Project KP30: Relocation Station Part #2
So, this weekend battery relocation escalated… Six weeks later here’s how it sits! I got carried away and re-painted the bay and rocker lid. That’s not what took the time though; There’s been the...
View ArticleProject KP30: Cha Cha Racing Family TRD LSD
My search for an LSD for the KP had me talking to people from Ireland, New Zealand, Denmark and Blighty, but it was Koji from the Cha Cha Racing Family in Japan that came through for me big time. Not...
View ArticleProject KP30: Gifts from Koji
As if it wasn’t enough to source and send me a super-rare 6″ TRD LSD, Koji also threw in the box a couple of extras: A Toyota Publica dealer brochure dated December ’75 And, AMAZINGLY, a TRD CDI...
View ArticleProject KP30: TRD LSD Ratio Change
I thought I’d last the summer, but I couldn’t bear it; hounding Audi drivers out of the fast lane was fun, but the 3.3 ratio was killing me. I had to build it back into my 4.1. With a bit of help...
View ArticleProject KP30: Speedhunters Shoot – Behind The Scenes
You may have heard of a little website that goes by the name of Speedhunters? Well, I’ve been showing my support by having them in my blog roll for a while now and a couple of weeks back I got a call...
View ArticleProject KP30: No More White Rap
The KP has finally dried out from the Speedhunters excursion so I figured I should catch up with some of the work it needs. Firstly, the manifold was cracked so I welded it up and smoothed out all the...
View ArticleTRAX Silverstone 2012 x SPEEDHUNTERS x Racer86 KP30
Keeping killer company: Frederic Aasbo’s GT86 and D-Mac’s RE86. Just landed back in the door from Trax at Silverstone and wanted to say a massive thanks to Rod, Rob, D-Mac, Fredric, Annika, Jonathan,...
View ArticleProject KP30:One Last Blast
before winter… See you in Spring… The KP survives another year and is safely tucked up at my Folk’s house for the winter. Not exactly sure where this summer has gone, but another tax disk has expired...
View ArticleProject KP30: Racer86 x Compomotive – Tailor Made
The splits are gone and the hunt is off. I’m a big fan of sourcing rare wheels, rebuilding then in your living room and making them work. But this time I wanted box-fresh, spanking new and untouched...
View Article07-06-13 – Players Classic x Speedhunters x Goodwood Motor racing circuit
It’s freezing cold now and pretty much dark all the time. Yep, winter. It’s happened again, but 5 months ago (yeah, it’s really been that long) it was 25 degrees and I was in the South. I got the...
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