IRB20 Transformation

[IRB20]

Ok its finally started. After many months of planning and saving the tranformation has begun.

Platform Car is a 180sx, currently with an rb20 in it with work. It currently has DBA Slotted Rotors, 2 Bucket Seats, Steering Wheel, Shift Knob, 17" Osaka Mags.

Rear seats and Seatbelts have already been removed and car is still fitted with full stereo until simone comes and gets its

Everyday ill update on whats been done to the car

Also thanks to Petey aka SkIDMan for the help he is going to be giving me with the transformation and Monkey.

Day1: (Tuesday Night)

Removed Front Bar, Water dumped from radiator.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/FBRRD.jpg

Day2:(Wednesday Night)

Removed Bonnet, Removed Cooler and Cooler Piping, Removed Power Steering Container, Oil Catch Can, Disconnected Fuel Lines, Disconect and Removed ECU, Dismantled Intake

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/CPSRDB.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/ECUOUT.jpg

Day3 : (Thursday Night)

No pictures today, but all i did today was remove the exahust from before the cat and also removed the driveline :)

Cant wait for the weekend caues we will have the motor out by mid day saturday

Day4: (Friday Night)

Setup engine crane

Removed gear stick, removed microtech handcontroller, removed PS2, removed centre console, remove glove box.

Removed Seats, removed entire stereo, removed rsm, safc, boost gauge, oil gauge rear carpet.

PICTURES TO COME

Day5: (Saturday Day)

Omg... longest day every have only just finished now.... ok woke up at 6am and started work on the car..... Finish time 5.21.... best day every

big thanks to Monkey(Derek) and Petey(Skidman) and Sarah(Skidmans Women). Without u guys helping I would of never got it done.

Engine/gearbox is out, Interior is totally stripped, engine bay resprayed High Gloss Black, sound deadning removed from interior, resprayed in Matt Black....... i know offically hat sound deadning.

Dont have pics as yet, as petey has to head off so will get pictures tomorrow morning before we start anymore work :)

Was happy all day today... As previously mentioned BEST DAY EVERY :D

[IRB20]

PICTURES FROM SATURDAY

Pulling it out
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/ENST.jpg

The Big Catch
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/BGCT.jpg

Dash Removed
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/CLINT.jpg

Interior
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/STINT.jpg

Empty Boot
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/EMPBT.jpg

Painted Engine Bay
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/PNTBY.jpg

Painted Boot
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/SPBT.jpg

Check out my ride high
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/RDHI.jpg

**THANKS TO MY OLD MATE NATHAN FOR THE HELP REMOVING THE CRAZY AMOUNT OF SOUND DEADNING**

[IRB20]

Day6: (Sunday Day)

Well another early start today... Didnt have much to get done today, but wanted to have the afternoon to chill.

Was a busy morning sifting through the orginal loom and removing anything i no long had in the car or needed. Here is a pic of the new loom.

*notice the limited amount of loom just sitting out the drivers door*
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/LMSRP.jpg

We removed the s*** on the firewall and sprayed it with Matt Black
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/PNTDSH.jpg

Then we started working on relocating the battery to the boot. Here is far we are. Obviously am going to have to purchase a new battery.
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/BATBT.jpg

We have also removed unwanted wires from the engine bay, have removed the rear windscreen wiper and also aerial, am going to shave them. Also removed the clutch master and slave cylinders.

Am waiting for the arrival of my surge tank, external fuel pump, manifold and halfcut

[IRB20]

Update

Well havent touched the car since sunday lol damn work commitments. lol

Will try and get some work on it tonite... Want to vaccum the front carpet and make it look tidy and easier to work in on the weekend. Going to removed the white glue stuff on the doors and also look at removing center bolts from the firewall no longer needed.

Being purchased tomorrow will be:

High Mount Manifold
2/2.5lt Surge Tank
Bosch 040 External Fuel Pump
50mm Wastegate

Will be installing the Surge Tank on the weekend and storing the other goodies. :P

Hopefully my halfcut will turn up next week when my parents are away lol so if will be quite a surprise when the come back from cairns lol

Saturday

Well started work on the car again today. Unfortunately the halfcut has been delayed until the end of the month, so had to find something to do today. Also the manifold i was going to purchase jumped up $400 in price so i told them to F**k off lol.

Have order through ebay a manifold/bosch 044 and 50mm wastegate.

Today we start the installtion of the 2.5lt surge tank. Purchased all the fittings and hoses and began work on it. Unfortunately because we didnt have the external fuel pump we were unable to complete the setup and we also ran out of fuel line lol.

