88 Celica UK GT4 Trinity. Track car

Re: My 88 GT4 ST165 Sprint / track car, "old" new pics update

Sure there is a lip to seat the wheel, just not shown in the pic very well.

 

Re: My 88 GT4 ST165 Sprint / track car, "old" new pics update

I am going to take out and relocate some items such as the water washer bottle, that can go to the cabin passenger side.

I am also going to take the mirrors apart, the motors weigh a bit, change them to manual adjustment.

Unless you start stripping out the A/C its hard imo to lose a lot from the front end. as we discussed before, I am not going to cut the front end apart to take out weight.

Main think I want to do this winter is re do the underneath panels in thin alloy, I really want to maximse aiflow to the coolers and through the bonnet.

If I had a spare bonnet, I would be very tempted to reverse scoop it and cut it out where the turbo sits, to draw air though the rads. Would not use this for everyday use, but only for track.

IMO the engine bay temps in my car are still to high, and much as I want to, not everything can be sorted by cermaic coating. I have to manage the air better, even if it causes extra drag.

 

Re: My 88 GT4 ST165 Sprint / track car, new engine project intro

You are more than welcome to pop over when ever mate, when we get the strip down going, so you can see whats what! plus your tea rocks!

 

Re: 88 GT4 ST165 Track car ST205 brakes / big discs on!!

well my brake conversion is taking far far far longer than I anticipated or wanted.
To re cap.
One second hand caliper needed new seals, the other looked fine.
so drivers side caliper has new seals added to existing pistons.
Than my stainless lines are too short. New custom lines commisioned and made up.
Fit perfectly.
try to bleed brakes, passenger side caliper is sticking open, even with pedal on, you can still turn hub by hand.
Caliper off, seals out, ( sorry no pics, did it in a rush) pistons rusty.
new piston kits £70 plus VAt from Toyota!!! Then I would need new seals £20.
So instead I get exchange re con calipers, as by now I am fed up with all this hassle.
To people following this thread, you will know that Brakes have been an issue with my car for years.
So far I have.
Replaced the front calipers, inc these new ones 6 yes 6 TIMES
Replaced the rear calipers Twice
Replaced the Master cylinder 4 Times
So now, in an effort to put paid to these issues I have purchased 2 fully guarranted fully re- conditioned Calipers.


new pins as well.

plus CV boot kit.

You may say I am mad doing this, as one caliper I had just replaced the seals in. But honstly I am fed up of brakes, I just want to drive the car, so using these "new" parts, gives me the peace of mind that the brakes will work spot on. Unless I won the lottery, these parts are now staying on the car, no further front caliper upgrades. just maybe swap to diff pads and new discs.

So weather and time permiting I will have these all on the car just after the weekend and we will be back out and runing.