The Icarus Project (4EFTE)

[Calum]

@Darty Yeah JapFest was too far. Couldn't be bothered lol. JapDay yesterday would have been great.

Alas didn't go.

[Darty]

@Calum I've missed it all this year, The crowd at Japfest is changing. barely go to any meets now. The Starlet is cool, I don't see many about at all

[Calum]

@Darty Thanks buddy.

It's a really fun car. Fun to work on, fun to drive.

Local.meets were the highlights last year for me.

[mad73]

I do like a jap turbo used to have a 200sx old 1 with flip up headlights, nearly bought a skyline once but ended up with a 330 bmw was nice car might be getting another in a couple of weeks as are car at the minute has been written off

[Calum]

@mad73 S13? With the CA18DET in.

I would really love an S15. I think they are stunning. And bullet proof motors in them as well.

[mad73]

Yeah s13 1.8 turbo good drift car if your into that

[Calum]

Got my lowerarms back

That is powdercoated, polybushed and new grommets.

[Darty]

@Calum Tight asf! Polybushes make a sizable difference for street settings, looking to do any track days with her?

[Burridge]

@Calum said in The Icarus Project (4EFTE):

@mad73 S13? With the CA18DET in.

I would really love an S15. I think they are stunning. And bullet proof motors in them as well.
S15 and R32 GTR, always had a major soft spot for

[Calum]

@Darty said in The Icarus Project (4EFTE):

@Calum Tight asf! Polybushes make a sizable difference for street settings, looking to do any track days with her?

Yeah man that's the whole point of this build.

Learn a thing or two about cars. And get some track time with it so I can really enjoy it.

I don't have any ideas when this might be though.

[Darty]

@Calum Real nice man all in good time, a great FF chassis to do it.

Got to get it around Combe!

This already has the torque advantage over my EG Civic ideas, defo Suspension setup before adding any power,

Love to be just a trail braking slingshot

[Calum]

So I bought an Anti Lift Kit for this car. But unfortunately it renders the other polybushes I bought useless. So that was money well spent.

The effort required to fit these though! It a two man job at best. Seriously took me a long day.

I had to first cut out the crush tubes on the arms. Then you have to pull really hard to the rear of the car to pull the lowerarms inline.

Anyway after doing all that I forgot to put the lowerbrace on so had.to remove it all and start again.

Sorry the photos are no good. Blazing hot.day and I was absolutely shattered to take photos!

The anti lift kit apparently stops the wheels lifting under acceleration. You take up any slack.in the lowerarms with the spacer bushes and clamp. Hopefully this means greater traction when booting it

[Calum]

My new front anti roll bar arrived yesterday. Polybushed drop links and dbar mounts. That completes the front end suspension overhaul now.

Just need a rear anti roll bar and a new set of coilovers and that is about all you can do to perfect the handling on these beasts! Once the coilovers go on then it will need to be tracked to get the wheel alignment correct.

[Calum]

Three long years, since I drove this car.

I probably should update this thread with the work I've done.

But for now.

Car rolled into the MOT bay after 900 miles since last time.

There is a horrendous oil leak, and we had to quickly run round and swap a few things, but she passed.

[declan]

@calum sorry I’m on update 4 reading through the build and when you mention the guy doing your skim work you say you cant imagine him being delicate with your bits and it cracked me up lol

[declan]

@calum lovely car and the engine bay is sweet as

[Calum]

@declan I redone the engine bay now.

And the boot.

[declan]

@calum I love everything except for the rocker cover colour I’m a lover of wrinkle paints but that’s personal preference lovely work mate proud that you did it with no previous experience too

[oldman]

Impressive Calum, you do like a challenge! A lot of effort gone in to your project, looks terrific

[Calum]

@declan Yeah mate. I am building another head for this car and the rocker cover would most likely be candy red.

@oldman Thanks, it's not been easy and there is still so much to do.