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Richard who bought the red car got some angry ducks laser cut for hit center caps and he gave me a set to play with. i made some combination hub centering rings/center caps the other night so i thought id attach the ducks to them. the plan is to paint the ducks and the cap screws blue then clear over the whole lot. probably have a crack at that tomorrow. 2016-08-27_05-04-19 by sheepers, on Flickr
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everything is back together and working now. its got a road tune up to 14psi.
yea, so it goes really well now. 14 pounds equates to about curse word all rpm so its interesting to drive. its got a LOT of pull from basically idle and it makes boost almost instantly. the joys of a small turbo i suppose. now to do some more Ks in it and see if anything wants to have a melt down. it would be nice if this is the end of things shitting themselves.
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there is only one little bit of the tunnel that needs massaging and the box fits no worries. i wouldn't be using a stock driveshaft for a 1J, get something made with much bigger unit and bigger tubes.
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had a couple of issues that are a bit weird/stupid. firstly the fuel rail came loose, or i didn't tighten it properly which resulted in it having weird vacuum issues at idle. caused it to be a bit rich but that problem is fixed. secondly the crank angle sensor curse word itself or some reason so i need to replace that. and finally the turbo bearings went curse word. i made the oil drain to small and it pushed oil out the seal into the exhaust but that shouldn't have had any effect on the bearings. they definitely had plenty of oil. but for some reason both shaft bearings and the thrust bearing are curse word. very strange that one but thats what happened. so I've fixed the oil feed and drain, ill order a new crank angle sensor tomorrow and Brendan is fixing the turbo. in theory it should be back on the road by the end of the week.
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thanks man. yea I'm pretty keen to give it the jandles but that might be a couple of weeks away yet..
and as for power, I'm not really chasing a power number. id like the whole graph to move to the left a fair bit and id like to see the low end torque rise a decent amount. in theory it should make high 300s but I'm more interested in the torque.
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Last Edit: Aug 14, 2016 7:20:20 GMT by sheepers
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did a hundred odd Ks in it today with no issue. its going great but I've not given it more than about half throttle yet………. 2016-08-07_03-35-47 by sheepers, on Flickr
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yes. i curse word hope so anyway…..
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hey! my jalopy! the colour is toyota spring green which is the same code as chevy frost green. just FYI, toyota decided it would be a good idea to call two very different colours from the same period the same name. if you google spring green you get a landcruiser colour, but dig a little deeper and you'll find it. sheepers.
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it goes!!! done all of about 11Ks in it but it definitely feels different, like way more torque, WAY more. i think one of the cam seals is leaking so ill chuck a new one in it tomorrow and i don't like the clutch master (its really light and has to much travel) so ill chuck the next size up on it tomorrow as well. then, drive it. yay indeed. 2016-08-05_04-31-30 by sheepers, on Flickr
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after many, MANY long nights and heaps of help from friends its just about ready for its first start. Brendan is coming over friday to help me get it running and do a preliminary road tune so i can run it in. there have been issues along the way to get it here but its ready to go now. 2016-08-03_07-57-11 by sheepers, on Flickr 2016-08-03_07-57-22 by sheepers, on Flickr
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Jul 17, 2016 10:00:45 GMT
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I've missed a few updates from here but in brief, someone attempted to steal it. failed but broke gearbox and a piston without getting out of the driveway insurance payout resulting in me buying a 2JZ short block from toyota along with a brand new R154. putting a few other good bits on it while I'm at it. so anyway this is where I'm up to, much curse word around waiting for parts and changing my mind on things has resulted in it still not going yet. however the motor is in the car for permanent (this time round) and the only major bit I'm missing at this point is the intake manifold. so, whats been done? modify and strengthen the gearbox crossmember mount to bring it up to current cert regs head has been hardness tested, cleaned and reassembled with new stem seals. valves re-seated and stage 2 BC cams fitted. powerhouse racing pulley kit ATI harmonic balancer titan adjustable cam gears gates blue cam belt NZ EFI ultra high output coils with built in igniters other things. the block came with no engine number so i thought id better put one on it so i can identify it if i need to for whatever reason. 2016-07-13_05-58-18 by sheepers, on Flickr 2016-07-13_08-41-27 by sheepers, on Flickr 2016-07-13_08-43-57 by sheepers, on Flickr 2016-07-13_08-44-10 by sheepers, on Flickr
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Jun 16, 2016 19:58:58 GMT
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excuse my ignorance but what did that motor start life as? like is it a ford motor or something?
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May 17, 2016 18:50:51 GMT
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curse word. curse word i hope you get better mate! a season off might be a very good thing, get ahead on some maintenance and whatnot.
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Mar 22, 2016 18:44:25 GMT
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Nov 14, 2015 19:30:06 GMT
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this is the TV interview i did for NAC car culture. skip to about the 7.10 minute mark.
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Last Edit: Nov 14, 2015 19:31:06 GMT by sheepers
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thanks guys!!! I'm working on another Celica at the moment so ive not had allot of time to stuff about with the CROWN. ive just been driving it really.
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Last Edit: Oct 5, 2015 21:23:12 GMT by sheepers
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