HM 1081 NorJak Hurricane

[Fuzzy]

Paul Sharpe's Almac, Misubishi GTO rear end, Right Hand Drive.  The only on the road Replica in Indonesia.    

[YerDugliness]

Unique method of adding a center brake light.......just curious, would local regs allow the 3rd brake light to be on a roll-bar?

Dugly  8-)

[Fuzzy]

Paul used a registration for a early 80's Toyota Corolla which was "modified" and had an engine transplant hence no 3rd brake light required.  He imported his all legal like and did all the paper work through the local police department.  They never once inspected his car  other than to make sure the numbers on his motor matched the import papers.  The third brake light is used in this form to pass New Zealand and I think Aussie requirements.  Came with the kit like that.  Indonesia is pretty lax and even some new cars still don't have third brake lights.  We looked at a 2009 Honda fit yesterday and no airbags available, when we asked the sales man why they weren't there, he told us they were a waste of time and never saved anyone's life.. :-?.....  Its like the old sign at the local hotel pool, the management is not responsible for loss of life or other belongings of the swimmer.
ken

[BIGDADDYFROG]

Hey Fuzzy give me the details on your motor! compression, cam , heads , intake, carb, ignition? ust curious as we are the two Lone Rangers in this Hurricane group..
BDF

[Fuzzy]

A lot is unknown about my motor, the guys who built it went from a promised 4-6 week build to making it a 16 week build and delayed Hurricane in modifying my build.

[Fuzzy]

Where we are today: still need to connect fuel lines, do battery cable ends, finish drive shaft safety hoop, put in drive shaft and starter, make some header gaskets and attach headers, run some trans cooling lines....  Then on to the tub...

[Fuzzy]

My little car buddy Meagan wanted a roadster of her own so we took a day off and made a kit car Cobra for her, now terrorizing North Jakarta....

[Fuzzy]

Got the odds and ends sorted out mostly, got the fittings for the fuel  pump, auto trans to cooler fittings, fuel line in, battery cables run and ends soldered, motor and trans mounts put in, drive shaft and safety loop installed and now seems its time to work on the seat tub.  Guess we are making progress.  Had a devil of a time fitting the rear universal joint to the rear end yoke, seemed to be too wide, never did one before but found out they packed the universal with so much grease the cap wasn't snug against the end so finally took out a bit of the grease, put a small clamp on the joint ends to compress it and it dropped right in.  Snugged them down 17 pounds and think we are good to go.

[Fuzzy]

I found out that the Lokar shifter for the TH 350 can be rotated to the front angled down, not as much as an original but looks better than leaning back.  Friend of mine suggested we make alittle collar with two wings on it similar to the reverse lockout on the supplied shifter.  Would just slip over the Lokar after taking off the top nob...

[Fuzzy]

Got the body tub on this week with a bit of help from my wife, had to do some creative cutting as the shifter sits way forward on a TH350 compared to the cut-out from Hurricane.  The boot wil cover it up ok but think I will need to fill in a fair bit of this or maybe make an access door as some of you have talked about.  With some carpet, the shifter ring should sit flat as it is up a bit in front as it sits on the edge of the driveshaft housing slope.

[Fuzzy]

The trans shifter rod for a TH 350 is positioned on the left and actually protudes into the left side of the car (my passenger side).  We had to open it up this much to clear the rod as it and the shifter fork move forward and backward.  Not sure how we will cover it, thought about making a cover of some sort and find a way to mount it so we can adjust the rod if needed.  Not sure if it will interfere with the seat or track yet but looks as it may clear.

[MFE III]

Fuzzy, you can cover both openings very easily with aluminum.  If you can obtain some thin stock, like .032, you'll be able to easily shape the side opening and a small square for the top. Otherwise, if you got under there with some cardboard and tape, you could glass them in.
Looking good!
Matt

[Fuzzy]

Good idea Matt, I dont' have the tub secured yet, still have some sanding and fiddling to do, am thinking also of modifying the footwells where they do not sit on the frame rails near the transmission.  Might be more work than I want at the time but would get a bit more stretching room for the big feet.  The aluminum might be a better idea for the openings as I might want to be able to open the side where the linkage adjustments are.  Need to do some head scratching first.  Thanks for the comments.  ken

[Fuzzy]

First time out in the daylight and on sitting on its own wheels, no height adjustments made, just snugged up the springs so no slack before I put it on the ground.

[Fuzzy]

Hurricane wheels without the plastic covers and spinners (from Summit Racing via US Wheels)