New track day / Sprint car delivered today

prolex-uk · Post by **prolex-uk** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:49 pm

Found a 1992 Toyota Soarer 2.5 TT for not a lot

Aim is to have it as a road legal sprint/track day car.

Engine is standard at the moment (280 bhp) going to concentrate on shedding weight (boot & rear seats already removed in 15 minutes...) and suspension (got some coilovers on order)

Will fiddle with engine when bits go wrong :roll:

Should be some fun :lol:

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 4:46 pm

Get some details of this Dave

I very nearly bought one recently and accidentally bought a Jag instead

Still on the list of cars I must own!

What coilovers are you getting? What weight do you reckon this will be when you've finished?

prolex-uk · Post by **prolex-uk** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:39 am

Getting B C Racing coilovers (car has the TEMs units fitted)

according to the manual car is 1600 kg or there abouts.

Bits taken out so far weigh approximately 60/70 kgs. Front seats are about 30 kgs each ones I'm getting to replace are about 10 kgs

Today i'll get rid of the sound proofing under the bonnet and start looking for a carbon/grp replacement bonnet.

Also looking for a smaller battery as what it has is big enough to light up a small town

Will try and get the whole thing weighed when done but hoping for 1400/1500 kgs with 1/2 tank of fuel

with what i've done today the ride height has gone up by 20/30mm !!

This is my second Soarer wicked cars.........

I'd really want a 2000 manual vvt-i one but they still demand decent money in japan

prolex-uk · Post by **prolex-uk** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:05 pm

some pics and more blurb.........Bought a Toyota Soaer 2.5TT for use as a dedicated sprint/track day/hill climb car

its a 1992 car in pearl white with a pooh brown interior

done 70k miles with full history......

aim is to fit coilovers/exhaust/race seats and remove entire interior

will run engine as is until it goes pop then start to play

bits removed todate weigh 70kgs with seats/carpets to come

feels quite a bit quicker already........wilkl be fitting 3g brakes and keeping side mount intercooler as I have some cunning plans for it...........

As it arrived

rear

boot

side view a bit lighter

tems suspension (to be sold)

rear interior

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:48 pm

I really like that, like the Advans too

Please keep this update Dave; it may well be the encouragement I need to dabble.

prolex-uk · Post by **prolex-uk** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:04 pm

Seats and harnesses coming tomorrow

Kakimoto exhaust (single exit) on friday

3G RS10 rotors & yellowstuff pads here thursday

AdrianP · Post by **AdrianP** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:04 pm

so you're taking your time over it then...

prolex-uk · Post by **prolex-uk** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:55 pm

aye...................wifey always says i'm to quick :oops:

prolex-uk · Post by **prolex-uk** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:20 pm

Soarers dont do that well with induction kits so did this.........

called a BFI (big frigging intake)

prolex-uk · Post by **prolex-uk** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:49 pm

kakimoto exhaust is here..........

coilovers here tomorrow

off to my local garage to fit it all tomorrow :lol:

any loud bangs in SE London & that me :roll: