Old GT3 car

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Josh K.
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Anyone can refer to my thread on Ratsun for billions of photos and ramblings.....

Here's my Radiator. Custom expansion tank I built on top. This radiator has extensive mods beyond stock. Fit's perfectly.

My OCD/ADHD got a little out of hand on this car.

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I like the use of space with that, no redundancy.
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defdes wrote:I like the use of space with that, no redundancy.
At first I had to do a double take on this be my brain kind of when huh!! On second look however, I agree with John- very efficient use of space for sure.

Feel free to post here once in a while - I don't get to Ratsun much, never seem to have the time to dig. Be good to stay up to date on your project, thanks for posting.

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Josh K.
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I'll throw some pics up.

Manifold I built. First time building one and first time tig'ing stainless....

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Tranny mount for tucked 3" stainless exhaust.

Also notice the 5/16" stainless fuel lines with nice clamp mounts...

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Custom made shortened water pump. Housing (milled shorter) and impeller is from the S13 KA, bearings and shaft from the short Altima pump. Custom flange and pulley.

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Had to section the valance to fit my custom intercooler.

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First fire!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t49O9XuL23E

Notice there's no MAF? ;)

Battery:

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Harness: Soldered and ran every wire, all new pins and connectors.

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Custom made CV's with welded adapters for Subaru LSD:

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Tubbed wheel well for CV clearance.

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Too much custom stuff in this pic to even mention...

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That's all folks. I'll keep you guys posted. For those with more time on their hands then they know what to do with there's 79 pages of this stuff on Ratsun.

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Jeff Hino found a pic of my car from when him and Frank rescued it. Was literally in the dirt.... 2007.

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Needs more updates! This is an amazing project
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Saw the thread on ratsun but click off as soon as I saw the KA. Shall go back now, ignoring that bit and look at all the interesting stuff. Great to see the knowledge people on here have of the car from when it was raced. Shame it's not still going vintage racing though.
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I drove this thing down the cul-de-sac and back yesterday! Lot's to do but now I'm super motivated to get it road worthy!

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Yay! Congrats Josh! It's been a long time coming.
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Josh K.
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Josh K.
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Gents,
I'm afraid since I've replaced so much sheet metal (rockers, quarters, trunk pan) that the car is gonna twist when I hit the track. I really want to avoid a roll cage because it's mainly a street car but I don't want the roof to buckle... the quarters won't be attached to the outer wheel tubes and I'm sure the unibody has lost lot's of rigidity from the mods..

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

-Josh
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I Designed my cage. I'm paying someone else to build it. I don't have the time as it would set me back two months.I didn't want a Full cage because of the danger driving on the street with no helmet. I did want torsional stiffness and roll over/side protection. I think this will accomplish what I want with the least hassle. 1.5"x.120" Wall DOM. TIG welded.

It's at the shop now. Should have it done next weekend.
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