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Paint…

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Definitely more ‘hole’ than chassis at the moment, which is scary. 
 

Thats the lightweight life.

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Because... I was inverted 

 

Underside all seam sealed up. 

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You know me, I don’t mind a prototype. It’s all simple well understood standard motorsport practice. Only difference here is that as far as I’m aware it’s the first time a celica has had this level of treatment. 

Make it light, make it stiff and it’ll go fast. sounds like one of those internet memes.... things you can say in the bedroom and a car garage haha.

 

It’ll be worth the effort, will be the best celica shell... anywhere I guess. Until you get into it of course @ESTHAR_CITY

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Interior patching complete. Underside time. 

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The patching continues...

Leaving a few swaged drain holes for when it rains... old land rover style water comes in easy but can also get out easy. 
The joys of open wings and no door seals. 

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Stuff...

First shell prep underway. Sat being roasted on the spit as we speak. 

Seam welding underway, front clip has been chopped off and brackets for the bolt on/off front end in place, bulkhead holes being plated (still to be ground flush) in for fire protection and extra rigidity. 
 

80l custom baffled and foam filled endurance race tank in fabrication now. 
Lots going on, lots to still to do.

[Celica 2ZZGE Exhaust manifold]

On 07/04/2021 at 19:31, Bumblebee said:

And it throws lenty of frames too.

Nice work again Dave ,Will and Lee

Yep, she’s a spicy number. Makes me want a sequential 

[Celica 2ZZGE Exhaust manifold]

The very latest NA Celica to be fitted with an MSDT manifold just made 214CHP.

 

Standard engine, standard intake, panel filter, stage 2 Cams, supertech valves and springs, MSDT manifold, custom 2.5” exhaust, mapped on link by RDT.

 

Who says NA tuning isn’t worth it. NOT ME.

 

 

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Spare race engine re-prepped and crated up, hopefully it will never see an engine bay...

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On 22/03/2021 at 18:31, Bumblebee said:

Very nice Dave. 

Well out of my budget

Mine to, blowing my race budget this winter 

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Fuel system parts arriving... bit special these 

 

Going to clean the interior right up this, I can get rid of the external swirl pot and HP pump. This CFC unit has integrated fuel surge tank and fuel pump hanger for use in most fuel cells. Will drop straight into the ATL foam filled 80L fuel cell. Should be a long term solution, hopefully never have to upgrade the fuel system ever again.

 

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When is enough enough?...

 

Roof skin goes bye bye

 

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As light as a Celica chassis can get (with a cage). Admitted defeat at 251kg. There’s nothing left to remove. 

So in total we have:

278 - 251 = 27Kg saving.

That really is something given that she was already a pretty light chopped shell

[Vortex Generators]

13 hours ago, Tomb said:

@Dtracernow I’m going to have to buy a set

Haha. F1 tech straight to your Celica 

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Amazing little old me beat Mclaren F1 to the vortex generator game...

Even came to the same conclusion of configuration 

2021 car

 

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Paint on a celica equates to 16kg. 

Now comes the extreme weight loss part of the process. Plenty more to chop out yet. 

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She’s naked

The surgery begins.

 

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54 minutes ago, ESTHAR_CITY said:

What a spec 

Will pale into insignificance once you are up and running buddy

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I have come to realise that my spec posted years ago is a little out of date so thought I’d update it with where we find ourselves heading into the 2021 season. Here goes:

Engine: 

 

Bottom end

2ZZGE block - darton sleeves

Standard Toyota head gasket

MSDT specified Custom Wiseco 13.0:1 High compression pistons - weight balanced

Carillo Super A Beam forged rods (463g) weight balanced

Knife-edged crank

Competition Clutch lightweight flywheel

Competetion Clutch Stage 3 clutch

Balanced crank/flysheel/clutch assembly

Uprated bottom end bearings

ARP rod bolts

Morosso sump

Upgrade oil pump gears

 

Top end:

Supertech Valves

Supertech Springs

MWR Titanium spring retainers

Standard Rocker arms and pads 

MSDT Stage 3 race cams

ARP head studs

No port or polish

 

Ancillaries:

