Hi everyone,
Just introducing myself to you all and my (new to me) 1999 Handi L700. I love how raw this thing is and I plan to do a lot of modifications over the years to it. For now I just wanted to say hi and introduce the car.
What I hope it will look like by next year:
Thanks everyone, cheers.
M.
Hi and welcome. Yours looks a lot like mine 
Mine is white also but have a 4 seater and not a handivan.
I like the projected view of your goal. I have a simliar view but due to where I can’t go low. I may try to make the illusion of lower with flares but not sure yet. Im in no hurry. Have you seen the TR front Bars? They may appeal to your liking too?
Thanks, looking forward to seeing all the great builds on here, getting ideas and help in the right direction. I’m a Sydney local and looking at getting the following installed before I send it to the spray booth:
Power steering rack
Lowering Springs
I will probably end up getting some nice 14inch wheels but that will be after paint is done. I will give it a proper service this weekend as its running slightly rough on idle, goes ok though so thinking oil, air filter, plugs and a good throttle body and intake clean
Cheers for the advice.
Power steering rack really isn’t necessary.
Mine has it and in all honesty I have driven many L200’s and owned a move L600. All without power steer and on an L7 I would say to just stay without and put the cash elsewhere.
The L7 just feels like a refined L2 or L6 in my opinion.
In saying all that if you want the power steering rack then get it. Do your build they way you want.
I already have the rack, lines and pump so may as well invest in getting it put in
If you got it then hell yeh.
I wish I could do all this stuff myself, I don’t have the time unfortunately, currently working two jobs. Defo doing the service myself, plugs, oil, etc.. I don’t have a flat enough surface to do the gearbox oil though 
Just an update for everyone who is following, t
he turbo setup is now well underway at Macarthur Motorsport. Custom manifold and dump pipe are done, intercooler is mounted, piping has been fabricated, and the front end is starting to come together.
Seeing the turbo hanging out the front of something that weighs next to nothing is pretty wild. The workmanship has been excellent so far and I’m really happy with how the fabrication is turning out.
We’ve hit a small snag with the power steering conversion. The power steering rack that’s been fitted uses a larger spline than the original setup, so we’re now chasing the correct power steering steering shaft/column components to make everything work together.
Has anyone here completed a manual rack to power steering rack conversion on an L700?
I’m trying to work out:
Whether I need the complete steering column, lower column or just the intermediate shaft.
Which L700 variants used the larger spline rack.
Whether any other Daihatsu models share the same parts.
Photos attached.
Still a long way to go, but it’s finally starting to look like a proper turbo L700 
Target remains a reliable street car around the 100-120hp mark. Considering the car weighs roughly the same as a sandwich, that should be more than enough.
Any advice on the steering parts would be greatly appreciated. 
that setup looks good
What ecu are you going to run in it?
Hey mate, ECU will be a Haltech Elite 550
Looks awesome!!!
