88 Celica UK GT4 Trinity. Track car

Re: My 1988 GT4 ST165 Sprint / fast road car lots of updates

ha ha

 

Re: My 1988 GT4 ST165 Sprint / fast road car lots of updates

Just Rich will do fine, other wise people will talk lol!!

 

Re: My 1988 GT4 ST165 Sprint / fast road car lots of updates

I have seen the film the guru, and i gotta tell you, I aint that kinda guru!!!

Stonhenge, rocks shapped as 4th gens on the tails.

 

Re: My 1988 GT4 ST165 Sprint / fast road car lots of updates

Nicking that for my Signature, love it

 

Re: My 1988 GT4 ST165 Sprint / fast road car lots of updates

If you ever make the workshop tea over here stig, mines white no sugar or Potions!! :shock:

Job list for This Sat / Sunday
Sort out rubbing in front arch protectors.
Look at reducing rear camber to allow for space between rear tyre and Strut. ( this is a temp measure, 205 control arms sorted, but not fitting until, I can drop the rear subframe, and fit my new poly bushes for both subframe and rear suspension.
I dont intend re building the rear set up many times.) I have my eye on a spare subframe to build up, then bolt straight on. Still toying with the seam welding idea.
Fit flat shift, with 1st gear inhibitor
Fit shift light
Oil & Filter change
Change plugs
Tool check over and spares ( I check everything and then pack it up, ready for race day)

I am away the following weekend, then race is at Woodbridge airfield, in Suffolk on the 28th.

will post pics from weekends work.

 

Re: My 1988 GT4 ST165 Sprint / fast road car lots of updates

Job list for This Sat / Sunday
Sort out rubbing in front arch protectors. done, but not convinced it still wont rub, its on the actual arch lip thats its really catching, pulled out wing a bit and gently tapped it open, but will have to see
Look at reducing rear camber to allow for space between rear tyre and Strut. ( this is a temp measure, 205 control arms sorted, but not fitting until, I can drop the rear subframe, and fit my new poly bushes for both subframe and rear suspension.
I dont intend re building the rear set up many times.) I have my eye on a spare subframe to build up, then bolt straight on. Still toying with the seam welding idea. Done, plenty of space now, and still -1.8 neg camber
Fit flat shift, with 1st gear inhibitor done, was a real pain fabricating bracket for pressure switch on clutch. but it works so well, can build 4psi boost in netural now :shock: , so its almost like anti lag, but with my standard 205 clutch, a start like that would fry it!! Have wired in a on off switch as well, as its not very practical for normal road use, and it would be a real pain if the pedal switch bust when I am out.
Fit shift light grrr, the most simple addition, yet the most hassle... from the ecu using an aux you can tell the it to use it as a shift light. one wire gives constant 12v, the other becomes earth, when its time for the light to chime in. On testing this, we blew the led lights we were going to use, so swapped to a big ass one off my aftermarket gauges, just tempory ( want to fit LED shift light into rev counter eventually.) Can we get the light to work of the signal?? hell no, yet from a normal 12v source the light works fine... more investigation needed today methinks, but ideas guys?
Oil & Filter change still to do
Change plugs still to do
wash car still to do
Tool check over and spares ( I check everything and then pack it up, ready for race day ) all done

A good days work, but still few bits more to go... :twisted:

 

Re: My 1988 GT4 ST165 Sprint / fast road car lots of updates

Car has settled well on its springs.


Just finished a through road test after the work we did on sat, no rubbing apart from when I go over speed bumps at silly speed, so I am well chuffed/
Once the tyres are upto temp, it just grips and grips, its so netural in tight turns, just moves out in a loverly 4 wheel manner rather than the prev oversteer. Have to wait for the 28th for a reall high spped work out :twisted:

Here is the track layout for the 28th.

1.8 miles, different surfaces, will be a proper good challenge, and I will be driving Trin like I stole her :twisted:
All out attack, cannot wait to get stuck into those sweeping corners.

Stripped out rear.



my messy at the mo office, you can just see the daft size shift light, still to be fitted if I can sort it.


The magic switch...(poor pic sorry ) the noise on the overrun when changing up gears is just so awesome, will have to tape a video..


just few bits more to do and we are good to go.