1983 Sud Track Car Project - Page 5

fly33boxer · #61 (**permalink**) 09-20-2007, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dave33

The car looks an absolute cracker !! Great work.

The Nolathane bushes at the rear shouldn't be too much of a a problem as long as you are doing reasonably regular maintenance checks, and know to look for any sign of cracking. There is certainly the potential there though. Although my 33 race car has done 4 race seasons without an issue, another similar car in the same category has had one let go in a race. (He was wondering why it was cornering better one way than the other.) Now I always carry a pair of spare links to the track just in case! :-)

Love to hear how the car goes when you hit the track

Cheers
David F

1981sud · #62 (**permalink**) 10-09-2007, 09:42 PM

Hi Michael love what you are doing with the Sud. I'll be interested to know how you set up the suspension, as I'm at that stage now. I'm having problems keeping the power to the ground at takeoff and hard lowspeed acceleration. Maybe stiffer rear springs are required? I do have lower stiffer Kings all-round with Bilstein shocks.
By the way I'm the proud owner of your Dad's old sprint race car motor in my road going Sud, with custom injection... There is a pic below incase you remember seeing it.

Cheers!

fly33boxer · #63 (**permalink**) 10-10-2007, 12:11 AM

Very nice mate, good to hear from you too. Car looks good too, i would personally bring the front down as much as you can too it does help lowering the centre of gravity.

Spooty22 · #64 (**permalink**) 10-10-2007, 06:06 AM

1981sud, where did you manage to find bilsteins? They seem so hard to come by for suds

Hopefully you have discovered a source?

1981sud · #65 (**permalink**) 10-10-2007, 06:50 PM

Hi Spooty22, I'm afraid I don't have a source for the bilsteins! My Dad bought this car from new in '81, and soon after he bought the shocks from someone in the S.A Alfa club.
By the way I do have a spare set of front adjustable yello Konis with shortened struts if anyone is interested. They have recently been re-built too.

8v16v · #66 (**permalink**) 10-15-2007, 09:11 PM

1981sud - this wouldnt be Vin or his son would it? Its Andrew Coles here (Mount Barker), your dads been up at our place a few times! Good to meet someone else here that I know!

Got that cage all polished up yet michael???

fly33boxer · #67 (**permalink**) 10-16-2007, 12:29 AM

Nah ill be painting it gloss black

1981sud · #68 (**permalink**) 10-16-2007, 01:12 AM

Hi Andrew, yes its Vin's son Justin here.
Its good to meet you on here too.
Hows the Fiat going?

optix · #69 (**permalink**) 10-16-2007, 06:11 AM

1981sud - are the konis for the front or rear?

1981sud · #70 (**permalink**) 10-16-2007, 11:23 PM

Optix- please disregard what i said earlier about the koni shocks, they are no-longer for sale.
Cheers.

8v16v · #71 (**permalink**) 10-20-2007, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 1981sud

Hi Andrew, yes its Vin's son Justin here.
Its good to meet you on here too.
Hows the Fiat going?

fly33boxer · #72 (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 12:11 AM

ahem...

back on track...hehe
Rear end of the car is built with all suspension in, cage in as seen and engine is being rebuilt......it begins cant wait to put it on the ground and start it ooohhhh yea side pipe...

batesy · #73 (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 04:03 AM

mate thats a nice roll cage, was it welded inside the car?
nice project...
where are your harnesses connected to? the floor?
cheers batesy

fly33boxer · #74 (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 04:30 PM

Nah its a custom made bolt in actually was my dads old one (long story), and yea the belts are using the seat belt bolt points, the ring bolts just screw in easy as. and if you have a street car you can replace the bolts with those bolts so you can just clip the harness in without removing the lap sash.

batesy · #75 (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 11:45 PM

nice mate its looking the goods...
cheers batesy