Damo's Astina 323 Hatchy!

[mikey_something]

Looks real nice mate, running stock shocks with the kings?

[SLY 323]

Originally Posted by mikey_something

Looks real nice mate, running stock shocks with the kings?

Ah I believe they are. They were bought from sik astina (Mick) which were previuosly on his show car. So I'm not 100% sure, they're pretty solid.

[NaughtyGT]

Originally Posted by Buzz_LightYear

bit of a polish and wax job and it will look sweet as

polish & wax? Looks farkin smick to me unless the coc' hasn't worn off yet haha

Sly, rapped you've found another to take the place of the orig' It's trumps as for as I'm concerned man

Looks farkin' HUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SLY 323]

Originally Posted by NaughtyGT

polish & wax? Looks farkin smick to me unless the coc' hasn't worn off yet haha

Sly, rapped you've found another to take the place of the orig' It's trumps as for as I'm concerned man

Looks farkin' HUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haha, thanks mate! You've made my day.


Thanks for all the nice comments

Will be getting around to some new plans for it soon. Going to try keep it simple.

[mkid]

it does look awesome man
do you still have the wrecked one?

[SLY 323]

Yep, still got the old car. Ripping it apart very soon.

I got the alarm working. So that's a cool feature!

Also, the dealership sent down the log books. Ow boy this car was a good buy. Recently had all the belts done, always serviced, and recently had a new clutch a few thou k's ago.

Also fixed a speaker issue, where the crossover was wired wrong, so the sound system is good.

I really need to find a pair of 5x7 - 6 inch speaker converters? Anyone shed some light on this?

[project.r.racing]

plywood...

[mkid]

sweet i will send you a pm on a few small things im after if thats ok?

on the speakers tho
6" speakers will fit in the front but you will lose bass
some people have done a 5 x7 to 6 x 9 convert by chopping out some of the door card and a few other things
theres a guide on club323f on it
however due to some of the site being down still i cant get it

[SLY 323]

Send me a PM and I'll see what I can do!

[SLY 323]

Okay, so I'm changing direction a bit here.

I'm now going to look for a nice set of coilovers (ones that are camber and height adjustable) a sway bar and some strut braces.

I want the car lower, and I want some camber! Might aswell make it handle good while im at it!

Also looking into getting a sunroof. I think they look good, and will be good in summer.

Car's paint also needs a bit of touch up so that's in order too!

[SLY 323]

Cars currently having some issues. Idle is out of whack. Sits between 1-2k and seems to always fluctuate and never sits still. Thats unless I ride the clutch to force the rpm down then it idle's perfectly!
Not sure if it has something to do with the change of belts yesterday? Might have them to tight and the idle is making up for the tension.

Also, on start up, with the new belts there is a minor squeak then it dissappears, also a sign of to tight a belts?

Anyone help here? Got the cruise tomorrow and don't want to have a screwy upy car

[SLY 323]

So, just loosened and re-tightened to the point where it just doesn't squeal on start up or when the steering wheel is on full lock. So that seems all good. Now all I got to do is figure out why the car is idling so odd.

I disconnect the throttle body position sensor and the problem dissappears, then I reconnect it and it comes back. But this was the same problem when it started last night when I disconnected the afm it went away, so I swapped out the afm and the problem went away for about 5 minutes

[70NYD]

clean your IAC?

[mikey_something]

Did you respray in black or was it just dark at the cruise?
Looks mint either way

[SLY 323]

Originally Posted by mikey_something

Did you respray in black or was it just dark at the cruise?
Looks mint either way

Cheers! Yeah the car does look black, but it is noble green.



At the moment looking at buying some turbo bits. Going to start off with the small bits then buy the expensive bits a bit later when funds permit.

Looking at a FMIC, boost controller (manual or electronic, whats the difference?) boost gauge, all piping, air filter, injectors, fuel pump and turbine.

How big of an intercooler should I get, obviously one that will fit inside the stock bumper with little modification?? Also, could I run an FMIC along with a water cooled intercooler?

Also have a chance to snatch up a t28 turbo from an s15, this shouldnt be too big of a turbo right?

[Mad Mat]

i have a t25 thats just been reco'd if ur interested...

Originally Posted by SLY 323

Cheers! Yeah the car does look black, but it is noble green.



At the moment looking at buying some turbo bits. Going to start off with the small bits then buy the expensive bits a bit later when funds permit.

Looking at a FMIC, boost controller (manual or electronic, whats the difference?) boost gauge, all piping, air filter, injectors, fuel pump and turbine.

How big of an intercooler should I get, obviously one that will fit inside the stock bumper with little modification?? Also, could I run an FMIC along with a water cooled intercooler?

Also have a chance to snatch up a t28 turbo from an s15, this shouldnt be too big of a turbo right?

[SLY 323]

Originally Posted by Mad Mat

i have a t25 thats just been reco'd if ur interested...

What did the T25 come off? And the main question, how much?

[Mad Mat]

Originally Posted by SLY 323

What did the T25 come off? And the main question, how much?

it came from the states and it came off a 2002 msp. was goin to keep it but for the right price i'll sell it

pm me

[project.r.racing]

Originally Posted by SLY 323

Cheers! Yeah the car does look black, but it is noble green.



At the moment looking at buying some turbo bits. Going to start off with the small bits then buy the expensive bits a bit later when funds permit.

Looking at a FMIC, boost controller (manual or electronic, whats the difference?) boost gauge, all piping, air filter, injectors, fuel pump and turbine.

How big of an intercooler should I get, obviously one that will fit inside the stock bumper with little modification?? Also, could I run an FMIC along with a water cooled intercooler?

Also have a chance to snatch up a t28 turbo from an s15, this shouldnt be too big of a turbo right?

i see no mention of pistons in that shopping list?

[SLY 323]

Originally Posted by project.r.racing

i see no mention of pistons in that shopping list?

Well, to be honest, I'm not sure where to get them! Everything on that shopping list is the beginning. I'll need more like ECU, decompression plate to lower the compression, or lower comp pistons. Pistons, Cams, Manifolds, Exhaust. All the things that will be expensive last...

Although an opportunity for cams has arisen, so maybe they will be first as I have no clue where to get those either...