Sam's MA61 7MGTE Conversion

[Negative Boost]

Yup, sure am! I've just fallen in love with it. Wont be respraying this MA61 though, it's chassis is twisted like one of those twisted licorice sticks you get! But still a hoot to drive! Oh i love it! If i ever get another MA61, i'll be doing the full works on that one and turn this into my stripped out track car with crazy suspension mods.

[chefy83]

looking good man i got some catching up to do!

[Negative Boost]

Thanks mate.

Another hold up, a conversions full of delays they say. Dropped it down at the muffler shop on Fri and they started to cut out the flange for the exhaust but their JASMA cutter or whatever started pluuuming smoke and broke down! Twas only 6 months old aswell. So they got another guy to make the flange over the weekend. So, i thought they would've picked up the flange first thing monday morning and have the car done by the arvo. But when i went down there at 3pm the flange still hadnt arrived and the dude was out trying to get it off the guy he gave it to. So i have to go down to pick it up tommorow. 5 days for a 1 and a half day job. Ah well. Things happen though dont they and you just cant do anything about it. But heck im looking forward to picking it up 2moro! Oh i cant wait!

Then, move the remote oil filter to behind the strut so the IC will clear the wheel. At the moment the wheel rubs on the IC tubing i have and its worn a hole in it! Thats becuase the remote oil filter is in the way of the IC tubing and forces the tubing to hit the wheel when i turn. Stupid thing.

Then fix this dodgy idle, swap in my old old diff and if that dosnt fix my shaking problem, get the driveshaft ballanced.

Should keep me going all week i reckon. Hopefully i'll have it all running properly next monday as i start back at work on Tuesday. Eh....

[RObErT_RaTh]

If it's not one thing it's another. And the delay isn't even your fault, but all should be good once you get it back mate Be sure to post pics

[Brett]

Don't you go driving that 7M around without a rock guard! It'd be a shame to see that red sump get all scratched up

Feel free to pick mine up whenever you want it, it's sitting in my driveway next to the little shed that's built onto the house.

[Negative Boost]

Haha, i've forgotten about that, i'll nip around sometime soon and pick it up mate. Pics a plenty to come!!

[Negative Boost]

Just a quick question before i run off. The idle is getting better because i've been fixing a few leaks here and there in the inlet piping but once again when she got up to operating temp she began 'rolling' again. So i pulled the electrical plug off the ISCV and it had no effect on the idle whatsoever! Put it back on and again no change. So...

Does the ISCV operate after it gets up to operating temperature and only works when the engine is cold. Or is my ISCV dead becuase i can pull the plug off it and nothing happens???

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Here's some pictures of my exhaust.





Just a 3inch dump from the turbo back to under the car to mate upto my existing 2 1/4 exhaust ending with my Remus muffler. The quality is okay, not that happy with it but meh its an exhaust. Becuase the flange cutter broke down and he had to get someone else to do it, it looks like the flange was cut out in a real rush and looks quite crap actually. But ah well, it does the job.

I've since hacked up the stock heat sheild and given it a coat of chrome spray paint and put that back on over the turbo which covers up the flange which is good. Looks tops.

[Yian]

Cheap Cheap? Well, you could pay $4k for an exhaust I guess.

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Ha, yeh thats true. $230 which was alright i thought. Wasnt happy though, they used a commodore gasket!!! Can't have commodore parts on my car!

[Negative Boost]

Nevermind about the ISCV, i've tested it as per the TSRM and found it to be faulty. When testing it you can feel the coils activating but the valve dosnt move, its like its jammed. So thats the problem with my idle!
I'll try and grease it up a little to see if that'll fix it. If not then i'll have to look for a replacement. The engine wont idle at all without the ISCV.

[Negative Boost]

Well this concludes the end of my 7M conversion. Fixed a few niggling little issues and have fixed the idle for the time being untill i get another ISCV from Tiptrek soon.
Took her for her first proper drive last night and it was awsome. Just awsome. Had a minor hiccup as the fittings for the mechanical oil pressure guage on the block, started leaking oil and i had to cut the engine and park the car on the side of the road for the night untill i could come back in the morning to fix it. But part from that its just such a different car. It has mountain loads of torque compared to what i was used to and it just keeps pulling and pulling gear after gear. So much fun!
Still have to wire in a check engine light and put the interior back together but apart from that she's good as gold. And thats it, the end. Finally...

Sam

[whatthe?]

w00t! It's alive, it's alive!!!

[Brett]

Leave that interior out! Congrats on completing it

[Negative Boost]

Haha, cheers guys. The interior will be going back in as i like a nice clean car complete looking car. Don't think i could stand a daily without an interior.
I havnt got the glove box in yet and theres a bunch of wires just hanging loose. I picked Ness up for a lift back to her place tis arvo and the first thing she said was 'YUK!' in repsonse to the exposed wires and mess, lol.