FTO AUSTRALIA

mr-charisma wrote:think it would explain the clanking I get at take off as well? i get reverberations through the whole car when I don't launch exactly smoothly..

Quite possibly. Only way to find out is to get under the car & check. Get hold of either end & twist back & forth in alternate directions. If there's any play, there's your problem.

Tippin wrote:snapped a good quality pry bar trying to get those eff'ers out, hard when its only up n jacks

went to these guys last time to get one of my inner joints done, 10 minute wait and $30 bucks

http://www.acvps.com.au/index.html

located in rydalmere

Nice one, ta. I'll see what he wan'ts for a CV too. If he can beat $90, he's got the job.

koolio1234 wrote:sh*t maybe look into a titanium split pin?

How'd you manage to get a curtain rod through, wouldn't the differential be in the way?

Nah, its lock tight on the nut time now. Im fortunate, the Cusco diff centre is straight through. The vR's torsen type is not.

mr-charisma wrote:think it would explain the clanking I get at take off as well? i get reverberations through the whole car when I don't launch exactly smoothly..

That's interesting as I get the same issue which I attributed to my less than stellar condition diff; all she needs to do is make it back to CHCH in a couple of weeks from Wellington then she will be parked up and pulled apart to get some TLC... it's been a while, I been neglecting her /sigh

Planning to drop the engine out, check hose condition and replace as necessary, same with the mounts and axles/cv's if necessary, replace the gearbox (the new one will have a bit of a reco before fitting), replace bushes all round, replace the springs in my coilovers to legal ones, check all brake components and replace as necessary too. Then it's time for a re-cert and re-registration for some legal driving ... /shhhhh

Bennoz wrote:Then the second shaft posed more of a problem to get out, the casting / webbing of the gearbox doesn't allow any room to pop the ball joint splitter in to wack the joint out.
So after 2 beers & 3 smokes, I came up with an idea.... wack it out from the drivers side! Nothing you can't do with an old curtain rod!

this doesnt work for me? i gave it a go but didnt do anything... then i looked through the driveshaft hole on the drivers side and i could see a diagonal bar just inside, blocking the end of the passenger side drive shaft... if that makes sense

i could take a pic if u dont know what im on about

oops didnt read the last post, the diff is in the way lol.... didnt think of that

this is gonna be a pain in the arse, been trying to pry it out for the last hour but as you said, there is no bloody room

all good .. i fkn got it!

sorry for hijacking your thread u can delete my posts

Haha, no worries. How did you end up getting it?

I found some more piccies on my phone from when I did it.

And just for anyones reference, to get the steering rack out, you need to drop the exhaust & cross member! Not to mention have the driveshafts out as well.





Bushes for the rear trailing arms

Bennoz wrote:Haha, no worries. How did you end up getting it?

at first i was using my biggest prybar but im guessing because of the limited space to get it in, it was more or less prying the driveshaft upwards

swapped to a short one (bout 20 cms) and got it out first go ...

now im off to take out the gearbox

Finally started getting back to work on the beast last few days.

Punched all the suspension bushes out from the rear, including the dog bone links & trailing arms pivot bushes.
The old bushes were deat set rooted. The shot dog bone bushes were so bad, they were the culprits giving me the
rocking chair creak everytime I drove into a driveway.

Also, couldn't get hold of any Version R rear lower control arms, so I cut & welded some steel of my own!
Then just touched up some of paintwork back there.

Anyways, here some piccies











Got lots more going in over the next week, some realy good stuff
- 2 factory VR4 turbos that have been high-flowed into to T3/T4 hybrids
- UE Front chassis brace
- Oil catch can
- 10 row oil cooler & kit
- EBC red stuff pads to suit the big brake kit
- Semi slicks
- Possibly some new rims...



And we're gonna start playing with nos Guys at the workshop tuned a legnum to over 270kws at all 4 ( ) and its
been running reliably now for a couple of months... therefore the old 6A13 can cop more juice before teh fear of detonation kicks in.

interested to know how the high flowed TD03 would flow.. maybe after all we dont need to get bigger turbos..

I want your skills great job.
If your going to put the nos in you need to lift the back of the car up to get more weight onto the front for traction.
Will the car be ready for the run on the 18th?

aza013 wrote:I want your skills great job.

+1 Bastard

Considered e85 ? On the cards for me down the track

naughtika wrote:interested to know how the high flowed TD03 would flow.. maybe after all we dont need to get bigger turbos..

Will give a run down on ozvr4. Reliability was my main concern, which was addressed by thicker shafts

aza013 wrote:Will the car be ready for the run on the 18th?

Unsure, still need to do the gear linkages. Its still stiff as buggery (no pun )

Delvance wrote:Considered e85 ? On the cards for me down the track

Very much so. It will be the cure for my overheating issues, not to mention another 50kws

will be waiting

Did a bit more today. Replaced the shot (cooked) gear selector cables.
Yet another job thats up there with timing belts & steering racks... a very high "You F*cking C*nt!" factor.

Heat wrapped the new cable as to prevent the same thing happening. Its too close to the rear turbo & the heat is
expanding & contracting hard on the cable casing making it almost impossible to change gear the next morning.

epic work buddy, hope youll have enough clearance when you strap the 4 point brace on.

brakes look mega with the wheels off

i may have to buy another fto now...
how the hell will i get away with that!

Hock the engagement ring. Its the only way

Here's some pics of the welded arms & brace installed

I need to get myself some of those braces.

hey ben do you have your plastic engine bay undertray's/splash guards on?

I8A4RE wrote:hey ben do you have your plastic engine bay undertray's/splash guards on?

Nup. Its just extra weight