AW11 Drift Project - Drifting forum

gtst lad · 11-07-2007, 19:11

Used to have one of these years ago and although they're not famous for their driftyness i thought, frick it gotta be worth a try

So mission number one which has to super high on any drifto build is diff.
Being mid-engined and using a transaxle this was never going to be a five minute job.

Step one.
Transaxle removed and on work bench.

Step two.
Split transaxle.

Step three.
Remove diff ready for me to take to work and weld.

too be continued

gtst lad · 12-07-2007, 19:53

Welded diff sitting pretty.

and all back together with a small dose of universal blue gasket.

If only the pics showed what a fiddly friggin job it was!
Still very satisfying now it's all back together

Next jobs fit towbar to tow car, buy trailer and then uhmmm buy drift car to put gearbox in

Rowan · 12-07-2007, 20:00

mmm nice! congrats on having the balls to do it in a mid-rear!

gtst lad · 12-07-2007, 20:04

Cheers

Not sure whether it'll drift or not but its got to be worth a laught!
Hopefully a bit of tweaking on the alignment will help.

Rowan · 12-07-2007, 20:10

i used to have an sw20 and i tried loads with that and it was great fun but it wasnt easy!

added some GAB coilovers and dialled in loads of front camber and it was far more controlable but it certainly needed a welded diff!

Ed · 12-07-2007, 20:14

twobrutal is where you wanna be looking for power gains if you haven't already

I loved my AW11, but the severe lack of space meant it had to go

A 3SGTE one with LSD would be almost unbeatable

A mig spec'd MR is gonna be interesting on a wet roundabout in rush hour

gtst lad · 12-07-2007, 22:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowan

i used to have an sw20 and i tried loads with that and it was great fun but it wasnt easy!

added some GAB coilovers and dialled in loads of front camber and it was far more controlable but it certainly needed a welded diff!

That was part of my plan, as well as a bit of camber and toe at the rear to loosin it up a bit... will take a bit of fettling i reckon

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbo-tastic

twobrutal is where you wanna be looking for power gains if you haven't already

I loved my AW11, but the severe lack of space meant it had to go

A 3SGTE one with LSD would be almost unbeatable

A mig spec'd MR is gonna be interesting on a wet roundabout in rush hour

Don't start me thinking about engine swaps, been nosing around a few sites at what's possible but this is meant to be a lowish budget drifter.
It won't be seeing any streeto action either, will be a track only machine

cefiro_drifta · 12-07-2007, 22:41

dam i was hoping welding the diff was an easy job... i got one as of yesterday and i love my lil aw11, might even bring it to lydd on the 8th if its wet haha ... good luck with the project mate

gtst lad · 12-07-2007, 23:15

It's not too bad but is dead fiddly unless you can strip the box completly.
Basically the way i did it, i left all the gears and selectors intact apart from the reverse linkage inside the box.
Then when you split the box you can get it about 1 1/2 inch apart and get a spanner in to unbolt the linkage which allows the box to split.
But when you put it back together again you have to hold the linkage in place and screw the bolts in for the linkage through the inch and a half gap.

Hope that made sense lol...

Should hopefully have mine at lydd as well, fingers crossed, picking up a car next week with a blown engine and have another engine lined up for it.
So it's all just down to spanner time.

cefiro_drifta · 12-07-2007, 23:21

hahahah made no sense at all to me but i can safely say mitch has his work cut out for him this time

if u get yours ready y lydd let me know and i will bring mine down adn can do some twinning in them haha

gtst lad · 12-07-2007, 23:23

lol will do, sounds fun

Dan Goodyer · 13-07-2007, 00:24

count me in too - just need some of this weld malarkey

retrodan · 13-07-2007, 11:30

hahahaha twining in little mr2's atleast they got good engine!! will be worth watching if it where to happen!?!?!?!?!

Mad Cas · 13-07-2007, 12:41

Fair play Paul! Hell of a job just for a locked diff, thats dedication right there

gtst lad · 13-07-2007, 17:49

..
Cheers Mr Cas, i enjoy a challenge

gtst lad · 13-07-2007, 18:28

Hmmmmm 4a-ge

New engine to replace blown one.

Rowan · 13-07-2007, 19:57

waaay! at least they put a decent engine in the mk1's!

i'm gonna love watching video's of this thing sideways!

gtst lad · 17-07-2007, 19:55

Woohoo.... Some progress

Took delivery of the car today, came with...
Adjustable suspension and apex springs.
Buckets and harnesses.
Boss and steering wheel.
Small battery relocated to front and strut brace.
15" alloys and also 4x spare brand new tyres.
almost a years mot and 1.5 months tax.
Top end is knocking with a bit of smoke.

All for £300

And the new engine and box with welded diff waiting to go in

Now it's time for..... Spanner time

cefiro_drifta · 18-07-2007, 09:21

u bastard where did u find that deal .... get some pics of the car up ... this should be fun thats for sure ...u might have to weld my diff for me as mitch ran and hid in the closet in the fetal position when i asked him if he would weld mine

gtst lad · 18-07-2007, 18:13

Funny thing is i actually turned it down and then a few hours later thought... "shit!! What am i doing!" and quickly changed my mind

Kind of stumbled onto it.
I posted up a newbie thread on an mr2 owners club and someone pm'd me offering it.

