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Hey guys, so this is now a new very shortened version of my build thread after photobucket took a dump on everybody by changing it's hosting rights
so here goes, lets wind the clock back 4-5 years at the begining of basically a nut and bolt rebuild haha
my bone stock s14 silvia sr20de n/a import from japan
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mint
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4559/...d5da9f99_b.jpg2 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
crap
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4688/...6412c276_b.jpg3 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
5 stud swap, wheels and cs2 coilovers
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4579/...8fd96289_b.jpg4 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4562/...12ae1957_b.jpg5 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
rolling road for a baseline to know how much a jz engine could change the car
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4691/...60d2ff91_b.jpg6 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
126bhp at the wheels, pretty sure a yaris has more
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4739/...5b7bf5c7_b.jpg7 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
some work equips i didn't keep for long as the offset wasn't right
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4634/...e7d87b14_b.jpg8 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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drift day with the n/a to see what it's like, 3rd gear is possible with enough pressure in the back tyres and lots of throttle
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4691/...8db17392_b.jpg9 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4643/...a0d37231_b.jpg10 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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then up at a local small track
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4560/...1c564db9_b.jpg12 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
new exhaust
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4530/...e5b89a5a_b.jpg13 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
bought an r154 gearbox from phil at driftworks from the r32
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4551/...d5620e0c_b.jpg14 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
got a 4.3 r32 skyline diff and had it welded
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4736/...72e4f8b7_b.jpg15 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
r33 shafts
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4522/...22f4042f_b.jpg16 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
r200 s14 turbo rear subframe as my car had the r180 diff and frame so wasn't any use, had it powedercoatd and solid dw bushes installed
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4733/...11a7d12a_b.jpg17 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
bought a 1j
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stripped box for shifter extension
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4548/...eda7d36a_b.jpg19 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
clutch arrived
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4640/...ae52ea80_b.jpg20 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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dmax roof wing and rear arch paintwork tidied up
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4684/...5d8a66ac_b.jpg21 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
engine ready for work
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4737/...b25a8201_b.jpg22 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
holset for later, used stock twins for a while
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4732/...1c1a8089_b.jpg23 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
greaddy genuine lip
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4543/...6e2bde28_b.jpg24 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
sr out
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4601/...5a04082b_k.jpg25 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
toyota bits for clutch hub and box parts
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4681/...c1d867c6_b.jpg26 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
making wiring stuff work, my mate mark helped alot and i learned so much about how wiring works!
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4555/...36f691f4_z.jpg27 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
twins on
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rack bushes done while engine's out
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4569/...5189ab32_b.jpg29 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
shifter extended 3"
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4682/...5c5aa7f3_k.jpg30 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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box on
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4584/...9355c1cd_k.jpg31 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
engine in, car towed to workshop for fun stuff to start
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4593/...0f89daa0_b.jpg33 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
fabricage
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4739/...cd6b5158_b.jpg32 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4560/...f33446fd_z.jpg34 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
bought some jdm wheels, 17x9.5 and 17x10
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4519/...e9b62c5d_b.jpg35 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
bought all new parts for underneath the car, everything was either new or powdercoated
z32 rear brake conversion also
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4552/...22725778_k.jpg36 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4600/...7155e19c_b.jpg37 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4582/...c3304f33_b.jpg39 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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stone chipped chassis too since it was already clean and mainly rust free
r180 subframe off and in the bin
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geomasters front and back
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powedercoated backplates, new brake shoes, cleaned up bearings
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4525/...7c4c0c59_b.jpg42 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
arms getting greased prior to fitting
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4565/...55d89891_b.jpg43 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
done
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4535/...10925019_b.jpg44 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4572/...cfac0789_b.jpg45 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
modified front xmember and extended lower arms
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4566/...6f1052a2_b.jpg46 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
temp exh made up to fit jz twin turbos, fuel pipes crossed over to opposite side
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4573/...c6cd9e99_b.jpg47 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4684/...0bf6604b_b.jpg48 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
