whitz
West Midlands
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May 31, 2019 21:36:48 GMT
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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May 27, 2019 22:15:27 GMT
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bit of an update/teaser if you will il be plowing stupid amounts of time and money into the supra as i have around 66 days + 7 days testing before i go down to USC as my fiat is going to end up being written off by a DPD driver in a hit and run (almost 3 months ago now) so i have to take this or the rovaru and only 1 is doable engine in and a few items in place to start mocking up and ordering parts, at this point ive found i need to shim them middle mounts and remake the fronts (too much heat in them has warped) heat will be a major issue so i have gold take, single aluminum skin heat shielding and blackets for turbo and maifold to try and keep it under control brake vacuum pump % set painted and mostly wired (still need to add the plug) fitted nice and snug scott popped around and took some fancy pics (by my standards) start of fuel tank top had with vdo tube sender 1/2" feed 3/8" return and a 6mm filler vent, 125mm dia and 3mm thick cheap as to buy off ebay rather then cutting it out of a plate myseld bulkhead fittings for tubes fittings drilled to sized, pipes cleaned (only bundy tube) really tight fit and silver soldered in place with a pair of P-clips to stop them vibrating too much some fuel lines and various parts from supra breakers that il mess about with to suite me 1 wire hydro hoses under the car in the factory positions, hose is tough so snapped 2 mounting tabs so had to redo those filter and head under rear of car, only space for it, tape on there to keep it clean for now pretty tight under there, had to bend edging up for clearance and will have to chop the top had to clear it very technical method to the start of the front bumper/ducting making it out of 3mm ally to save some weight some bits bolted on for good! hopefully atleast, heater unit and hoses in with front ducting face, clutch master cylinder setup with new cylinder and pedal, brake pedal bracket in but all 3 pedals to make yet, column and cross bar in along with the fashbanding and stock bulkhead sound proofing chopped/trimmed to fit back in have around 10 items on order and a nuch of other fuel hoses to make, some battery cables made up with some more to add, if all goes to plan i should have it crudely running in chassis by weeks end Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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donor is dead and gone, what could this be a good or bad sign tis a bad sign Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Apr 30, 2019 22:16:01 GMT
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I know i know lack of updates, had a failed upload twice so here goes again had to go through lots of small issues to get the gearbox onto the engine for good, had to machine and rebush the clutch fork and bellhousing due to wearing out along with alot of fettling to get all the new parts to work with each other There is meant to be 2 unbroken bolts there, these hold the P-Pumps weight to take it off the front casing, been broken and not lined up correctly for a long time 3rd gearbox, with a good casing and all clean inside, bellhousing shaved and cleaned up another fettling issue, new pushrod on the left and correct one on the right, took me ages to get the old correct one that i had to machine the ball end to fit the new slave engine and gearbox wire wheeled twice and all the nooks and crannies gone over TFR + jetwashed 3 times to make it spotless for the paint, unfortunatly this high temp engine enamel that was hyped up by a bunch of people was rubbish and has come out terrible so il have to sort that engine is back in now hopefully for good, ill probably have to remake the front most engine mounts as ive put too much heat into them from welding at this point ive got the new filters and housings, new starter, new oil filler cap, new water pump, il have to do a timing bump and other tuning items at a later date Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Mar 10, 2019 23:33:43 GMT
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Just been plodding along doing bits and pieces, tunnel painted inside and under, roof lined with flash banding, rear arches fitted for good i was going to use an mg loom but gave up after buying a donor stripping it all out and after starting that Had all of the boot build out, glued painted and carpeted around half of it and all back in and bolted up for good ordered a complete set of vdo gauges, oil temp + pressure, water temp, volts, boost, tach, speedo, fuel along with the senders and I'm going to wire the car from scratch, i just ned to find a suitable warning light panel alot of money spent at demon tweeks all black face vdos waiting on some none stock items to turn up but dash skeleton put in place trying to figure out what gauges i want in certain spots, can see the volt in place, will rework the holes on the left and put oil+ water temp in them booty shot, arches where a right pita to bolt on inside the car, i know it looks all color mis matched but its not and yes it moves when its fully lowered with no catching Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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started to box it all in with head scratching to sus out how to fit it all in and use speaker space aswell had a brand new bag blow out after 1/2 a lift, these come with no warranty but there trying to get it through warranty so heres hoping other rear side vid of side http://instagr.am/p/BtRkQ_bH6fe Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Been doing hours here and there on it over the last week or so Tunnel bits and pieces welded up finished blanking off a few holes and the clutch bracket mount along with the dash support, i do love me red lead Going for something like this in the back will all be boxed in rear bag on full droop, had to go this way rather than using a standard style top mount due to the bit of angle adjustment that needs to be there, lots of messing about getting it all lined up good enough same of the bottom, like having to edge off the lower mount to allow full articulation working out front heights under full compression here rears top and bottom welded up, cut abit off the sleeve tube then welded it on mmmm red lead boot full of bits to get powdercoated scott pulling a solid one to open up on a sunday to just get these done fresh out the oven in textured black (obviously) A picture showing the highly technical methods of working out ride heights and levels Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Dec 23, 2018 15:17:43 GMT
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Bit of history on the donor legacy i found, it was a test car on 5th gear but stripping is underway
Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Dec 16, 2018 21:13:00 GMT