Looks very hot and should sound awesome once the 2 pumps are running. Anyone that knows the car knows the in-tank i have is a noisy f***er lol So with the huge external pump u wont be able to hear yoursellf think inside the cabin, but u wont be worrying about that when were sideways

Going to start working on re-installed my new bucket seats and putting the dash back in and also the new handbrake setup tomorrow, so will get photos then and upload

[IRB20]

PICTURES

Well just took some pictures of the work we completed on the weekend, which wasnt very much lol

2.5lt Surge Tank

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/SURGE.jpg

Car as it currently sits in my garage suspended by an engine crane with no cross member.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/CRASCR.jpg

**UPDATE**

Have found another halfcut for cheaper and hopefully arriving this weekend or next week due to easter lol.

Am awaiting the arrival of my manifold/wastegate/external fuel pump.

Have also enquired about a halfcage that should be arriving in a couple of weeks thanks to Banzai Motorsports

As monkey said to me yesterday. Now is the good part, you have finished pulling the car apart and now we get to put it back together. :P

Unfortunately once the engine arrives you wont be seeing anymore pictures of the engine bay until its finished..... Ill just give u updates of the interior and parts that arrive for the engine. Like turbo, wastegate, manifold, ecu etc

Sorry guys.

Sexy Handbrake Pics

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/hybra.jpg

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/hybra1.jpg

Will be removing the orginial handbrake shortly, just waiting to finish other parts of the car.

[IRB20]

UPDATE:

w00t w00t... got a delivery today. My new 50mm gate turned up :P

here are some pictures

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/GATE1.jpg

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/GATE2.jpg

Hopefully more fun stuff will turn up tomorrow :D

[IRB20]

Its been a while since my last update cauuse ive been lazy to do anything plus still waiting on s***.

Go my ass over the computer chair the other week and got the crossmember installed again and attached the powersteering again and put the wheels back on and finally pushed the car out of the garage after 4 weeks lol.

Here is a pics of the crossmember.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/crossmember1.jpg

Today I decided to start work on my dash. Because Im not going to have any airconditioner units ive decided to cover up all my air vents and also the nice big crack i have. So i went down to Bunning and purchased everything i needed to fibre glass it :)

This being my first time fibre glassing anything it was a bit of hit and miss. It started off all good, until the mixture went harder quicker than we expected.... and then started to heat up considerable in the bucket.... so i threw it over the fence lol... Found out i used too much catalyst. After some expert advice from the bunnings staff in nerang it was all going ahead good :) Have done almost all the dash, but just gonna let it dry and finish it tomorrow.

From the pics u will see the s*** side on the left which is were we used too much catalyst and it dried to quickly and then the other good side lol.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/dash1.jpg

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/dash2.jpg

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/dash3.jpg

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/dash4.jpg

Here is an interior picture of the drivers seat, steering wheel and hydro handbrake.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/interior1.jpg

And just one random shot of the car with its wheels on :D

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/random1.jpg

Have to fix up the s*** side... was thinking bout either sanding it back or cutting the lumps out and throwing another layer on?? Anyone with fibre glassing skills let me know.

[IRB20]

Update:

Bosch 044 External Fuel Pump turned up today. Didnt expect it to be so big lol. Something else we can install on the weekend. Also means we can finish of the fuel system :D

[kingmick]

wtf? did you say a soarer with a 1ggte

[AE86slut]

This would be better in the members rides section dude.

[IRB20]

Nah its a 180 with a toyota motor.. or it will be...

AE86slut, i asked the guys in my welcome thread were to post and they said in here cause its a conversion. Once its complete ill do a members ride write up.

[Hokey]

What engine?

[RONA]

What engine?
At a guess 1jzgte:D

[AE86slut]

Nah its a 180 with a toyota motor.. or it will be...

AE86slut, i asked the guys in my welcome thread were to post and they said in here cause its a conversion. Once its complete ill do a members ride write up.

Fair enough, but I don't see any 'conversion' info at all in what you've posted so far apart from pulling the engine out. Once you start making up engine mounts etc, perhaps it would be more relevant in here. At the moment it just looks like a general build-up thread , which belongs in member's rides.

Then again, I don't really care either way :confused:


In any case, good to see you're getting your hands dirty and doing something a bit different. I've seen a 1UZ in a 180, but that's about it.

Cheers,

Jeremy.

