MrOizo's JZA70 - 2JZGTE and V160!!

[MrOizo]

(Will slowly be adding details and pics over the next few days / weeks / months )

Should add also, i am located in New Zealand and if you look on a map, you can see how far i went to get the car.. Auckland to Wellington - bout 650-700km one way. pretty big drive for here


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Well, well, well. (Three holes in the ground)
Thought it was about time that I posted what I have been up to with my car for the last 6 months. I have kept this on the down-low as when I talk about doing things I never end up doing it.
I ended up going on a road trip with Lisa (the boss lady) and Ryan (Twolitre) to the lower North Island to both buy JZA70’s in July 2007 – How cool is that

On the way down we stopped in Waiouru... I like cannons?

Ryan got a Red JZA70 and I, a JZA70-R. My one came with a single conversion. Went pretty good for what looked to be a back yard job… apparently done at a shop. No worries though!
While we were down in wellington, we stayed at my grandparents in Foxton. My nana knows that me and my cousin are fans of the Supras and called him up, and we ended up having a mini supra meet on my Grandparents front lawn.

We followed SH1 up from Foxton and turned off onto SH49 and took the scenic tour… pretty cold and frosty!

 

[MrOizo]

Some pics from One Tree Hill (Late 2007):

 

[MrOizo]

Decision to Modify

Got the car back and it was running pretty good… sucking the gas back for some reason though
Only thing was the auto box which was playing up and not changing down into its first gear. Instead of replacing the auto with another one, I thought it made sense to go manual, and since I was going manual I might as well go 2JZGTE. While looking, I managed to find a 2JZGTE. It had attached to it a V160… 6 Speed!
Bought it and had it here in no time – thanks to Jason (TOYWGN) who helped pick it up..


Old T3/T4

Single Manifold

Engine ready to come out

Manual Pedal - well i think it is... might have already been swappen out already

2JZGTE sitting.... Waiting...

Clutch Master Cylinder

Wiring mess under dash... removed old alarm

Getrag 6 Speed!!!!

Lift that 1JZ out!!!!

 

[MrOizo]

It Scone!!!

 

[MrOizo]

Once the engine arrived, we had the old 1JZGTE out and had the new 2JZGTE and V160 dummy fitted in just to see how it all sat.. No worries here. Things sat very nice. Used the JZA70 mounts and the 98+ insulators from a JZA80.

Only major things that needed modifying were:

(in posts to follow)

 

[MrOizo]

The Shifter

The JZA70/MA70/GA70 have the mid shifter boxes while the JZA80’s have the remote ones. This needed shortening by about 4 inches. This was done thanks to Lee at Trevor Morris Radiators, www.trevormorrisradiators.co.nz.

 

[MrOizo]

Well thats all that i have written up...

a lot more that needs to be written up - will update as soon as i write it

 

[rakkasan]

nice work on the shifter. congrats

 

[Mk3runner]

nice work so far

 

[MrOizo]

Thanks guys.

Need to update a little more

 

[WhtMa71]

Good work mate.. I've been itching to see a build thread with a v160 going in a a70! Keep it updated!

 

[rob13]

Nice job! keep up the good work.Can't wait to see more footage.

 

[juhanis]

yeah this is some good shit.

 

[MK3.0dudeman]

nice work.I love seeing that trans in that car.The R154 is a great trans but having a 6 speed is just bad ass

 

[7MGTESUPRAMAN]

Good build I will be keepig up on this one especially with the V160 going in too.

 

[MrOizo]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Just thought i would add, the car is finished and all legal to be on the road here in New Zealand. Its just a matter of writing the rest of the stuff o put on here

Hope you giuys dont have to wait too long.

Its weird... not many people here in NZ give a shit what i have done - haha they are gheyness

 

[vietunit]

Sexy build mate, cant wait for more pics!

 

[juhanis]

Its weird... not many people here in NZ give a shit what i have done - haha they are gheyness

i think it could partly be because you guys have a lot of badass jdm stuff there :naughty: oh well, this is interesting to me because i've never seen anyone list what had to be modified to fit the v160 in the a70. how do you like it? have you noticed any sort of acceleration benefit from the additional gear? i've never driven anything with one of these transmissions, so i dont have any clue how they are.

 

[DETONATION666]

Awesome build I apreciate the info with the tranny!! now you are making me want a 160 more than my R154! Car looks pretty clean reminds me of mine only mine is far from done. are there allot of MK3's in NZ??

 

[tekdeus]

Nice! Is the V160 dramatically smoother and easier to shift? I find my R154 a little truck-like at times.