TA22 from Dublin

[GTT]

New kind of, been involved in the site since the beginning, mainly lurking in the for sale section.

Bought a new car and decided i should probably become a fully fledged ordinary decent member.
Drive a TA22 with a CA18DET swap

http://photos-f.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xpa1/926234_291369007711989_126082503_n.jpg

[jonnyrb]

Oh god thats sweet, best of luck with it. love these cars

[Dave]

That is fucking sweet, stick up a build thread!

[GTT]

Thanks lads, I'll get around to a build thread.

Need to find someone who will weld a swirl tank - woeful smell of petrol in the car since the swap.

[Eoin k]

welcome welcome. more pictures required-that is a beauty!!

[PS13!]

welcome! i have a ra28!! love these cars, did you do the transfer yourself?

[shaunokeeffe]

what a car, looking forward to the build thread

[grange]

Nice entry ;) welcome dude

[twincam 20]

Looks amazing im currently building a ta22 with a sr20det. Would like to see a build thread
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[JayoM]

Very cool! I always loved the fastback, but recently started preferring the coupe. What is the body like? Looks very clean! Any reason you went for a CA18?

Ya should get it out to a Cars & Coffee sometime in Dublin, would love to see it.

[GTT]

Unfortunately I didn't do the swap myself.
I did fancy the RA28 a little more but become more and more enamoured with the TA22.

Body is pretty mint, small patches of pain starting to bubble.
Car is idling a little high at the moment, needs a bigger rad and a bigger fan along with a swirl tank.

The interior is pretty much all in the back seat, needs a retrim / new door cards.
I'll be sticking in a hilux diff with a 4.1.1 ratio, probably some disk brakes from a hilux as well, better get started on the build tread I guess :P

http://photos-a.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xpa1/10499324_519030948197416_1449278541_n.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xfa1/914414_508457392634515_1869465659_n.jpg

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[JayoM]

Man, those tailpipes are proper awesome. Best of luck with it!

[twincam 20]

Thats epic, any engine bay pics?
What rad did you use and what size intercooler?
Very little room in the bay

[GTT]

http://imgur.com/JqoguvB.jpg

Not the best pic, but the bonnet wire just broke! So will be a week or so before I can open it

Engine and gearbox:

CA18det from 1991 200sx
XS Power manifold
Custom stainless steel exhaust
HD stage 1 chip
Boost valve - set at 15psi
Celica GT4 front mounted intercooler
Gearbox from 1991 200sx with quickshift
ADL clutch
Suzuki jeep radiator
Kenlowe fan
Facet red top lift pump, surge tank, Walbro high pressure fuel pump
Battery moved the the boot

Brakes, suspension and wheels:
Mitsubishi Shogun master cylinder (bigger bore)
RT132 front struts with T3 coilovers, KYB Excel-G Shock Inserts, Eibach springs, twin pot calipers, solid discs (easily upgraded to 4 pot calipers and vented discs)
T3 camber plates
King lowered rear springs with standard shocks
MA61 alloy wheels
205/60 tyres at the rear and 185/60 at the front