Shiggz 6a13tt Conversion

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Re: Shiggz 6a13tt Conversion

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Alright, so it has been quite a while since i've worked on Le FTO - been to busy with uni.
Finally finished my exams and everything, so I have some solid time to finish this build, with the deadline being the end of July.

So unfortunately, the car still looks like this:

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HOWEVER! I've bought and organised quite a few more upgrades, so there's going to be a tonne of progress in the next few weeks till the build is complete.

Firstt off, I bought loads of seals/gaskets/hoses to rebuild the 6a13tt, because.. well, why not. I'm aiming for reliability more than anything.

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Next, I bought everything i needed for a the Brembo upgrade/conversion... because... why not.
So that includes, Evo 6 control arms, hubs, rotors, pads, brembos, brake booster and distribution block.
As well as a rebuild kit so I can rebuild the brembos.

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They're massive in comparison to the stock calipers.

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And of course, being that wide, they weren't going to fit with my XXR's, so I sold them..

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And bought Rota Grid R's (17x9+25)
Now i'm not a huge fan of Rota's, but i've always wanted to try this spoke style out, and for what I paid, I'm happy that this complies with functionality > form. Even though they should look sweet on there ;)
(I will repaint them and remove the stickers)

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To compliment my brembos, I bought some new DBA T2 Slotted Rotors, and Ferodo DS Performance pads. The rotors are just as big as the rims, it's hilarious, but will look dope! 8)

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So finally, with all my parts available to me, it's time to get to work.

Currently working on rebuilding the steering rack, as well doing a top end rebuild of the 6a13tt (Minus head gaskets). Which so far looks to be in great condition.

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Oh! And I got the speedo gear and bearings pressed onto the LSD ehuehue.
So by Friday, I aim to:
- Rebuild Steering Rack
- Rebuild 6a13tt
- Assemble Gearbox
- Relocate Brake Distribution Block
- Relocate Fuel Filter

Which are basically the main bits out of the way in order to compression test and properly fit the 6a13tt into the car.

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Re: Shiggz 6a13tt Conversion

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Fantastic work Shiggz.
What do you mean by rebuild the 6A13? Are you doing a full tear down?
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Top end rebuild :D
So, cam seals, gaskets, injector seals, all that good stuff. As well as timing belt.
The timing belt tensioner pulley was.. old. Loose and had too much slop. Also noticed a minor leak from the crank seal. So I'm lucky I'm doing this all now.


So did a little bit today, started of with some errands to organise some things.
Kicked off the car work with some frozen maccas drinks ;)

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Drilled a hole in the firewall lol

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Put a rivnut (nutsert) in there. God I love these things

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And mounted my new fuel filter as well as brake distribution block

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Re: Shiggz 6a13tt Conversion

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What kind of brake booster is that?
Did the car start life as an auto?
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Re: Shiggz 6a13tt Conversion

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That's an ABS brake booster
Which also came out on all GPvR's
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Nono, neither haha
My FTO is a manual GPX. Thats an evo brake booster
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Re: Shiggz 6a13tt Conversion

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Or from an Eco they have a 1 inch brake booster as well lol
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You can't mount the brake distribution block there. It can't be above the master cylinder reservoir, the reservoir has to be the highest point in the system.
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Yeah see this is what I was thinking, however this is where 'dazjb' mounted his; from his thread "Project FTO Vr4".
Otherwise the other option is on the firewall on the gearbox side, near the Heater core piping
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I've tried to do some research on it, but couldn't find anything. What's the reasoning behind it having to be below the master cylinder? Because assuming the lines are air-free and are always with fluid; having constant pressure, it should be okay?

Edit: Yep nevermind, it's pretty silly to run it above the master cylinder, because fluid will be drained back into the cylinder. Unless you run a residual valve. I wonder if that's what dazjb did..
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I told you to chuck it on the chassis rail on drivers side. lol
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Would a 1" BMC on a standard booster cause brake pedal feel issues?
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Nope not at all!
I ran a 1" BMC on my stock GPX Manual booster, and to be honest I didn't really feel much difference.
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spetz wrote:Would a 1" BMC on a standard booster cause brake pedal feel issues?
Not at all.
Done the same thing on my Evo.
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Re: Shiggz 6a13tt Conversion

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Thanks guys.
And does an auto booster, or 1" booster on a 15/16" BMC cause overly sensitive brakes?
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The brake distribution block is fine on the firewall. I've had mine there for over a year with no problems. I also know of two other people in the FTOOC who have the VR4 conversion with the block in the same place without issues.

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Are you running residual valves on your lines?
Also, I probably won't mount it on the firewall because it's against regulations; the car won't pass the pits in the future if the distribution block is 'above the centreline of the brake master cylinder'
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Nope no residual valves fitted

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Yeah thanks a lot photo bucket -_-
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