply welding some metal in there like youve said! in other news... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pinske Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 oooh ITBs LOVE what your doing with this car mate, colour is ace too! keep up the good work Sam. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimlols Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Bwaaappp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza-Ben Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Are these running? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Yes it took about 5 hours of fucking about and ingenious solutions lol... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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