Suzuki Alto Works 2016

[swampy442]

mhr1294 said:

Had the car weighted too, 750Kg with a full tank

Thats insane Love these little Kei cars, if I wasnt such a freakish giant I'd love one for a daily, can get some really interesting cars

[mhr1294]

swampy442 said:

Thats insane Love these little Kei cars, if I wasnt such a freakish giant I'd love one for a daily, can get some really interesting cars

I've had 3 mates in the car, all well over 6 foot and there's still a bit of head room and loads of leg room. The cost of the passenger space is the boot, but you can still get 4 crates of bud in there... (Other beers are available)

Recaro sell lowering frames for the front so you can lower the seat either 1 or 2 inches.

Might be a challenge in older Kei cars though, AZ1 or beat etc as their seats are pretty much already on the floor lol.

If you can find someone who has a Kei car, definitely give it a go.

[MuZiZZle]

It's no VTS

[mhr1294]

MuZiZZle said:

It's no VTS

It's leagues ahead of a VTS.

That's why I still have a 106.

Better than the tat you drive

[iwantcheese5]

Not sure if it's been asked but has the Alto seen a track yet?

I rented one of these (as well as an S660 and a Jimny) for a day in Japan last time I was there and it was incredibly fun. The gearing was wonderfully short so it felt really nippy. I've been dying to get one in the UK ever since but I don't fancy the hassle of importing it my self at the moment, how long did it take you to get the car on the road from winning the auction?

[MightyBadger]

Lovely little motor. The drift brigade would kill for that ‘touge’ numberplate.

[mhr1294]

iwantcheese5 said:

Not sure if it's been asked but has the Alto seen a track yet?

I rented one of these (as well as an S660 and a Jimny) for a day in Japan last time I was there and it was incredibly fun. The gearing was wonderfully short so it felt really nippy. I've been dying to get one in the UK ever since but I don't fancy the hassle of importing it my self at the moment, how long did it take you to get the car on the road from winning the auction?

I can do one better than that, I've used it for competition on track. Timed sprint in the Super Lap Scotland championship.

Excuse the dodgy numbers, I forgot to take my proper ones with me on that day and had to make something up using white tape hahah!



I think it was 5 months from winning the bid to me getting it home, normally this only takes 3 months (it was 3 months before it landed). The delay was trying to convert the speedo to mph. Which even with a CAN converter didn't work, even with custom programming. so had to get Lockwood dials to develop and make a new dial face - so no need for anyone else importing one to go through that as they can just order the dial face for £60 or whatever it's listed at now.

[mhr1294]

MightyBadger said:

Lovely little motor. The drift brigade would kill for that ‘touge’ numberplate.

hahah yes i've had a few people asking me about the plate, I used to have K20 NJO (Kanjo) as well which is now on a K20 swapped EK somewhere.

[Cambs_Stuart]

That is such a cool car.

[xu5]

Hey Martin, any updates?

[mhr1294]

xu5 said:

Hey Martin, any updates?

Nope

New discs and pads from Japan. Dixcel. Turns out the pads are the same as Daihatsu Copen when I checked the dimensions. I'm not sure about the discs. I have a feeling they're also similar though.

Needing tyres now too, can't get any in the OE size so will have to go down to 165/50/15 I think.

I've got too many other projects on to play about with it at the moment. I've got my 1.3 Rallye 106 engine being rebuilt and the shell will be going for a full inside and outside respray, I've got a 1.1 turbo 106 in constant development for racing, My Jag V12 is finally getting some work and my space frame is getting a built Volvo Whiteblock and converted from what appears to be an NHRA style kit frame into something which is actually compliant with MSUK regs.


My SJ Jimny is needing wheel bearings and all 6 UJ's replaced, The engine is now making a very very slight tap coming from the top end. With it being a 2 stroke it's probably needing a top end rebuild aka new rings and maybe pistons. It's 42 years old after all and the engine has never been apart.

My Hijet is needing some bodywork done around the windscreen, few small rust bubbles coming through behind the seal. And a good tune up.

So the daily needs to stay a daily. Just add fuel and all that :P

[dom9]

Is there a thread for the 106s?