Chambers Build Thread - "Daily Eighty-Seven"
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Nghty89;1682859 said:
Ahh, that link doesn't look like American Racing wheels bud, and yea these wheels are slick! I was going to go with the American Racing wheels equivalent, but these found me before I bought the "real" ones and I got different center caps that say "4.0" witch was ironic because the 1UZ is a 4.0. Thanks for the comment.
spencyg;1682966 said:
Nice, and thanks!
Heres a update on the swap progress. Moved all the Supra swap oriented parts over to the new engine, put the unused parts back on the original one. Before I mounted the engine I removed the remainder of the AC components, I had to stop kidding my self, the possibility of me getting the AC to work on this particular car was slim to none so I cut losses of time and money by removing it. Swapped out the Supra brake master cylinder for a 85 Toyota NA Truck booster, it would not fit upsidown so there is some extra hose to connect it to the engine, but it works. Then I mounted the engine, with new engine mounts it was a PITA, had to remove the front wheels and pull the mount stud in place with a rope and drop it in its home. Then fought with the tranny for a while trying to get it to line up to the clutch disk and pilot bearing, but with some massaging it went together. After that it was drive shaft, exhaust, then tieing up any loose ends in the engine bay. Put fresh fluids in, and let her roar! First thing I noticed was the clutch slave cylinder chattering, so it needs to be replaced but I let it warm up and had plenty of oils on the heat shields and it was shooting some smoke out, made my eyes almost pop out of my head when I saw it pumping out from under the closed hood! Smoked subsided, so I took it for a drive, and just in time for the rain, yay!
. It sounded different, much more healthy, and it pulled quite good. The clutch feels decent but like the pedal needs to be adjusted. The brakes feel a little more stiff, but I like it, I feel like I can feel the car better with the smaller booster on. There were a few hiccups through out the whole process, but they seemed to work out so far. Going to try to drive it the hour to work tomorrow, wish me luck, now onto pics:
Thanks for looking!
Chambers;1683135 said:
Dear GOD I have no idea how that link was put in there..... I changed my post to reflect the correct one. I was like 'que?', and then looked at the quote from me.... LMAO
Here it is again: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&...ch:1&sa=1&q=torq+thrust&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=
Congrats on driving it! Keep it up!
But really, I was like...
.... :eek3:.... :yikes: :runaway:
lmao is right, its ok though. I saw it, and said to my self hmm, maybe? So I clicked it and said, NOPE, those arnt wheels. haha.
Thanks for the reply!
Thanks for the reply!
Got a chance to install the hatch visor I recently received from KevinM. I think it looks good, but won't really know until sun light hits it.
Just got this piece of steel in the mail, if you know what it is, then you will know my intentions...:naughty:
I stayed up late and finished up my final iteration of my swap harness for the dash. All points of connection are soldered and protected with heat wrap and conduit. I'm proud of my self for this one, its simple, and kills all those unnecessary wires. Also ordered a set of tires, chose a set of Hankook Ventus V12, I read good things after the 500 mile break in period. 225/45/R17, hears hoping they fit with no issues.
Chambers;1688475 said:Just got this piece of steel in the mail, if you know what it is, then you will know my intentions...:naughty:
OK...I give...WTF is it?
spencyg;1694339 said:
Haha, ok ok. Its called the "fish" and supports a Vortech V1 or V2 centrifugal supercharger, and maybe, just maybe a turbo will feed it.
Looked at the whole build from front to back. I love your car and engine setup. Your going to love the boost with all that stump pulling torque.
Drift4agze;1694405 said:
Thanks! Yea, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some boost.
Got a update, did a almost complete rehab on the electrical systems for the swap. Installed my new harness in the engine bay and dash. The new dash harness fits like a glove, all those excess wires took up a lot of space. Also addressed my starting problem, it started to do the "click of death" with no starter turn over. SO! I talked to a local member that had a turbo timer harness, and I popped it in and voided the whole dash for the starter circuit. Previously I had the band aid on it, the stock circuit feeding a exciter wire to another relay but I would still get a long 2 - 3 second pause before the starter would turn. So now I have the start wire running directly to the exciter on the relay and so far its worked perfectly. Finally I was getting tired of my dome light not energizing all the time when the doors opened, so I drilled out the rivets with a 7/64 drill bit and threaded a M3 1.25x6 machine screw into both and now they work and are even brighter than previously.
In the middle of wiring:
New dash harness in:
Turbo timer harness minus the timer:
Dome light before:
Dome light after:
So all I have left to clean up wiring wise is the electric fan relay and harness. Then its just driving it more...
Thanks for looking!
Thanks! You wont be disipointed with the initial tourque and horsepower but if you are, I'm sure putting some boost through it would make a real fun tire shreadding rig.
I was able to get a few more things cleaned up on the car recently, I got a much shorter throttle cable which allowed me to put the "TRAC" cover on. Then I addressed my starter issue, the ol turnkey-click-no start syndrome. I rewired the temporary relay to be a more perniment fixture with a nice new fuse holder/ fuse. I also did a complete overhaul on my electric fan set up, now I have two relays one for each fan. And I plan to get a new camera soon...
Just got this in, MOCAL oil cooler and filter thermostat adapter, now that I mocked up the cooler I can order fittings and lines.
yoanthonyyyy;1708739 said:
Thanks for the reply!
Update, got the braided hoses and hose ends in today. Also reset my TPS via the LRP. Going to plumb this cooler circuit up soon.
On Friday a friend of mine offered to help put the Eibach lower springs and Tokico struts on and I said hell yes! Didn't take to long, and so far I'm LOVING the way it feels. Its going to be wet and rainy for the next week to week and a half so I cant even really get a feel for them yet. Wheels should be coming soon. Thanks for looking!
