Suprahooked's Pearl White Build Thread

[suprahooked]

Hi iam John for those that dont know me. 1987 pearl white turbo I bought the car off ebay for $610.00 in May of 2006 and the crank pully was loose and wore
the keyway so bad the crank was junk but it ran.
I have been working on this in my spare time and this is where i am at in 7 months,
Je pistons .20 over , king main and rod bearings ,
new oil pump, new aux. shaft bearings , eagle rods, 3mm hks head gasket, arp main ,rods and head bolts and studs, aem cam gears, hks 50mm wastegate, hks longrunner,greedy type s bov, MSD-DIS4 ignition, MSD spark plug wires,
4x12x24 xs power intercooler, RPS max 3200 clutch kit , new pilot shaft bearing and throwout bearing,
FFIM, New hoses, Cooleeze upper rad pipe, greddy catch can, RC 550 fuel injectors, Lexas afm, Walbro fuel pump,
Cusco rear strut bar ,meagan front strut bar,.There are a few of these parts that have not been installed yet but i have them here waiting to go in the car. Here are a few pics i will add more as i can.Let me know what you guys think. Thanks John

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[bigaaron]

Looks nice!

 

[thedave925]

Nice project!!! Thats some awesome progress for 7 months, keep it up. I'd like to follow in your footsteps a bit :biglaugh:

 

[werewolves182]

I hope you havent put your oil pan on yet....DO NOT use that cork oil pan gasket, it will most likely leak. Use Form in place oil pan gasket from toyota. Or put a thick bead of black RTV gasket sealer around the pan and torque to spec (9 ft/lbs) But other then that, looks great.

 

[bigaaron]

I hope you havent put your oil pan on yet....DO NOT use that cork oil pan gasket, it will most likely leak. Use Form in place oil pan gasket from toyota. Or put a thick bead of black RTV gasket sealer around the pan and torque to spec (9 ft/lbs) But other then that, looks great.

Good call! I didn't notice that. We always say "gimme the fipige" :biglaugh:

 

[suprahooked]

LOL i took the pics and then read some more of SM and then i used black rtv. Thanks for the heads up though

 

[werewolves182]

Nicely done, SM saves the day again!

 

[suprahooked]

Nicely done, SM saves the day again!

Thanks and SM saved a lot of days Thanks Guys:evil2:

 

[suprahooked]

We took care of all the family get togethers sat and sun so this is what i did today on X-Mas while the wife slept in LOL, Put the RPS max clutch i bought from suprarich Store , fidennza flywheel, and Installed the motor in the car. I dont even want to add up all my receipts close to 8 grand i bet.:evil2:

 

[ForcedTorque]

interesting FFIM

 

[werewolves182]

Bypass the clutch safety switch when you get a chance if that is the RPS Max 3200 Pressure plate. Those things will tear up your Thrust washers in your engine. Ask me how I know this...

 

[Reign_Maker]

How do you know this? And how do you do it? I have an RPS 3200 goin in...

BTW: motor looks good man!

 

[lagged]

ive heard this as well. the argument is that youre putting load on the thrust washers, then you crank the motor with load it and no oil pressure.

 

[Reign_Maker]

So be disconnecting the clutch safety switch, you can start the car in neutral without depressing the clutch?

 

[lagged]

So be disconnecting the clutch safety switch, you can start the car in neutral without depressing the clutch?

uhh i havent been down there in a while and i dont remember if its a two wire switch ,or one.

if its two wire youll have to jumper them together, if its one youll have to ground it.

or vice versa depending on how the switch works.

 

[rot 90na-t]

So be disconnecting the clutch safety switch, you can start the car in neutral without depressing the clutch?

Yes, its quite convenient as well.. i just threw a couple pieces of duct tape around the relay switch to hold it in the depressed position.. kinda temporary but atleast you dont have to touch the wires

 

[NashMan]

yae that is easy as pie to do but really i like to press my clutch if for thosu day you foget it is in gear and such don't wana look funny try to start your car and such

So be disconnecting the clutch safety switch, you can start the car in neutral without depressing the clutch?

 

[bluepearl]

It's a two wire switch. Disconnect the plug and make a short jumper wire, about two inches long using 10 or 8 gauge wire and your good too go.

 

[werewolves182]

How do you know this? And how do you do it? I have an RPS 3200 goin in...

BTW: motor looks good man!

I know this because when I first installed my RPS 3200, about 3 weeks after in install I noticed a clunk every time I pushed the clutch in. I had a friend look at the crank when I pushed in the clutch and sure enough I had crank walk. That was on my 7m. I now have a 1jz and have since bypassed the clutch start switch (its 2 wires, just jump them, it takes 1 minute to do at most). Haven't had a problem since. Another thing to take note of is do you usually keep the car in gear with the clutch in at red lights? With such a heavy clutch going in I would avoid doing this as it will increase the life of your thrust bearings.

 

[GotToyota?]

Progress is looking amazing. What turbo do you plan on going with?

-Matt