I might beable to do your diff sometime but i'm just snowed under with jobs at the moment with work and getting this car ready, have you tried nick off driftracing?

11-07-2007, 19:11	#1 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	AW11 Drift Project Used to have one of these years ago and although they're not famous for their driftyness i thought, frick it gotta be worth a try So mission number one which has to super high on any drifto build is diff. Being mid-engined and using a transaxle this was never going to be a five minute job. Step one. Transaxle removed and on work bench. Step two. Split transaxle. Step three. Remove diff ready for me to take to work and weld. too be continued

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12-07-2007, 19:53	#2 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	Welded diff sitting pretty. and all back together with a small dose of universal blue gasket. If only the pics showed what a fiddly friggin job it was! Still very satisfying now it's all back together Next jobs fit towbar to tow car, buy trailer and then uhmmm buy drift car to put gearbox in

12-07-2007, 20:00	#3 (permalink)
Rowan doughnutter Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	mmm nice! congrats on having the balls to do it in a mid-rear!

12-07-2007, 20:04	#4 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	Cheers Not sure whether it'll drift or not but its got to be worth a laught! Hopefully a bit of tweaking on the alignment will help.

12-07-2007, 20:10	#5 (permalink)
Rowan doughnutter Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	i used to have an sw20 and i tried loads with that and it was great fun but it wasnt easy! added some GAB coilovers and dialled in loads of front camber and it was far more controlable but it certainly needed a welded diff!

12-07-2007, 20:14	#6 (permalink)
Ed dorifto kingu! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: right next door to hell Posts: 4,178	twobrutal is where you wanna be looking for power gains if you haven't already I loved my AW11, but the severe lack of space meant it had to go A 3SGTE one with LSD would be almost unbeatable A mig spec'd MR is gonna be interesting on a wet roundabout in rush hour

12-07-2007, 22:41	#8 (permalink)
cefiro_drifta mad pointing munkey Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: surrey Posts: 12,122	dam i was hoping welding the diff was an easy job... i got one as of yesterday and i love my lil aw11, might even bring it to lydd on the 8th if its wet haha ... good luck with the project mate

12-07-2007, 23:15	#9 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	It's not too bad but is dead fiddly unless you can strip the box completly. Basically the way i did it, i left all the gears and selectors intact apart from the reverse linkage inside the box. Then when you split the box you can get it about 1 1/2 inch apart and get a spanner in to unbolt the linkage which allows the box to split. But when you put it back together again you have to hold the linkage in place and screw the bolts in for the linkage through the inch and a half gap. Hope that made sense lol... Should hopefully have mine at lydd as well, fingers crossed, picking up a car next week with a blown engine and have another engine lined up for it. So it's all just down to spanner time.

12-07-2007, 23:21	#10 (permalink)
cefiro_drifta mad pointing munkey Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: surrey Posts: 12,122	hahahah made no sense at all to me but i can safely say mitch has his work cut out for him this time if u get yours ready y lydd let me know and i will bring mine down adn can do some twinning in them haha

12-07-2007, 23:23	#11 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	lol will do, sounds fun

13-07-2007, 00:24	#12 (permalink)
Dan Goodyer dorifto kingu! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NW Kent Posts: 1,267	count me in too - just need some of this weld malarkey

13-07-2007, 11:30	#13 (permalink)
retrodan celebs in car Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: sittingbourne,kent Posts: 3,070	hahahaha twining in little mr2's atleast they got good engine!! will be worth watching if it where to happen!?!?!?!?!

13-07-2007, 12:41	#14 (permalink)
Mad Cas tubesteak! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bat Country Posts: 5,556	Fair play Paul! Hell of a job just for a locked diff, thats dedication right there

13-07-2007, 17:49	#15 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	.. Cheers Mr Cas, i enjoy a challenge

13-07-2007, 18:28	#16 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	Hmmmmm 4a-ge New engine to replace blown one.

13-07-2007, 19:57	#17 (permalink)
Rowan doughnutter Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 60	waaay! at least they put a decent engine in the mk1's! i'm gonna love watching video's of this thing sideways!

17-07-2007, 19:55	#18 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	Woohoo.... Some progress Took delivery of the car today, came with... Adjustable suspension and apex springs. Buckets and harnesses. Boss and steering wheel. Small battery relocated to front and strut brace. 15" alloys and also 4x spare brand new tyres. almost a years mot and 1.5 months tax. Top end is knocking with a bit of smoke. All for £300 And the new engine and box with welded diff waiting to go in Now it's time for..... Spanner time

18-07-2007, 09:21	#19 (permalink)
cefiro_drifta mad pointing munkey Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: surrey Posts: 12,122	u bastard where did u find that deal .... get some pics of the car up ... this should be fun thats for sure ...u might have to weld my diff for me as mitch ran and hid in the closet in the fetal position when i asked him if he would weld mine

18-07-2007, 18:13	#20 (permalink)
gtst lad Ut oh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,141	Funny thing is i actually turned it down and then a few hours later thought... "shit!! What am i doing!" and quickly changed my mind Kind of stumbled onto it. I posted up a newbie thread on an mr2 owners club and someone pm'd me offering it. I might beable to do your diff sometime but i'm just snowed under with jobs at the moment with work and getting this car ready, have you tried nick off driftracing?