"Robert Belvin" (urbankei) 07/17/2017 at 20:22 • Filed to: None

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New wheels & tires!

After initially ordering a set from Discount Tire, and them not fitting at all, I did some research and found a cool Rover Mini performance parts supplier in Jolly Ol’ England, www.minisport.com. Turns out finding 10" rims here IS possible, but they’re only for ATV’s, and finding DOT-approved tires that aren’t offroad style, let alone sport tires, is almost out of the question. I’m willing to bet this Mazda Porter Cab is the only kei truck in WA with Ultralite rims and directional grippies! ....or at least the only Porter Cab with them :)

Now to find some coilovers for the front and flip the leaf spring brackets in the back...

The Snowman > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 20:28

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What is the top speed on that bad boy?

Robert Belvin > The Snowman 07/17/2017 at 20:31

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Not sure yet- I wired in a tach so I could see how far past the 80 kmph speedo it can go, but I haven’t had the chance to take it on a good straight road w/ a speedometer app yet. Part of that is I was waiting to get better tires on it, cause the stock tires are scary to say the least........actually here, I’ll run outside and take a pic of em side by side...

Flavien Vidal > The Snowman 07/17/2017 at 20:34

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110kph with a good tail wind :)

The Mazda Porter Cab has a longer 4th gear, which is pretty cool for freeway driving.

Robert Belvin > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 20:34

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Flavien Vidal > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 20:36

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Man, you had me worried a bit with that dekotora thing haha, but this looks good, I kind of like it :)

Now, more seriously, super grippy tires are generally not a great idea for these... They are very easy to flip in corners with those... Don’t ask me how I know it. (Never flipped one but already two-wheeled a keivan before...)

Robert Belvin > Flavien Vidal 07/17/2017 at 20:42

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I figure being a couple inches lower should help a bit :) Plus I’m not gonna be doing anything too fast til I convert the front drums to discs, they fade like a mofo as they are now.

I wanna hear more about the two-wheeling keivan... were you in the mountains?

cbell04 > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 20:57

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This is my new favorite oppo build.

Robert Belvin > cbell04 07/17/2017 at 21:06

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That makes my day! (and helps validate spending more on parts and crap than I did for the truck!) Next up is motorcycle exhaust from a Yamaha sportbike, picking up the rest of the tubing tomorrow. I figure that front flap for “Air conditioning” would be a good place to mount a small intercooler behind too...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 21:07

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Might be a little on the tippy side with that grip.

Flavien Vidal > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 21:08

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Nah just a quick corner with new tires that were too grippy for the van lol... I was doing like 20kph lol, but still surprising...

As for putting disc brakes on it, along with the grippy tires... Again, VERY bad idea lol

Seriously, this WILL happen if you do it lol.

Sent you an email btw ;)

Robert Belvin > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 07/17/2017 at 21:10

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I’ll do my best not to roll it. But hey, if I do, It’ll just be an excuse to cut the top off and make it convertible! If I’m not dead, anyway

Robert Belvin > Flavien Vidal 07/17/2017 at 21:15

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Watching that fills me with an odd mix of excitement and fear... which usually means I’m on the right track lol

Flavien Vidal > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 21:17

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You can try doing that now actually... with those tires and stock brakes it will do it ;)

Please film it though... :)

Robert Belvin > Flavien Vidal 07/17/2017 at 21:18

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Let me do up a reverse wheelie bar for the front, and you’ve got yourself a deal!

Flavien Vidal > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 21:21

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You can probably give it a first try without... just to get the wheels a few inches off the ground... I can get you a new bumper if needed lol.

cbell04 > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 21:31

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Yes! Take all your money spending hobby advice from the internet! You cant go wrong! I want a kei van see the trucks here and there but never see any vans.

Robert Belvin > Flavien Vidal 07/17/2017 at 21:33

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Real talk, can you find a rear end for it? That I would definitely be interested in, maybe even two. And those awesome dekotora mirror mounts, of course ;)

Robert Belvin > cbell04 07/17/2017 at 21:36

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Where you at?

But yeah, it’s a fun bonus to be able to share dumb/fun crap done to cars on here. To think, we used to do this without the expectation of comments from people all around the world! Just disapproving looks from neighbors and townsfolk

Flavien Vidal > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 21:48

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Rear-end, you mean the bed’s gate? or the drivetrain?

Robert Belvin > Flavien Vidal 07/17/2017 at 21:50

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Rear differential

cbell04 > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 21:50

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North Carolina but formerly western NY.

Flavien Vidal > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 21:56

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I can look for it, but shipping it would be expensive... Do you want to weld it and make a drift keitruck? :)

Robert Belvin > Flavien Vidal 07/17/2017 at 22:02

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...maybe :3

Robert Belvin > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 07/17/2017 at 22:19

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 22:21

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Well your knees are the crumple zones so just be careful. Also these things are rad.

Flavien Vidal > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 22:25

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lol, that could be fairly interesting to watch :P

Frenchlicker > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 23:20

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I still want to bag one of these and go all Bosozoku on it.

shop-teacher > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 23:27

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That looks fantastic! This makes me happy.

Robert Belvin > Frenchlicker 07/17/2017 at 23:39

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YES. Where you at? We should collaborate

Robert Belvin > shop-teacher 07/17/2017 at 23:40

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Just took it for its first test drive with the new wheels/tires, and I didn’t die, despite all these guys’ warnings :)

shop-teacher > Robert Belvin 07/17/2017 at 23:47

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Good news!

nerd_racing > cbell04 07/18/2017 at 07:16

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I almost bought a kei truck in western NY. That’s where I’m from. Small world! I found out it wasn’t a dump bed so I passed on it.

cbell04 > nerd_racing 07/18/2017 at 07:24

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If you want to talk about small world you should come to NC! You can’t throw a rock around here without hitting someone from Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse. There is a town called Cary just outside of raleigh and the locals joke that it’s the Containment Area (for) Relocated Yankees. :) What part were you from? Rochester here.

nerd_racing > cbell04 07/18/2017 at 08:44

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Springville/Ellicottville area. I’m still there, 40 mins south of buffalo. That’s pretty funny!

cbell04 > nerd_racing 07/18/2017 at 09:14

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Ha now we are small worlding it. My grandmother and grandfather live in Ellicottville as well as my aunt and a couple cousins enough family in a small enough town to where I bet you know one of them. Grandfather was on Ski Patrol at Holiday Valley so I hung out there every winter using up the free passes he would get

nerd_racing > cbell04 07/18/2017 at 09:30

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small and getting smaller! I grew up outside of there but far enough to not know many of the locals too well.

cbell04 > nerd_racing 07/18/2017 at 10:19

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Ok cool. Grandfather had a shop/junk yard in Kill Buck just out side of salamanca. Used to hang around there a bunch too.

nerd_racing > cbell04 07/18/2017 at 10:45

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Yep, I’ve been there with my dad quite a few times for parts.