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Matt please mention what power train is planned to go in?? Beams?

After getting bored with building on the house here, attention finally turned back to the TA22. Its been 3-4 months of sorting stuff out, buying, usual things. It has a built R154 now installed, running a w series bellhousing with an adapter plate made by some guy in the Tron, further swiss cheesed by Sheepers to actually fit. Clutch re-built, oil soaked and cracked plates didn't help driveability...Over stroking it the cause. Oil from leaks kind of everywhere. New Tial 44mm gate and HKS EVC 5 boost controller. Boost stability not so good before. The old M&H gate was not leaking, but only a matter of time. Installed a water/meth injection system in the boot alongside remounting battery lower down. Rear LSD given a freshen up, new FD3s discs and callipers installed from the crap Ford Falcon ones before. Chucked some urethane engine mounts, found to be the cause of the intake manifold cracking, too much drivetrain movement...so, welded up the manifold for the 5th time... Have a 5sfe at home now, so will plan the stroker build once the car is warranted again and into some minor car shows and some glorious power skids.... Big thanks to Sheepers for the help with the yucky gbox mission from the custard w55 to the tractor R154. 25kg goes to 54kg. Doof ! Stuck on some GT rear side vents /grilles, the old ones were yellowed from chroming process. Changed the ratio of the clutch and brake so there is less movement and less pressure required. Clutch is perfect 4.5mm stroke now. No doubt a total pig to use as per usual.

Its been a while since I posted here or anywhere. Slacker! No excuses, however, I sure have been spending time on the car and driving the hell out of it. Ive become more relaxed with others driving the car too = wtf right? The car has been until recently a real arse to drive, the clutch action, throttle heaviness, brakes hard to push, vibration through the drivetrain somewhere etc. So kinda stripped the car down for the umpteenth time to do the following; - remove clutch/brake pedal box. increase brake and clutch pedal ratios by lowering the pivot point on the pedal box then raising the brake and clutch pivot hole location on the pedal arms themselves. went from around 1:5 to 1:7.5. This means less force required to push but reduces the movement at the other end (clutch and brake master and slave). made a great difference, certainly recommended. I could have reduced bore size of the clutch master to do the same thing. the brake I couldnt as its a dual circuit mitsi evo type so gave up on that idea. the best outcome is that the bite point of the twin plate quaqrter master clutch is longer (if a few mm of pedal travel is longer...) making it a little easier to set off from standstill. - pulled steel sandwhich plate w55 and replaced with another trademe w55 of the same type. was much quieter for a few hrs before the same whine came from 4th after a few high boost mway efforts. - made a new alternator braket using thicker steel and improved alignment. - re-welded cracks in intake manifold runner yet again (from broken stud in head, drilled out and upped size using threadsert) - replaced every peice of steering joint from ball joint to all tie rods. steering still completely crap, vague, slop etc. - added custom rca to the lower arms/struts. the bump steer still there but greatly reduced. nice mod. bought stock cressida untis but were a little out so took them to a CNC shop in Glenfield to make fit. - full service to everything, oils plugs, filters, diff oil etc. - interior clean using jif on all items - seatbelt died on passenger side. found a guy in penrose who took the old units apart, kept all original bit apart from the tensioner and webbing and put back togther all certed. nice one! did both sides for $250. safety first people... - new 215/40/17 dunlop Z1 star spec semislicks to the front. much better front end feel over the 235 I had before, lighter too. - remounted the driveshaft hoop as was rubbing on the driveshaft when the car had 4 pax inside under boost. - tried some of that decent Nulon oil in the engine, has shown good dyno results over other top syn. oils. check on youtube. Driven 3/4 thousand kms since this work has been done, now taking a break on development until the next phase arrives. Now purchased sitting in the lounge ready to install; - ae86 ps cross member - ae86 ps rack - ae86 ps column - mr-s electric ps pump and steering wheel angle sensor - new chrome trim to rear quater windows - new interior trim parts - better heat sheiling to turbo side - r154 bellhousing off 2wd hilux Ill give it another few weeks and Ill hook into it. Ill get some photos up on the build thread page noted at the top of this thread and lift my game on the reporting side of things. That and would Gull hurry up and get at least one, just one E85 outlet in Auckland (not counting Puke)! A changeover to E85 would be very top of the list !