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Was going up do a update earlier but been chasing parts up constantly and i still am chasing some parts to turn up Only 1 real picture of a part finished rear gearbox mount, will get one when its all finished and tarted up Went and splashed out on a full airlift performance setup, 3P management airlift universal front bangs and rear sleeve's 4 gal tank and a those airmaxxx580 compressors, powerflex bushes there to help with the angles, ordered 2 thinking i might just need those but now ordered 4 more This is my planned airred out level with a 1.5" gap bags are a 5" lift and drive mode will be in the middle Heater unit mounted up in place tunnel capped in, hole has been cut and engine/box removed This is the rear arch sat on the tyre and would go lower, that is with a full tub cut too all front subframe dropped off to clear sump etc and to pull it straight out the front, bonnet off too Engine out ready to weld all inside the tunnel few plates etc etc Going to try and get the air ride in over chrimbo but unlikely as everythign seems to go tits up + waiting on a bunch of suspension plates to get drawn up in cad and laser cut order placed (thanks Scott) Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Nov 18, 2018 23:50:51 GMT
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Just been pottering along, finally did a half list on the whiteboard tis a very long list rear subframe front spacer for the lift kit machined up out of house truck propshaft ends vs a ls400 prop need to combine all of this more welding random pic starting to make a clutch master cylinder bracket, it is a defender TD5 unit full droop zafira electric powersteering pump fettling a bracket into place as I'm using a onboard air system for clutch assisnt horns etc maybe even air ride pair of airmaxxx 580s from the states, viair rebrand these in the uk to 485C gen2s and add alot more to the price list subframe spacer locator pin in place all buttoned up rear in place too, painted black with new long bolts, really should get new rear mounts front engine mounts welded up i know i know basically chain tacking all edges grooved heavily and power slapped up 1 of the 2 battery trays that i have welded where the rear seats used to be for a pair of 019s need to compine these too into a extended gear selector Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Many monies later ive got most of the interior parts, many monies next week should see the rest temporarily slapping stuff in space to see what items I'm missing and see what space i have for heater uni pedal box etc most of the switches will be removed as there just not needed some idiot put a page in there missing pretty much everything back full of junk even after a clearout almost looks like an interior, also got all the arm rest door cards and other misc items, tunnel clears the dash just about, either pot luck or I'm that good at guesstimating space... Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Sept 29, 2018 4:44:04 GMT
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Sept 27, 2018 19:31:35 GMT
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Been doing a few bits and pieces, trying for a dry start tomorrow, just to make sure engine is ok before removing again post editor is playing up so pictures are abit random around £180 worth of genuine bits and pieces in this lil box,cheapest way for guaranteed quality New timing case filler, aux tensioner bracket, not to self make the rea blanking plate before putting oil in only 5mm thick steel i had to make up for the lift pump spacer timing case blank going around checking stuff like this oil feed line is blanked etc timing case blank in, i think theres a slight bend too it as I'm sure it dripped a few blodges only like £15 new but sod that Costs are going through the roof now into as it sits now into the 5 figure range Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Sept 17, 2018 20:55:19 GMT
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Sept 2, 2018 14:19:25 GMT
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Few pictures from last weekend, nothing done this weekend as local welding suppliers don't have gas in... pushed the supra in after a fair while (forgot how heavy it was) made a start on the tunnel not a job ive looked forward too as its cramped messy and hot work soo comfortable driver side mostly done need to do a small cap at rear and do bulkhead with abit of thinking clutch pedal line inbetween my legs making it a offset position so will need abit of thinking to make it nicer to drive, might turn the seat slightly and move it over a tad which isnt too bad as the head has side rails Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Aug 24, 2018 16:49:49 GMT
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i wondered what welder you have? the earth clamp looks like clarke/sip style hobby welder ? if yes to that its possible to heat the 5mm plate up with a blow lamp before you make an arc, you can get some pretty decent penetration. T-butt welding two bits of 5mm you are actually welding 10mm of course (which is into industrial rig territory) reason i mention this is i used my clarke 151 on some 6mm, it looked like a great weld but in service it actually broke off the parent metal. not a clean break at the weld but tore a bit of the parent metal way, almost like tearing a chunk out the side of a baguette. it had only penetrated part way in. its an older murex trademig 2?? so its pretty substantial, its pretty much on its lowest setting possible out of 12 (1/2 1/6) to just about weld .5-.6 if you go really slow and chain tack Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Aug 23, 2018 22:15:38 GMT
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I know iknow Pictures are a few months old, goping to push it in work this weekend and do the tunnel to finish that job off After lift kit fitted left with this hole, lost a picture but i got the "smaller" slave cylinder for the side of the gearbox and have edged the tuneel hole and partly done the upright on the bulkhead altho I'm not happy with part of it one of this small big jobs, electric brake pump and bracket to hold it without taking up and space that is necessary adjustable vacuum switch will run a switched live relay to power the pump, gauge is there so i can adjust and inspect its vacuum level on occasion i could ho like this out of the bonnet or hide it away Ash
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Aug 23, 2018 22:03:49 GMT
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got to be 18?+ months now and basically sat there under a tarp flat tyres all neglected down the side of a factory with a cover on bought this 3.0R 6 speed for the gearbox as it was fairly priced shall get around to it after the supra is done
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Aug 23, 2018 21:57:31 GMT
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Last Edit: Aug 23, 2018 21:58:27 GMT by whitz
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whitz
West Midlands
Posts: 216
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Aug 23, 2018 21:52:15 GMT
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circa 1 month ago 2 weeks before USC 2018 have the idea as I'm not under enough pressure to paint the car too for top keks stripped it down and took all the black off it prep prep prep bar coat primer paint, you might know where this is going was painted outside few bits in there but good enough for me, reblacked intercooler and radiator along with other trim bits more paint 10 mins before clutch destruction it was a stupid idea giving her a once over and service before clean for the first time i probably 5 years this picture was about 2 years old, probably 500+ launches and so much abuse i killed it slipped it bad doing the burnout competition and as a result it essential detonated TTV superlight billet flywheel managed to warp it nothing is salvagable here due to deformation Ash
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