MESDUP

picked this up a few months back

5m-ge w55 box

picked it up for a pretty reasonable price, was an auto but been converted, interior is grey leather with reclineable buckets.

sitting on 16" 5 spokes and adjustable suspension.

dont really know what my direction is but hoping someone will start a discussion thread and show me the potential it has, as it is , it is an awesome car to drive . ive thrown it around a bit and i like how it feels, and thats with the open wheeler (have a spare locker sitting aside)

can get it spinning 3rd with ease.

anyways your interest will be greatly appreciated

ahh so... you know how projects go , all systems go as soon as the new toy reaches your shed , well two and half ish years later the enthusiasm has tapered off somewhat but the project is still here.

mesdup

So heres the bumper, coated in odourless fish oil (which actually stinks and is hard to get rid of the smell out of your hands) and mounts powder coated, still got to get the coach bolts chromed

Before:

After:

Im looking into getting some of these in 15x10s and getting the factory bolt on flairs also, maybe 15x8 up front and 10s on the rear, Trucks been lowered and ive just ordered some monroe shocks that a re 50mm shorter than the factory ones.

Also will post up a couple of vids out and about in it as soon as they are uploaded

So got the boot painted, pics are pretty shitty, looks better with a bit of natural light on it

also sent surge tank off to get pollished.

also sent rear bumper away to get all the dings taken out of it and re chromed ($590 later ) and bumper mounts are getting powder coated also

Decided i should get a new daily runner to hold onto for a while, something that would be able to tow my 323 around the country side.

1990 Toyota surf

1UZ FE 4.0 V8

celsior auto box

LSD rear end, RWD only

Came with standard sur exhaust from the gbox back so put in a 2.5 inch and a muffler to let it breath a bit better

also put 5 percent tints allround and 35s on the front windows

and chucked in i pioneer mp3 hedunit, tarantula 6.5" speakers, alpine 6x9s, 2 1300w sony explodes and an explode amp and panasonic 1000w amp also

Just gona put the side running boards back on and find a tow bar,rear bumper and nudge bar to put it back to factory spec.

Also wil chuck some redline oil in the rear to help it twin spin a bit better!

Hey bro, got boot painted and my surge tank and CAS got polished which are being brought back to me today, got engine, gearbox and bumper mounts powder coated along with my sparewheel cover, was ment to put my new discs back on but lost a wheel bearing for the front so have to wait til next week to get another.

Also plates have been painted and dropped back off to our engine builder, so yeah thats about all i have done recently.

Just bought a 1UZ hilux surf so just spent all my cash on tints sounds and exhaust for it so am a bit broke, got it for a good price and thought it was about time to get my own tow vehicle

Nearly finished suspension set up, just waiting on new front discs to be modded to fit then can sit it back on the ground finally

A little update,

just spent another $800 on chroming, did a pretty good job tho brings out every imperfection.

One of my tail light surrounds was rust pitted and had bubbled through so they repaired and chromed it which all up only cost $115

floor has been done with bedliner paint (same as what you do your ute deck with) as im not going to carpet it.

also purchased a new steering wheel that sits 100mm out than most which is good as my news sat in the way of the old one

still finishing my steering off, new idler arm,ball joints, tie rod inner/outer.

just waiting on struts to get painted and tie rod thread to be made

Yeah true that. Spending lots once is better than getting shit stuff and having it break twice! Will be back the week before my wedding to sort shit out. This time will actually come have a beer!

Gaz

you bloody better, congrats to you and Jut anyways

yeah not too bad a price, is the same package as what most of the guys that shop at green bros use.

hey gaz atleast this time round i have replaced the wheel studs before they get a chance to fail on me, plus i dont wana break anything cos i dont wana spend the same kinda cash buying stuff i have already bought

10ib Billet Flywheel $450

Billet HD pressure plate $540

5 puk ceramic plate $300

So $1290 all up

Coming along nicely, how much did your clutch setup cost? Because Im gonna have to run something very similar with the whole 13bt to w58?

whole set up came from green bros in tauranga , somewhere around the $1100 mark i think, i will go through my receipts and see what actual costs were

$267

that clutch is guna be nasty to drive with a pp

Tell me about it, anyone know of any reasonable chromers in the b.o.p/waikato region?

hah hopefully wont be too bad, being injected they are a bit easier to drive

A few more recent purchases

custom made Camber tops for $300

sent these away to get chromed....$267 dollars later

dunno if i will bother getting anything else done

currently sanding the floor

engine bay primed but still going fix a few things yet

10 pound billet flywheel, billet 1 ton pressure plate and 5 puk clutch

havnt done too much lately, picked up a few little things like new tie rod ends and some grey/green etch primer.

Decided to shout myself an early xmas present and got a set of these

15x7 and 15x8 simmons b45s

listen to you bunch of winging cunts, "oh the p/plates are gay" "oh the wheels are all the same" boo fucking hoo.

Why you bag on Rotaries so much?

My mates freshly vinned series 4 capella

My mates 808 ex ILUSIV

My flatmates cosmo, 3 different colours for last 3 summerdrags this colour is "calf shit green", he won burnout comp at the last one and this one

some other shots

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listin ... er=2669944

the one he has listed is a different one, as you exchange your shifter for one of his but he will more than likely relist the one i bought

todays purchase!

Short shifter kit @ $250

That now bumps up the cost of my complete gearbox to $2050

heres a little spiel about them:

Brand New short shifter to suit all the Celica and Supra W series gearboxes, W50, W55, W57, W58, W59 and R154 RWD models. Will suit both the steel case and aluminum models. This new short shifter reduces the movement of the gear lever by at least 50% both forward and back and from side to side allowing a quicker more positive shift right through the range.

Unit Comprises

New Hard chrome shift lever (shortened 50mm with original thread)

New CNC machined high tensile aluminum housing

New CNC machined 4340 high tensile steel pivot

New shifter seat bush

New Ball seal

New stainless steel bolts

Written 12 month warranty on materials and workmanship

no pics of engine yet, hopefully have it put together by end of the year as i have everything for it,

just concentrating on panel and paint for the moment.

No plans to cage it yet as it should be sweet for a few seasons without one until i trade the pp in for something turbo.

hopefully i can keep a steady stream of progress photos coming as i dont want to sit on the car for ages and lose interest

puchased a pair of 675cc & 960cc injectors to replace the 4 550cc ones that i have

Finally got my rotating assembly up to auckland balancers

Decided that scotching the engine bay wasnt enough so spent a few hours in there with a festo sander

picked up a set of M&H slicks, originally off the 323 so perfect fit

Tyres are 235/60/14 and rims are 14x6

also autometer sport comp oil pressure, temp, water temp and tacho with memory setting

also picked up a locked hilux diff with the perfect ratio to match the box

this is the exact same package that was used to get this car running a 12.1 so crossed fingers i can keep up with those times

just having a read, wow you bought rx3 box for $400 thought rotor boxs would be worth alot more, cars looking good

The strongest, later model boxes go for only $500

Looks awesome man... it shares its garage with some more mazda awesomness too I noticed

yeah, i thought it was a high price since i only needed the bell housing off it, hah yeah 7 all up

Coming along fast as Phil.

Love how the gaurds bolt off so easy.. Damn ford welded on things!!

yeah, so so. paint will take a while tho.

its taken me weeks just to get the front end lookin like that cos im far too busy.

hah yeah one was welded on tho cos a bolt had snapped off