So ok, heading down the Southwestern this morning and an loud banging from the engine area, first thought it was a big end (oh noooooo), but ended up being W55 gearbox failure, so, if anyone has one sitting around, I have cash and will collect! (Sheepers!?) Doesnt need bellhousing nor shifter, just the core. thanks, great site update too, looks great!

Phew, its been a busy period with work work and with evenings pushing myself to get the TA22 to the next stage of its life. What! You mean legal, it drives beautifully and looks perfect? Sounds impossible, but getting there. After repairing the ex. manifold that was cracked around the T3 flange and collector, the flange then warped, so after it was faced, the wastegate then didnt line up to the 3" SS downpipe. I cut the wastegate flange on the ex manifold off, lowered it a whole 4mm, then Tig'd it up again. Fits like a glove. But what a mission to resolve all that. Touch one thing, then the wash of other issues come flying in. Good time to helicoil the head for the ex studs. I think I did three of them. The ally turns to mush after a while, over torquing the manifold bolts and the heat are culprits. LSD oil changed, looks like it really needed it, the sump magnet having a decent metal afro the size of David Tuas in his prime attached to it. might flush it again later. Access is a bitch, so I made up a long length of hose to a funnel, topping it up for around 30 mins had it done. Seems to run a little quieter now. I gave the front brakes a really good scrub, since the oil line that seperated last time made a hur of a mess, rotors full of lube dont make for friction! The brakes finally are really good, ability to modulate to almost lock on the motorway, tires chirping is too easy now. The interior was in bits for ages so its almost all back in and the carpet install completed. Spent time getting the gear shifter to mount properly, bought some cusco knob from toyota North Shore - good range of TRD/Cusco etc bits in there. I wrote a few reviews of some blah cars for them recently, prius V, Lexus GS etc. They mentioned they were to have an 'informal' launch of the new '86. I Had to get invited! Bummer Toyota NZ management had a fight about its pre-release so it didnt turn up in the end, so neither did I. ID1000cc injectors installed at ST Hitech and dyno'd for the re-freshened lower engine I secretly did sfa kms on prior to full boost runs. Typical me... Not much to report apart from a fair bit quicker onto boost, better cold starting (phew), lovely smooth light throttle transition. Thats a good thing for sure, Soichi and Rueben have done a great job with the car, which took 1.5 days of tuning to get nice. They updated the software in the Link G4 while they were there, and adjusted the temp. factor to actually suit the thermistor/water temp sender, so it reads/calcs correctly. For some reason it was reading 90+C when in fact we heat gun the engine coolant output at 60C. - Minor issues raised, - Boost fluctuation, = replace boost controller with a decent one. Mine is Hpi currently. Go for HKS EVC or sim. - Tuning for 24lb didnt see much more power increase over the 21lb, noting the head flow as the restriction = install step 2 cams 264 intake/272 ex suggested with springs/retainers. - full boost at 4700rpm or so is late for a 2.0 4cyl. Suggest go down in A/R ratio of the 3082r, should see full boost by 3800rpm or so. Plenty more go time to come then! Wof has lapsed, so better get that sorted as the next job. Next garage mission is pulling out the dash and doing some re-wiring. There are a few +ve cables that need beefing up, loose connection etc. While Im there, Ive tested out some decent quality black leather on the glove box, as in recovering. Feels pretty maserati to me! Ill continue with the dash next. The leather is much thinner that normal couch stuff, like 0.8mm, so it good going around corners/gauges etc. I just use bog for the big gapping holes and cracks in the old dash, then ados for the glue. Pretty grunty stuff, on the nose too sheesh. After a test drive with Rueben, he estimates for a skyline R32/33/34 to keep up with this 'ol 1 ton clunker, it'd need 450+ rwkw's. Thats a whole heap of hp/coin! Dyno vid While the TA was out, I spent the time working on the zed installing NOS bits Ive been sniffing around for and stockpiling. Damn its nice to fit new bits on the old dunga. With the TA getting closer to its final form, the zed looks likely to be the majority of the attention. There is a fair bit of re-fabrication work still required, but that depends on the block I use, Rb25,26,27,28,30,31, the wastegate etc. I have a few spares, but they are old and bulky.

