Testing our http://global.rakuten.com & Tenso

Planning on getting some gear from Japan.
Came across Rakuten and I am going to test them out.
Tenso is used to ship from Japan to Overseas.

Some heads up info on Tenso:

https://www.tenso.com/en/guide/contraband/index.html

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Speaker install - Z27AG Door Front

Remove the door card see here

Speaker install on the door. I think they were 4" drivers. Be careful not to use deep speakers otherwise it hits the glass.







Use mdf to make a spacer adapter.











installed













the cross over i double taped and zip tied to the bottom of the door so the glass doesn't interfere.

Sway Bar/Stabilizer Link RnD Z27AG

When rotating my wheels I found the sway bar linkage rubber on the front suspension lower arm was worn out.  I done about 75,000km and don't really have a garage.  Car is kept out in the weather.
Got a quote from Mitsubishi (if the douche gave me the right thing), a new sway bar linkage was $54AUD
I have a feeling he didn't give me the right part info. I lost my patience with him.

Done some research on JDM garages and found that my fav garage offers a replacement http://www.rsrs.jp/
Pity it is over $400AUD for just the rubbers @_@
Hence me plan to pull off the linkage and take it down to a local suspension centre to get some Nothalane (brand of Urathane bushes) if possible.



Pulled apart the work book to find any info i might need.
- First image is torque requirements
- 2nd image linkage location
- 3rd image is torque values









and the below 4th image is removal and installations instructions for the front sway bar or stabilizer bar which i plan to replace soon with a Cusco unit.

June 19 - Track Day

Overall results can be seen here http://www.clubracer.net.au/
I had a 25sec split from the fastest car.  I am not sure how the classing works.  I get pushed into class B though due to the 1.7x factor on a 1499cc car. In the same class at a GT3 @_@
My mate in the Evo X had a 20sec split. My first lap was the quickest. Very strange.
Only other FWD that i knew of was the XR4

MC Motorsport - State Sprint Championship - RAC - June 19th

First time at the RAC MC Motorsports challenge. Managed a best lap of 173s and my mate in the Evo done a 167s.  The track was wet, it rained a couple of times.
My laps went 173/187/178/214
My Mate done 171/187/167/188
Had about 32 cars. I went harder on lap 3 but the times didn't improve @_@ dont know why. Maybe lack of traction.

JDM Garages for Z27AG

Compiling another list of garages that do work for the little Colt.
One garage that I have a few pieces from is YR-Advance http://www.yr-advance.com/

--- Saw on there blog http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/692351/blog/c546038/ ---
They went on circuit and reported some temperatures:

I went to Honjo Circuit http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/692351/blog/20631483/

Introducing a little data

Best Lap: 47 sec 9
Probably there was about 25 degrees outside temperature.
Peak Oil temperature: 118 degrees
Peak temperature: 98 degrees
MT peak oil temperature: 88 degrees

MT is the way the oil temperature, 68 degrees in one hour continuous operation speed
Pass on the road, less than 60 degrees
The town does not take that it was 50 degrees.

The temperature should be adequate cooling without doing OK I think.

Other shops i like are:
R's Racing Service http://rsrs.jp/ - Planning some parts from them at the moment
Colt Speed http://www.colt-speed.com/
Full Blast BFM http://www.bfm-fullblast.ecnet.jp/products/colt/index.html
Sard http://www.sard.co.jp/ (they have some exhaust parts and aluminum radiator + breather tank)

Race Queens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://sucre-rq.com/
http://ameblo.jp/narushimamomoka/#
http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/742072/blog/

195fwkw 1.5LT Z27AG Colt :)

Couple photo at a Ford meet. Couple Colts came down. Jemz 195 fwkw out of a stock motor. GT2860RS with a .64 housing I think. By WTFAuto.
Running an Adaptronic ECU, 440CC Injectors, TBE and upgraded fuel pump and fuel reg.











Some incredible welds by WTFAuto