my project vr4

[keith-b]

as i have started doin a few bits to vr4 i said i would start this

so here is the list off my plans

upgrade brakes i wanna upgrade brakes to something bigger and better

tidy up engine bay i wanna tidy up engine pay get the engine cover etc trying to find a used one as they are 230+vat new and gonna crome the inlet manifold

moving battery to boot i wanna move battery to boot as there is not alot off room and to allow room for cold air feed

induction kit i have a blitz filter but i wanna make a cold air intake which is why i am moving battery to boot

remove orange from Indicator i wanna remove the orange bit from inside the headlight

roof rails i wanna remove roof rails

that is all i have in my head for min but am sure there will be more

here is pics off it today before i started

[keith-b]

so i removed orange piece from Indicator which ment i need to take apart the head lamps

here is some some pics

[Roberto]

Keith one problem could be, if you remove the roof rails, as far as I know, you will be left with holes in the roof.

So that one might need a re-think.

And have a good read about induction kits, as most end up causing you to loose power rather than gain power, due to the shape of the air flow over the MAF sensor.
Unless your thinking of getting rid of the MAF with a stand-alone ECU.

[wintertidenz]

I agree with Roberto on the induction kit - however if you are going to box up the pod where the battery is, at the very least it will be better than what you currently have.

[keith-b]

well today i removed the other head light and stripped out battery and casing and start looking in boot for somewere to place it found a spot but not very happy want it hiding a bit better



here is lights together one with orange one with out











i then removed the battary from the engine bay









i then went to boot and looked for some were to place it



boot before




went looking around and found a slot for a first aid kit and the battary fitted perfect






here is some pics off my gagues and dash

[aboo]

Quite like the gauge pod except for the hole it leaves in the dash. Where did you get it from?

[keith-b]

the hole is not from old clock there was a led there before from old alarm but have a falla who is gonna sort it out and the pod was hand made with parts off old clock other bits off plastic and isopon turned out well and fits perfect as it uses base off clock

[aboo]

Nice job. Thought the hole was a bit far forwared from the clock.

[Turbo_Steve]

Loving that pod...you may be my inspiration!

Good result on the battery, but a word of caution: it needs to be vented outside the car, or charging may result in a nasty build up of very toxic fumes on a long journey. Ideally you use a sealed battery (like Optima or similar) or a dedicated battery box. Nothing to stop you using a pair of mini-batteries, however, and a decent charging circuit.

[keith-b]

it is a sealed battary

[Turbo_Steve]

If you're certain it's a "zero emission" battery, then cool.
I bought a "Sealed" battery from Halfords, but what that actually meant was "Zero Maintainance". It still had a vent on it, much to my annoyance: it was hidden under a plastic cap!

[keith-b]

maybe could be zero maintaniance

[ianturbo]

keep the roof rails ,i think they look better with them , get some brembos up front ,and to all of you lot out there !! its got a real gear box !!!!
ian
P.S
I'll wait for the backlash !!

[keith-b]

got someone to do some photoshop for me wat ya's think wheels changed lowered and roof rails removed

[kiteman]

Wheel colours look "YUK" maybe an age difference thing. Actually I'm sure it is. Removing the roof rails is simple, and the hole can be filled with black plastic trim buttons set in black PU sealer. With the colour of your car you'd never spot the buttons.
If you're looking for bigger brakes, take a look at K-sport, they do a straight forward bolt on set for the legnum. Also search K-sport and you should find a few posts I put up regarding fitting.
Great to see yours is another manual, I believe of the 20 or so VR4's in Ireland over half of them are manual.
Good luck with the work and youthful enthusiasm.

[keith-b]

cheers could be age diff i am only 20 after all lol not sure wat age most are on dis site

[WizardKing]

I'm 21 . . .







[plus VAT !]

[bradc]

I got my first Legnum when I was 19, and my VR-4 when I was 20. I still have that VR-4 and since then I've owned 2 other VR-4's and had 6 Legnums in total now

I have owned a set of those BBS wheels and they are extremely lightweight. Unfortunately they have a poor offset, making them look very sunken on the car and they don't have much brake clearance.

[WizardKing]

Seeing as nobody else has mentioned it . . .

straighten your clocks up man. They look cross-eyed !!

[Dom B]

I agree about the battery venting. I have suffered breathing difficulties at work when i was in a room with a charging battery for a few ghours, the back of my throat went funny and i felt pretty ill. Not goo when confined into a car.

As you have mounted the battery on the left and as i have just been fiddling behind the boot liners. You may want to have a look behind the carpet sides. The rear cheeks of the car are very deep and there is a couple of inches more to recess the battery into the side out of the boot space if you cut the carpet sidea about and make a custom tray.

You could slao use the cheeks to vent in and out of, there is a big grommet at the bottom that vents any spilt oil and condensation to the outside. Maybe you could exploit that a little.

Also the biggest word of warning. A battery is heavy and will easily tear off a light mount and insert itself into your back or head in a crash so make sure the mount is very substantial. people very often die or suffer severe injuries in RTAs when tradesmens tool boxed shoot through the rear seats in cars and small vans.