MSDT 4-2-1 Race exhaust manifold

MSDT Centre exit exhaust

MSDT ITB intake setup

Custom Intake manifold

AT Power Throttle bodies

440cc AT Power Injectors and fuel rail

90mm / 125mm inlet trumpets

Custom ITB housing with cold air feed/filter system

Custom return fuel system

MWR lightweight and under drive pulleys

Blanked water pump

David Craig Standalone electric water pump

Custom twin pass 50mm core radiator

Twin Spal 8" radiator fans

Custom motorsport loom

Can bus Lambda sensor 

Link G4 Storm ECU

 

Gearbox:

 

Standard Casing

Juba Racing 4.8:1 final drive

Quaife LSD

SSC straight cut 3rd and 4th Gears

Carbon lined synchros 

TRD shifter

Se7en brass shifter bushes

 

Chassis / Shell

 

TRD Sports-M 
Acid dipped bare metal build, seam welded and sealed - weight to be confirmed

FIA/ MSUK compliant roll cage

Custom removable front clip

Ultra racing front and rear strut braces 

All new CAD plated fasteners throughout

Custom ATL 80L baffled race fuel tank (in place of standard tank)
ATL fuel hanger with high flow Walbro HP in tank fuel pump

ATL fuel sender system

Custom fuel filler

 

Suspension:

 

Bare metal blasted and powder coated subframes and suspension arms 

Full poly bush

Meister R coilovers

Hotchkis Competition spec Anti-roll bars

Hotchkis aluminium adjustable rear camber arms

Custom rose jointed drop links

Rota force wheels

Dunlop Direzza 225/45/17 (DRY)

Yoko advan AD08 (INTERS)

Extreme tyre VR1 (WET)

 

Brakes:

 

HEL braided lines

Front:

Performance Brakes PB6 calipers

320mm alloy bell brake discs

Pagid RS29 endurance race pads

Rear:

Standard calipers

Standard pads

Mtec c-hook discs

Handbrake shoes and mechanicals removed

Custom hydraulic handbrake

ABS delete

Tilton in car brake bias adjuster 

 

Body Work:

 

Modified front bumper with Greddy lip

TRD side skirts

Modified rear bumper 

Alpha performance front nudge bar

Custom front splitter (55kg) downforce

MSDT designed rear diffuser

MSDT designed Vortex generators

Se7en Motorsport rear wing and stands

Seibon carbon bonnet 

Lexan door and rear hatch glass replacement

 

Interior:

 

Full MSUK race spec

Flocked Dash

OMP HTE R race seat

Custom seat mounts

Sparco 330mm wheel

BK snap off wheel mount

Plumbed extinguisher

Electrical and extinguisher pulls internal and external

Custom aluminium door cards

AIM full digital dash

Odyssey P680 race battery (passenger floor)

Heated windscreen

 

Likely more but I’m actually tiring of typing. Will update as I think of things

 

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Oh Baby, parts are rolling back in. 
 

Suspension arms, sub-frames, strut braces, rear floor, front floor, rear wing supports, roll bars, dash cross bar and some other stuff I can’t even remember. 
 

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Winter works continue, chassis due back from pro-strip end of next week, in parallel the HC engine is coming back together. 
Having calculated I needed to lose 2.5cc of combustion chamber volume to lower the CR for 13.7:1 to 13:1 I worked out how much piston I needed to remove. Following machining the pistons were re-balanced. 

Given the chassis is getting the love it needs after 5 years of racing it seemed a shame not to make the most of the opportunity so all suspension and subframes have also been blasted and re-coated. 
 

She should be light, fast and pretty for 2021. If we ever get out to race. 
 

 

[Celica 2ZZGE Exhaust manifold]

The 3 remaining NA manifold I have on the shelf ready to go. Available at any time.

 

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For anyone interested. This is what a caged bare celica chassis weighs.

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Major surgery occurring.

 

Last pieces of glass being removed, in for her swim this week at pro-strip. Will get a weight on a bare shell as she stands and then again after the dip. 
 

Plan is to chop out all in-necessary metal (none structural) stitch/weld up any seams, plate any unnecessary or unused holes, seam seal her up, acid etch prime, 1k primer then 2k top coat. She will be Toyota super white outwardly and metallic grey for the underside, engine bay and interior with gravitex added to wheel arches for a little protection from stones. 
 

Also cutting the front end off to make it easily removable for quicker engine changes should it be required so will cut the forward chassis legs just in front of the arches, plate them in and bolt it all back together. 
 

Lots of work going into this one... again. 

Easy does it with the heated screen... nail biting stuff