The IS200/Altezza DRIFT Car........

[NIcad7]

Speak of the devil my altezza LSD has just turned up!

Did they do the rear screen aswell?

Its gonna be awesome when it is finally finished. id love to have the time n money to do all that!!!!

do your know how many studs the propshaft has to connect to the diff on a normal is200?

i thought it was 3. i cant check coz my cars away at the spray shop. but this altezza LSD has 4.

[Monster-Mat]

there are 4 bolts that hold the prop to the inlet of the differential casing

FYI a KAAS LSD 1.5 WAY will set you back approx $900

a TRD is slightly more and the one i hopefully will be getting the ATS 2 WAY is more again, by a little bit

i have retained the rear screen and front screen, as they are very light anyway.rear screen possibly....2kg, and the windscreen....approx 3kg

the replacemet plexiglass i cut myself, i just ordered 4 sheets of the stuff, cost me approx £50

the output shaft flanges should have 6/8 bolt holes not 4, 4 is a European differential, with the cooling fins underneath.

your IS200 will have 4 bolt holes on the output flanges

[NIcad7]

well this "LSD" has definatly got for holes!

I just read through this whole post......................WOW

i guess you must be pretty bored of all this praise! but i was feelin excited just readin through it all. i cant wait to see it in action.

interesting loosing 35Kg? on the A/C. might be doing that.

would you also gain power due to less weight/strain on the flywheel/engine?

why did you have you bolt the plexi glass in on the side windows? could you not just feed it onto the runners and glue it in?

[Monster-Mat]

the plexi is bolted in, so it can easily be removed when needed to..........which Glueing would prevent

regarding Differential identification, may i point yu to this thread i did....

HERE

IF the diff has 4 output flange bolt holes (where the drive shafts bolt to) then it cannot be from an rs200 altezza,( it could be from an AS200) the topic should help explain.

The fact it has 4 bolt holes does meen it will fit ok though.

[NIcad7]

but can i drift with it? ths as200 is japans is200 so will it even be an LSD?

ive been searching threads about drifting and lsd's all morning!!!

[NIcad7]

cheers for that thread tho. it has confirmed (at least i think) that mine is from an altezza. it looks exactly the same.

although that pic show it also with a four bolt fitting?(altezza diff)

ahh but the driveshaft/diff flang has 6. this LSD hasnt even come with these driveshaft/diff flanges!!!

is it possible to fit my for stud flanges into this?(going crazy now!!)

[Monster-Mat]

the propshaft to diff, should only be 4 bolts, the 2 driveshafts to diff should be 6 bolts on an ALTEZZA RS200,IS300.....

BUT, should only be 4 on an AS200/IS200

the diff casing prove nothing, as the IS300 also has the smooth casing with no cooling fins

[NIcad7]

so how can i tell if its an LSD?

eitherway it doesnt even have the driveshaft to LSD flanges on it. gotta find out if i can use my is200 flanges from my diff!

thanks for all your help today matt, ur a star! :D

[Monster-Mat]

you should be able to use your is200 half shafts.......

[Monster-Mat]

so anyway........ive started on the new colour

Front....headlight openings, and slam panel

Rear, including in the trunk area

Door shuts

Rear with bumper on

Starting to Mask up, areas not to be painted.....rear

Roof, masked up

Bonnet, and rear glass masked up

Bonnet masked up

Modified trunk area, showing area where spare wheel well was.

Cusco rear anti roll bar and japsai brace

spare wheel well....again, showing custom exhaust, and hanger arangement

[Bazza]

wow :D

thats looks fantastic mat

love the colour

but i think you have missed a bit

[DAZA_W]

you dont mess about mate does look nice

[Monster-Mat]

cant hang around Mate..........Got to get it ready to bring back to the UK...in May, want to try and get as much done now while i still own my own workspace!

[Monster-Mat]

Under the bonnet

i intend to relocate the filter tommorow, and the oil catch tank.....

now ive remodeled the rear end i need to re-mount the rear kitty litter recovery point

and im gonna modify my Japsai to sit a little Higher

[DAZA_W]

whats the to little rads at the front?

[Monster-Mat]

left one is power steering cooler, the right hand one is the engine oil cooler

[Monster-Mat]

ok, so ive been doing a few more bits....and bobs

first thing to sort was My Japsai, it was very close to the ground, those that have a Japsai will know that they sometimes catch on speed bumps, well imagine how much my Japsai caught.

i have re-designed my red Japsai, and come out with the clearence freindly Japsai....To be known as Silver Japsai

also another major thing that needed sorting was the relocation of the rear towing eye, the original race car one was mounted at the bottom of the spare wheel well.......Well as there is no spare wheel well it had to be mounted elsewhere.

Last but not least, the previous Cold air induction, was mounted in an Aluminum airbox, where the ECU used to be, i wasnt happy, so ive continued the trunking into the wheel arch, and mounted the filter there, i will make a new cold air box under the arch, this also alowed me to relocate the Oil catch tank slightly better.

[DAZA_W]

mat

6th picture little chrome tub with samco hose and little filter what is it

please

and what is its purpose

:)

[Monster-Mat]

oil catch can.......it catches oil

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.from the breathers on the rocker cover

[DAZA_W]

oh

does this stop it from going to your main filter and s%£ting that up then

[Monster-Mat]

it stops the oil vapours being drawn back into the engine at the throttle body and fouling it up......also allows me to see if there is a problem, if you get blow by the oil wil be forced back into the cam covers..............and collect in the catch can.

Plus it looks nice :D

[DAZA_W]

cheers

might be worth putting one on mine how is the painting comming on

[Monster-Mat]

Doing all the body prep at the mo......will start painting the bulk of the shell this week

[Monster-Mat]

well tommorow should be the big reveal......................new look.new colour

[marcus]

well tommorow should be the big reveal......................new look.new colour

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