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This has been my desk top pic for a while;
I really like your garage build, btw. Is it finished now?
I really like your garage build, btw. Is it finished now?
Cheers!This has been my desk top pic for a while;
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I really like your garage build, btw. Is it finished now?
Hi Barry, all my fault haha, it wasn't me... honest. Round up the usual suspects!Hey Mark,
Hope all is well on your side of the pond.
Looking for advice.
I have been corresponding with Harry at ImageWheels, told him I'm almost ready to order but thinking of going;
13x8 with R888R 225/45/13. They are the same diameter as Avon ZZS 185/55/13s, 20.9"/531mm, and about 1.1"/28mm wider tread and .9"/22mm wider in the section width.
I can go a little wider than your 0 offset (guessing around 25mm.) as I won't be quite as lowered as yours, maybe 8?mm taller and can flare a little bit more but very subtley.
What areas on the inside do I need to consider? The front will require more work, at the very least removing the plastic inner liner. If the springs will rub I have found coilovers that use 2 1/4"/58? mm springs instead of 2 1/2"/65?mm. And I'm trying to get an all tubular suspension system made over here by a very reputable guy that built his own (he also happens to have 6 National Autocross wins).
Are there any other rub spots that I should be aware of? Thanks, Mark. And this is all your fault!
Thanks, Mark. I have looked for Elise seats but they are pretty rare in the US. Those Tillets are beautiful. You have expensive tastes but your build really shows the quality! Except for the composite and the butt pad, is your butt basically on the floorboard or can you adjust it so that you are? There's one dealer over here and I'll get in touch with him.
I'll look into the quick rack. I need to go back over this build (again), there's a lot of info to take in. By deleting the center console you are referring to the trim? How much room did it give you, 20 mm? I had also considered re-bracing it with an x crossbrace to give my knee even more room. Yes, I'm slender but would like a detachable wheel for more room. And it's hard to steal a car without a steering wheel, lol.
I'd prefer to stay Lampredi. I misunderstood, you turned a 1600 into a 1900? The one you have with ITBs, isn't a 1600? I won't be building a new motor for at least a year but will look into the viability of acquiring the parts - it's all over the pond parts for me. I have had a K20 and K24 so really appreciate what great motors they are but would rather not. I really don't want to tear up the chassis. If I acquire a second X I would consider a Toyota ZZ2 but we're talking an insane 1550 lb./700 kilo build.
Ta, Mark (you won't hear another American say ta. I played rugby in high school and we toured Wales for a couple of weeks and heard it there.)
Hi Barry, the more you get into it the craziness of it all... starts to make sense!Thanks, Mark. I have looked for Elise seats but they are pretty rare in the US. Those Tillets are beautiful. You have expensive tastes but your build really shows the quality! Except for the composite and the butt pad, is your butt basically on the floorboard or can you adjust it so that you are? There's one dealer over here and I'll get in touch with him.
I'll look into the quick rack. I need to go back over this build (again), there's a lot of info to take in. By deleting the center console you are referring to the trim? How much room did it give you, 20 mm? I had also considered re-bracing it with an x crossbrace to give my knee even more room. Yes, I'm slender but would like a detachable wheel for more room. And it's hard to steal a car without a steering wheel, lol.
I'd prefer to stay Lampredi. I misunderstood, you turned a 1600 into a 1900? The one you have with ITBs, isn't a 1600? I won't be building a new motor for at least a year but will look into the viability of acquiring the parts - it's all over the pond parts for me. I have had a K20 and K24 so really appreciate what great motors they are but would rather not. I really don't want to tear up the chassis. If I acquire a second X I would consider a Toyota ZZ2 but we're talking an insane 1550 lb./700 kilo build.
Ta, Mark (you won't hear another American say ta. I played rugby in high school and we toured Wales for a couple of weeks and heard it there.)
The right knee area is the most cramped in a lhd x19.Hi Barry, the more you get into it the craziness of it all... starts to make sense!
Nope, my engine with ITB's is 1500 not 1600... it was actually a Lancia Delta mk1 factory crated motor with zero miles that got torn down and modified.
Seat bottoms out 25mm from the floor, I find it more comfortable with no seat padding, just a bit of thin foam around the lumbar area works for me.
Expensive tastes haha yes well you can't realistically do better than the tilletts so it's like oh well that's three grand gone straight away lol
Hi Barry how's it going... any progress on your build ?Thanks, Mark. I have looked for Elise seats but they are pretty rare in the US. Those Tillets are beautiful. You have expensive tastes but your build really shows the quality! Except for the composite and the butt pad, is your butt basically on the floorboard or can you adjust it so that you are? There's one dealer over here and I'll get in touch with him.
I'll look into the quick rack. I need to go back over this build (again), there's a lot of info to take in. By deleting the center console you are referring to the trim? How much room did it give you, 20 mm? I had also considered re-bracing it with an x crossbrace to give my knee even more room. Yes, I'm slender but would like a detachable wheel for more room. And it's hard to steal a car without a steering wheel, lol.
I'd prefer to stay Lampredi. I misunderstood, you turned a 1600 into a 1900? The one you have with ITBs, isn't a 1600? I won't be building a new motor for at least a year but will look into the viability of acquiring the parts - it's all over the pond parts for me. I have had a K20 and K24 so really appreciate what great motors they are but would rather not. I really don't want to tear up the chassis. If I acquire a second X I would consider a Toyota ZZ2 but we're talking an insane 1550 lb./700 kilo build.
Ta, Mark (you won't hear another American say ta. I played rugby in high school and we toured Wales for a couple of weeks and heard it there.)
Hey Barry, good to hear back from you.Hey Mark, nice to see you're making some progress. Ol' Avanti Rizzuti Motorsport doesn't give you a warm fuzzy feeling, do they?! Hope Marc can straighten things out. I sure wish I had someone like him close by! We do have an X tranny expert over here, though, and he is 100% trustworthy (same guy who owns the blue X in post #182). One of the advantages you have is the parts you can acquire from all of the different models (Lancia, Punto GT and Ritmo/Strada 105/125/130TC Abarth, etc.) that we never had. So I'm a bit reluctant to try to build a motor that is not available here.
So you have the motor/tranny in your living room? Cracked me up, most of my new parts are in my living room! I'm single and imagine you might be too!
My X has not recieved any mods yet but it is getting driven often. I have a self storage business and had intended to work on the X in one of the storage units but it just wasn't working out. 800' feet from the house/office and very poor cell phone connection. So I'm building a yard shed that will have a very small "garage" that will eventually be for my lawn mower but can initially serve as a place for the X. Then I will start on a proper garage/man cave next to it.
Thinking of going with 8x13 Image wheels and 225/45/13 Toyo R888Rs. Not sure if I mentioned that I acquired some very nice Dallara body parts? Add lightness, as Colin said. No flares, want to keep the body relatively stock.