[IRB20]

At a guess 1jzgte:D

Its definitely in that family of motors :)

[IRB20]

Fair enough, but I don't see any 'conversion' info at all in what you've posted so far apart from pulling the engine out. Once you start making up engine mounts etc, perhaps it would be more relevant in here. At the moment it just looks like a general build-up thread , which belongs in member's rides.

Then again, I don't really care either way :confused:


In any case, good to see you're getting your hands dirty and doing something a bit different. I've seen a 1UZ in a 180, but that's about it.

Cheers,

Jeremy.

Engine mounts are be fabricated atm by a company, it will be mounted on CA18 crossmember. Will be running a t04z turbo with a .82 rear housing. Looking for around 450 - 500 hp atw.

[AE86slut]

Will be running a t04z turbo with a .82 rear housing. Looking for around 450 - 500 hp atw.

Hell yeah. Sounds like the goods. So a 2J with a T04Z eh?

[IRB20]

Hell yeah. Sounds like the goods. So a 2J with a T04Z eh?

:P Gonna have to wait and see :P Its sitting on my floor at home :D Should be in the car with 2 - 3 weeks depending on engine mounts and engine brackets :D

[YLD-16L]

Should be a fair weapon! Good work.

Is it just me or does it look like dream to work behind the Nissan dash once it's removed compared to most Toyotas? There seems to be a lot of room.

[IRB20]

Should be a fair weapon! Good work.

Is it just me or does it look like dream to work behind the Nissan dash once it's removed compared to most Toyotas? There seems to be a lot of room.

hahah it does, but i have also removed all the aircon and heater boxes and aircon ducks and a shit load of wiring is also gone.

[Adam_Cressi]

looks good so far.....

[MR 1JZ]

so its a 2J?

[IRB20]

lol i know everyone is gonna hate this, but most would do the same thing if they were doing a conversion like this, so please dont give me a bad rep.

You'll find out soon enough when i post pictures with the motor in the car.

[stradlater]

It's not like that 180 with the turbo'ed hilux motor in it is it?

[IRB20]

Shit no lol

[Xistant]

1.5jz :D

has to be :D

[IRB20]

hey ive got a whole heap of stuff to sell off, but i cant post it up in the classified section?? Whats the go with that??

[Mk3Soup]

prob need a certian amount of posts. looking really good! its definantly going to stir up shit with the nissan/toyota purists :p

[oldcorollas]

At a guess blah blah blah.. :D
wow, you're like the little prick that opens up peoples presents at christmas and then tells them what they are goping to get.. just to spoil it for them :P

[IRB20]

hehehe :P

true, but im sure once people see whats its able to do they'll love it and be trying to claim it as there own lol

[oldcorollas]

bah!! keep the keyboard warriors in the dark until it's ready to rip skidz :P

[IRB20]

:D my thoughts exactly :D

[07XTC]

Hey I have a suggestion for you....maybe a new set of plates

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4912/plate806777vt.gif

Or this one is still available....

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/4315/plate043842ct.gif

[IRB20]

hmm interesting, i might get some new plates :)

[IRB20]

Update:

Manifold turned up today. :D

OMG soooo shinny lol will take a pic shortly :D

External Fuel Pump also installed

[IRB20]

Ok, finally got the gearbox off with the help of Soarer21, turned out easier than i expected.

Pulled the presure plate of and the clutch is F***** lol, nice and smooth :D Was going to replace it anyway.

New fixed back Momo bucket seat is in and because of how I mounted it i have heaps of head room :D yay

New Bosch 044 fuel pump is in, just gotta get a fitting so i can connect the lines up. Have also dumpy fitted the manifold. Looks very sexy :D

Will definitely get some pictures tomorrow and post up after i finish working on my dads car, which now has 2 nice big holes on either side of the block :)

PS. If anyone has an engine crane i can borrow for a couple of days that would be awesome :D I can come pick it up, so just contact me on 0404 459 289

Thanks heaps everyone

[IRB20]

UPDATE:

Got my hands on an engine stand today thanks to the guys at WBR(Wilson Brother Racing) who are currently sponsoring Andrew in the black cefiro who will be out on the weekend :D

Anyway got it up on the stand and removed the sump, plennum, fuel rail, loom, cam covers.

Replacing the sump with a front sump instead of the med rear it originally had. Will be putting the standard plennum and fuel rail back on but with new 850cc injectors and complete new wiring because i will be running a microtech ltx12s.

Going to send the cam covers away to get resprayed in candy blue, before putting them back on.

