this is my life...and this is my story

[Grandavi]

I have built garages before and people sometimes say... 24' x 32' ... isn't that a big garage? I always replied.. "you can never have too big of a garage...no matter how big you make it.. it will be too small".
Im envious.. you can actually work on your cars in that. Now you just need a hoist.

 

[ssideways]

I have built garages before and people sometimes say... 24' x 32' ... isn't that a big garage? I always replied.. "you can never have too big of a garage...no matter how big you make it.. it will be too small".
Im envious.. you can actually work on your cars in that. Now you just need a hoist.

lol right! yea i cant wait to start really working instead of putting shit away lol. funny you say that, i picked up my benches, cabinets, engine stands, and hoist from where i was living at before. hoping i can get everything in and setup by tomorrow night so i can play with the cars all night. ill post some more pics of the shop and how its setup tomorrow or Saturday.

 

[ssideways]

there has been some movement

heres some of my motivation...lifted that into my truck by myself (truck is a gmc 2500hd on 35's and a 6" lift...i weight 130lbs lol)

my box O stuff at the machine shop...guess whats next!

 

[Jetpower]

NIce ride!

 

[ssideways]

long time from my last update but after getting screwed on the last block and having to recover from that im back. im mostly settled in my new house and finally got my supra in my front garage. man i forgot how nice it feels to sit in your own supra...as soon as my a$$ hit that seat and i put my hands on the wheel i felt more at home than i have sense the last time i drove it (what a feeling!). all the memories of me and albert ripping down the highway came back and i got a hell of a grin...cant wait to do it again!

anyways...

picked up this GE from a friend in a trade for some work

head

cylinders arnt too bad

headgasket didnt look too bad either

before the clean up

after clean up, new oil pump, new front and rear main, rear sump, and brackets on

things should go together quickly at this point but we shall see so stay tuned in

 

[ssideways]

getting closer, hoping to get all the little bits on the motor finished this week and maybe drop it in Friday night.

had to lap the block a bit, it cleaned up most of the way and what didnt clean up was less than .002 so i called it good.

cleaned up the head, came out good.

pulled the nipple on the side of the head and plugged it

cleaned up a few sets of stock head bolts, inspected them and took the best of them. all bolts i used were on the high end of the spec so the were brand new more or less.

head on

oil cooler on

cam caps all cleaned up

started pulling my hydro fan parts out that ive been collecting over the years.

i did some more last night but forgot to take pictures before going in for the night so you'll just have to wait till next update...maybe tomorrow?...

 

[Albert]

Sooooooon

 

[ssideways]

snapped a quick pic lastnight of the motor

still shooting to dump it in on friday but not sure if thats gonna happen still need alot of random stuff.

 

[ssideways]

its getting alot closer, just need small stuff and the sensors for the proefi. hoping someone picks up my stinger some time soon so i can buy all my sensors in one shot.

got my oil cooler lines in, and started bolting on accessory

cleaned my manifold with magical jizz

then painted both manifold and runners

also had my flywheel resurfaced when we did Clint's v160 on Saturday

started getting turbo stuff on to start getting my wastegate welded on and downpipe ran

tossed on the rest to start making a list of random bolts and what not i need

i am defiantly behind the time frame i wanted to be on but Ive gotten more done in the last two weeks than in the last 6 months so I'm happy.

 

[supraguy@aol]

Looking good!

 

[ssideways]

thanks man...MORE UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

motor is still outside of the car had a few things that set me back a little bit but hoping to get this done soon, just need to sell off my stinger to get $$$ to buy stuff.

extension tube for the 1.5 setup with a hydro pump

getting there...i see wires!

shortened this up by 1"

hydro fan was nasty so i decided to clean it up a bit

then went to put on a downpipe i bought a bit back...i was unaware of this until i unwrapped the exhaust heat wrap :X

...not too sure but i think someone was trying to weld...:nono:

and...started wiring lastnight...

 

[akito]

Nice progress!

 

[ssideways]

thank you

 

[jugodegolf]

Agree. Nice work!

 

[ssideways]

its nice to see people on here like this build thank you for the kind words guys! heres some more too keep you guys interested

oil block for sensors and oil line to turbo

thought you guys might enjoy these

 

[ssideways]

finished up the oil block

bolted it on the block to see how it fit

then engraved it so i wouldn't mix up the 1/8bspt and 1/8npt threads

finished product

 

[ssideways]

MOR UPDATE! lol

well i was thinking i wanted to get the trans on and be able to wire the motor after the trans was on, so i wanted to make a small motor stand so the motor could sit on the ground. i was sharing the idea with my girlfriend and she said she wanted to sharpen her welding skills more so i told her she could build it for me...and she did lol

my miss', Avanti welding it up.

all done...not the best welds be shes getting better (second time ever welding), we are talking about going to some night class so she can learn more and i can better my skills.

killed that downpipe, will be fabbing my own out of this and albert's old bent downpipe

dropped $$$ at napa lol

clean trans = happy trans

getting ready to take it off the stand

flywheel on, sealed, locktighted, and used arp torque lube under the heads

stabbed the trans like a boss...walked right in no issues...STAND WORKS GREAT!!

sits on stand nice, going to make a trans cradle as well soon...i work on too many JZ motors not to have ones of these

pulled this off my 2j so i could seal up my intake manifold

started on wiring

trans wiring

my tail grows!

the amount of hack harness Ive collected over the years is out of control...this is 1 of 4 bins lol

 

[Albert]

Nice Billy! Can't wait till this thing is up and running

 

[ssideways]

well my weekend started off with a bang lol rode all over town Friday night with 2k worth of proefi stuff in my backpack...felt like a drug dealer for car guys

mine and Steven's sensors

oil block worked out good, just need to run lines now

more wiring

started fixing my core support

before:

after:

just went over with glazing putty and some rattle can for now, will redo this when i paint the engine bay.

start of fuel rail

as of now plans are to repaint the engine bay with a one stage 6l9. 6l9 is Dark Green Mica Metallic witch will be the color i end up painting the car. for years ive always said it would be the only gloss that id paint my car with...i think its time...heres what the color looks like, it was a factory color for some JZA70's...i think clint is gonna get jelly right about...

...now...

 

[Silver MK3]

Very nice build. I love that dark shade of green on our cars. It's a great color.