Project Dougla Begins

Rover Rover · Guest

so....this is Project Dougla. Its a car that i once owned and sold and then got the "hibbijibbies" and bought back recently. Its a old school lancer that does not have its "base power...hence the term "dougla".

The aim is to bring the car back to spec condition in terms of operatability. ITs not meant to be a daily driver but an all round performer.

We also want to showcase how with a limitied budget and soem creativity you can create a soild porject that will stand the test of time.

..so last weekend we did the unthinkable.....broke the GSR LSD diff.....so we took the time to jack up the rear of the car and do some "structual inspection......

the car is 17yrs plus...so we expected to find strucual fatige..which wasnt as bad as we thought

original GSR brakes...we're looking at an upgrade..just not sure what direction as yet as they do bring th car down in its current setup

Karl found something that he cudnt immediately idientfiy..so we dubbed it..."Fuel Torque COnverter...." lol

what was really funny is thaat the exhaust sytem is a 3 inch up at the down pipes but is then "REDUCED" to 2.5 inches....yeh....

so a quick call to Navin at D n D (have yall seen his mad 200 Sx as yet?....wow!!!) yeilded us this...fresh off the container....this will be spliced on to the rest of th 3 inch set up we want to use..

thats it for now..hopefully tomorrow we'll scrap the diff and see what went "clunk" and make an attempt at fixing/replacing it.....we've installed the Recaros last weekend (actualyl it was this fresh feeling of compfrt that led to the diff breaking...)

and ive swapped out the "blingers" for something lightweight....for now.

this is the cause of al lthe stress

Greypatch · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject:

MG Man · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:11 pm Post subject:

after al de hoo-haa Rover make for me to be discrete about he latest addition eh Laughing

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^^ at the time yeh....lol....yu fully well know why too!!

MG Man · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject:

LOL......ah glad yuh buss cover
some secrets jus too good to keep
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zodiaque · Dude where's my Car? Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 602

what engine what engine what engine?

Laughing

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MG Man · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject:

horsepwrjunki · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject:

I KNEW IT!!... i knew this was familiar
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MG Man · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:06 pm Post subject:

*****relocated from BBS Rims Thread

...so today was the transformation of the bling to the "sting"...keep in mind that this is not a high budghet project....that its intention is to show how with simple things and limited funds, yu can still get great results that look good and are functional.

...we picked these rims up on a ole Galant (PAC) in th back of a yard in Arouca. Paid all of $300 for the set. Typres are foriegn used (at $175 each). The owner said its BBS rims...but apart from the fact that the rear lip on the rims were deeper than the front rims, we really cudnt tell if they were real BBS's..and the caps were no where to be found.....touche...still a great deal. if anyone knows wher to find BBS's caps pls PM and let me know

rims were in a state but near perfect..

tools for th transformation. A degreaser ($22) a ting of Tyre Spray ($35) and a tube of Autosol ($24)

process was easier thatn i thought....just spray on the degreaser and wait a lil 3 mins b4 spraying off with a trusty boom (in our case)...a scrubbing brush wud suffice well though. A buxket with Soap water is also good to have.

...after a "mild" clean. The inner of the rim was later cleaned with a brillo pad ($3)

once the rims were cleaned...it was time to "bring out that extra luster and shine"...in came the Autosol..an amazing product when coupled with some elbo grease....

the cloth was baby coth that we swiped from a freind of ours...noitce the residue from the application on the rim...an that was pass number one....

so...rims cleaned and polished and ready for mounting....

here we used the Tyre shine....another simple but effectice thing....and if yu notice..the tyre thread is back to front.....doh ever turn yuh back on a tyre man whe nhe mounting yuh tyres fuh yuh....soemtimes dey just dont get it...

right side rear ( we used thse shots as we had just changed the diff..went back with a GSR lsd....until we can find a either a S14 or a 720 diff for a decent price)

this was the look before.....

and now....now..."dougla" looks the bizness...not as pretty as b4 to some..but we prefer the "performance" look.

front view (ah here comes the barrage of "so wah yuh have under dere?" questions...

next up?....exhaust change out and Steering box adjustment.
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Sanctifier · Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:58 pm Post subject:

Nice goin Banzai. Cool

Maybe one day mine could look as good.
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toyotec · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject:

Rims from a BMW
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MG Man · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject:

^^^not necessarily
BBS rims are available for a wide range of applications
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zodiaque · Dude where's my Car? Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 602

How is this project going?
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Sanctifier · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:11 am Post subject:

zodiaque · Dude where's my Car? Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 602

^Oh, was not aware.
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