Sump should be arriving tomorrow and will try and get that bolted in before leaving for the DA round up at Queensland Raceway saturday morning. :D

[rolla20]

sounds interesting dude , keep it comin!!!:D
later adam

[07XTC]

Any updates? what about pictures? if the car is finished we wana see pics dude :D

[IRB20]

UPATE PICTURES

Just painted
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2569/dashcq4.jpg

In Car 1
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1504/dash1pm8.jpg

In Car 2
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3350/dash2gt3.jpg

In Car 3
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3582/dash3ib2.jpg

Well i like it, and i can repaint it any colour i want if i get bored of this one lol. Will be repainting the centre console shortly, so will update pics once thats done

[IRB20]

UPDATE

Because i didnt wake up until 1.30 today i didnt do much work.

Thought i would work on the centre console. Need to put in the metal plates to mount gauges, switches and EBC and Turbo Time. Also cut up the centre console to accomodate the handbrake :) Only on pic. Will have pictures tomorrow hopefully of the cluster which ive also done the same for.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7059/consolerk6.jpg

[IRB20]

Just a quick photo taken on my phone

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/544/console2pt9.jpg

[IRB20]

Quick Update

Got bored, so dumby fitting my boost controller and turbo timer where i want them to end up.

Will be ording my new fuel gauge to fill the spot next to them. Should look hot once complete.

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/5598/controllerswi2.jpg

[IRB20]

Update

Finished the metal insert for the cluster setup.

The only things in the cluster will be Microtech Digi Dash, which shows certain things like revs (with warning lights), water temp, throttle percentage, ambient temp, duty cycle etc.

There is will also be a high intensity light, which will be hooked up to the oil sender and will light up if oil pressure is lost for obvious reasons :).

Just put the cluster back in, it doesnt have the digidash or light installed yet.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2922/cluster1li6.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6361/cluster2jc9.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1963/cluster3ga2.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6580/cluster4kw2.jpg

[2JZR31]

Can't say I'm a fan of that dash, But you are right on the money with the rest of that conversion. Out with boat anchor RB20 and in with JZ power. I built up a R31 skyline with a 2JZ in it. It's just stock but makes 241rwkw through the auto. And flogs the living shit out of any similarly modded skyline. (FMIC exhaust etc)

I see you are in QLD. If you have any probs feel free to ask as its probably a similar conversion to what I have done and I may be able to help.

[chris davey]

Dash spot for the microtech dash looks good. I would like to do that in the future also :)

[2jizzle]

i have also just started fitting my 2jz into an s13, i am using a standard motor tho.

Must say you have definatley opened the wallet on this project, I also using microtech ltx12 and will be modifying engine as i gain more confidence in drifting the animal.

I jope you are doing the 4 pot brake upgrade also.

[IRB20]

Im running dba slotted rotors on all 4 and it was over kill with the rb20 in there, so it should be fine with the more power... if not ill change it later :)

[IRB20]

Update:

Just started work on the body pullin the stock kit off and the front guards which are to be replaced with 30mm overfenders which ill be picking up tomorrow night. The new kit will be an origin kit which will be purchased in the future.

Also removed the tail lights and gardnish in prep for the paint :)

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/front.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/rear.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/low.jpg

Also finally picking up the engine mounts tomorrow night :) yay

[IRB20]

Update

Well i finally got the engine mounts on thursday night. Today we attached the engine mounts to the motor and put the motor in the car.

The mounts were perfect. The engine pretty much dropped into the engine bay :P The custom mounts were definitely worth it.

And here is what everyone has been waiting for :) It looks so at home in there :P

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/motor2.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/motor1.jpg

The clearance off the firewall is more than the rb20 and it just looks and feels perfect lol.

Also Derek(monkey) started to rub back the car. Only did a part of the rear quarter. But it came up real nice :) Should have the rest of it done tomorrow :D

[2JZR31]

Yep people always assume the 2JZ is bigger than RB's but its actually more compact. Looks good.

[IRB20]

its actually a 1j and yeah its definitely smaller :D

[MR 1JZ]

what spring rates you running front and rear?

[IRB20]

14 Front, 12 Rear :P

Figured that would be enough to handle the little bit of extra weight up front.

[MR 1JZ]

thats a fair bit...why not go for something that you would find in an RB powered ceffy or laurel like 12-8 or 10-8

youre going to have grip issues front and rear with 14 and 12

[IRB20]

Had a mate that was running 12 - 10 in his ceffy and he said it was quite good.

