Andy P
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Righto, this isn't strictly drift but once it's been completed I'll probably do a few drift days. I've had the car for years now and it's gone through various guises but now I've bitten the bullet and decided to go all out and undertake a bit of an epic project.
The Plan is of course, to make my beloved S40 RWD. I've been gathering parts for a little while now - I was planning on waiting until a bit more had been completed before making a thread but a recent change of circumstance has motivated me to crack on with it to take my mind off other aspects of my life. Sob story over
Here's a very brief history of the car Vems project link
And a pic from one of its better days (because I'm a bit of a pic whore)
So the project in a little more detail. I'll be using the RWD parts from an Evo. You may think this is a bit of a strange choice but the S40 and Evo share the same chassis platform. The parts I managed to get were from an early Evo with a viscous type LSD which I've now stripped and waiting for my special order shims to arrive from Japan. I intend to use this as a road/ track / drift day car so I've no intention of welding it up (not yet anyway!)
A few pics of said parts -
I then got hold of a polybush kit -
Problem is the kit is actually for a pre '86 RangeRover! But I managed to get the whole set for £31 so no big loss if none of them fitted. (If just one fitted I'd have already saved money because the cost of them for an Evo is crazy!)
After a bit of a mess about I managed to get this -
To look something like -
Result! I'm pretty sure I'll manage to get more of them to fit but I've not bothered yet. I want to get it all trial bolted to the car before I waste time on parts that might not fit!
So, the other day I make a bit of a start on the car itself. The engine has already been taken out and all the easy parts of the interior (seats, carpets etc). Onto the stands -
A little while twiddling spanners drops the front subframe (soon to be chopped!)-
And a pic to show a bit of the strippage -
Last night I decided to take the dash out (was quietly dreading it) which turned out not so bad in the end -
Just started...
And out!
Not much more actual work has taken place yet but because I can never resist buying pointless stuff so thats why I already have these...
New "dash"
17" steel wheels - 5x114.3 and 6.5j...Expect some banding action
Box
Which had a seat in it - Excellent for watching Eastenders in..
Bargain wheel and snap-off boss
Boss
Always inteneded on making it look a little more decent so...
Thats better
A quick little rundown of the expected spec..
Evo rear running gear, Saab B234R engine (4 cylinder 2.3L turbo), Holset HX40, V-mount ic, Jaguar gearbox, KW coilovers, KAD 6pot calipers with Ap 330mm discs, corsa electric PAS, Vovlo340 manual rack.
Oh yeah, the turbo -
Think thats around about it
The Plan is of course, to make my beloved S40 RWD. I've been gathering parts for a little while now - I was planning on waiting until a bit more had been completed before making a thread but a recent change of circumstance has motivated me to crack on with it to take my mind off other aspects of my life. Sob story over
Here's a very brief history of the car Vems project link
And a pic from one of its better days (because I'm a bit of a pic whore)
So the project in a little more detail. I'll be using the RWD parts from an Evo. You may think this is a bit of a strange choice but the S40 and Evo share the same chassis platform. The parts I managed to get were from an early Evo with a viscous type LSD which I've now stripped and waiting for my special order shims to arrive from Japan. I intend to use this as a road/ track / drift day car so I've no intention of welding it up (not yet anyway!)
A few pics of said parts -
I then got hold of a polybush kit -
Problem is the kit is actually for a pre '86 RangeRover! But I managed to get the whole set for £31 so no big loss if none of them fitted. (If just one fitted I'd have already saved money because the cost of them for an Evo is crazy!)
After a bit of a mess about I managed to get this -
To look something like -
Result! I'm pretty sure I'll manage to get more of them to fit but I've not bothered yet. I want to get it all trial bolted to the car before I waste time on parts that might not fit!
So, the other day I make a bit of a start on the car itself. The engine has already been taken out and all the easy parts of the interior (seats, carpets etc). Onto the stands -
A little while twiddling spanners drops the front subframe (soon to be chopped!)-
And a pic to show a bit of the strippage -
Last night I decided to take the dash out (was quietly dreading it) which turned out not so bad in the end -
Just started...
And out!
Not much more actual work has taken place yet but because I can never resist buying pointless stuff so thats why I already have these...
New "dash"
17" steel wheels - 5x114.3 and 6.5j...Expect some banding action
Box
Which had a seat in it - Excellent for watching Eastenders in..
Bargain wheel and snap-off boss
Boss
Always inteneded on making it look a little more decent so...
Thats better
A quick little rundown of the expected spec..
Evo rear running gear, Saab B234R engine (4 cylinder 2.3L turbo), Holset HX40, V-mount ic, Jaguar gearbox, KW coilovers, KAD 6pot calipers with Ap 330mm discs, corsa electric PAS, Vovlo340 manual rack.
Oh yeah, the turbo -
Think thats around about it
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