Show us your classic/retro cars

[vanpeebles]

Hehehehe I well remember your Mondeo as it was spotless, and you looked after it really well.

 

[Bug One]

My 1971 VW Beetle Baja. Currently awaiting an engine rebuild.

 

[Havana_UK]

That's incredible! How did you get involved with that?

Hillclimbing is one of my favourite motorsports, purely for the variety of vehicles competing.

I'm very lucky to have married my wife!

It's her father's car. He has been involved in historic motorsport for decades and recently retired from his role as workshop manger for a company that specialises in restoring, maintaining & race preparing vintage 1920-1930s Bugattis...you know, the REALLY expensive ones, not these cheap new ones! . Because of this I've had the pleasure of siting and riding in some of the rarest and most expensive cars that exist!

My wife has an Allard J2X (the successor to the J2) which my father-in-law is restoring with some inexpert help from me! Once this is ready we will enter both the J2 & J2X in to events rather than double-driving the J2.

 

[vanpeebles]

That Baja, needs a Tamiya colour scheme

 

[Diddums]

That Baja, needs a Tamiya colour scheme

THIS!!!!

 

[Axeboy]

My 1989 Skyline, still feels like it shouldnt be a late 80's car

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Mine

Totally stripped and recarpeted, custom seats, retrimmmed in black by me. Converted to electronic ignition and rebuilt the brakes, etc

Next up is suspension and paint.

Been doing it slowly for a few years and will continue to for many more to come!

 

[vanpeebles]

MGB brother!

 

[Joe T]

Some great cars posted in here already. Good work chaps!

My two:

1968 Pontiac Firebird with a 400ci (6.6 litre). Car is well known on here.





Originally a 3.9, it now has a 4.6 tuned to around 275bhp. Plenty of other mods too (bit like the Firebird in that respect).

 

[Building Candy]

Some great cars posted in here already. Good work chaps!

1968 Pontiac Firebird with a 400ci (6.6 litre). Car is well known on here.

were you at the walled garden on Wednesday? I was in the paddock with my blue gtr

 

[RenoRanes007]

This is making me miss mine, I've had a few including:

1967 VW Beetle

1959 VW 'lowlight' Karmann Ghia (aka The Zombie)

1985 Audi ur quattro Turbo

 

[Cleisthenes]

Quattro is lovely. I shouldn't like that slammed-mobile but I sort of do

 

[adolf hamster]

Quattro is lovely. I shouldn't like that slammed-mobile but I sort of do

always a tricky compromise between original preservation and modified preservation.

i'm a selective purist but i agree that any preservation is better than none.

 

[Cleisthenes]

always a tricky compromise between original preservation and modified preservation.

i'm a selective purist but i agree that any preservation is better than none.

I love the look of them as standard so I think that knocks one point off

 

[adolf hamster]

I love the look of them as standard so I think that knocks one point off

my logic is if it hadn't been for them "slamming" it for the sake of looking cool, that's a classic car would have ended up in the scrapheap.

so from me it's +1 for preservation, -1 for unnecessary modification

 

[Cleisthenes]

my logic is if it hadn't been for them "slamming" it for the sake of looking cool, that's a classic car would have ended up in the scrapheap.

so from me it's +1 for preservation, -1 for unnecessary modification

I'll go for that

 

[Akagi]

My E30 Swagon.

 

[IC3]

Stripped, caged, turboed (about 260hp/950kg in its current state), 6 speed conversion, wide arched on 13s and all built by myself on the driveway

Next plan is to try my hand at vinyl wrapping to cover up the faded orange paint. I've got all the stuff and have started prepping a spare set of panels, just a matter of finding the time now.

What are the mods?

My 1989 Skyline, still feels like it shouldnt be a late 80's car

R32's aged well, looks clean. Is it completely stock mechanically or?

1985 Audi ur quattro Turbo

Nioce

 

[kaiowas]

What are the mods?

Not comprehensive but gives an idea:

Suspension
LEDA coilovers
Polyurethane bushes
Anti-roll bars removed
Twos-R-Us rear adjustable tie rods

Brakes
Carbotech AX6 pads front and rear
Front brakes upgraded to mk1b spec
Rear brakes upgraded to mk2 '22V' calipers and mk1b front disks
HEL braided lines

Engine
Corolla AE92 smallport 4A-GZE DLI engine (Converted to Turbo)
Garrett GT28R with HKS adjustable actuator (S15 Silvia Spec R OE turbo)
Omex 600 ECU with 3 bar MAP sensor and crank sensor
Supra 7M-GTE 440cc injectors
GFB G-Force 2 Electronic boost controller
Uprated fuel pump
Celica ST205 Chargecooler core and pump with Cinquecento rad
Oil filter relocation using MIH performance parts
Bespoke stainless steel hardlines for turbo oil feed and coolant lines
n/a inlet manifold
Starter motor and alternator relocated to inlet side
Turbowerx Exapump for turbo oil drain/scavenge
Unknown aftermarket cams
Head ported/flowed
"Shim-under" valve bucket conversion
K&N cone filter
Mongoose stainless steel backbox with bespoke downpipe and front pipe

Transmission
Gen 7 Celica 190 6 speed gearbox
mk1b C52 "double hump" bellhousing
Mk3 MR2 Torsen LSD
Mk2 MR2 (Rev 1 n/a) driveshafts
Polyurethane torque mounts
Exedy stage 2 paddle clutch

Body
Bolt on wheel arch extensions in black gloss ABS
Fibreglass front wings
Bonnet, bootlid and engine cover lightened and secured with bonnet pins
OE spoiler replaced with custom aluminium rear wing
Rear bumper bar removed
Sunroof removed and plated
mk1b side vent
mk1b front valance (It's not fitted very well and was only done as a short term fix - I have a proper mk1a one now to put on at some point)
Black/fluorescent orange livery with Toyota Sprint Series branding

Interior
5 point Safety Devices rollcage
Sparco bucket seats on custom mounts
Schroth 4 point, 3" harnesses (standard 3 point seltbelts also retained for road use)
Handheld fire extinguisher
Momo suede steering wheel
Carpets/interior trim/sound deadening stripped out
HVAC removed
Electrical cut-off switch installed
Carbon center console
Carbon door cards
Electric window switches relocated to dashboard
Redundant wiring removed, remaining wiring rerouted

Misc
Soft compound 235/45/13 Kumho V70 tyres on 13x8 Compomotive CXR wheels
Aluminium radiator with lightweight fan
Battery relocated to frunk
Racelogic "Performance box" GPS data logger with additional "micro input module"
Innovate MTX-L wideband O2 sensor/gauge
analogue boost gauge
Tachometer modified to accept Omex signal
Mounts and permanent power feeds for 2x Gopro cameras installed

 

[kieranv]

My 1989 Skyline, still feels like it shouldnt be a late 80's car

Does this have something to do with Mark? You must be fairly local if so? Beautiful looking thing.