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been meaning to start a thread for this, just never got round to it. bought this about a year and a half ago. its just kinda to use every day and for collecting firewood, moving junk etc. when i first got it, was quite tidy, mettalic green, real plastic wood stuck to the dash, bit plain really.  took the back seats out for space carrying space  stayed like this for a while,here it is with the rest of the family  up in the snow at dolwyddelan last year     was a nice car but a bit too normal really, decided to slap some lights on the roof   has been really reliable, just one of the rear leaf springs started to seperate , figured as i was gonna keep the car id put a pair of new springs in the back,and does get a fair bit of weight thrown in the back, got a pair of milner springs of ebay, about 120 with shackles and bushes and all new bolts, so not too bad i guess. original plan was to fit wider rims and tyres and lift the suspension. got some compomotive 10x15 alloys, never got round to fitting them though, found a littl bit of rot starting on the sill  so had to sort that first. then when painting the patch id welded on with the paint i bought  ya can probably tell where this is going...  also fitted some chrome vitara 10 x15s that came already fitted with 265/50/15 tyres. i know i prob knocked lots of the value by adding matt black, but i loves it now       and here it is with me latest toy, will start a thread for the spazda soon  |
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Well contrary to my username i love these little beasties. Espicially the added vitara rims. Would love to get one but them seem really expensive here in Ireland. Will keep an eye on this and the mazda.
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1992 diahatsu sportrakBenzBoy
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Sportraks are great fun! Quite a torquey little engine in these. I found the handling at speed to be pretty scary, although I'm not used to 4x4's.
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handling was a bit"exciting" when i got it, would roll all over the place. was worse than i was excpecting. had a look underneath and the anti roll bar link had snapped. put a new bolt in and was much better. there was an even bigger improvement with the wider, lower profile tyres. handles much more like a car now. i was quite surprised by the moter. only 1.6, but i found out by mistake that it will very happily wheelspin the 265 tyres when pulling away. the new tyres are ace in the dry, but in the wet at roundabouts the back just slides out ,no grip at all... drift skillllzzzzzz  |
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1992 diahatsu sportrakBenzBoy
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Me and my brother simplified the induction on the engine, and it made an unbelievable difference! The induction roar was insane, and it seemed to up the power quite a bit. It was a little bit "ghetto" as we just stuck a round filter element from a Rover P6 on it and got rid of the airbox and restrictive pipework, but with a bit more thought it could be quite neat.
Has yours got the adjustable dampers? They made a fair difference to the ride too I found.
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will
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Never really given these a second glance but that has now changed, good stuff.
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conrad
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Here to fix your cabin.......
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the matt black and wheels have made it a million times better!
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Me and my brother simplified the induction on the engine, and it made an unbelievable difference! The induction roar was insane, and it seemed to up the power quite a bit. It was a little bit "ghetto" as we just stuck a round filter element from a Rover P6 on it and got rid of the airbox and restrictive pipework, but with a bit more thought it could be quite neat. Has yours got the adjustable dampers? They made a fair difference to the ride too I found. ooohh.night have a go at binning the airbox at some point then it has adjustable dampers, theres a switch on the dash. not 100% sure if its working though. sometimes i think it is, but then ya start thinking its all phsycolgical makes me think its less bouncy  handlings not to bad really consideing its quite a tall car. its handy ya can leave it in rwd instead of 4wd too, makes it not too heavy on fuel. oi chuffin loves it oi do |
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This is the Sex!!! I know I have driven it!!!!! Awesome stuff. Can't wait to come down and see the Mazzzz. Can introduce all your motors to Datty very soon boy'o |
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Enjoy the ride
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8tee8
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That is so cool...
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needs a chrome grill to go with that blackness.. then it would be so sweet in my eyes...
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smellyferret
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Back in a retro after 7 years!
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oooh nice!
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cheers peeps- Gav, cant wait to meet the datty, got any other wheels lined up yet? rottie- after ya say that and i look at the pics, your right, that would be ace!.... i have some silver paint, pretty sure i have some chrome spray stuff somewhere too.... the stuff that doesnt do what it says on the tin .... could well be on the cards now though, will post the results for the jury |
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lilbob
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whack a big fat A bar on the front ftw
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1992 diahatsu sportrakBenzBoy
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whack a big fat A bar on the front ftw Yeah they rule! Couple of spotlights in it too.  |
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Bet you've still not done the Celica? ;D
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Bet you've still not done the Celica? ;D i know... I'm a curse word for starting something, not finishing it, start something else, get most the way through it, get distracted, start something else....... not touched the celica since the summer, sorta ground to a halt kinda lost all interest in me cars for a while. jujst starting to get back into doing stuff- must be the weather noticed yesterday my celica was last on the road in 2007, thats when the tax ran out- times just flying by  |
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Mar 15, 2010 13:36:52 GMT
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Tough little 4x4!
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194? Willys Jeep MB 1965 Volvo 544 Special 1968 Opel Rekord 1975 Opel Kadett Estate 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E 1985 Datsun 720 King Cab 4x4 diesel 1997 Volvo S70 2.5SE (ex. "Volvo544special65" - changed to more reader friendly username.  ) |
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Jun 17, 2010 21:11:40 GMT
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oooooookay.. prob gonna get a slating for this.. ;D love me little sportrak but kinda started to get a bit bored with how it looked. was sunny today , i was a bit bored     finished playing, looked at the mess id made and am really a bit unsure, packed in, went over to asda for stuff for my tea. thinking about how I'm now gonna have to spend my next day off painting it black again, when i came back and saw it again though its started to grow on me  ooohh... and Rob- if youre reading this, stop lurking, sign up and get some pics of ya capri up |
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Jun 17, 2010 21:25:51 GMT
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This is epic.
Don't paint it black again, it must stay urban camo. The style/shapes/colours you've got is perfect. I don't think you could make it look better if you planned it carefully.
I know this goes against everything 4x4's stand for and against anything I've ever done to any of my own 4x4's but this would look SO cool slammed on those 10" rims!
Keep the colour, lose some altitude for instant hero status!
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