My MA61

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Here are just a few pics of my pride and joy.
got a few more toys coming for it soon along with a full engine rebuild.

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New front mount intercooler 450x300x76mm core 3" inlet and outlet

New plumb back bov

New Walbro 500hp 255l/hr external fuel pump

 

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sold the other blow off valve, got a new Bosch BOV for a very good price

recond with a huge 3 row core from aussie. fair dinkum.

pic doesnt do it justice, but its a minter

Thanks to Shane at Autolab

 

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possibly one of my best purchases to date.. ok not really (those jes are)

got the springs for the rear, gotta find some seeds for a money tree now haha.

 

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just a summary of the engine work that has been done and yet to be done.

I have just given my engine builder the go ahead on the block work so should have some nice crank pics to post soon.

Head
Acid dipped, bead blasted, decked, cam polish,valve grind and complete rebuild. HKS 1.2mm MHG and ARP Stud kit

Block
Acid dipped
Decked
Crank Polish
Crank Knifeedging and de burring
ACL bearings
ARP Rod Bolts (to be purchased)
ARP Main studs (to be purchased)
Rod ends re sized (yet to be done)
Shotpeened rods (Yet to be done)
JE forged piston set (inc rings)
Summit racing remote oil filter kit
Full rotating assembly balance (yet to be done)


Will be running a gt3582R ball bearing turbo and pretty confident that this set up with the rest of the bolt ons will make the goal of 500hp at the engine.



Will post more pics as i make progress

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My z32 4pot calipers and rotors.

Not sure if ill bother using these rotors as i might just go to slotted discs.

Will probably get slotted rotors for the rear and run mintex brakes all round with better fluid.

Should stop as well as it goes.

big thanks to cruzida/peewee for the write up. Will pm you soon about the other bits i need for the conversion.

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i suppose i should mention abit more of the history of this car.

I drove down to palmy to look at this after seeing the following pics.
I was looking at buying an st162 celica at the time, but my mate suggested the MA61 which was advertised on toyspeed (the old forum) at the time.

Its come along way since being an $800 bucket of rust.

and yes, the pics of the car being thrashed were the very first pics i saw of it :lol:

than i started to get straight panels

 

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just installed the king springs and koni adjustables. looks good now
Before

after

awesome

oh, another cool pic of my car

 

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picked up my 550cc injectors
Going to get them cleaned and tested this week.

big thanks to Brendan (nite_b) for sorting them out for me.

just need to get me a lexus afm now and possibly an aftermarket fpr and that will be my fueling sorted 8)

 

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productive day today, had the injectors ultrasonically cleaned and flowed, all within spec.
And started cleaning up bits and pieces in preparation of getting the bottom end stuff back.

Basically just cleaned down and then shot blasted ($500kg for the shot!!!)

looking like 2.5million bucks now.

Oh i saw the turbo ill be buying. brand new GT3540 we have decided now. bring on the powaahhh.

Will get the rest of the bits done next weekend and will paint the brackets and mounts etc.

Dont know if ill polish bits or not yet.

Big thanks to Cully for his time and effort with helping me so far

Starting to come along, this is going to be one clean engine!

 

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Decided on powder coating some of the parts that are nice and clean now due to the shot blasting, so will post pictures when i get that done. (probably next weekend)
gave the car a wash today, its amazing how dirty it can get just by sitting in the garage.

My lovely g/f vacuumed the interior and cleaned the glass. Need to find a new drivers side door seal (bit that attaches to the car) how much can you aussies get those for?

Anyway some pics of the cleaning action.

bought a lexus afm yesterday, $140nz including mk3 brake booster and master cylinder.
not too shabby i thought.

Just thinking whether or not to go sard fuel pressure regulator or apexi neo and that will be my fueling sorted... for now (500hp fuel pump might need upgraded already doh!)

 

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thanks to Mac at 41 for the cusco strut brace for the front.

well i picked up the bits from the powder coaters today.
I dont think i want to put this engine in a car anymore 8O

very impressed with how they came out. should be a minter motor.

 

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well, another big thanks to Mac at www.fortyone.co.nz

more cusco goodness

big thanks to Barry (bazda) for getting me the latest part for the project
tial 44mm v band external.

should do the trick nicely

 

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well my arp rod bolts arrived from www.fortyone.co.nz and i picked up a new gear knob from Al at www.drivenperformance.co.nz.

looks a heap better than the stock shifter 8)

crank and block etc should be nearly ready, might look at getting the sump modified.

Also will the bosch blow off valve still be alright? or should i look at upgrading it to something else? if so to what? cheers

bought our house(well starting paying one off) haha
anyway since i had ordered it before we found out about the house, i was still allowed to buy it.

it looks different from the one in the write up, but will check it out for size tomorrow.

hopefully i can get this one to work.

 

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another thanks to mac at 41
ARP main studs

engine should be going together pretty soon 8O

got some more parts today
alloy radiator panel (goes just in front of the radiator to direct more air through it) will be getting a under car panel made up too once the i/c piping is in and everything all sorted.

Thanks to 1983supra for that.

And big thanks to Ronnie for the custom steering rack support bushes. These will replace the stock broken rubber ones.

 

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well not much to report as of late.
my 5 stud front hubs arrived big thanks to callum-wdebdy for those
Just about ready to install the z32 front brakes with the front hubs.

Some bits arrived from toyota, thanks Warwick (mr_revhead)

got some 5 stud rear hubs on their way from australia, so will be needing to find me some suitable wheels soon! not sure if i want to stay with 15s, or go bigger?

ordered some new stickers for the rear hatch, thanks to Ryley from toymods

Just waiting to hear about a rear camber kit and then i will sort out the badass camber that i have.

well i got off my ass and did some work today.
Tools required, craft knife, 17mm socket with rachet and bottle opener.

The bushes came as one piece with no cut in it (needed to be like this to be made) so you need to look at the stock bushes and decide where you want to make the cut. I could possibly get them cut before shipping out.

Undo the 2 17mm bolts on each bracket and then remove the bracket. lift the rack up a little bit and pull out the stock bushes.

I took the time to spray abit of degreaser around the place and removed some bolts which were stuck between the crossmember and the steering rack. (im sure you will find at least one there too)

Wait for the degreaser to evaporate and then slide in the new bushes.

Put the brackets back on and tighten the 17mm bolts back up.

More bush than Jesus!

then have a beer

big thanks to Ronnie

 

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big thanks to Andre for the 2 new coolers.
19 row for engine
9 row for trans

should do the trick nicely i think
so with the new 3 row core radiator, new i/c and the new oil coolers to go with the other oil cooler(size of 2 7mgte oil coolers) which ill now use for power steering, ill have more cooling than jesus.

Just need a beer cooler now! :lol:

picked up diff today, Diffs R Us did a good job of setting it up.
Seems really tight, so should be sweet.

Camber kit has arrived(big thanks to Norbie), so ill get that welded in,

going to paint the diff silver, so its easier to see if its leaking.

Just gotta work out what diff oil to run, but apparantly i can use just normal diff oil for this type of lsd.

bring on the skids