Sr20 powered Starlet

sr-starlet · 04-15-2007, 04:27 AM

Thought id share my project with you guys

1984 Toyota Starlet

Out with the mighty 4k(1300cc of pushrod 8 valve fury)

I got a sr20de+5speed from an s13

Engine as i purchased it

Now the sr20 is alot bigger than the 4k and requierd a bit of thinking an modifying to fit it in

Test fit

here its sitting very high as the stock angine mounts are in the way.
I ended up moving the engine back quite far which involved cutting a bit of firewall and gearbox tunnel

Starlet gearbox(K50) and silvia gearbox

sr20 clutch plate is the same size as the 4k flywheel lol

Went to get a ceramic clutch and found the engine has a det flywheel.
So i got a 6 button ceramic sprung center with a heavy duty pressure plate

engine mounts tacked up

engine sitting in final position. the bonnet doesnt close anymore so ill have to mod it

crossmember all welded an painted

honda hrv radiator mounted on an angle as there is no room behind the bonnet crosmember

got some bigger brakes and struts off a toyota cressida

because the struts are bigger i now have positive camber. Im making custom control arms to solve this

bosch 910 fuel pump

link lem G3 ecu. this is made in new zealand and is a great little unit. its Map sensored so no stupid afm(maf to you guys). can handle up to ~22psi boost.
the best thing about this ecu is its got usb onboard and has great software. also it has digital trigger decoding so one ecu can run reluctor, hall effect or optical cas without needing sub boards.

This car s being built as a gravel rally car so is getting a cage and harnesses etc.
cool thing about new zealand modifying laws is that we can do just about anything to our cars and also have very lax emissions. we dont need catylitic converters or anything. infact its common to remove them on cars that came with them factory.

MR-4Door-SR20DE · 04-15-2007, 04:42 AM

Man that is a CLEAN motor you have there! I love what you are doing. I will definitely be keeping an EYE on this thread............

b14_VZR · 04-15-2007, 04:50 AM

SE-Rican · 04-15-2007, 08:52 AM

Very cool man. First time I have ever seen a 4 door Starlet.

scortch99th · 04-15-2007, 09:09 AM

nice i always wanted to do this to the starlet i had ....

ryansmax · 04-15-2007, 12:31 PM

kick ass
so just out of curiosity
was the omni a starlet as well?

LOUROK · 04-15-2007, 01:55 PM

sweet project. My friend took a 83 starlet and put a 2.3 merkur/ford motor in it and boosted it. It ran 10's

sr-starlet · 04-15-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SE-Rican

Very cool man. First time I have ever seen a 4 door Starlet.

yea 4 doors are very common here. its quite hard and expensive to get a 3dr.
plus mines facelift(the shape before they went ghey frontwheel drive) so has a longer wheelbase = better slides( or drifts or wateva)

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was the omni a starlet as well?

Sorry not to sure what an omni is lol. you'll have to enlighten me.

93specv · 04-15-2007, 11:43 PM

omni=dodge omni. a chrysler product.

way cool project!!! if you have the capability when its done, lets get some video feed!!! do some burnouts, drifts, and doughnuts....some rally comp ish too!!!

sr-starlet · 04-16-2007, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 93specv

omni=dodge omni. a chrysler product.

way cool project!!! if you have the capability when its done, lets get some video feed!!! do some burnouts, drifts, and doughnuts....some rally comp ish too!!!

nah the starlet is different. quite a few cars of that era looked like that.
a very simaler car was the 70's mazda 323

will defnitly get some good vids up when its going. im aiming for june but it may take longer.

More progress:

Installed bucket seats on custom rails. The drivers can slide back and forward but the passengers is fixed. i did this to get it lower and further back for weight dist.

Had to mod the hand brake to clear the gear lever. it doesnt lock automaticly anymore which is good for racing. now to lock it i push the catch in by hand. also put the gear lever in backwards to fit better(its in second in the pic)

As there is no room in the engine bay and because the car had a cable clutch i welded in a plate to hold the clutch master(AE86) inside the car

You can also see the stock brake line running behind the engine which im pleased is still able to fit. The exhaust points into the car at the moment so i'll have to cut even more firewall out.

L4t3cy · 04-16-2007, 04:18 AM

that be alot of work going into that little car. but nice work gonna be a rocket when its dun.

The VC looks awefully close the chassis brace aswell. you running solid mountings?

93specv · 04-16-2007, 05:40 AM

gonna also be a biotch to work on later on down the road.

gonna need an access panel in the cabin. gonna be hella loud in there also!!!

dmp316 · 04-16-2007, 09:15 AM

omg that is an awesome project, good job with it soo far

sr-starlet · 04-16-2007, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by L4t3cy

The VC looks awefully close the chassis brace aswell. you running solid mountings?

Nah no solid mounts. the gearbox mount will be polyurethane.
Im just cutting it all out till its clears properly, then welding it all up again.

civicdragon · 04-16-2007, 06:37 PM

nice, much better than all the guys with their future projects that never happen

sr-starlet · 04-17-2007, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by civicdragon

nice, much better than all the guys with their future projects that never happen

Yea i used to be a bit of a talker, was ***** do this and that.

then i thought id betta shut the f**k up and do somthing about it.

Im doing pretty much all the work myself which has saved me alot of money.

i went to look at a fully prepped race starlet today to get ideas on suspension...
man this guy has some crazy custom stuff on. looks like i had no idea what i was getting into when i started this project. oh well im too far through now to stop lol

sr-starlet · 04-18-2007, 05:17 AM

Tack welded in a new bracket to hold the carina control arms in as they are wider than the starlet ones

Now i have positive camber again

Although now the wheel sticks out heaps.

I going to get a boss machined up to hold the sway bar and then position it so i have the desired castor and then weld it to the control arm

L4t3cy · 04-18-2007, 07:27 AM

what your plans for the chassis?

sr-starlet · 04-18-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by L4t3cy

what your plans for the chassis?

Like for the body work?
I plan to weld on larger flares to cover the wheels.
Ill need to do this at the back too as i will be putting in a stronger diff that is wider.

Its also getting a roll cage and lotsa seam welding and gussets to strengthen the whole lot. With the extra wieght and power plus being subjected to harsh driving in rally i dont want things being ripped apart

haasyboy25 · 04-18-2007, 08:15 PM

I have no real life experience with this car, but I loved this car in FORZA Motorsports for XBOX

Cool to see an SR20 in one... My IDEAL Starlet

Keep us updated

Jeremy