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[adamgsr]

Hey everyone,
As some of you may know, my Makinen blew up on the way back from a road trip to The Great Ocean Road.
Just realised that i havent put many pis up of it and also the re-build.
So for yous that are interested, here you go!
So here they are, starting with the end of the trip
The motor after it was doused in fire extinguisher shit to put out the flames that were still going


Stranded on the side of the road


When i walked around the back, almost cryed when i seen all of this burnt

The hill it blew up on and all the oil and coolant


Tow truck finally arrived (cost me $200 for a 10min tow to Keith)






Burnt wheels


Burnt side skirts

Burnt rear bar

Burnt lights

Burnt wing

[adamgsr]

Started stripping it all down once i got over it and found a new motor.
Picked up an evo 7 complete motor

Evo 7 motor which i re-built with CP pistons, Eagle rods, HKS head gasket


All stripped down




Found the hole (s)




Pulled this out....


Drpped the motor out


All the burnt stuff




Started prepping all the body parts that burnt



Going to do the no wing look


Had to re-wire the hole engine bay


Dropping the new built motor in








Polished new GReady intercooler


New setup under bonnet:
-Re-locating battery in boot
-Cold air intake box
-Aluminium intercooler pipes




Rough templates


Started to make them all up and fitting it all



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This is it so far
Still have a few things to come in the next few weeks
Here are the things are still to come

Pair of 272 BC cam shafts
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New inlet manifold and HKS fuel rail
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Power FC with D-Jetro
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Also am planning on upgrading fuel system including
-Bigger injectors to run E50 fuel
-Walbro fuel pump

Im aiming for 250kw with the standard turbo set up for now ;-)

Hopefully car will be all ready and driving mid august,
Ill keep you all posted

[adamgsr]

And yes this is Trivs old evo before u ask
:-)

[Jonson]

You should easy net 250's.

[TMAK]

Woah! if that happened to my TME, I'd be so pissed!
glad you haven't given up and good luck with it!

[p3akin]

Woah! if that happened to my TME, I'd be so pissed!
glad you haven't given up and good luck with it!

+1.

[OLDIE]

What inlet manifold is that??

[SIVART]

nice TME,the builds coming up nicely,

[Dean]

Love the Fab work, looks great mate.

[mattrat]

i suppose the question, why did it put numerous holes in the block?

[adamgsr]

UPDATE:

Hey guys, totally forgot i started a post on this forum
So ill update you whats happened the last 6 months or so....
Not much really, been away with work and overseas for holidays
Not really that interested in it anymore but i get burst of some intrest now and then
Maybe for sale in the new year! ;-)

Took her to the paint shop, of a mates, to get colour matched and all the body parts painted.




Back to the workshop for some serious under body cleaning
Had all oil everywhere fromt front to back
Even found a piece of my piston stuck in the rear guard!!!

[adamgsr]

Cleaned all the oil and dirt from behind rear bar
See the left clean and right still dirty, mostly all oil and burnt shit?



Cleaned all under wheel arches aswell


Undersides also



Also fitted the new strut brace that i couldnt sell, glad i didnt sell it, i actually quite like it now

[adamgsr]

Finally got all the body work together last night!

No wing = HELL YES!!!








My favourite picture

[adamgsr]

And the rest









Huge thanks to George from Crash Fix for doing all the painting!!!

[adamgsr]

Got a few more things done as a few more parts arrived

Started with painting the front brakes, new stickers, and new braided brake lines

[adamgsr]

Other parts that arrieved were

Carbon Fiber timing cover, spark plug cover and polished stainless cooling slam panel


75mm throttle body


Fitted the new modified inlet manifold with throttle body


Fitted all the oil breather lines and fuel lines today
Used dash 10 braided for breather and dash 6 braided for fuel lines
Also fitted a Turbosmart fuel pressure regulator

[adamgsr]

Few more bits and pieces, head lights, bonnet vents, cooling panel, custom heat sheild

[adamgsr]

Old donk!

[adamgsr]

Final product, just gotta tune her for 2011





Hoping for a 250kw every-day-er

[TMAK]

Wow a big write up there. Fab work looks awesome.
Don't sell it! Once your reach your power target you'll enjoy her more...