Project TTA turn back the clock to Bathurst 1986

[RacerMelb]

Well if it is in your blood I guess you should stop fighting it.........so I have

I can still remember watching the race in 1986 at the ripe old age of 15 and watching the TTA cars racing, of course they never got much air time as it was all about the Holden vs Ford with the occasional BMW and skyline thrown in for good measure, or perhaps a Swedish Valiant to upset the natives.......but I was hooked on the Sprinter from back then

So I have decided to attempt to replicate the 61 TTA Sprinter, as best I can.

So start with one relatively clean white AE86, one owner, note I did not say careful!!! which has had a few more bumps that the owner cared to disclose, but essentially it is a good shell to start with.





Add to that one Genuine 8700kms AE86 4AGE with 280 deg cams and lightened flywheel engine for street use

and a built 11:3 comp 40 thou over size, ACL race bearings, ported head, shim retainer conversion, 304 cams, HKS F Con computer, super light flywheel, hoping for around 200hp



Plus a jap spec Disc to disc t series diff with 4.77 ratio and 2 way Cusco Center.

Wheels, Rear Simmons V4 15x9 (yes I know they are wider than they ran) front 15x7

Brakes and Suspension yet to be determined.

I will put some more images up as it progresses

[timbo]

this will be awesome! good luck with the build. will it have a similar decal set?

[kidsgetnbusy]

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Heres a few photos you might be interested in seeing, they are of my dads sprinter, he raced at bathurst also.

[RacerMelb]

I would be verey keen to see them, but they wont open, the more pics the better, cheers

[redsprinter]

OMG!!!... nice ..i will be watching this space..

[kidsgetnbusy]

[AE71 InSaNiTy]

This is EPIC!

The photos you added yesterday DO NOT work. The photos you added today DO work. They are awesome shots!

I will definitely be watching this thread.

[MINIHORSE]

If you dont run "turbo" style wheels it wont be worth all the effort

[timbo]

schweet! all this talk makes me feel like selling my panda for a shell...

[RacerMelb]

Long time between posts, still progressing but slower than I anticipated, depending on the events of the next 24 hours it will either receive a huge shot in the arm and be catapulted into reality with i the next 7 days or put on the back burner for the next 12 months.........decisions decisions