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This one is Half rex half sphynx......good garage cat/space rat the other one....sheesh.... Uploaded with ImageShack.us Just when I think it all seems a little ridiculous, I look around the garage.......hmmm.....maybe this is ok after all...... Oh yeah, the EWP, Electric water pumping controller. An early rather epic fail at an attempt to replicate a mechanical water pump in the radiator cooling circuit as opposed to the engine coolant circuit. hmmmmm. Water temp spikes hello! Since replaced with a mech pump and stock ST215 thermo = Lovely. The old system (Davies EWP etc) still pushed a bearing in a cut down mech water pump anyway via the cambelt, very little hp gained if any, (not like Nissan Rb's, which have the external auxiliary belt running the water pump and alternator, not cambelt). It didnt run a thermostat, so water temp control was more or less non existant. fail. Meh. Plenty of old designs to mop up from the old owner. As you can see, its on going, mine also.

These pics were approx 12 months ago. By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-22 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-27 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-27 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-27 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-27 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-27 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-27 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-27 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-27 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-27 right f&*k this Im off for a wine with the ladies

Thanks, The Celica has been the 'daily' over the Zed. Didnt really turn out that way. All I picked up was another car that needs heaps of work. Just a bit less than the 240zg. A lot less. $ wise I do not tally this figure, as it would steer me off course with guilt, shame etc. Yuck. It does help that its far lower than its older brother tho. Matters outstanding to this TA22 in my view; - Power up to circa 600hp flywheel - modded R154 gearbox install for tight shifts (w55 struggles) - AE86 PS rack/column/modded cross member (soft wide tires, small tiller = hell) - IRS (Chaser w/LSD) - body mods of 17x10 & 17x12 wheels and wide style ZG flares (as per my zed) = sorted! = mmm another $20k ++? Ill get back to my work then.....

Cheers Glenn, 2012 eh, gotta love it.

Since Im just smashing photos up, they are not in any order. Apart from 'why the fark did he put red carpet in'.... You may think you are seeing pictures twice, but no. Thats engine no.2 with little end rod failure in cyl.1, first engine was cyl.3 little end. This occured from chasing a cbr1000rr from Kopu to Hot water beach turn off on a 30deg day, no engine mercy type dash high boost on wrecker engine. Second occured while stepping off clutch at high rpm at 100km/hr to light wheels on m'way. Another no engine mercy effort. Boom. Fire no2! Pity I didnt refill the extinguisher the first time! A good waste of beer trying to put it out. Didnt work as it was oil on ex wrap that caused it. A whipping of an oily rag sure did tho. Back to the garage for a built forged jobby then. Getting bored of pulling engines, I just want to drive it now... Spot the odd one out, build link now listed in signature. By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20

Assembled ready for wiring! Just scored decent contract with Ports of Auckland this afternoon, so perhaps the first invoice will be presented to the Auto Electrician!

