The story all started when my grandad died in 1998, leaving a laser sedan with a roof rack, 13" steel wheels with hub caps and some kinda wierd front seats, we still trying to figure out what they were.... it was left under a pomerac tree for 1 year to rot, so we took the car to use. It had a 1500 E5 carbby engine with auto tranny.
first to go was the auto tranny, we had some 14" BSA wheels and a Blitz exhaust installed. we was d sickest thing out LOL. Chop spring riding like a truck.
Did a paintover in chaste white (3rd gen RX-7 white) and flaired the fenders to fit 16" BSA wheels running 195/45R16 tires. 1 day after the bodyshop the car got rearended
goodbye brand new back lights, so back to the old ones....
So running the car hard with little knowledge about anything about cars, we ran the piston rings to the ground and had to do a rebuild so it was done by darren auto garage in the next street. So going inside there we decided to go .030 over pistons and rings, with some double valve springs and double timing chain. Still stock cabby, but then then got a deal on a set of Honda CBR SU 400cc cabbies. (way too small)
To work the carbs we had to make a manifold done by Specialist muffler. and we THOUGHT we was on, but 2 issues, one was no vacuum source for the brake booster/ PCV valve and the leaning of the 1500cc engine. We made a whole series of steel lines to get one little vacuum source. looking like nitrous in d pic
So tried our best, by jetting up the carbs but the bowls were to small for the laser mechanical fuel pump. We had to lower the pressure to 4psi instead of 6psi using a Holley fuel pressure regulator.
If you notice we had a front strut tower, its an orginal BD 323 strut tower also got a rear too i will have to take a pic of dat. We got it at Maska parts shop when they used to bring in all kinda madness. This drastically helped with body roll could not believe the difference in handling, minimized understeer and also planting the rear of the car to the road. Looking to upgrade to a Corksport thicker version now.
In the end, leanout and buss a hole in the head, time to get a new engine, hmmm something special