Damo's new rallycar project

damo666 · Post by **damo666** » Wed May 31, 2006 8:52 pm

My new Leone. Its FWD, auto, and has a ding in almost every panel.... 8O Thank god it was only $50!! Its actually not too bad, no rust, and came with the RX alloys (click thumbnails for bigger pics).

I'm starting the long slow process of building another rally car - at least this one is the same colour as my old one!

by <a href=http://community.webshots.com/user/damop> damop</a>

I'll update this post as things progress.

ToyRX · Post by **ToyRX** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:39 pm

if you dont EJ it your mad

Mine is standard, bar exhaust (3inch GrpA front pipe), pod filter, RSRA computer and it is as good as you can reasonably get a EA82T but much more reliable, oh and fun

LTurbo · Post by **LTurbo** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:44 pm

Congrats damo, glad to se you got another one :P

32ford · Post by **32ford** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:51 pm

congrats that the right price I just bought a saab but it cost me $100 I should have hung out for two subarus instead

GTlegs · Post by **GTlegs** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:05 pm

Go the saabs

damo666 · Post by **damo666** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:20 pm

ToyRX,

As much as I'd love to go an EJ, CAMS rules mean that I have to stick with the homolgated block.....the EA82T. (I think I need to move to NZ, you guys have it too good!).

Thanks Thomas - are you sure I cant have the old one back?

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:30 pm

Very nice... Gotta love those Leones!!!

Cant wait to see what you do with it!

Congratulations!!!

32ford · Post by **32ford** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:31 pm

GTlegs wrote:Go the saabs

I hope that was sarcasm, it is so underpowerd

LTurbo · Post by **LTurbo** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:39 pm

32ford wrote:
GTlegs wrote:Go the saabs
I hope that was sarcasm, it is so underpowerd

for some reason that just cracked me up so much.
so so so underpowered, unless of course turbo but even then......

32ford · Post by **32ford** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:57 pm

its a turbo but its really heavy and an auto, I think we may be getting off topic

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:53 pm

RSRA computer ? was that one of the factory goodies to get more from this engine ?

ToyRX · Post by **ToyRX** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:10 am

The RSRA computer was from the factory homologated series 1 RSRA Legacy/Liberty, I have no idea if you guys got this model or not. I dont know all the details on it but it runs different fuel and timing maps etc definitly aimed at getting more out of the engine.

damo666 · Post by **damo666** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:38 pm

Just a quick update -

Car now stripped back to the shell. I spent a day or so chipping the tar based sound deadner crap off the floor, which ended up coming to around 19kg in total (including the rubber sheet on the firewall).

Seam welding of the front end has begun, I decided to give it a rest tonight when I scared a MASSIVE huntsman spider out of its hidey hole somewhere inside the lower chassis rail (I'm a girl, hate spiders). I raised the welding helmet to find a slightly charred, very pissed-off spider advancing over my gloves and up my arm......might need to get my wife to clean these pants!

Just need to finish off the rest of the seamwelding & plating, and it can go off for the rollcage installation.

LTurbo · Post by **LTurbo** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:58 pm

Well that welding does not take you to long does it.
ROLF at the spider, the poor little bugger was probably just trying to get away from the hot metal.

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:07 pm

Nothing like a good huntsman scare to get the heart pumping

wagonist · Post by **wagonist** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:01 pm

If you want a spare bootlid for free, let me know & I'll put it aside. Its the only panel on my donor car that is straight, rust free & bog free.

(The roof was until someone jumped on it)
Every thing else is being scrapped.

flat04 · Post by **flat04** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:04 pm

Hey Damo,

Finally got around to seeing your latest project. How's it all going?

Put in our entry for Toyota Rally SA today. Can't wait!!

Hope to see some more photos of your beast soon.

Andrew