I just want to counter the weight in the front as much as possible.

Im not set on a spring rate but its either 14 - 12 or 12 - 10.

[MR 1JZ]

12-10 is still somewhat acceptable its just my personal opinion that you will be fighting to maintain grip at the front and rear in such a light car with 14 and 12

afterall...its not just about going sideways anymore...its about being able to accelerate hard while still maintaining good line and angle and smoke of course :rolleyes:

[IRB20]

heheh so true. I will probably end up with 12 - 10 and if i dont like it i can change :D

[2jizzle]

thought i might post a couple of pics of my s13 conversion, your right these motors look at home in engine bay. These photos are abit old, i have to wire up microtech and it's ready to fire up pretty much. Have done this conversion over last 3 months. All work was done at home by myself. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
Yours is looking good so far.
How much did the mounts sting you by the way? Curious as i have made a jig to fab mounts and sold a set recently for $100

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/psidat/2jzsilvia028.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/psidat/2jzsilvia021.jpg

[monkeymajik]

Looking good!

I went to the same school as Derek. Small world!

[IRB20]

Lets just say they cost a little bit more than the ones u sold.

I got the engine mounts, engine brackets and gearbox crossmember. :)

[2JZR31]

its actually a 1j and yeah its definitely smaller :D

duh, I meant 1J's and 2J's are smaller :) Everyone always asks how I fit my 2J in. The rear turbo sticks out a bit which can cause probs but the over all width etc is smaller than a RB20 :)

[IRB20]

awh cool cool :)

Yeah i dont have to worry about the rear turbo :) biggish single fixes that :P
Will have to get the wastegate piping on the manifold re-routed cause it runs directly into the steering shaft out of the firewall :)

[IRB20]

Update

Well we started at 10 today sanding the car back. Considering i have jack all skill at sanding Derek did all of it lol. Because of that i decided i would clean his car for him. Wash/Polish/Vaccum. Took me a good 2hrs lol

Anyway here are the pics as it stands atm.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/sand1.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/sand2.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/sand3.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/sand4.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/sand5.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/sand6.jpg
^^^^^^
Derek tuning the biaches :P

Having a break at the moment, will be doing more this afternoon :)

[MR 1JZ]

as the verve said...drugs dont work...and neither do your pics

[IRB20]

yes they do.

[chris davey]

Good stuff mate :)

Hopefully another contender for the top 20 1jz list. Who needs 3L anyway :P

[IRB20]

hehe exactly :P

Its mainly setup for drift, but im sure i can take it for a few runs at the drags hehe :P

[Grega]

paint that dash will ya :)

looks good man! looks like it was supposed to be there :)

[GtiRboy]

this looks like a very sweet project! Can't wait to see teh finished product

[IRB20]

Update

Well after waking up at 6.30 this morning we finally finished the first stage of the prep. Decided to fill the body line so thats all gone now :) Also removed the arial and rear windscreen wiper and squirter, so they are all filled and sanded also.

Gave the sanded sections a quick spray with matt black just to seal the bare metal. Will be fitting the front guards during the week and taping up sections ready for the primer on the weekend Here are the pics.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/prep1.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/prep2.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/prep3.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/prep4.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/prep5.jpg

Also went and got a sample of the paint colour I wanted and sprayed the fuel cap. Here are 2 pics, it shows up alright, you get the idea :P. It will be slightly lighter when sprayed on the car though.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/paintcap1.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/paintcap2.jpg

Cant wait for next weekend to get the car sprayed

[Grega]

damn what is that color? looks grouse!

[GtiRboy]

that colour is heaps nice man...whats that going to set you back?

[IRB20]

Paint is custom. Paint is only cost $180 for 10ltrs and remember its not what you know its who you know :P ;)

[MR 1JZ]

thats not impulse blue is it?

[Grega]

looks like a wrx blue of some type?
180 for 10 litres is bloody impressive!

[GtiRboy]

how many litres does it usually take ro paint a car? looks like i have to become friends with some spray painters :P cheap paint FTW

[IRB20]

Um should only need like 4ltrs.

Going to do black roof, bonnet and rear hatch so have to purchase black also, just going to get 3lts of black and then 2 ltrs of clear.

Hehe definitely worth be-friending spray painters.

Nah not impulse blue... i call is JZ180 blue lol :P

[boost1105]

good work, tis' going in my favorites.

look forward to seeing it finished!

[barned01]

any reason why you didn't fill the line on the fuel cap like you did with the rest of the car?

