History
I have owned the car for over twenty years. Bought off a mate who masterfully restored and painted the car in his back yard.
When my wife and I started a family, I parked the car in the shed. Life got too busy and I didn’t have time, energy and funds spare to do what I wanted to do with car. So it sat in the shed for approx 17yrs. When Covid hit, it was time to get back into my cars and I started a two year mechanical transformation and rebuild to get the car to where I had always wanted it to be.
The 2Ltr OHC (Pinto) was rebuilt to a naturally aspirated (previously supercharged), 180bhp streetable spec, now with a pair of glorious Weber 45DCOE’s, beautifully tuned by one of Adelaide’s legendary tuners when it comes to Weber carbies, Mike Stewart.
Modifications
Worked 2Ltr OHC motor. Ported, big valve head. Kent RL31 cam kit. Rollmaster vernier cam pulley, 10.5 comp ratio, Accralite pistons, Maxspeeding rods, prepped crank, doweled to lightened flywheel, ARP bolts, Xtreme Performance clutch, High Energy baffled sump, MSD6a electronic ignition, twin Weber 45dcoe’s, K&N air filters, Holley electric fuel pumps with swirl pot and regulator, Pacemaker Big Bore TRI-Y ceramic coated headers, 2.5” exhaust with Rotary muffler. Three core radiator with front mount thermo fan.
Toyota Corona 4spd - soon to be replaced with a suitably strong Mazda 5spd gbox.
Toyota Hilux diff 3.7 LSD with adapted anti-tramp rods.
Custom one piece tail shaft.
Brakes, Front- Mazda series 5 RX7 four pots, BMW E30 DBA rotors.
Rear- Toyota Sprinter AE86 JDM discs and rotors. Project Mu and Remsa brake pads. Datsun 120Y master cylinder, adapted to fire wall. Non boosted.
Suspension- Kings lowered front springs. Reverse eye, reset rear leaf springs, Koni shocks, 22mm front stabiliser, with double width anti dive kit.
2.4 ratio quick steering rack and soon to be fitted camber/caster adjustable, spherical bearing, strut tops.
Ford Focus RS Recaro drivers/navigator seats for driving events, swapped out for RS2000 Scheel front seats.
