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[GSRSOL]

No idea what stage my car is at at CREATD, I might go for another spin down that way later in the week and see if theres been any progress.

I did however get my rocker cover back....... Looking good. Thanks to CVAP, Barry and Craig @ ColourUrMags for contributing!

[GSRSOL]

Polls in.......


Autronic SM4 it is.


hopefully ill see my car running for the first time within the next month!

ive already started looking at heads, new head gasket, ARP head studs, 264/272 cams and crower cam gears .......

soon. 8)

[GSRSOL]

custom rotors are installed, along with Evo 2 front calipers, mintex pads, and goodridge braided lines all round.

The loom for the SM4 has been getting made the last few weeks and will be installed in the next few days.

The main engine mount is off and getting to changed to the EVO one.

Will be running very shortly



still needs

Coilovers
Paint
New cat back exhaust (will probably get TRIKFAB to do that)
custom catch can
revise Airbox mounting and intake
revise cold side to t/b cooler pipe

and less importantly

gramlights 57pros



pics to come .....

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Just in case theres anybody wondering what a red gsr looks like with black guards and black bonnet ......:?



Brakes


Goodridge lines



Engine mount gets modded and installed on monday, ECU goes in on monday too, car should be fired up and running this week.

I also scored some mint Evo 2 door trims, and an Evo 7 rear seat ... Just need to find some front Evo 7 recaros.....

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new acquisitions 8)





remote mount oil filter system installed

FFWD fuel system installed

Engine mount changed over


All im waiting on is the auto elec to install the computer 8)

[GSRSOL]

Car is now at new workshop for ECU install and tune ....

will update soon. :smt090

[brisvr4]

This is what Dan's seats look like at the moment.....
Dan you are so lucky that blue doesn't suit my interior!

[GSRSOL]

yeah dont worry baz im going to get it sorted as it is now first.


then soon it will be time for some more upgrades

FFWD race head
Magnus Intake Manifold
272/272 cams
Crower Cam gears
3G lifters
Cometic/SCE head gasket
ARP headstuds

FP3052 or maybe a BB 57 trim of some description ....


I still need a BOV of some description too, not sure if i should just buy dres SSQV or get a Greddy Type R like Tharaka has .... :?

[GSRSOL]

I also love lamp ....

lol!!

anyway first time ive seen your build up from scratch - Well done. loving it!

thanks bud. Its been quite painful ..... :?

but im sure it will be worth it. this is only stage 1 too. Its taken WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too long IMO.

put down to bad organization, not just on my part, and not having proper experience to have had the foresight when it came to knowing what parts would be needed when.

things like small shitty gaskets and the like that had to come from japan :roll:


Dan at Springy motors has started wiring up the SM4 so ill have back very shortly - I mean it this time LOL

[GSRSOL]

if u dont mind me asking what was creatd doin 4 ya?
saw it there last weekend...still there?

brakes, change an engine mount, and SM4 install and tune.

It had been there for over 4 months, and to cut a long story short, I got sick of waiting.

As JSTYLE just mentioned, the car is now Springy motors, sitting silently and seatlessly next to Mr Bazengs car - which funnily enough is also silent and seatless

It will be done very shortly.

My EVO 7 recaros got here today too

Its being wired right next to my car =)

I started wiring my car a few days ago...

It'll be easy since we both have the same ECU's

too bad i cant post pics, i've got a nice shot of our cars sleeping

hahaha, nice one. I need to ask a big favour, it involves the copying of your SM4 manual ..


As for posting pics, i dont understand why you arent seeing the attachmod feature underneath your post window, only in the private area. Ive had a good look through all the forum settings, especially for this section, and theres nothing that would disable that feature exclusively from the rest of the forum .... weird :?

[GSRSOL]

FP3052..........!!!

i think a bolt on 50/60 trim is more attractive, bolts up to all existing hardware - ie dump, cooler piping, manifold etc etc

especially seeing they come with a 38mm internal gate


Seats finally got here, BIG THANKS must go to brisvr4 for helping me out.



im going to go see if i can get them to bolt in tomorrow, along with the E2 door trims.

the trim matches up perfectly!



might swap the bootlids back over too while im at it...

