little red rocket!

[sheppo]

Not sure yet pal thinking I might take the standard motor from the red on and put it in and get a 4spd or 5spd gear box and slowly change thigs back to standard and eventually try and get it off defect! And then my parents can buy it off me for my sisters first car... Or once I've stripped it I'll scrap it and anything I don't want I'll sell

[sheppo]

So haven't done much lately been busy with work and other interests and trying to get my Calais painted.. Which is all done now.. Thank god!!!
Having the Calais painted means a car for me to drive and a spot to start stripping cars
So late on aus day I loved all the shit from being my red rocket and got her into the car port..

Got home from work this afternoon and started to strip it down.. Removed tailshaft coolant disconnected just about everything except my air on pipes..
Hopefully pull the 4k out Sunday.. Too busy tmrw to touch the corolla.. Once I get the engine out I'll start tidying the bay up and moving bits and pieces over before I put the 4agte in..

Also now that the Calais is on the road in a week or two I will put it up for sale and hopefully this will fund a few suspension mods and brake upgrades

So few pics to upload.. First one is where she sat for a few months.. Second is where she will live till it's complete, third.. The engine bay is pretty clean but needs a little bit of TLC

[sheppo]

Got a little bit done today..
Spending tmrw arvo finishing it off and pull the motor out..
Just need to disconnect a few more little things like speedo cable to trans and other little cables etc.

[sheppo]

motor came out today... finally.. haha then i took a break and lost motivation.. sorta played around and investigated the best way to swap my pedal boxes over..
but i need to drop my cross member out and pull the exhaust out.. then rip the $age out of my blue corolla and swap crossmembers over.. then i can actually get to the clutch and all the small things that will need to be swapped over.. got work this week and a mate comes down from QLD so probs wont get to much done while his here but i got the week off of work after that so hopefully should get a fair chunk done then getting excited

[sheppo]

While the cars off the road thinking about getting coilovers and doing a front brake upgrade? Ideas and opinions on what's good and what's not would be appreciated!
Should I go BC coilies? Or Ajps coilovers?? Any other good types out there?

[Javal]

AJPS w/ FC RX-7

Go.

[declan]

AJPS.
get 8kg front with bilstein inserts.

[Vaughn]

^YUmmyy

[sheppo]

Mmm might have to look into it more.. Was thing about RX7 brake upgrade already
Is there a huge difference to an rx7 brake upgrade compared to ae86 kit?

[Javal]

Oh god yes.