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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/10/30 19:22:12
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need some advice guys, not sure weather to buy another set of 13" rims and fit them with either the avon semi's i have or get a set of R spec 205/60r13's
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buy a set of 195/50r15 R spec tyres and fit them to my 15x7 superlites
Both options will require me to make removable shims up for my castor bar so i dont have to pull the front end apart when i change rims, just loosen main nut remove or add shims, secure shims so they dont drop out (not sure how yet), and retighten nut.
Both the 195/50r15 and the 205/60r13 come in at about 575mm rolling diameter, but i know my 15's will fit with a little less castor not sure about a set of 13x7 wheels as most are a neg offset or near 0 which with my slightly wider diff may cause problems fitting a 205 under the back.
any advice appreciated
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/10/31 11:27:49
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2.1L Escort RS look-alike - SOLD RIPS built RB25/30 powered Skyline 430hp @ 20psi - SOLD 2006 Mazda3 MPS Zetec powered MK2 2 door
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/11/12 10:51:14
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Pretty big weekend just gone, decided to drive up to NSW for the Small Ford Car Club Concourse and Display day and the RS Owners Club of Australia concourse.  All up i travelled around 1900km, left at 6 saturday morning and got home just after midnight sunday/monday. Based on some figures i took off random tanks of fuel i was getting about 9.6L /100km which considering the car sits on 110kmph at 3500+rpm i thought was pretty good. next time i go up i may run a slightly larger diameter tyre and or run a different diff ratio, it should in theory greatly increase my fuel economy. night driving on the hume = lots of dead bugs 
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/11/12 11:13:51
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Awesome effort Mish. Good work getting on up to both the shows. And glad you got back ok too. I'll stick a couple of pics of your car up once I get them loaded to the internets. Here you go.     
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/11/14 21:08:12
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thanks for the pictures, i was good to prove (mostly to myself) that the car could do the trip, not a single problem was had which is a nice change. Just trying to plan where to head next
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/12/03 21:17:16
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Just an update of what ive been up to, getting stuck back into fitting up the cage. Only doing the back half at the moment so that the car remains easy to get in and out of as i may be using it daily again soon for a little while.  a fair bit will be getting done over the next fortnight as i have entered a track day so the normal last minute rush will be on. also im playing with a new rear suspension setup to stiffen up the back of the car. so i will post photos up of that depending on how it all goes.
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/12/03 21:39:40
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Great stuff as always. Where are you doing the track day?
Cheers
Matt
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/12/09 18:18:48
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finally got to do abit more work to the car this weekend, after a bit of head scratching and such the rear prototype coilover setup is done. pretty happy with the result, car is heaps stiffer in the rear and can be adjusted by adding or reducing preload to the springs.  the final mounting of the spring adjuster and cups using the clamps is not 100% what i wanted but was limited both by options and lack of engineering equipment to sort a better option. Also finally finished the rear section of the cage off today too. all painted and bolted in.  next will be to mounts the front legs, side intrusion bars and roof bar. But that will be for in the new year.
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/12/10 10:08:16
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Looks interesting Mish,
Got any pics of how it looks in the car?
Cheers,
Matt
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/12/10 21:20:32
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Looking good mish, how did you find the bond roll cage overall? is it a good fit,
Cheers Daryl
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/12/11 18:36:57
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Sorry mate no on car shots at the moment,
Daryl, Pretty happy with how the cage fits up, its ment for a two door, but can be used for a 4 door. Only downside is you have to cut and weld the rear legs, cut the harness bar to width and cut the front legs and roof bar. so its not really a 100% bolt in cage.
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/12/22 22:18:20
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and now its broken again
another box bites the dust.
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2012/12/23 00:07:56
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Just been looking through this thread and you have a nice car there!
Just recently bought my first mk2 2 door.
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2013/01/01 17:32:27
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Found a picture of the car before its mass failure 
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Re:mk2 4 door ghia
2013/01/03 19:42:54
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my subaru loving friends would be very jealous of that camber hahaha, they still cant accept that my standard springs with gas struts still outhandles their coilovers 
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