[IRB20]

Cause i had limited time to spray it so will be sanding it back again and filling it like the rest of the car :)

[IRB20]

Update

Got the rolling machine from Mark on thursday and rolled my guards. Im quite happy with how they turned out.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/flare1.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/flare2.jpg

Once that was done got to work on finish the prep on the body for primer. Cleaned the whole car with thinners and then went about taping up the car. Much respect to derek for his help with this along with everything done of the car to date :D

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/tape1.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/tape2.jpg

Will be up early tomorrow morning and hoping for good weather so we can paint my car :) Got a very very large tent to spray in. Will take pics when setup tomorrow :)

[BeRad]

coming along nicely, take those guards and doors off none of this closed door stuff :P


dont think its subaru blue, i just painted the lux subaru blue, stage 3 color, has the violet flip no green/yellow pearl.

[IRB20]

Paint Update

Well up at 6.30 this morning and the weather was looking a little shitty. But we decided we would spray anyway.

Setup the spraytent and once it was completely setup it worked very well.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/spraytent1.jpg

Then we got started on the car. Here you see derek hard at work again :) Once again much thanks to Derek for his continual help with my POS

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/derek1.jpg

And derek protecting the car with his guns (paint guns)

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/derek2.jpg

So after 2 coats and a little sanding here is what we finished up with :)

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/primer1.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/primer2.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/primer3.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/primer4.jpg

[IRB20]

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/primer5.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/primer6.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/primer7.jpg

Now thats out of the way we move onto move important things like Sard 800cc injectors and Microtech ecu :D

[BeRad]

nice 1, jees got surge tank or what haha

[old_mr2]

Good work mate. You're a real character!

You've got some skills too!!

[GtiRboy]

this is starting to look very fantastic! keep up the good work mate

[07XTC]

Ha ha ha Love it.....I do see an engine pic there. I was under the impression that we werent meant to see the engine LOL :D

Good to see it coming along nicely. A question, with the guard rolling machine, it didnt cause the top of the rear quarter to want to dip in a bit? Sometimes silvias and 180's do that, so it takes time to roll them out slowly. How long did it take you to roll them?

[IRB20]

A question, with the guard rolling machine, it didnt cause the top of the rear quarter to want to dip in a bit? Sometimes silvias and 180's do that, so it takes time to roll them out slowly. How long did it take you to roll them?

Well this was the first time that i had used the machine so i wasnt really sure what it was capable of. Each side took me approximately 20min and there wasnt any dipping at the top of the rear quarter on my car. A mate came around and used it on his car and some dipping did occur.

What i did is actually classes as flaring. i just put more arm effort into the roller machine to get that effect.

[IRB20]

Update

Well got some suspension parts this week. They included

CUSCO front Coilovers
CUSCO camber tops
Adjustable Caster Rods
Adjustable Tie Rods
KTS Tie Rod Ends

Sourcing a set of rear heigh adjustable coilovers and also have a set of rear upper camber links that i should be picking up next week.

Also on order are my 850cc injectors for IAP. :) It might be moving ahead slowly but its moving non the less :P

Here are some pics of the front suspension parts and the amount of lock i have now with the tie rods at there minimum and not adjusted properly. I have been told that with the parts i should be able to get something like 89degree's of lock. :D

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/susparts1.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/susparts2.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/lock1.jpg

Thanks to Stewy K for the hookup with parts and also to Derek aka Monkey for the help with installing them :D

[MR 1JZ]

what were the thicker tie rods worth?

the ones in my laurel have seen better days...and being a stock nissan part they are far from up to the job...stupid nissan junk

[IRB20]

The Tie Rods were $220
The Tie Rod Ends were $150

[MR 1JZ]

hmmmm

where from?

[IRB20]

Tokage Racing on the Gold Coast

[2jizzle]

i noticed your sway bar isn't connected to chassi, does this foul with sump?

mine did with 2j, had custom one made with middle section moved forward 70mm

[07XTC]

i noticed your sway bar isn't connected to chassi, does this foul with sump?

mine did with 2j, had custom one made with middle section moved forward 70mm

What sway bar or sump? Custom sway bar is something that needs to be thought out very well. But I guess same with the sump. Wouldnt have been better to mount the motor in a different possition? Or is there no other way of doing it? I am not talking from experiance here....just merely asking questions, I am interested in this stuff.

