RX4 BridgePort Turbo

[Grant Monkhouse]

Did you convert the struts??

Oh yes. Following some advice from Clive and ray. They\'re fb shocks. Modified to suit my car. Going to have some custom hubs bolted to them too along with fd brakes.

[Grant Monkhouse]

Once I have got the car doing what I want it to do, I will get some fully adjustable units. But they will cost. This option I am doing is the cheapest way and I get the feeling that I have made the car myself, just like you have kiwi with your westy.

[kiwimazda]

So you got the coil over kit from Demon Tweeks or similar and as thats for 2 1/2 springs you sleeved the kit to fit the FB units??

[Grant Monkhouse]

Got the bits from rally design. 180lb springs. 12" free length. Yes they are sleeved, I think they will be good when they are painted. And if the springs are too soft/hard I can change them for cheap.

If they break then I will do something else, but they will last long enough for me to research other options.

[Grant Monkhouse]

I am also changing the steering setup. Have got a few pictures from when I had carls race car rx3 at my house of the steering setup. I will be hoping to copy it, or get I similar as the person that built that setup looks like they knew what they were doing to start with. I however am learning as I go.

Even learnt how to weld better today. Thanks dad!

[Grant Monkhouse]

Also by running a straight narrower spring a can gain a little width in tyre size!

[kiwimazda]

Good move. I was looking at GAZ units for the FB but after speaking to Jules at Aurok I think Ohlins might be the way to go. But until I can afford those it will be home made for now.
If you ever want a car set up. jules is the man. He transformed the westy from an absolute pig to a car that behaves its self. Plus he is a nice guy too and knows of a  couple of bods in the rotary scene
Sorry back to your project:spank

[Nik da Greek]

+1 for Jules and Aurok. Amazing place, they know a bit about setting up everything. Bit far from the grim North for Grant to come though. It is exactly in the geographical middle of nowhere, even satnav can\'t find the place! :rollin

[Grant Monkhouse]

Well money is always the key to what limitsyou go to on choices for your car. I could spend every penny on this car that I have, which wouldn\'t bother me, and it would be awesome. But if I can gain the same end result but for less money and learn lots in the beginning, I think that is better.

However if I was to do this again, I WOULD do things a LOT differently. For example i wouldnt try to compensate between race car and road car. I would chop bits out and replace with parts that benefit what the car is for. Eg, if it was a full drag car I would 4link it with fully rubbed back end, or drift/track car I would mini tub it and extend the arches out to get some serious rubber on there.

Restoring cars is nice but makes things awkward.

[Grant Monkhouse]

+1 for Jules and Aurok. Amazing place, they know a bit about setting up everything. Bit far from the grim North for Grant to come though. It is exactly in the geographical middle of nowhere, even satnav can\'t find the place! :rollin

Cheers nik. Huddersfield is easy to find, just look for the place where it rains, even on sunny days! Lmao.

But you have to be careful when looking for Huddersfield as there are these things called hills up here, something people at the south have never seen! You have to go up them and then....... Back down them. Very tiring

[Nik da Greek]

Hahaha, I\'ve been to Huddesfield a couple of times, dude. I meant Aurok is hard to find, and it\'s miles from Huddersfield! Even with directions from Jules I still had two goes at it first time I went there.

In Cyprus we have things called "mountains", do they trump hills? :confused: :rollin

[Grant Monkhouse]

Oh right. My bad. Immure I will find someone up here to point me in the right direction with my front suspension setup. However I don\'t thin there will be too much to adjust on a solid rear axle!

[Grant Monkhouse]

Ooh I am honoured tonight, I see blitz is viewing my thread, along with Lee mills. Didn\'t know that many people viewed this thread. As most posts and views are by me. Lol

[Nik da Greek]

Don\'t sell yourself short, dude. It\'s gonna be a hell of a thing. Anyway, Blitzen isn\'t anything special, did you not see the pics of him dressed as Sparco Boy? :evillaugh http://www.fduk.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23980

[Grant Monkhouse]

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