Despite its lack of Almeraness I thought I'd post a wee project thread about my Sunny hillclimb car. Most of the work to be done to the car in future is engine based anyway so will be reasonably relateable to the Almera community. Plus I'm spending more and more time on here skulking for parts and I have had a couple of curious pm's.
I bought the car in 2005 as a low mileage sr (ga16de) model as a second car at the grand old age of 17. I then proceeded to thrash the arse of it and ruin its 'one family owned' image on and off through various stages of tune and condition.
As it stands at the moment it is still mot'd and road legal (just) with the following spec:
Shell:
multipoint custom cages cds cage
seam welded
Plexy windows
GRP Bonnet
GRP Tailgate
Lightened steel doors
Suspension:
BC BR series coilovers... 8kg front 6 kg rear
Whiteline adjustable ARB
Fully Polybushed
Front Camber bolts
Engine
SR20de Highport
Ebay manifold
2.5" Mandrel bent system by BT autos with decat
Custom induction system with cold air feed
FSE AFPR @ approx 4.2 bar
183bhp
Gearbox
Vzr Vlsd box
Ebay quickshifter (not currently fitted... need to make up a solid bush for it)
Ap racing paddle clutch
I have a spare head I have had skimmed and de-coked with some C3's ditted and some gspec adjustable gears that will be going on before my first event this year.
I have got a fair old pile of sr20 parts built up now and am hoping to build a high compression engine for next year with the Janspeed head that was last at home on Dales Almera I believe. The intention being a 12ish:1 compression ratio with as light rotational mass as possible, oversized valves with the C3's and Jenvey itb's with emerald management.
My original intention for the car was a ve conversion but I'm a big touring car freak so when the janspeed head came up I couldn't help myself! (even if its origins are a little uncertain)
Heres a load of pictures from through its life:
Swapping out the ga16 for an SR20 from a rotten gti
And its transformation from road to race:
Fitting VZR Box
First wash in about 5 years prior to first hillclimb last year
In action
1st attempt at cold air intake (low budget but highly resourceful!)
Will have to split this due to amount of pictures.....
I bought the car in 2005 as a low mileage sr (ga16de) model as a second car at the grand old age of 17. I then proceeded to thrash the arse of it and ruin its 'one family owned' image on and off through various stages of tune and condition.
As it stands at the moment it is still mot'd and road legal (just) with the following spec:
Shell:
multipoint custom cages cds cage
seam welded
Plexy windows
GRP Bonnet
GRP Tailgate
Lightened steel doors
Suspension:
BC BR series coilovers... 8kg front 6 kg rear
Whiteline adjustable ARB
Fully Polybushed
Front Camber bolts
Engine
SR20de Highport
Ebay manifold
2.5" Mandrel bent system by BT autos with decat
Custom induction system with cold air feed
FSE AFPR @ approx 4.2 bar
183bhp
Gearbox
Vzr Vlsd box
Ebay quickshifter (not currently fitted... need to make up a solid bush for it)
Ap racing paddle clutch
I have a spare head I have had skimmed and de-coked with some C3's ditted and some gspec adjustable gears that will be going on before my first event this year.
I have got a fair old pile of sr20 parts built up now and am hoping to build a high compression engine for next year with the Janspeed head that was last at home on Dales Almera I believe. The intention being a 12ish:1 compression ratio with as light rotational mass as possible, oversized valves with the C3's and Jenvey itb's with emerald management.
My original intention for the car was a ve conversion but I'm a big touring car freak so when the janspeed head came up I couldn't help myself! (even if its origins are a little uncertain)
Heres a load of pictures from through its life:
Swapping out the ga16 for an SR20 from a rotten gti
And its transformation from road to race:
Fitting VZR Box
First wash in about 5 years prior to first hillclimb last year
In action
1st attempt at cold air intake (low budget but highly resourceful!)
Will have to split this due to amount of pictures.....