[IRB20]

Had to run a front sump to clean the crossmember and other things like powersteering lines with minimal fuss. Yes the front sway bar isnt bolted in. The current one in there is the standard CA sway bar. I will need to get a custom sway bar made up to clean the front sump. Will sit approximately 7cm off the ground when installed correctly.

[IRB20]

UPDATE

Found this in a shop i was in the other day, gonna work perfect :)

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/switches1.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/switches2.jpg

[IRB20]

850cc injectors turned up on wednesday

they are sexy looking little F***ers lol
dual nozzle also which makes them better

only 1 will be active under a certain load then both will become active when needed allows for a smoother idle

dont have time to fit them this weekend so will save them for next. Should have a few more things to install at the same time hopefully

[IRB20]

Well i havent updated for a long time, not too much had happened as I was unfortunately out of work for a couple of weeks.

Although I have been saving and purchased some items recently which included

ECU
turbo
coils
intercooler.

Have fitted an ATS 2way
run fuel lines
run pwr lines and installed an isolation switch

[IRB20]

UPDATE

HERE ARE THE PICTURES :D

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/turbo.jpg

Im so happy lol :P

Also a picture of my ecu and the coils in a box on my spare bed lol.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/ecu1.jpg

Intercooler should hopefully be here by tomorrow and will endevour to fit that also :D

[IRB20]

Got my cooler yesterday, here are some pictures of it mounted.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/coolerage3.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/coolerage2.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/coolerage1.jpg

Should be sending it up to Brisbane in the week coming to get the cooler piping, cage, and some other things done :)

Getting there a bit quicker now.

[IRB20]

Have mounted the JZA70 radiator with a little bit of customisation, but looks good.

Am sending it off tomorrow to get the cooler piping, exhaust and alterations to the manifold to allow for the wastegate to fit. Once I get its back it time to re-wire the entire car. This is going to take a while, but we are hoping to start the car before christmas.

My mate Petey said its gonna be his christmas present for me.

[chris davey]

Looking good mate :) Good to see some more progress

[Soarer_D00D]

Looks the shit man. That turbo looks buisness in there, can't wait to put mine on my 1JZ. :D

[IRB20]

Here are some pics of some smalls things that have been done.

Greddy Type R BOV
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/bov12.jpg

Blue 2Way Diff :P
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/diff12.jpg

New Fuel Line Attached to underbody of car
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/fuelin12.jpg

Car left today to get cooler piping etc done
Then Petey and myself get to start the re-wiring the car :)

[IRB20]

Went and Got car today, thanks to Eugene :)

Pics of the work done.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/piping.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/exhaustgate.jpg

Now starts the task of wiring :)

Thanks in advanced to Petey for his help with this lol

[GtiRboy]

coming along nicely mate!!!

how long till you have it finished you reckon?

[IRB20]

Bought some new rims today off the yahoo auctions thanks to Gary at Tokage.

They are: 17×9.0JJ 4 hole PCD 114.3 offset +36, will still need to run 25 - 30mm spacers, but they were cheap and Im not complaining.


http://images.cainer.net//uploads/rims12345.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/rims1234.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/rims123.jpg

GtiRboy - hope to have it completed around end of January. Only problem is I've lost my weekends now due to work commitments so its hard to wire the car cause my mate helping only has weekend off. Upside to that is Im earning like $30per/hr on weekends so Ill be able to get all the parts quicker.

[boost1105]

is this thing on the track yet?

[IRB20]

NO :(

althought i pick my clutch up today :D and clutch and then motor will be back in car... hope to have i started by the weekend :D will post a video of it starting if i do :D

[boost1105]

updates?
did you get it started?

[IRB20]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANCdhXJkCnc

So whats left you may ask.

Only a few things.

1 - 1 m efi fuel line from fuel filter to fuel rail (woke up to late and missed getting to ENZED before they closed)
2 - Fuel in fuel tank

Then double check everything is tight and secure.

Then press the start button again.

Unfortunately ENZED is closed tomorrow. So i cant get the fuel line. So Im just gonna have to wait until next weekend :(

[07XTC]

Hmmm coming along nicely. Havent been on here for a while. Thats a T-04Z? Looks similar, but it is a garret T-04Z not a HKS one aye. Same difference.

[IRB20]

yeah its a to4z - not sure about the difference between the garret and hks except for an extra 2g for the HKS one lol

[2JZR31]

What size rear housing does it have? That's going to be one laggy mofo on a 1J or does it have a 2J bottom end?

Nice turbo choice anyway. :D

[IRB20]

Attempting to start it tonight. Will get video footage if it works :)

[2JZR31]

Seen a S13 with the plates JZ S13 the other day at virginia.