more stone chipping and new parts on front end, tein rods and ends, polybushed extended arms and new moog ball joints, geomaster hubs, geomaster tension rods
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4536/...6d657256_b.jpg49 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
r33 gtr brembo brakes and ebc parts, braided hoses
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4528/...c8596445_b.jpg50 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4554/...0c760a0b_b.jpg51 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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first drive was awesome
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4729/...50558da9_b.jpg52 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4582/...c9104a01_b.jpg53 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
kit on
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4529/...7673d341_b.jpg55 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
went for a drift day with the car for first time since engine change, 4.3 ratio and r154 works so good
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4689/...3088b3af_b.jpg56 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
temps were up as i was using a cheap radiator
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4643/...6895071f_b.jpg57 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
chasing my mate stevie
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4578/...1c3dd4d0_b.jpg58 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
then went to driftland and had a blast
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chasing my mate john with his s15 i'd recently turbo'd for him
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4552/...ae6b15fc_b.jpg61 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
geomasters are awesome, lock is incredible
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4734/...0d0ce5b6_b.jpg62 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
twins off and 6 boost manifold and holset going on
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also done injectors, emanage blue, turbosmart wastegate and a few other bits to make just shy of 450bhp at 1.5 bar on stock cams
moved fuse box inside car too
onto mapping
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4728/...8eb21f5a_b.jpg64 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
406hp at wheels, great step up from 126 haha
front end adjustments because overheating, moved rad forwards to run viscous fan and big oil cooler
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4725/...e6c4ff45_b.jpg65 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4725/...2cef04e1_b.jpg66 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4529/...cc1670a1_b.jpg67 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
remade downpipe to fit better, paul does all my welding
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4571/...82b00801_b.jpg68 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
and a custom full oval system from front end back for ground clearance
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4518/...2bc56a11_b.jpg69 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4529/...974313bb_b.jpg70 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4645/...1531830e_b.jpg71 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4584/...aea51b33_b.jpg72 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4679/...155db8be_b.jpg73 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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private driftland day
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4731/...af14e6b8_b.jpg75 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4633/...f98efb1c_b.jpg76 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4567/...2779f094_k.jpg77 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4680/...fa97ba2c_k.jpg78 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
finalboss driftland day
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4734/...24772ced_b.jpg79 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4550/...588008e5_b.jpg80 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4561/...6430ff37_b.jpg81 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
koyo rad
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4542/...085a0425_b.jpg83 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
banzai magazine shoot!
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4689/...e05f245b_k.jpg84 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4578/...af1e4076_k.jpg85 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
got bored so decided to do a new engine build since i had a fully sorted chassis that was very capable of handling more power
bought a load of new parts for the build, going 1.5jz so a 2jz block and 1jz head
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4573/...8e365a5e_b.jpg86 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4732/...6d4a9819_k.jpg87 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4586/...53594c5c_k.jpg88 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4586/...9fb9d45c_k.jpg89 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
cam and crank sensors, thermostat, o2 sensor, coolant sensors, seals etc etc
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4574/...070f7fa4_k.jpg90 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4601/...4a572801_k.jpg91 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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more
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4735/...a017429b_k.jpg92 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4581/...e839d2fb_k.jpg93 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4543/...4881f26c_k.jpg94 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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330d box
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4583/...3f88d8c2_k.jpg95 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
new 6 boost t3 divided with twin wastegate ports
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4689/...c6eefdf3_k.jpg96 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
twin turbosmart gates
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4579/...e54fea93_k.jpg97 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4528/...8fc26953_k.jpg98 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4558/...f567bceb_k.jpg99 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4540/...c0264839_h.jpg100 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
put the head down to bret sims motorsport, he done a massive port job on the head, every chamber opened up for maximium flow, head skimmed and refreshed
new stem seals and bc springs and retainers, bc 264 cams setup in the head too with shims
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4577/...e1072abc_k.jpg101 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4536/...1394af16_k.jpg102 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
banzai
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4526/...3e4c431f_h.jpg103 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
so i had bought a 2jz ge block, had it machined to take oil squirters and turbo oil feed, i sent my block to a motorsport company in dundee scotland
unfortuantely i wasn't to know how bad i'd end up
i wanted a new set of pistons in the block and bearings so the compression ratio would be right+ refreshed and since i don't have engine building precision tools i thought i could turst them
