very cool mate.
love the hornet. . .

they just ran the current affair story on motorsport in sa, featuring the footage from the recent g1 drift day, and guess whos familiar face i saw, well spoken good to see someone sticking up for sa! did you end up gettin that new job?

btw i sold the dr30 and upgraded to a 32 gtr

Whitewalls going on as I write this!!!!!!! Wheel spat is now matte black and looks wild.....pics up very soon, as (add Darth Vader voice in here)the transformation is nearly complete!!!

I'm stoked at how good it looks.

RJ

HOLY CRAP [:u]

I tell ya...... whitewalls can totally transform a car.

The Hornet is looking sweet RJ. Love the little things like the twine wrapped around the sunvisor.

The whitewalls really do make a HUGE difference. For those in SA/Adelaide....your hook up for the whitewalls is as follows;

Adelaide Whitewalls (Mark Arnold)
Ph - 0410 690 182

The ones I have on mine are 20mm, as opposed to the usual 10mm other companies do. Mark offers both, but will work with you to find what works best on your car.

Tell him Racin Jason O'Halloran recommended you!!!!!

Cheers,

RJ

You can buy tyres that already have the whitewall but they are far more expensive than regular tyres. Usually only see these on yankee vehicles or the snob set classics (ie MG's, Jag's etc).

This method involves shaving a width of tyre from the current wall between 1 and 2 inches wide. Then a compound is laid into that area. It is not very thick and can be done in a large variety of different colours depending on who does the job for you. There are many that say that this process is dangerous as it is taking some strength from the side wall of the tyre...... for me personally I don't care because I am not driving any of my cars around the Neurbergring. Aside from that I have been putting whitewalls on every car I have owned for a great many years and never had a single problem. Have never used Adelaide Whitewalls that RJ has recommended, but I might give them a go next time as I like the look of the 2 inch jobbie he has had done and my bloke only does 1.5inch.

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The thing with 'laid' whitewalls is that the rubber removed from the side wall is usually no much more than the raised portion the actual tyre size is represented in....so technically there is actuallly no side wall compromise.

I recently saw an elite level drift car driving on 'laid' white walls....lap after lap....over 120kmh cornering and everything else drift inflicts upon the sidewall of tyres and there was ZERO problems.....so I'd say that was probably the very best test right there to their saftey.

I paid under $100 for mine.....and they make my Mk 2 look about $2000 better......WHAT A BARGAIN!

Sunshine full pics coming soon!

RJ

Did a photoshoot today for a mag I write for in the UK.....with a whole bunch of other Rat's, including Chobis and his Mk 1 Cortina from this forum!

The Green Hornet is finally finished (apart from the minor running problem - I.E. it isn't actually running at the moment[88]) Here are some pics of the finished article.....I am happy![^]

The group of cars we shot;



2 x Cortina's, 2 x Izuzu, 2 x Toyota, 1 x Porsche, 2 x VW, 1 x BMW....which was as Borat put's it.....verrrry nice!









The very rare reclining 'bed seats';



Here's Brenton's Mk 1 and my Mk 2 side by side in the carpark;



As you all know I saved this Mk 2 from a wrecker here in SA, so here are the 'Before + After' pics!
BEFORE



AFTER



So there it is.....another project finished! I'm now on the look out for another car to jazz up, so the Mk 2 Ratty is heading to Ebay tonight to free up some cashola. I guess build, enjoy the creative process and find them good homes is going to be my way of life[;^)]

I hope you enjoyed the build.

RJ