as some of you will know ive had this motor a good few years now and its seen its fair share of sideways action having competed in various drift competitions over the years constantly evolving over that time.
well after a break of a couple of years im now giving it a bit of a rebuild as there was a few things needing sorting etc. it most likely wont see any more competition from now on, just the occasional drift trackday and a few road runs, hence the need to get it road legal and finished to a better standard than previously.
the shell is still in excellent order, bar a few wee cracks from years of hardship, and a few rushed previous body repairs that i wasnt happy with.
so since starting the latest rebuild on the car its had a replacement rear quarter and all other previous quick body repairs sorted properly.
it will be getting an exterior repaint along with the engine bay and boot.
i was thinking about a colour change for something a bit more sedate but this would have meant a total strip down and repaint inside as well which i didnt want to do at this time.
besides its sort of well known for its present colour at this stage!!
in order to get it a bit lower and still be ok for road use ive fitted an exhaust tunnel to go with the new tony law 4 2 1 exhaust manifold i got for the car which is a nice piece of kit.
i also upgraded from the quaife 26z gearbox to a 60g unit which is more capable of handling the torque and abuse.
i had to mod the gearstick turret on the tunnel slightly to accept the 60g gearbox. no big deal as the exhaust tunnel section had to be blown over with a lick of paint inside the car in any case.
a mk5 tranny gearstick gaitor came up trumps to work with the long stick setup on the 60g!!
the exhaust tunnel was tricky to fit in situ on the car but i got there slowly and have the exhaust system mocked up ready to fit when shes painted. i also had to beef up the centre tunnel under the handbrake where it had cracked a little from excessive yanking!!!
the engine has also got a freshen up and is ready to drop back into the bay and be mapped when i get the car up and running again.
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