Sweet, be good to see the thing run. I have got mine booked in for the final tune this week and will be back out there Sunday. Hopefully the smoke issues are gone
The wags is entered in this weeks hillclimb, So I have less than a week to have this all sorted
1974 MX22 MARK II CORONA HARDTOP COUPE - Awaiting a full restoration
Sweet, be good to see the thing run. I have got mine booked in for the final tune this week and will be back out there Sunday. Hopefully the smoke issues are gone
Change of plans Paul, No way I can have the car ready in time this week.... No Spirited driving for me.......
I totally forgot about tuning (engine now has bigger turbo GT28R), so that throws me way out. I still need an intercooler, and get the exhaust I have modified slightly....... I really cant afford it this week
Instead, I am going to go drifting at Wakefield on Saturday in the SR86.... I got 14 tyres ready to smoke
Last edited by maxhag; 12th November 2012 at 11:51 PM.
1974 MX22 MARK II CORONA HARDTOP COUPE - Awaiting a full restoration
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Even once the wags is running and registered, sadly there will be no Spirited Drives in it yet, because of the diff..... I really cant see it liking any power/torque through it.... I will be doing something about it, but for the mean time, I just need a running daily (current VS Statesman is just about fucked).....
Last edited by maxhag; 14th November 2012 at 01:26 AM.
1974 MX22 MARK II CORONA HARDTOP COUPE - Awaiting a full restoration
Ok. Really getting excited now.... Stuff all left to do..... Just money really holding me up, as maintaining and building my cars are sending me broke....
Anyway, Got to the point of turning the key this afternoon!!!!!!!! Well, not all the way to start it (no engine oil or intercooler), but to test if everything electrical is working etc...... As expected, everything powered up perfect, first time Dash, Microtech hand controller, fuel pumps.......
It is sitting nice at the front now with the GReddy coilovers. I just need to sort out the height at the back,,,
I have a chrome bumper, but didn't really like the look of it. So I deceided to make my own front, still keeping the spirit of the beater theme of the car. After trying differant bars and lips from the "pile" up the back, I found a combination that will give the front a "better, rougher" look...
I ended up using a stock ADM AE86 front bar, cut horizontal in half at the bottom. I then used a MX73 front lip on the bottm to finish it off..... I still have to fit an intercooler, and I will leave that visible, with some sort of black mesh and some indicators on the sides to fill the final gaps....
It is really close to running and driving. Still a bit to do to make the car "finished" in the styling department
To Do:
- Buy and mount a intercooler and piping etc,
- make a bracket for the HKS turbo actuator,
- Engine oil, gearbox oil
- Weld flanges to exhaust
- Fit bucket seats
- Reset rear leaves
Last edited by maxhag; 17th November 2012 at 09:24 PM.
1974 MX22 MARK II CORONA HARDTOP COUPE - Awaiting a full restoration
This is it's change since the 15th of October 1 month...
Last edited by maxhag; 17th November 2012 at 09:43 PM.
1974 MX22 MARK II CORONA HARDTOP COUPE - Awaiting a full restoration
Huge huge effort man! Liking the look of it, can't wait to see it with its butt slammed!
Can't remember - but are you running a front bumper?
Thanks Joel. Doing this wagon, while doing everything that goes with the SR86, full time job (night shift), Drift fest, etc etc etc, you can imagine I am pretty busy... My life aint cheap, but cars I love, and cars I shall do... pretty happy with the timeframe so far, and it is all done well, not just slapped together with wires and shit everywhere.
I am going to have to get some sort of diff for the wagon, the stock Borgwonka surely wont like 170kw+, and would give up it's spirit..... hahhaha...... I would guess a Hilux leaf diff would be the way to go, but I still need to research which model hilux has the good LSD diffs etc....
No bumper. With the empty space above my homemade lip, it will have the intercooler in there, which will be left visible, and the the gaps to the sides will have some black mesh with indicators mounted in the mesh.....
Having no front bumper, removes the 'pointyness' of the slant front I reckon....
Last edited by maxhag; 18th November 2012 at 01:46 AM.
1974 MX22 MARK II CORONA HARDTOP COUPE - Awaiting a full restoration
I have a "Specs list" on Page 1, which I constantly update.....
This is how it looks now....
CURRENT SPECS: (always updated)
BODY/EXTERIOR:
"Beater" style body. Has mostly surface rust from home panelbeating. Has a 5c bit of cancer in a rear guard, dents, paint marks, stickers etc etc.... Perfect beater look... Car has done 526,000kms
Everything in the door window line painted black. Ie; Window frames, the bit between, plastic trim at rear.... etc (just some small sections to do, need more paint)
Roof racks
Replaced tailights with fresh ones
Removed sound deadening in the rear
Removed rear bumper
Removed Front bumper
MX73 front lip (slightly modified) on a horizontally chopped AE86 front bar
Black mesh and indicators above the lip
INTERIOR:
Genuine Luisi Steering wheel with a XT130 corona boss kit. It puts the wheel in perfect spot.
Stripped rear sound deadening,
Removed rear seat and seatbelts and carpet,
Autometer tacho,
Speco boost guage,
Saber water and oil temp guages,
Microtech hand controller fitted to dash,
SSCUS Front reclining bucket seats,
Pioneer Stereo with remote,
Battery re-located to behind passenger seat,
ENGINE:
4AGTE - AE101 4AGZE (supercharger removed)
Microtech LT10s - Was tuned making 158kw at 14psi with the old turbo (T25G),
Garrett GT28R turbo, still untuned with the bigger turbo,
440cc injectors (7MGTE),
Some braided lines and speedflow fittings where they need to be,
4" custom dump pipe,
"Racetec" turbo manifold (steampipe)
AE86 Golpher Alluminium radiator
9 row oil cooller with speedflow fittings
Custom intercooler piping,
Blitz Blow job valve,
Oil catch can,
Duel cam cover breathers,
FUEL SYSTEM:
Facet Pro-Flo external lift pump,
Modified tank drain plug into a bottom feed,
Bosch 910 main pump (380hp),
surge tank,
Aeromotive fuel filters,
Using the 2 biggest standard lines (inlet and breather lines)
DRIVELINE:
W58 Supra gearbox and bellhousing (AJPS)
Braided clutch line
"Custom" Tailshaft (Used a decent size 1 piece I had from a KE20 with a 4Kturbo and later model KE Borg diff. Origin unknown. Just had to change the yoke to fit the W58)
Standard AE71 wagon Borgwonka diff
BRAKES:
R32 skyline Non ABS master cyl with modified lines,
Hopper Stopper big brake upgrade FRONT - Consists of AU XR8 290mm rotors and massive PBR calipers. Perfect for towing....
Standard rear drums
SUSPENSION:
GReddy AE86 Front coilovers 8kg 32 way adjustable, GReddy AE86 camber tops,
Strut brace,
Superpro bushes,
AE86 LCAS,
AJPS 40mm RCAs
Rear leaf springs now have the short/stiff leaf on top of the pack - Slightly lower and stiffer....
Last edited by maxhag; 19th November 2012 at 01:26 AM.
1974 MX22 MARK II CORONA HARDTOP COUPE - Awaiting a full restoration