Since I bought these carbs nearly 3 years ago they have been brilliant. All the talk you hear of them going out of tune, being horrible to drive and uneconomical hasn’t come true for me; It might be luck, but I’m putting it down to quality Dellorto engineering.

Time had started to take it’s toll and I noticed a small amount of petrol leaking from the pump jets . Idecided a clean and re-fresh was the best course of action so ordered a kit and pulled them off the car.

Rebuild Kit and instructions…

That’s a lot of gaskets and seals!

I never fail to be amazed how intricate these things are; Just look at all the parts!

Before Shot

First job was to give them a bath in solvent to clean all the petrol and dirt off. I didn’t want any grit getting inside them!

Without showing 350 pics of dirty old gaskets this should give you an idea of Old Vs. New!

The filters on the fuel intakes were pretty bad too:

New gaskets installed:

Cleaned and bolted back together:

Hopefully that will keep them running sweet for another 3 years, or, at least stop me burning the car to the ground for a little while!

Touge Battle…GO!

You already know who wins…

Yup, now I’m looking at ITB set ups for the Roadster….

Coming at you live from dot-com world. Spread the word.

Caught up with Topi and his new wheels last night and shot a couple of pics. This car is serious business.

Check out his Build thread for updates.

Spec List:

ENGINE & EXHAUST:
1.6 20V Black Top 4AG-E
Individaul throttle bodys
CUSCO 4,1 manifold
Full TRUST exhaust system
TRUST Front mounted oil cooler
Ultra Leads
Ultra direct ignition system
Ultra coil packs
Earthing Kit
2 electronic radiator
Strong engine down mount

DRIVE TRAIN:
TRD Gear Set
TRD 2-way LSD
TRD Single Clutch

ELECTRICS:
Freedom ECU
ANEX 20valve conversion kit
CUSCO equal link heater
AC and Heater (works)
DEFI additional gauges-
(Tachometer,Oil and Water Temp)with Recorder and card Reader

SUSPENSION AND HANDLING:
!!BRAND NEW!! GREDDY Full Tap Type R
Front and Rear Coilovers with adjustable top mounts.
Extra Lock kit
Front strut brace
Rear strut brace
Lower rear strut brace
TRD anti role bars
Power steering
Adjustable rear towers
Adjustable pillow tension rods
TRD Full bush kit

EXTERIOR:
14×9 super deep rear HAYASHI
14×8 front HAYASHI
Yokohama all round
Goodline FRP Front Bumper
Goodline FRP Rear Bumper
Goodline FRP Side Skirts
Goodline FRP Bonnet
Runfree 40mm Wider Vented Front Arches
Runfree 45mm Wider Rear Arch
HID super bright yellow head lights
Sunroof has been removed to fit role cage
Full bady respray(in deep metallic blue
this was done in japan so not 100% but still looks the part.

INTERIOR:
All sound proofing stripped out and resprayed
Rear interior,carpet and roof lining removed.
Full 7 point role cage
BRIDE fixed back bucket seat
OMP deep steering wheel

Slotmags have never been cool until now…

Next weekend I am heading out to mid Wales with a couple of buddies to take in the early morning touge. I have been doing little bits on the Roadster in preparation but in-between, I have been checking out Hot Version vids to get me in the mood!

I’m officially in the Tyler Nielson fan club. Why? Well you have to go some way to beat a throttle-bodied 1.8 in your roadster, but Tyler has done just that…

Before

After/ sort of during but the most finished pic I could find.

Now, stop reading this and check out his build thread over on Roadster Drift!

I’m just going to put it out there…This car needs to be a tiny bit higher at the back…slight reverse rake going on……OK,OK i take it back. It’s dope and I want it!

My Friend Topi, who you might remember from THIS post, has just got himself a new toy in the shape of this Booted Levin on street fins. With a 20v lump to play with an all the right bits between the hubs and the body it looks like serious fun!

Just a teaser pic for now from the original advert he bought it from. Expect a full shoot and some industrial estate tyre torture soon.