my block came back with deep scoring in the bores in some cylinders, weather that was there before i don't know but it should have not been returned to me like this from an engine builder
deep enough that my finger nails would go inside and catch
when removing the bearing caps to try remove the pistons to see if i could hone them out going on advice from other engine builders i'd realised some of the 'new' bearings were also damaged
on an engine only turned over by hand a few times
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4646/...5b83d8b43e.jpg104 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4645/...4083ea6f83.jpg105 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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block got delivered back home to me and i now could start assembly
head studs and head gasket on, sump on too
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4640/...c417b9cc_k.jpg114 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
head on
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4534/...ceb8e427_k.jpg115 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
new cam sensors
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4582/...20f92a27_k.jpg116 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
cams dialed in once belt went on
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4546/...b847825a_k.jpg117 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4538/...b10e5245_k.jpg118 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4540/...6f1db3fc_k.jpg119 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4736/...c720bac3_k.jpg121 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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abc clutch kit, twin disc to 330d box
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4524/...4bbdbff4_k.jpg123 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4579/...5397cd1d_b.jpg124 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4547/...e6c69a5f_k.jpg125 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
wastegates on
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4540/...15f4390e_k.jpg126 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
new tubs
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4591/...bbeb8aa7_b.jpg127 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4546/...bd8f58d0_k.jpg128 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
bailey morris made the prop
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4687/...51590a40_k.jpg129 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
screamer pipes
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4526/...424070e7_k.jpg130 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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swirl pot
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4586/...8bee53a8_b.jpg131 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
fuel pumps and filter from torques
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4580/...fb087819_k.jpg132 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4555/...8ff011a1_k.jpg133 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
3.6 diff back in for matching bmw box ratios
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4555/...4b678036_b.jpg134 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4682/...8c6afac1_k.jpg135 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4519/...03d47a6f_b.jpg136 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
id1050x injectors onto top feed rail with twin feeds
from real st in america
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4680/...0bc8d697_k.jpg137 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4581/...f393d95c_k.jpg138 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
loom work and r8 coil packs
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4535/...d9c2a3e1_k.jpg139 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4646/...da83d341_k.jpg140 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
fuel pipes done and regulator on
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4580/...693ece26_k.jpg141 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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gktech arb and power brace on
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4685/...7b00040b_k.jpg142 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
engine run in on dyno and oil changed correctly
box developed a noise so changed it, abc couldn't have been more helpful with aftersales advice, probably best company i've dealt with
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4543/...ae588ffa_k.jpg144 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
back onto dyno after driving around for a while making sure everything works for a base boost map
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4546/...ca83a165_k.jpg145 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4733/...84c52b41_k.jpg146 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
pretty good for just base boost :D
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4527/...2c5e524e_k.jpg147 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
changed onto the good stuff
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4532/...907fe0da_k.jpg148 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
went for a drift day with just stock 1 bar of boost which is wastegate spring pressures, boost controller off
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4739/...6c9ce1e4_k.jpg149 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
had so much fun, went down with my mate stevie to crail and we spend the day chasing eachother
i was rusty as that was my first time drifting in 2 years with a whole new engine/box setup and a new alignment and anti roll bar setup
completely different car to drive, it's 100x easier and such an animal now, the boost comes on so hard so fast too
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4640/...8bd37367_b.jpg150 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4643/...a7823ecf_b.jpg151 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
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heat changed colour of the torques an fittings
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4572/...15d866e1_k.jpg159 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
back to dyno and had boost turned up
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4566/...c5076be2_k.jpg158 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4574/...2f4c3741_b.jpg157 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr
the car was mapped up to 2 bar of boost and made something over 600hp, unsure on exact figure due to wheel spin but it's insane.
so i need to go back with some 265 r888's now to make sure i can get grip and we will do a proper power run
as for now, the car insurance was set to expire the day after mapping so it's just been put into storage since august, i've had other priorities to sort out just now
it'll get back out in 2018 and insured and ready to rock around march/april time
but for now it's just needing some overfenders on the rear since the 1/4 was reshaped by stevie's s14 during a drift session and it'll mean i can run stupidly wide rear wheels
also dumping these in here for my own reference incase i'm ever stuck without them, boost controller references
p1: wastegate pressure no boost controller
p2 - 1.2 bar, 40 gain =25
p3 - 1.5 bar = 50 gain =25
p4 - 1.8 bar = 60 gain =25
p5 - 2 bar = 65 gain =25
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HOLY MOLY, fair play for uploading all the pictures again!!
