looks amazing, that there are people like you developing celica stuff. keep going love your chanel

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

thanks for your kind words. i often think that i should move on from a 35 year old chassis, but im rather stubborn haha

@martynrudd6070

4 ай бұрын

@@hawes_power5590 no the celica gt4 was an amazing winning machine, the head of Gazoo toyota wrc now is building these in a facility flat out and he rallys one all the time,they are queing upfor them in Finland.

Love it, great work. Was noticing your arm setup too, I've been considering building a pair of tubular arms for my Celica. I hadn't really considered making a vertical to horizontal bolt pocket back where the single vertical bolt was stock. I was going to use a uniball. But after seeing your arm, I'm certainly rethinking it.

Super slick. I believe i burned up my stock wheel bearings in dirt in a very short period of time, i was just thinking about going down the Prius knuckle route so this is incredible timing.

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

yeah they are a pretty terrible bearing. they didnt last long for me either

@ABeans07

4 ай бұрын

@@hawes_power5590 Do you think part of it is environment as well? I haven't torn mine out yet, but i suspect dirt/grit might be in places it shouldn't be despite being a sealed unit, based on the sounds they are making.

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

@@ABeans07 id be surpised if crap managed to find its way into the bearing, they should be sealed up pretty well

Love it

I would be keen on a set for my St165 and for my st246... Can we buy the pre cut plates from you.... Or you should look at getting a short run of these made... This will save alot of Celica and Caldina owners lots of hassles👍👍👍... Probably most of GtFour owners club NZ will buy them... Probably a lot of overseas interest as well

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

They will be up for sale at some point, potentially as both a steel fabricated component but definitely as a billet alluminum item. I can almost guarantee that no one in NZ will buy one haha. i have sold many LSDs and control arms over the years they 100% all go overseas.

@nigelsmith7366

4 ай бұрын

@@hawes_power5590 most kiwi guys don't have big budgets.... The steel ones are a good option I think

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

@@nigelsmith7366 indeed. unfortunately the fabricated knuckles wont pass certification here in NZ. and to be honest, they are probaly unnessasary for a street car

@nigelsmith7366

4 ай бұрын

@@hawes_power5590 I have started to encounter that brake issue with my Caldina st246 and I could not figure out what the cause was

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

@@nigelsmith7366 on the street or on the track?

Did you check the drive shafts splines are deep enough to allow the Prius bearing face to meet the flat part of the joint. So 2 flat surface touch when torqued up On the st205 it’s hit and miss, some run a small spacer , I removed a small amount of the splined area inside the bearing.

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

for me, the flat surfaces mated up perfectly. i guess there is a few slightly different designs of CV. So you have changed your 205 to mcpherson??

@hazeegt4

4 ай бұрын

@@hawes_power5590 Yea I only do UK circuit racing, I originally changed to McPherson in about 2015 using st202 parts. But used to eat through front left bearings in about 2 races. (Using 245/40/17 and a trd/kaaz front and centre plated lsd) I’m friends with Eric on Facebook who’s st165 did the orginal Prius conversion by TCS Soon after I copied it …the conversion on to the st205 is a lot easier as the lower ball joint on the prius is the same as the st202. For steering I’ve flipped the tapered cup in the hub and use ct200h tie rod ends I’ve made custom adjustable lower arms, but st202 arm could be used I’ve done a bumpsteer test and a few other checks, it could be slightly refined but has not failed in a few years and has taken some big curb hits. Trd/kaaz diff is a little damaged so need to repair it . Using oem front setup with a Phoenix power gearset. Yokohama a052 (245/40/17) next race Been thinking about a dog box, but have to use a manual gear change due to regs

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

@@hazeegt4 sounds like a pretty cool car! interesting that the 202 ball joint is the same as the prius. That trd/kaaz diff setup is certainly a unicorn. the SQS dogbox has worked great for me so far

How does shortening the steering arm effect the steering? Can you feel the difference on the wheel? Looks like a shorter arm with less leverage on the Prius. That's why i ask. nevermind!

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

it will quicken up the steering which is good, but make it heavier. It also adds some bump steer

Nice Work! Are you going to the rally in Whangarei? You have some fans that live here

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

Yes im planning to do that rally for the first time. It will be in my 86 as part of the NZ rally championship :)

@blizardbear

4 ай бұрын

@@hawes_power5590 I look forward to it! If you ever do an event in your GT4 in the North Island I would be keen to see that too!

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

@@blizardbear come say hi if you make it the event. Im not planning on taking the GT4 up in the foreseable future but would love to at some stage

@nigelsmith7366

4 ай бұрын

​@@hawes_power5590cool I am in Upper Kaipara area so will head out in my red st246

@blizardbear

3 ай бұрын

@@nigelsmith7366 I think I have seen your car around dargaville in the past

Might you make these for purchase?

@hawes_power5590

3 ай бұрын

yes i will via Agile Performance NZ

very neat , how did you take measurements to get the drawing into fusion ?

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

old school techniques on this one. calipers, rulers, angle-ometers and reference planes. I have since brought a 3D scanner which would have helped nicely.

@carbonmk1

4 ай бұрын

@@hawes_power5590 scanner is an absolute gamechanger

@luisking4812

4 ай бұрын

I’m blown away 🤩

Was thinking of set of arms for mine, do they help ?

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

I wouldnt say they transform the car, but a little extra caster certainly helps turn in grip. plus being able to dial in camber where the factory has no adjustment is quite nice. many small upgrades add up to a nice handling rally car, the arms are just one part of the equation

@kadebugler9

4 ай бұрын

@@hawes_power5590 what suspension are you running?

@hawes_power5590

4 ай бұрын

@@kadebugler9 it has MCA dampers