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djape1977 · Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:21 am Post subject: Lada rallycar build 2010

how it's done...

6 speed dog box

quaife type LSD

custom made inlet manifold

dual carbs

1.6 liter, 190bhp professionally race prepaired engine

end result
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOGE-Vt3m_Q

guess one could call it a loose replica of lada VFTS

porschev812 · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:22 am Post subject:

Great thread!-lots and lots of interesting little details,fabricated steel
intake manifold,heavily modified head(looks like lots of welding done
on the head),heat wrapped tri-y header,special crank pulley and much
more....190hp out of 1.6L aint bad at all...

djape1977 · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:58 am Post subject:

lots of not so obvious stuff there...
completely modified suspension, long duration high lift camshaft, lightweight conrods, crankshaft, flywheel, high compression pistons, competition clutch...

135GLi-er · Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 150

Cool - great thread!
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derekvincent · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 61

Where did you get the rims from?? looking for some more...

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djape1977 · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:48 am Post subject:

can't tell you precisely cos this ain't my car.
those are common among racers, not made for lada, there's a distance plate between them and hubs so you can make any PCD fit.

lalunette · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:17 am Post subject:

Great thread... love the build photos !!!
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Ladouras · Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 223 Location: Patra-Greece

Wow!!!! As many others said, great thread!!!!!

This vfts has really heavy duty suspension springs!!!!!!
Djape do you know any infos about the suspension's set up????
What springs,shocks and any other stuff (anti roll bars and all these)..
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djape1977 · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:39 pm Post subject:

rear springs - lada 2104 heavy duty springs. available in serbia at around 40e/pair new

front springs - not sure, but from pretty much any car which has same diameter springs. i used front springs from fiat 132 diesel which is much heavyer and therefore springs are much stiffer. mercedes 123 springs will do. of course, you need to cut them down to size. i think i cut off two coils from 132 springs, it was 5 years ago...

suspension bushings - complete set of polyurethane bushings for fiat 124 sport/spider. available from diferent manufacturers around the world at around 300e

front sway bar - two standard lada sway bars connected in paralel.

rear sway bar - there's rear sway bar kit available from russia at around 200e or you can modify one from fiat argenta VX/TD

shocks - two way gas shocks. more expensive the better. people say that koni yellow are the best there are. i used kayaba white. they work well and are much cheaper

front suspension arms seem welded to add strenght

whole body seem welded.

there's a lot of stuff you can do yourself at almost no cost at all.

Ladouras · Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 223 Location: Patra-Greece

Thanx a lot Djape....
I have a set of merc's w123 springs and maybe with a set of bilstein shocks will be my next set up....
The rear sway bar is quite intresting because not many vfts replicas have......
A friend of mine use white kayabas and he is very satisfied too....
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djape1977 · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject:

you're welcome
as i said, i i didn't take part in building this one but i did a lot of work an my lada.
be sure to seem weld your front suspension arms. when you stiffen up the suspension, nasty things tend to happen. also all areas around holes need to be reinforced or else...

timing chain tensioner and slider for VFTS

usual problem...

mercedes e klase rear silent blocks by lockeed Delphi.

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LadaLand · Joined: 10 Aug 2015 Posts: 15

Any updates on your build? Have you managed to put on new Bilstein shocks on your ride?