jerome266

Slowly getting there
Clutch is in
Gearbox is in
Aluminum radiator is in
Most parts painted are back together
Changed timing belt to gates racing
Reset cams

Few pics on what engine bay is looking like atm
Not best quality pics
But you get the idea

All colour coded
RICE factor 100% lol

So ive got the car back from Mo
He pullled motor apart
Took head off sent it to Yattala Headworkx
Rebuilt ported and polished ... 2k later got it back lol
He's put everything back together
Ive upgraded the cams cam gears springs n retainers etc
Bought his old manifold with ext WG
Got Kinugawa 20g bolted on to it
Driven it twice
Still no rego or rwc
Had to get permit to drive it
Clutch was on it's way out so took it to a mate
Dropped gearbox put new Spec 1 in along with fidanza fly wheel
Decided to clean the box and freshen up engine bay while we were at it
Also got one of the full engine bay bolt kits so replacing all them
1600cc injectors are on their way from US
Ecmlink ecu is here waiting
Once everything's done put back together
Hopefully injectors be here and will have rwc n rego
Ready to tune

Long time coming but getting close now
Still amazed how good condition paint n body is in after I got it back
Love that colour

Watch this space

Just like to thank Mo again for all his work and putting up with me for so long lol
Also Lawrence Thompson for finding the car in Mackay for me
And my mate Brodie for adding the finishing touches and helping me add more RICE FACTOR lol

TD05 20g KInugawa 3" anti surge

MHI steampipe manifold with ext WG ( heat wrapped )

38mm Wastegate

3" split front pipe to exhaust 

 

Bolt on upgrade

$1100

 

VR4 ECU socketed with chip $150

KInugawa adj actuator still brand new $80

 

open to offers

shipping at buyers expense

 

selling to fund upgrade

located Brisbane

 

Change of plans
Had a bit of bad luck with the forged engine

Have had to go with fixing the original
Mo pulled the head off
Had some gunk sealent shit on the piston
And a piece of paper gasket stuck in there
He stripped the head and is currently getting
Rebuilt with all new guides stem seals valves etc
Plus some porting n polishing work

Hoping to have it back next week

I've been at working away so Mo has been taking care of everything
Running round for me lol
Thx man appreciate it

Still a lot to do

Quick update

Motor was fkd
Zero compression in one cylinder

Found a forged motor
Currently awaiting transplant
Picking up a few other goodies while it's there
It's a one stop upgrade shop ... thx man
You no who you are

Hopefully will see some road action in the next couple weeks

long time coming
CANT WAIT

http://www.gumtree.c...urbo/1058207935

FINALLY 

got the car down from Mackay

got to see it up close in real time

for the first time in almost 3 years

WAS FILTHY lol

still looked the part tho 

Few paint chips n scratches

General wear n tear i guess

Nothing someone named KILLA cant fix

 

Saw it for all of 20 min 

before it was on its way again 

to an undisclosed secret location

for further upgrades

 

Much thx to that person   for helping me out 

in a time of need !!!

 

Looking forward to the coming months 

Great to have it back in the family

Have to say it did feel a bit emotional 

Even gave it a rinse cleaned it out best i could

with the time i had ... just to let her know

i was back to look after her .

 

Is there a hotline for this kind of problem 

and am i alone 

 

PLANS ... Get it back on the road 

You did yours all yourself bro, but I know what you mean, its part of the family. 

Alot of hours involved.

 

Luckily i was the one standing back admiring Carls work haha

But i was the madness he was the method 

i said "i rekon an evo 3 front bar would look mean "

so i bought one he chopped it up and made it fit 

 

Its as much his as it is mine

NOw time to finish it off 

holy shit i cant believe the condition its still in thank fuck for that , welldone on getting it back

yea man looks exactly the same as it did when it was sitting in my garage

 

 

Nice! its good to have it back in the family... 

thx J yes it does feel good ... sentimental value thats for sure

Well FINALLY can say its come back to me 

Alot of behind the scenes negotiating

thought i had it then he didnt want to sell it

of course i had to offer more money

BUT im glad im getting in back !!!

 

Most of you know i sold it before i moved to Thailand

took me a year to find it

 

this is what it looks like now

the same as it id when it was in my garage

 

only done 3000km in almost 3 yrs lol

 

Just read this post again what a journey it was ... dam it looked great
Sold it a few years back when i left for thailand
Now back in Aus

Anyone ever seen it round or know who has it ???
Would love to have it back

These might be a little easier to see!

Thx Dre ... appreciate it

WHOS NEXT ???
I vote BAZENG or BRISVR4

Go the VR4s

That shite really is one of my pet hates
Bare in mind its only going to cost him around the shipping rate for one item $65
to ship all the bits everyone wants...so hes making $700us just on shipping
thats akin to me asking 40 buks to post a letter to Brisbane or
someone selling a set of Tarmacs for 3k when you no they got them for 600
Id never bag someone for wanting to make a profit but you have to draw the line somewhere
...but hey thats just me
I guess its up to the individual

I have a chopped front bar hanging in the shed wont be needing it now with having a genuine bar do you know how many times that bar has hit things lol. Get used to it or ya could just wrapp her in cotton wool and not drive her

Im gona have to get coilovers ... thats the only way to really prevent it happening TOO MUCH id be pissed if it happened again

Quick update:
slowly sorting out the sunroof
wipers are back on
sideskirts are in place
looking into getting the hood lining recovered