My Starlet

[MrP]

Hey all thought i would post some pics of my Starlet its relitivly new to me so still getting used to it but here tis..................

Tarmac stage rally car
Toyota Starlet Kp61 Bugeye
Multi point Fabricage with extra bracing and gussets
fiberglass bonnet and door skins Grp 4 Alloy arches
2.0 XE (standard) on 45's
Tran-x type 9 S/C box
Atlas 4.7 ZF slipper
Volvo 4 pot fronts, cossie rears, Bias valve and hyd upright fun handle
Ect ect....................

[rslee]

Re: My Starlet

lovely car

[Retromotorsport]

Re: My Starlet

I like Starlets, along with Chevettes and Sunbeams..

Keep us up to date with your events, and the (mostly I hope ) ups and downs

[4parajon]

Re: My Starlet

I like Starlets, along with Chevettes and Sunbeams..

Keep us up to date with your events, and the (mostly I hope ) ups and downs

Are you fed up of escorts now then

Nice Starlet mate

[MrP]

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Cheers guys, got my first event next weekend so spending tomorrow giving a final spanner check. Been a navagator for about 12 years and finaly decided to swap seats..... will be strange sat in the easy seat at stage start!!

Have been thinking of trying to get to one of Trigs track days if i can fit it in as the Combe is my nearest track being down here in Devon, might struggle for gears and revs on track though.....

[NICK MEXI-COS]

Re: My Starlet

I like Starlets, along with Chevettes and Sunbeams..

Keep us up to date with your events, and the (mostly I hope ) ups and downs

Your right there mate need to see more of these out and about , also love Opel Kaddett coupes ,

Nice starlet ya got there mate sure looks fun

[cobweb]

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how did you get on at bovington today? looks like it was going well.

[MrP]

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Sorry for delay havent been on for a bit been a bit manic! Had a stunning weekend started car 85 finished 24th and won award for most improved on seed car ran faultless exept for box starting to snag changing up to 4th so pulled it out this weekend to go back to tran-x for a freshen up. But by fook was it quick up there limmiter in top

[jonboy]

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Nice car, great result for you as well. A friend of mine runs one in the Toyota Sprint Series, has to stick with the 4AGE but sounds great on 45's.

[MrP]

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Hello everyone must apologise for not coming on of late but as pictures will show its been a bit busy for me!
Shes gone from this........


to this





Upside down in the cauliflour field. very fast long left with a awkward cut over a lip in tarmac was through the apex just getting back into full throttle and the car hopped and snapped violently left heading for the field but just about to take to the caulis she started to come back round and with a 3ft drop she dropped her nose dug-in and up over she went landing on the ns corner of the roof. we were ok but wallet severly damaged.

The rebuild is well under way with some major suspention changes that i had planned for the winter anyway but a lot sooner than i planned! But hey ho thats rallying

[360phil]

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Sorry to read about your accident. Good to hear that you're going to rebuild it with some further improvements.

What ideas have you got for the suspension?

[gas14]

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hi matt
theres alot of damage there mate glad your rebuilding it tho . i did see it in the field in a sorry state when we came around on the next stage
good you both were ok .
lets see some rebuild pics ?
kev harris

[MrP]

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Have been replacing all the rear tubs to get rid of some scabby bits and going over to a 6 link escort set up after chatting to some irish guys running them said it was a huge improvment over the starlet bar setup so while i was at it ive gained a bit of wheelbase as a standard starlet is 100mm shorter in the wheelbase than a standard escort, hopefully by going in the middle it should be a bit more predictable in the fast stuff but still nimble in the tight stuff

Good result for you the other week Kev you got a run on the fat albert?? I out naving for Tony in the Sunbeam, never been to Kevil so should be a larf!

[gas14]

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cheers matt i was happy with the result but smeatharpe is not one of my favorites !!
yes i at keevil but servicing for adrian so hopefully we may beat mr furzeland for once were all feed up with finishing 2nd to him ha ha
you car should be much better when its done are you going to be wider on the track to?
i always fancied a starlet but the escort was cheaper 16 years ago when i bought it

[MrP]

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Already wider than a escort standard mate! See you up there