My Daihatsu Charade

[eiriksmil]

I like your thinking!

It's what I've been thinking for a long time. It's low, but it's not there.

Removing the two locking nuts was actually a pretty good idea It'll only give me a cm or something though. I'll try
Oh, and the goal is also to make the car better to drive, by taking the spring down instead of up. I've got an inspection coming in the end of May, where I need to show the car with stock struts. After that I'll do an alignment with the coilovers on

 

[eiriksmil]

Got them up and made progress today. Cleaned some of the parts of the coilovers.. I'm in for more cleaning, and I also need to grease up the threads.

 

[Perfect Balance]

Did you try removing 2 locking collars to see how much more room you get?

I only see 2 laying in your picture there.

 

[eiriksmil]

3-wheelin' bitches

 

[eiriksmil]

Bought some gauges last year. Couldn't be bothered messin' with them so I just put them away, but recently I ordered up a correct gauge panel. Got it today and got the gauges in (gotta wire them up though). Should maybe paint the needles to match the stock gauges, but finally I'm where I want to be interior wise

 

[bergauk]

Looks nice and clean. 👍

 

[homeforsummer]

Those gauges look great in there, look pretty much like they could be OEM.

 

[eiriksmil]

Cheers guys, OEM look is more or less the objective, glad to see it's going there

 

[bergauk]

You're doing a great job of it! Btw, wheres your radio?

 

[Bram Turismo]

You're doing a great job of it! Btw, wheres your radio?

I think the gauges are placed where the radio used to be, but I could be wrong of course

 

[bergauk]

I think the gauges are placed where the radio used to be, but I could be wrong of course

I think you're right. Or maybe he's hiding it like my brother did with the stereo he put in my car when he used to drive it. Integrated into the center console. It was very slick.

 

[a112]

Simply,excellent 👍

 

[JCE]

That car needs a satin black paint job. Neat car.

 

[Omnis]

How much power does that thing make again?

 

[eiriksmil]

90 bhp, but then it weighs under 850 kg too, so it's much fun to throw around..
CD player will be hidden in the glove box I guess.. Things take time though. And no, car is not going satin black.. I don't destroy my cars

PS, I have one more trick up my sleeve before I'm done with the inside...

 

[homeforsummer]

Seatbelts?

Well, racing harnesses to be more specific?

 

[eiriksmil]

Yes Sir, 3-point harnesses for road use I threw in a new steering wheel for giggles

 

[Prosthetic]

Looks good man...

 

[homeforsummer]

Looks ace, though I think I prefer the deep-dish wheel. But still, remains one of my favourite cars on this forum 👍

 

[ferrari_chris]

Yeah, I prefer the old wheel.

 

[Perfect Balance]

It might be just me, but are you driving around with only 2 bolts holding on your steering wheels?

 

[Keef]

Haha, looks like it. Maybe Daihatsu had to go and be a rebel so none of the steering wheels fit right. Or maybe he just took them as he was putting them on.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

It might be just me, but are you driving around with only 2 bolts holding on your steering wheels?

How likely is it that those bolts are going to break on a vehicle only driven on the street at mostly sane speeds, likely with power steering?

 

[Jim Prower]

I dunno...have you met some of those chuckholes? Nasty...

 

[homeforsummer]

How likely is it that those bolts are going to break on a vehicle only driven on the street at mostly sane speeds, likely with power steering?

First bit, 👍 Second bit, I'm guessing that Eirik's Charade might not have power steering.

 

[Perfect Balance]

How likely is it that those bolts are going to break on a vehicle only driven on the street at mostly sane speeds, likely with power steering?

What happens in an accident? I could probably peel that steering wheel off by hand with only 2 bolts in it.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

What happens in an accident? I could probably peel that steering wheel off by hand with only 2 bolts in it.

In an accident it won't matter too horribly much... Provided the seatbelts work properly. Sure, sure it COULD come off and then impale the driver, but that would require it to come COMPLETELY OFF before the driver's body hit it... Which is not likely.

 

[eiriksmil]

First bit, 👍 Second bit, I'm guessing that Eirik's Charade might not have power steering.

It does actually Deleting pas if/when I'm shaving the bay, but you can always keep the lines, rack and tank..

What happens in an accident? I could probably peel that steering wheel off by hand with only 2 bolts in it.

In an accident I'll be dead in this tin can anyway, so I'm not too afraid.. Thanks for reminding me though, I need to find the rest of the screws (for the looks, lol). And no, you can't 'peel' it off by hand, no chance in hell

 

[eiriksmil]

Tried out the new coilover springs today, went lower but the coilover on the driver's side is now rubbing on the drive shaft rubber boot Gotta figure something out.. Then I can lower more as well

 

[Keef]

Those boots are expendable. Sacrifices, man. I've got a buddy who's MK4 golf is so low the passenger side driveshaft is grinding a notch in the frame rail from hitting bumps. He calls it "completely normal". One time when he let me drive it I got high centered on a rippled section of road, had to back up and try it again. It was retarded.