My 1974 Inka S38B35 project

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The original intake manifold can fit if you switch to a 2002tii brake booster, as it has a smaller diameter. At least, that's what aaerach did and it seemed to fit. You could also adjust the engine angle a bit.
 

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The original intake manifold can fit if you switch to a 2002tii brake booster, as it has a smaller diameter. At least, that's what aaerach did and it seemed to fit. You could also adjust the engine angle a bit.
Yeah, I have read about that option, but many also say they do not like the brake feel with the 2002tii booster. So we are going a bit different route there.
 

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Yeah, I have read about that option, but many also say they do not like the brake feel with the 2002tii booster. So we are going a bit different route there.
Really? I haven't heard about that before. I've been driving it with the tii booster for ~15 years, but I never drove it with the original booster in place. Brake engagement is good, bite point is high, and pressure can be modulated well, but it does require a bit more stroke.
 

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Progress update for January..

A lot of time was spent fabricating the tilt-slide mechanisms for the front seats. I must check the head-room now and see if it is satisfactory or should we redesign the original seat attacments to lower the seating position.
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And adding-testing more parts under the hood. The S38 coolant radiator works well ofcourse with the right hoses.
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Next up was testing the drive shaft. It does not fit as needed, so it was cleaned and sent off to a speciality shop to be lengthened ca. 30mm and also balanced.
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Looking at the steering rack pump brackets on M30 and S38, we decided to go with the S38 bracket and ordered a M5 steering pump
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Next up, the new sill covers were tested and made to fit perfect.
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And new mirrors attached:

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We also set the car on wheels. Although on some lowering springs it sits way higher than I like so most probably we will order coilovers from Germany. But... ain't it a beauty already :)?
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Most of the work on the body is done, so we are going to move along to refurbishing the axle parts etc soon. New bushings, brake calipers, etc all ordered.

We also have an idea to develop a more contemporary AC solution which would work with the regular heater box ;)
 

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Great progress and interesting to see the bumper/spoiler set up - I was thinking of something very similar for mine, so it's great to see how it looks in the metal.
 

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Great progress and interesting to see the bumper/spoiler set up - I was thinking of something very similar for mine, so it's great to see how it looks in the metal.
Hello, If you want to use a bumper I think you should buy a fiberglass bumper from "Alberto" it is very light and you can paint any color you want, I did the same check the picture
 

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My first thought was also to use a fiberglass one, easier to modify. But the strength of the sturdy metal bumper is something else in case of...
 

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Update for work done in February, total hours spent so far: 1344h

A lot of parts arrived from W&N again, mostly related to axels.
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And also camber/toe kits from Ireland Engineering:
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which we installed together with reinforcing the subframe too:
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Ready for paint:
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These got dismantled and
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cleaned
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Next, we opened up and drained the diff
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Cleaned from the outside:
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And although we were happy to confirm, it is a 40% LSD, it is not usable and needs repairs...
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