Shabba’s AE86 Build…Part 2
For those of you who missed the previous posts on this build, I have included the links below so you can be up to date with what’s going on.
Shabba’s AE86 Build…Introduction
Now that you’re all caught up- here is part 2 which, from the looks of things, has made quite some progress from where we left off in part 1. Today we’ll be taking a look at the next stage of progress with this build. Due to the state the body was in, some fabrication work had to be done to the trunk area where the fuel cell, swirl pot and some other stuff will be going. We also take a closer look at the cage work that was done and the beginning of the test fitting of the engine and gearbox, so Shabba can get the custom tunnelling sorted. So with that said, on with the shots…
Some better shots of the cage as it sits in place…
Due to the deterioration of the body, Shabba had to cut away the trunk floor and replace it…
Everything welded in place with a few minor adjustments to be made…
Here you get a better view of the cage and also the gearbox being test fitted…
With the gearbox fitted in place, measurements will be taken so the new tunnel can be fabricated…
Random shot of the trunk and new roof skin fitted…
More custom work being done, this time on the back fenders…
A view from the front…
As you guys can see here a large area of the firewall has to be rebuilt in order to run this engine and gearbox setup…
We’re going to leave you with guys a closer view of the power plant Shabba will be using…
That’s it for today’s post, stay tuned our next installment in the series… where we’ll be talking a little about the engine setup…
Daryl’s Rally K-EG Build…Introduction
Today we have an exciting post in store for you guys. As the title states, we’ll be giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the rebuild of Daryl Clarke’s K-powered EG Civic. Some of you may be wondering, what’s so exciting about this? And who is this Daryl Clarke we speak of? In that case, we’ll give you guys a little background to the name…
Daryl recently decided to change things up a bit and tried his hand at building a Honda and since then has never looked back. Since its debut this car has never missed a beat or lacked in performance or reliability. Throughout the season Daryl had a number of back to back wins in his group, Modified 7. Of these, he was first in his group in the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport event ‘Sol Rally Barbados’. As Daryl continued to pile up victories, and with the season coming to a close, he found himself in a battle which went down to the wire for the Barbados Rally Club Driver Championship, where unfortunately he would place 2nd. Despite not getting into the top spot it has all in all been a very successful year for Daryl, winning his group Modified 7 and placing 2nd in 2WD BRC Championship.
Now that the season has come to an end, Daryl has some changes in store for his Civic. Today’s post is just an introduction to the rebuild so you guys won’t be seeing much until Part 1. What you will be seeing today are some shots of the K-EG in action as well as some shots of how the car sat at the end of the season… Enjoy…
During a loose rally…
Cornering like a champ…
On some serious pace…
Sideways…
Up close…Larger Version (1600 x 1120)
K power…
Some in-car footage of Daryl in action…
Post rally left side…
Driver side…
Wheel well area was a mess from all the dust and marl…
Not even the roll cage and harnesses were spared…
A view of the dash to get a better understanding of how dirty the interior was after the rally…
Power washer definitely needed…
Going to leave you guys with one last engine bay shot… A dirty engine bay shot at that haha…
Well, that’s it for today guys. Thanks to Shaun Alleyne for the use of his photos in this post and as well as the guys at Rally Maxx for a pretty awesome video. We hope you enjoyed our brief introduction to Daryl’s K-EG and stay tuned for the updates. You’re not going to want to miss what Daryl does next!
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