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[cul8r]

Say, what about a 2.2 Vectra Motor , FWD I know, but those things pull like schoolboys

Cheers,Chris

[mikuni]

^ Thats what I will be using but the 2.0L version because I'll be using a block from the earlier vectra so that it all fits. I've only driven one vectra and I couldn't thrash it because box was blown, but I have heard good things. I drove an Opel Kadett E back in the day with a 1.9L single cam and single point injection. It was a seriously quick car. We pulled 200 in it several times (on a closed road, in controlled conditions obviously ;D).

Thanks for that info gordo. Is there anything there on the variations of pistons between the models?? I'll be using the older single cam engine as mentioned above, which doesn't use that silly oil pump in the sump. I know I'll run into other problems with this plan but it seems to be the straight forward option at this point.

[mikuni]

Awesome vid, you guys seen it?
www.rennslalomcup.de/store/videos/000145.wmv

[zep]

AWESOME!!! I want my car to handle like that!!!

[77vette]

Argh just got home and i cant sleep so i gota go the computer haha. This forum is starting to take shape! quite a few regular posters now!

[mikuni]

Yeah, its awesome aye. I like this forum indeed.

My car made it to wellington and back, just. 16 hours there, 10 back. Fitting head and got tyres on with enough clearance to drive. Left at 1:30am after a night of working on the car. Had to jack it up 6 times on the way down to change things and raise it a little. Exhaust fell off due to lowerage. Drove from taupo to palmy with nothing becuase taupo wouldn't fix it for me.

Mega

You Mrs Funt'maRunts should have come. I was expectin you tom!

[zep]

Haha, so it was lower than in the pics in Welly!!
How did you just raise it on the side of the road?

Might need to get a new exhaust too! - Also, can you guys let the oldschool people know that I'm not sure what's wrong with the forum at the mo, just got to work and it was like that. Wont be able to look into it until I'm home.

[mikuni]

zep said:

Haha, so it was lower than in the pics in Welly!!
How did you just raise it on the side of the road?

Yeah, before we left I got some spring insulators from geminimad. We put the bottom one in before we left and then put the other one in on the way down. I didn't use both initially because if it goes too high the shocks will be at their limit but it worked fine. It was around an inch and a half lower at the rear.

[zep]

Jeepers that's low!!! Sounds awesome, how does it handle / drive? Stiff as?

My handbrake cable is still causing draaaaama, need to get it re-fixed again!!!

[77vette]

Yeah i was gona go to xair but then couldn't be Barry Whiteed because im lazy and my mates-who i was going with- couldn't be arsed either. Wellington's along way from auckland.
Going to pairoa this weekend for the motorbike races. Was gona go to taupo as well to see the hks car but prob not anymore since its not gona race

[mikuni]

Yeah it handles pretty well - alot better than on 17's. Small wheels are better in every way (except maybe underbody height). It skips around a bit at the rear, I think because of the fact its so low - I've heard the torque tube being on such a big angle isn't ideal.

My handbrake cable is abit fuked now too, because of the exhaust situation. We were wondering if it was possible to use a cable like a throttle one that goes ot the back, so you can just run it with the brake lines etc.

The trip down wellies was a fukn mission aye. It is a very long way to go for the weekend. It took us about 8 hours to come back and we were going non stop pretty much.

Anyway, very big news. I just got back from the tuners after booking my car in for march the 23rd. At this stage they will be combining the various engine and gearbox bits and dummy fitting the engine. Mounts will be made and then we will look at other things if money allows.

Extremely excited about it all, now I've just got to track down all the parts over the next month or so and we're away.

[burntrubber]

Had a few drinks for my bday saterday few of the boys gave me a bit of a bash ended quite bad I have stitches in my elbow would take some pics but its all bandaged up got till thursday off though bit of a bonus.

[zep]

Sounds awesome brad, you might be ready for the Trackday then!!

[77vette]

Nah save the 1256 for the track day. I need somebody to race ;D
Maybe i should go to taupo anyway and check out the track...

got a monsta tacho for my chevette a while back. Well sort of mini monsta...built in shift light etc. Anyway i hooked it up and man do those 1256's rev alot higher than i would of thought. Like 7000+ easy. haha

[zep]

Happy birthday Jas!!!