[chris davey]

You better get a datalog on that microtech with the to4z! Many people have thought about using that turbo on a 1jz but I haven't seen any finished yet.

edit: except the Roccos Performance datsun 1200.

[07XTC]

yeah its a to4z - not sure about the difference between the garret and hks except for an extra 2g for the HKS one lol

Yeah thats what I mean;) Price difference maybe? They look mechanically the same, except the HKS has these funny looking pits/holes in the intake mouth of the compressor housing, aparently it is meant to sound louder and "cooler" when it comes onto boost?

Out of curiosity what is the price difference between the garrett and the HKS?

[07XTC]

Any updates?

Here is my car if you were interested in what I have got going (I know it aint a toyota or a Nissan...but...but....yeah oh well):

http://www.mazdrift.com/viewtopic.php?t=40

Spose I should start my own friggin thread, but I highly doubt many people on here would be interested in an RX7.

[sideshow]

ill make sure i dont take my car to the auto elctrician who did wiring in those first pics

hehehe

[IRB20]

oops i havent updated this in a while

here are some pictures

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/paintblack11.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/digidashlight.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/1jzlock1.jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/12052007(005).jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/12052007(002).jpg
http://images.cainer.net//uploads/12052007(001).jpg

test drive video before I painted it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7zT1YzVo-M


Fly through of the car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4HSI_o9U1w

[07XTC]

First clip doesn't work...here is the real link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7zT1YzVo-M&NR=1

Your a tripper in the next clip spin the camera into the turbo like its being sucked in he he he he

[IRB20]

Lil update had some problems, the day after those pictures were taking the turbo blew the front and rear oil seal :(

So got a new turbo and then got it back on and running to discover the water pump was leaking.

Got a new water pump coming on the weekend, so will swap it over and hopefully then ill be sweet :D

[07XTC]

Lil update had some problems, the day after those pictures were taking the turbo blew the front and rear oil seal :(

So got a new turbo and then got it back on and running to discover the water pump was leaking.

Got a new water pump coming on the weekend, so will swap it over and hopefully then ill be sweet :D

Was the turbo new? Thats pretty dodge if it is. What would have caused that?

[IRB20]

Yeah the turbo was new. Yeah wasnt happy at all.

They said there was "stuff" in the centre of the turbo. So dont know what that means, but I got a new one so obviously there fault.

[07XTC]

Yeah the turbo was new. Yeah wasnt happy at all.

They said there was "stuff" in the centre of the turbo. So dont know what that means, but I got a new one so obviously there fault.

Shit aye...so they exchanged it for ya. Good going;) .

Well I hope everything turns out. Let me know when you get some power figures.

My mate has been building the same sort of project for 5 years now, but you would be astounded at what his car is like. Its absolutely nuts. You live on the Gold Coast right? Send me a PM if you want to catch up and check out my mates car, or if your going to Brisbane Autosalon you might see it there if its finished:D

James

[IRB20]

well i got it finished and on track.

DRIFT PICS :D

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/corner62706.JPG

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/corner627062.jpg

Apart from the s***ty paint, looks hot :P hehe

[IRB20]

update photos? lol

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/redyk2.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/24-8.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/8-15.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/002.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/001.jpg

[J0RD0]

looks like you had a bit of coolant go everywhere? nice car though

[IRB20]

So ive been missing in action and the car has changed a lil

Here are some pictures

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_4332.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_4333.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_4334.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_4337.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_4295.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_3870.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/26012008.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/002.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/001.jpg

Got a rail from Tokage for my drivers seat, but with me being too tall i was to close to the roof, so swapped it for a C pillar brace.

Here it is installed.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_4484.jpg

Also installed my quick release steering wheel. Here is a short video of it in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5edwmvBYx10

[chris davey]

Looks great mate. Love the neat centre console especially.

[IRB20]

Engine decided it didnt like being alive and have fubard a bearing and a slight knock knock knock can be heard. Unfortunately this was the last straw for me and this car, so its being parted out.

Check out my forsale thread for parts etc :)

http://www.toymods.net//forums/showthread.php?t=49908

[IRB20]

Here is what the car looked like before it decided it was time to ends its life. Sorry about the shitty phone pictures.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/photo-1.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_0115.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_0090.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_0092.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_0093.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_0091.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb100/simon_co84/180/IMG_0116.jpg

[IRB20]

Car was crushed. Please lock/delete