TE72 20v Build

[TheArkitekt]

Lol custom cover? I hope you didnt pay money for that. Car is awesome BTW. So jealous.

VERY custom, and free! haha. not sure how long it will stay in there, the seat was a trashed signal auto bucket so i just said "lets try this". came out ok enough to leave in there for a little bit. I would like to get a pair of black brides for it this winter.

Took some photos at my friends car museum before I put it away for the winter. Thought I would throw a couple up.





Plans for the winter include:
-XR4 Longchamps


-a refresh of the 20v

-some velocity stacks


-replacing every 30 year old rubber bushing on the car

-AE86 GTS rear end with a 4.77 final drive

more soon!

[Hayden]

Very clean. I love cream colored cars.

[Lt. Dangle]

Holy fuck that thing is dope.

[TheArkitekt]

Thanks guys, I'm now debating if I want to keep the stock giant black bumpers, or do a conversion to some chrome bumpers to make it look a little more vintage.

[Hayden]

Keep black!

[electricalbox]

Thanks guys, I'm now debating if I want to keep the stock giant black bumpers, or do a conversion to some chrome bumpers to make it look a little more vintage.

Do you have any pictures of what the conversion looks like? With the cream color black is probably better, but ridding yourself of diving boards may help overall.

[TheArkitekt]

Do you have any pictures of what the conversion looks like? With the cream color black is probably better, but ridding yourself of diving boards may help overall.

ill have to pshop something up, shouldnt take too awful long...

[Hayden]

I think it looks best black the way it is. Breaks up the cream just enough to look good, but doesn't overdue it.

[Lt. Dangle]

Maybe small bumpers powdercoated semi gloss black, or something of that nature.

I like it the way it is, though.

[pitbulldrifter]

i cant wait to see it with long champs

video? i love the sound of a 20v

[TheArkitekt]

cant find any videos, and its halfway apart now haha. youll have to wait until spring!

edit: found one of the first start on it a while back!



also did some playing around with some Jags today. This is a video of a 1954 Jaguar XK120 accelerating from a stop





Then exercised the 1963 Jaguar e-type

Jag e-type by drifterpenguin, on Flickr


Jaguar interior by drifterpenguin, on Flickr



Also took out the GTO, didnt get any video though. Its really not all that exciting to drive.

Gto by drifterpenguin, on Flickr

[softg]

man, awesome start to the yota. I would love to drive a 120 and an e type, super jealous

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[FunfGang]

I wonna see these Longchamps on there! Awesome car.

[TheArkitekt]

man, awesome start to the yota. I would love to drive a 120 and an e type, super jealous

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the jags are a sweet ride!

Here's a teaser pic of the longchamps on the car while it was on my lift.


Longchamps by drifterpenguin, on Flickr

[Hayden]

I like them, but the steelies have more of a classic look.