SkinnyG's Lethal Locost

[SkinnyG]

Alright, here you go:

 

Basically "book" chassis, except footwell and scuttle were moved back about 3" (the cockpit is shorter, the engine bay is longer).

 

Donor vehicle was an '86 Corolla GT-S I picked up for $800. Drove it from their yard to my garage where I cut it up. 4age, T50, solid axle.

 

The engine is bone stock big port blue top, but I made my own intake manifold to relocate the throttle body and do away with the TVIS. I used the OEM cast manifold, and made secondary pipes.

 

I had some difficulties getting it registered with the way I initially built the front suspension and steering, which I ended up changing. It currently sports Chevette spindles with Datsun 210 hubs (for the 4x114.3 bolt pattern to match the rear) and rotors.

 

Front shocks are Monroe cheapies for '75 Corvette rear, and rears are NAPA brand (Gabriel??) for '85 Chevy Sprint rears. Both shocks had rings welded to the bottoms (carefully, slowly) to hold AFCO Dwarf/Legend car coilover sleeves. Front springs are 320# and rear springs are 140#. Rear has a panhard rod mounted under the chassis for better roll center.

 

I did everything myself (welding, painting, wiring, upholstery) except for rings for the press-in ball joints because I messed up machining my first two.

 

The car weighs 1293 lbs wet according to my Longacre scales.

 

Since completing the car:

 

- Added a 5/8" front sway bar

- Fiddled a lot with alignment setting, roll center and ride heights.

- Added (and rebuilt) and OEM Limited Slip

- Shortened the roll bar 3-1/2"

- Redesigned and reupholstered the driver's seat (part two was just after the PNW Okanagan visit)

- Autocross with 13x10 Formula Atlantic 20x9.5x13 slicks.

 

Once I get the car sorted, I hope to disassemble it and build a new chassis to S2 size (smaller - I find "the book" too big), and hopefully run a 2.0L Duratec. Haven't decided if I'll stick with the solid axle or go IRS. I'm a tinkerer - I have to keep messing with it.

 

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[SkinnyG]

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[SkinnyG]

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[SkinnyG]

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[SkinnyG]

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[SkinnyG]

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[SkinnyG]

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[SkinnyG]

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[Boxologist]

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love that wheelie bar! looks awesome. ae86 getting better via attrition:thumbs:

[slngsht]

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[Al N.]

Greg-I'm glad that you found the PNW 2007 Touristas to be marque-inclusive...that is certainly the spirit behind the USA7s organization. I'm so jealous of you all...scenery looks great and I'm sure the company isn't bad either.

[BusaNostra]

SkinnyG

 

Years ago when I had my 4AGE powerplant, I managed to pump 210hp by using TRD oversized piston 83mm (80 over), hi-compression 13:00 and TRD atlantic cam. I also got rid of the stupid weber in exchange of using the superbike 42mm x 4 keihin fcr flatslides carb. Nothing but good thing using the Japanese carb.

 

Here check it out.

 

http://mjmturbos.com/images/KEIHINSTERIOD.jpg