Just went through the lot, thats amazing! some amount of work/parts and money that went into this car, thats pretty cool!!!
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Looks alright for 170bhp lol
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well 2 years on now and it's going to get pulled out the garage, family life and supra life has taken over, I've had 3 supras in the time this car has sat in my garage
I have been saving up money and been buying things along the way over the last 2 years
over the next few weeks it'll be moved so I can work on it, plans are:
-4 inch downpipe somehow
-4 inch oval floor system
-stock intake manifold back on with idle control and new gaskets
-new I/c pipework for manifold change
-sparco wrap around fixed bucket seat and bride rail, recaros coming out and stock passenger seat back in for moving tyres to drift days etc
-hydro handbrake going on with new brake pipes
-new tyres on the back 255 width, if I can afford a big pair of 18's I will be buying them
-overfenders going on for a final time after all rivnuts have been secured in chassis
-IRP polybushed gearbox prop doughnut going on
-gbox coming back out for clutch inspection and nut/bolt checkup, might also swap in my spare box which will be quieter
-add new wiring loom section for +12v live to ecu constant to allow idle control motor to work correctly
-stickers going on all over the car
-remake slam panel/rad support bar
there are a few other things that are small time consuming jobs, I really want to remove the engine again and remake the water pipe around the block so that I can have shorter matrix pipework and less clutter in the bay however it all comes down to time frame and what I can/can't manage to do in the short period i'll have the car at the workshop for
main thing is that the car has been dry stored in the garage, it'll have the fuel drained and fresh fuel in before starting it up again and also will be cranked with ecu unplugged to get oil pressure up first time
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time for a very long overdue quick update.......i have still got this car, it had in 2019 a ton of work done, 4 inch custom made exhaust etc, more fuel, more power!
cleared around 700hp on the dyno estimated by the mapper, we couldn't get grip past 660bhp with 2 people in the back, 285 wide semi slicks at low psi and so on.....2 bar of boost was insane
one of the scariest cars i've driven. the power delivery was incredible
https://i.ibb.co/svf9Twv/1.jpg
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second child and covid came along the same week as lockdown announced, i was off work for a long time during it etc and had to sell parts to get some cash in the door quick as the wife also was off work and it became a disaster for us
now years on here i am with the shell still in great condition, i recently copied an sr autobodies style floor pan refresh. just a clean up, repaint, new stonechip and a sorting out
bare metal, rust prevention paint, red oxide, seam sealer, gravitex stone chip, black enamel ontop
it is going back to nice road car spec, usable 300bhp and just an enjoyable car again, it was too crazy before
polybushed subframe instead of solid bushes, lsd instead of welded diff, cage removed, fuel pump back in tank for noise reduction, nice set of speakers etc
https://i.ibb.co/0B15MK6/20220404-232605.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/NyqdLNm/20220415-231910.jpg
stock front pannel welded back on with bonnet cable instead of aero catches, stock uncut s14a bonnet on and ready for painting, all done with original spot welds etc so it doesn't look like it has been off, trying to keep it as oem and clean now as possible
https://i.ibb.co/bsf7GNH/5.jpg
stock fuse box disaster as it's a jdm car with different wiring, sorting that out slowly, lots of little things going on to make it just a normal modified s chassis with a 1j
1jz vvti chaser engine which i've tidied up, got it in a mess from an importer after waiting 12 months. head rebuilt by the head shop, all 24 valves reseated etc so should be a nice stock engine with bolt ons for now, i've been refreshing it and painting bits over the last while to get it ready to go in the bay
then the car is off to the fabricators for new tubs, i/c pipes, exhaust work, gearbox mount and a few other various little jobs i'd like done since it's now no longer a drift car i can have some cool things made without the fear of crashing and ruining them
https://i.ibb.co/QCG783v/20230102-175835.jpg
will update later once the engine is in, fabrication and paintwork is done, can't wait to drive the car again. Being a dad has taken over but this will always have a special place in my heart this car.
maybe i'm just getting old
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