Starter motor pinion not aligned hence the clinker clinker noise. SOrted

Discussion here, viewtopic.php?f=18&t=34417&p=864487#p864487 Since I tend to spend most of my free time playing with cars I thought better to get something up on the screen. I bought this car from Simon in Pamly maybe 18 months ago. Its had several rebuilds of the car since then. 2 turbo swaps (Mitsi T67 (too laggy), then PT76 (too huge), then GT3082r (seems nice)) 3 engines (2 wrecker engines unopened, now built forged engine) twin plate clutch Interior rebuild etc,etc Most of the car actually! TA22 Spec List – GAIJIN 1975 Australian Assembled TA22 Front End Toyota Cressida LX80 struts and hubs, shortened. Mitsi Evolution 6-8 callipers, rebuilt, new seals and paint, decals. Misti Ev0 6-8 DBA 5000 floating rotors, black hat Hawk Carbon ceramic race pads SS Certified brake lines front, DOT 5 fluid Toyota Cressida lower arms lengthened and strengthened to TRD specs. Nolathane bushes Custom swaybar Custom top hats, camber and castor adjustable Koni yellow strut inserts, adjustable, Porsche 944 spec. 400lb with 65ID keeper springs Adapter plates 4-5 stud conversion KE60 brake booster checked vacuum, evo master cyl ¾” 17” alloys, 215/45/17 Semi slick soft tires Standard steering setup TA22 Rear End Toyota hilux LSD, shortened resplined axles, diff head re-shimmed, new crusher tube installed Adapter plates 4-5 stud Ford Falcon disc brakes and callipers. Cable handbrake Standard 4 link rear end, Cro-mo rose joints Coil over rear end 250lb springs and 65ID keeper springs Carrera shocks with medium compression and rebound 17” alloys, 235/40/17 Road soft tires Custom driveshaft Drivetrain ST215 3sgte Caldina Rebuilt Taylor Automotive November 2010 Eagle rods, Wiseco forged pistons, coated skirts, stock 86mm bore. ARP head studs, rod studs. Engine balanced to new QM twin clutch Stock head cleaned checked, stock cams, springs Stock water pump and stock thermo Volvo equivalent 2 core radiator, new Vercoe Radiators Dec 2010. Custom intercooler and 3” pipework Toyota Levin K&N air filter, cleaned with K&N products Custom SS Airbox and cold air feed Injector Dynamics 1000cc injectors 14mm bottom/11mm top Sard fuel pressure reg Dash10 SS braided fuel lines Bosch Motorsport 600hp fuel pump Custom surge tank Nissan primer pickup pump Garrett GT3082R BB turbo NEW Dash4 SS Braided oil lines and quality turbo prefilter Aeroquip fittings throughout, water lines to stock water/oil cooler Custom SS ex manifold, 4 ex runner wastegate feed Full stainless 3” exhaust with masterflow rear muffler. Plumbed in wastegate 40mm Custom tappet cover cut and welded Oil filter ST215 3sgte small Always uses 98RON fuel. Tuned to suit this. Oil cooler and lines to front Custom plenum and 80mm APET dual return spring TB Nissan skyline ICV and lines Link G4 ECU W55 rebuilt 2010 Standard 3s rwd bellhousing and starter motor (new Dec 2010) New standard cambelt Dec 2010 NEW quartermaster 7.25” twin plate rallyspec (0.25” plates) clutch Large atmo vented BOV Thermal intake manifold spacer/gasket Two boost settings, 18lb and 13lb 340RWKW and 280RWKW warm up tune - pre head work. 272 Cams, retainers/springs and ID1000 injectors should see 380rwkw+ with some more boost. Have parts ready for fitment/tune. 1020kg wet WOF/REGO/Certified TA22 Interior and misc. Standard interior Recovered dash, black vinyl Recovered centre console, black quality suede Recovered rear trunk panel and rear side covers, quality white leather Firewall to trunk, dynamat covered extensively. Rear mounted battery Stereo cabled for front 6.5” components, rear 6x9’s, two amps and 12” boxed sub Nardo 320mm diameter black leather suede steering wheel Metal weighted shifter Rebuilt front & rear window mechs, new bushings. Delocked, solenoids and central locking AVS 4 star alarm and immobiliser New top quality black moulded carpet throughout, dynamited floors and transmission tunnel New door rubbers, window rubbers (NOS, OEM rubbers used) SS JDM fender mirrors New Clear lensed front indicators Rechromed everything, bumpers, wipers etc. New window squeegies (Sit perpendicular each side of front and rear windows) Gloss Black repaint 2009 When I collected the car: (Had a T67 running 18lb = laggy) Since then; Its now as per the spec list at the top Looks the same, goes better. By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20 By gaijins30 at 2012-06-20