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by the end of the year we should be painted and resembling some form of completion

[GSRSOL]

got me some leads finally,


but the bloody seats dont fit!!! im going to have to do some custom work to get the rails to line up properly :?

you may notice that the standard loom is in the process of being removed also (finally)...

[GSRSOL]

Well, this is what my engine bay looks like at the moment . All the accessory wiring loom has been hidden, including ABS, headlight & reverse light and wiper motor sections. The Autronic loom is underway at the moment. Alternator still needs to be rellocated, and im changing to a JSPEC manual oil filter housing to allow for air to air oil cooling (JSPEC auto VR4s run the same water cooling for the oil filter housing like ASPEC VR4s).



You can see how the headlight loom has been tucked so it now runs behind the guards in these next 2 pics -




a better shot of the TRIKFAB dump pipe





I really hope its ready for this drag day :? :?

[GSRSOL]

Most of the wiring is done, believe it or not...



the TPS and injector loom are still yet to be done. (theyre the only wires you can still see )

Got me a JSPEC tstat controlled oil filter housing, so i can run an external oil cooler. Big thanks to Meek for getting it to me so fast.

Also got some EVO 6 seat rails from NZ, so hopefully wont have to mod them too much to get the EVO 7 recaros to fit up.

I think I may actually see my car running again this week


vicroads day is fast approaching :|

[GSRSOL]

Well Well Well!


After 21 Months my car is finally running again, thanks to Dan @ Springy Motors. It got started up today without any dramas.

Its going on the dyno tomorrow, and I should have it back by the weeks end.

Alternator relocation went smoothly thanks to the JayRacing relocation kit - great bit of gear (thanks Dre )

We had to ditch the sotck oil cooler idea, as the cooler pipes dont allow enough clearance. Luckily the denso Oil cooler I got off ebay matched up perfectly to the existing air con condensor mounts, and thus custom braided lines were made to suit.

Still have some things to do, like install a O2 sensor in the TRIKFAB dump pipe, wire the SM4 up to control the "cyclone" valve in the intake manifold, install the E7 seats, and of course - tune the thing.

But im stoked nonetheless. The wiring job is awesome, to say the least. The earth leads still havent been made up, that was happening today when i was leaving (thats what the jumper leads are for ).


Injector & TPS loom -


Custom alloy bracket holding Ignitor & Autronic Boost control Solenoid (Loom still needs to be terminated & heat shrunk)-


Oil Cooler positioning -


Oil filter housing -


Oil Cooler lines -


Earthing required!! -


The Brain of the operation -

[bazeng]

SHE'S ALIVE!!!!

I was then when it roared into life!
Luckily the motor sounded quite healthy for a jap import!
Lets hope the motor holds up...

Congrats once again.
Dan @ Springy has been working on this thing day/night to get it out before Christmas. The amount of time to do the loom is crazy...

The alternator is now located at the back of the motor, where the air con compressor is usually located, a belt is supplied by jayracing to fit over the waterpump / crank and alternator.

Dan's planning to get flatshift and launch control working on your beast also, it'll be good to see how it goes!

You've made me anxious to get my thing running now!!!
Looks like 2008 will be the year for some VIC cars to come out and play...

[bazeng]

i've been informed that its been on the dyno with a very rough tune, stock boost and made some decent power!

Still to sort out some little things including oil drain leaks (no gasket/sealing washers used), braided fuel line install (previously only cut and hose clamped onto the stock line) etc..

But it looks promising!
The motor seems to sound healthy!

[GSRSOL]

updates coming .....


ive been in NSW for the last 2 weeks,

right now im stealing someones wireless LOL.


ill be back on the weekend.

[GSRSOL]

Still to sort out some little things including oil drain leaks (no gasket/sealing washers used), braided fuel line install (previously only cut and hose clamped onto the stock line) etc..

Yep - thanks to CREATD for those two issues :?


new acquisition -



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I havent spoken to Dan yet (I just got back 5 minutes ago), but there should be some serious progress in the tune department im guessing.

on 14psi, with the cyclone butterflies closed (they are going to be controlled by the SM4, not vacuum anymore), and on 2 year old petrol, it made 155kw atw.