1986 NA build - budget rallycar/road car

[Fidelity101]

YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS!!!!

well not black and yellow but more like green and blue!

Getting the car ready for ice racing! although the season already started I got this done to it.


things you may not notice....
poly bushings in the blue swing arms
mazdaspeed front diff mount



more things you may not notice....
KYB AGX adjustable struts (all 4 corners)
mazdatrix adjustable endlinks (all 4 corners)
stainless brake lines (all 4 corners)
rear toe steer eliminator delrin bushings
new wheel bearings

things you may notice
no more 4 lug!
turbo2 drivetrain!!!! (beefy)



ebay/china special on brake rotors/pads:



it sounds more like a snowmobile with the studded tires on the road...

sh*t just got reeeeel

Picked up new gravel tires and wheels (pics to come later)




rhino lined the interior

TIRES!, 25 of them! (organized group buy)





Just finished re doing the engine bay, stripped and gutted. Just finishing the rewiring this week.
perma sleepy eye setup to come next week, no more bulky motors and pop up system.

Folded aluminum dash and AL door panels in the near future, before the end of August.

until then, I am bored at work:


UPDATES!
July rallycross ended on the 21st, this August's was on the 20th, got the entire rewire and re interior and underhood (except lighting) done in a months time

rewired done! (pre-passenger seat)
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work in progress at TRF
www.thompsonracingfabrication.com



and new headlamps:
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[djmtsu]

Wow. Massive update!

[Fidelity101]

Originally Posted by djmtsu

Wow. Massive update!

There is more on the end of page two, I just forgot to update this lol. Last update was winter of 2010 on this build.

[djmtsu]

Are you still in Illinois? If so I'd love to come check it out when I up there around the first of the year.

[FC Zach]

ebay/china special on brake rotors/pads:


I have the same, they actually hold up well, coating and all.

[Fidelity101]

Originally Posted by djmtsu

Are you still in Illinois? If so I'd love to come check it out when I up there around the first of the year.

naw im in detroit.

Originally Posted by FC Zach

ebay/china special on brake rotors/pads:


I have the same, they actually hold up well, coating and all.

yeah but the pads are crap, I have shit stopping distance, I swear it had better brakes at 4 lug.

they are organic after all. no air in the system, new master all bled properly.

[FC Zach]

Yeah, that'll do it. At least get some semi-metallic if not ceramic.

[WE3RX7]

Why You Truck Liner on Inside?










BECAUSE RACE CAR








Looks good man... I have a soft spot for rally FCs..

[josh18_2k]

heyyy have you weighed it?

[Fidelity101]

Originally Posted by josh18_2k

heyyy have you weighed it?

no, but I need too.

found the original window sticker from it and it was delivered at 2685lbs (originally a 2+2 with sunroof and AC)

[josh18_2k]

plz post up when you do. trying to get an idea of how much weight can be cut and from where

[Whizbang]

take the crash bar out of the doors, its quite a lot

[Fidelity101]

Originally Posted by Gravity Fed

take the crash bar out of the doors, its quite a lot

I still drive it on the street and ice racing (wheel to wheel) so I kept both front and rear bumper guards as well as the crash bars from the doors.

I also kept the insulation on the firewall as well as the sound deadening on the driver/passenger compartment, the rear deadening is gone though.

[Fidelity101]

Exterior done, underhood done,

Cleaned up interior shot to came later.

More work shenanigans

I cut the part out of the bumper because it was broke.

[Fidelity101]

dash done:





yes it has USB ports for creature comforts, charge cell phone, GPS for spedo, use cell phone for stereo on drives to events (too poor to afford a tow vehicle getup so she has to stay road legal)