slammed air ride Scimitar with Lexus V8 1UZFE

slammed air ride Scimitar with Lexus V8 1UZFE

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s1v8esprit

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207 posts

165 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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My New project is a Reliant Scimitar, got it for a good price (Free) which is always a price I like to pay!

The reason for it being free is that it’s an awful nasty looking example and no one wants to give any money for it yes it’s a real sh*tter!

Perfect for a Rat Rod build! Always fancied having a Scimitar so now I have one, looking forward to getting stuck in, and it’s going to be slammed on Air suspension and a V8 is going in!


s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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see its nasty!

s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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picked up a Lexus LS400 for £500 just for the engine/box and air ride

s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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gearbox are a similar size

engine is a tad bigger!

s1v8esprit

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207 posts

165 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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front end will be quick release or flip front

Digitalize

2,850 posts

134 months

Friday 11th September 2015
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This sounds like it will be pretty cool. Make sure it's got some decent wheels wink

s1v8esprit

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207 posts

165 months

Monday 14th September 2015
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spent most of yesterday attempting to free the body, got all the front suspension off, but the body is not playing ball! nearly all the bolts had to be drilled or cut of with the grinder! even the seat belt mounts! what a mare!

s1v8esprit

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207 posts

165 months

Thursday 17th September 2015
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Body off! Engine crane worked well, apologies for poor quality pic, chassis was a lot of hassle to free off, and nearly every bolt had to be cut off. I even had to cut the rear valence away to allow it to lift off, tried lifting from front and sliding rearwards but just couldn’t get it off.


s1v8esprit

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207 posts

165 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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Finally got the chassis free and into the garden!

Rusty in the usual places but repairable




Is this rotted out section at the rear factory fitted? I don’t see this section in my manual?

Odd section repaired in the past




s1v8esprit

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207 posts

165 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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Engine trial fitted to see if it fits? no surprise it doesn’t……

Oil filter hits the chassis I know you can buy remote oil filters, but I may just notch the chassis to make clearance.

Gearbox also clashes with the chassis


Would have been nice if the gearbox fitted, but hey ho just a bit more work.
For the gearbox will just have to section or move out that part of the chassis and make it wider.

s1v8esprit

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207 posts

165 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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A little update on progress…………
Removed the power steering pump and a/c, and slid the engine forward so the gearbox clears the chassis, this still does not work out as the front of the engine is too wide to in the towers. It is also too high at the front.








The best solution is to get it fitting the best at the front and to section the chassis to make the gearbox fit at the rear. Engine mount locations work out nice and easy.

Du1point8

21,604 posts

191 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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I like this project, maybe move it to readers cars for the widespread audience.

Digitalize

2,850 posts

134 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Think this will be out next year? I'm already excited.

s1v8esprit

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207 posts

165 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Du1point8 said:
I like this project, maybe move it to readers cars for the widespread audience.
thanks, no idea how to do that?

s1v8esprit

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207 posts

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Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Digitalize said:
Think this will be out next year? I'm already excited.
me too! yeah hope to have it done for next year..........

Du1point8

21,604 posts

191 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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s1v8esprit said:
Du1point8 said:
I like this project, maybe move it to readers cars for the widespread audience.
thanks, no idea how to do that?
go to here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&a...

start new thread, add links to this thread and post everything there.

This forum is not as popular as the other and so not many people visit here.

Once the other thread is created, add that link to this thread.

Digitalize

2,850 posts

134 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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s1v8esprit said:
me too! yeah hope to have it done for next year..........
Will definitely be following the progress!

s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

s1v8esprit

Original Poster:

207 posts

165 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

ok thread started in readers cars if a mod could move it maybe a better solution?

cheddar

4,637 posts

173 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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And carried out on the grubby patch of communal grass next to your house

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