Jeffs_Emporium

I see my van came out with 3 and 4 pack leafs, may grab a 4 pack from a van that's at pickapart currently. Other question I have is related to this bar that goes between the B pillars behind seats, some vans have it some don't. I would like to remove it. I assume it's purely there for the hinging of the passenger and middle seat combo as the bucket seat models don't have it?

I had my leaf springs reset by A.Auckland leaf spring repairs however I've noticed when in van and back on ground they become inverted. Is this an issue? Do the same 40mm droop rules apply to a van that often has 250kg extra in the rear also?

Have had a bit of a breakthrough with the supercharger kit this week. After I posted the above on Instagram with a 1ggte hash tag I went on a bit of a search and found and old post of someone with the same kit. I sent the fella a message asking if it was complete and if he had had it running. Kyle then told me he had purchased the kit 20 years ago but it was missing the actual supercharger, if I needed part or all of his kit to throw him an offer. He has the correct f-con and is sending it my way Toyota Plug 3 ROM number D137 This screen shot it from a 1993 onwards brochure where they had changed from D ROM to E ROM and changed the pressure sensor. I have confirmed the pressure sensor I have here is to suit the FC3 PCB from the article below. I didn't actually expect to be able to find this ecu and still can't believe it, I can't imagine there are very many of these kits out there. To have cut out the cost for going with a full rewire and link ecu is amazing

Full Hks Barry mode

Adding to the catalogue in my garage I've found this pretty epic twin charge build in an old carboy magazine

Thread is just turning into assorted magazine articles at this point... My kit is posted on the bottom right and is showing it originally came with an intercooler. The thing is the supercharger is directly bolted to intake manifold which is directly bolted to the engine so how??? I also purchased a unidentified hks F-con Pfc from yahoo just to see what exactly they are

turquoise in place of the red in the centres is on the cards for sure

I usually go through quite a few wheels before settling on something but these will be something I will keep and a bit of a long term project to eventually end up on the van. 13x6j 1983 Yokohama B.R.X (Boy Racer eXciting) BR-1 As you can see the condition is pretty poor with some really bad pitting on the centres. Pine engineering will be on refurb duties along with potentially widening the pair with dinged front lips. A bit torn as the 14s look the right size and are practical and don't need a huge sidewall for ground clearance so it's likely they will remain for daily duties with the refurbished 13s for collecting various building awards. That brings us pretty much up to date. My original plan was to collect all the bits and swap engine and gearbox at same time but I think after seeing how involved the gearbox swap and converting to hydraulic clutch will be I will undertake that first so the project isn't too overwhelming. The kr42 which use a 7k and g52 seem to pop up at pickapart quite often so will snag a bellhousing and clutch fork from that to get me hooked up for the mean time Can anyone on here comment on use of the nz made hyperpak setup to control spark for the 4age? They seem to be the preferred method than the 4k distributor adapter.

All of the spares have been sold already sorry

Which townace model do you have? Admittedly it is all theory untill I actually pull the 5k and try fit it but I have seen photos of them fitted. The hardest part at the moment is biting the bullet on the $850 niteparts bellhousing to mate the g52 to the 4age

I use this van every day for my small residential building company so when I saw this plate pop up I felt it fitted perfectly. We carry everything you need to build a house in this box and somehow it all fits like some weird game of tetris at the end of each day

I picked up a set of Impul Pro mesh in 14x6.5 which had the centres blasted and painted and new stainless fasteners with some 185/60/14s fitted. Auckland leaf spring repairs reset the rear springs for a 3" drop and front torsions re-indexed to suit

Since I had all of my money set aside for an engine and some returned I decided to use that for upgrades. I located a pair of unused weber dcoe40, a twin carb manifold, a Sq engineering rear water outlet (heater core in van isn't currently connected so wanted the option to block off untill I source another) and an alternator relocation bracket which puts it on same side as the 5k to utilize the factory wiring

3050rpm is not very much for a little 5k on the motorway but it's future proofing for smaller tyres and an engine swap with a bit more torque. I found a package on trademe for a 16V bigport 4age that came with some extras (a van load) I could sell off to get some of my funds back The more I looked through everything once it was home the better it got, the t50 saw me 80% reimbursed within and hour of listing. Then there was 4agze coil packs and CAS, two spare heads, two spare blocks, multiple looms and ecu. Best of all it has also been predominantly rwd converted already for use in a kp60 (has some kp60 custom engine mounts already attached which I'm thinking may work?) Further inspection of the engine it has a new cambelt and rwd waterpump, new frost plugs, a MLS headgasket and taking off the cam covers shows me it hasn't been started since having this work done.

Changing from the L40 to g52 will also require hydraulic clutch conversion, shorter driveshaft and a different gearbox crossmember which I've been lucky enough to peice together from a ym36 and cm36 at pickapart. it also requires a lot/all of the dash out to change the brake reservoir to the one pictured with extra provision for the clutch master cylinder

First on the job list was to make it be able to sit on 100 km/h without boiling over so I located a 3.9 ratio E series replacement. From research only the high spec diesel and diesel turbo and the ym30/40g come with a tachometer in the dash (ive yet to see one in nz) so I've had to use an online calculator on blocklayer.com to see what's going on. At 100km/h with the 165/80/13 and 4.6 ratio it was doing 4100rpm... Changing to 3.9 sees it reduced to 3470rpm. I've also acquired a rebuilt g52 column shift 5 speed which will drop it down to 3050rpm

For over two years I have lusted after this van. Previous owner had cooked it and didn't ever show up for repair bill (4 speed gearbox, 4.6 diff ratio, no overflow/recovery fitted from factory) Luckily the mechanic put the registration on hold when he saw it was about to lapse. In September 2020 I was finally able to secure it. 160,000kms, 5k engine, L40 4 speed column shift.

Have been collecting some more hks bits and bobs. 3rd generation 1987-1989 turbo timer and the evc1 boost controller along with April 1985 hks power catalogue.

Today I got a new mind reading tag thing so the government knows what I had for dinner on Wednesday

My certification guy has disappeared from face of planet it seems. I have had inspection done and fixed everything on list and awaiting recheck for 8 weeks (understand holiday period and they are busy people being a small business owner myself) I assume recheck with someone else would mean re inspection and the $700 odd fee paying again? I don't wish to name as I see no merit in it, I am completely happy with the process other than this hurdle and I would just like my car certified.

@Barnz.NZ had a batch of leather shifter boots made up, much nicer than the poorly fitting rubber accordion that's been in place for 2 years Have been driving this every chance I get, still doesn't feel real being able to its been that long. Planning to find another 1gge long block to assemble the supercharger on a stand to set everything up 100%. Have been trawling Google to find any more photos or specs or anything for the kit, have ordered a couple of Japanese 'Carboy' magazines from YAJ that have a few gems inside. There is temptation to twin charge with the hks single turbo manifold that often pop up (currently a NOS one being sold locally) Must refrain.

Very near the slowest time of day? Definitely blaming the 3.73 ratio diff. Heaps of fun, didn't break anything (certainly not any speed records) shaved a second off my first go and a really good reference point for when the supercharger kit eventually makes it on

GOING DRAG RACING THIS WEEKEND

Fresh 035 white paint. Just been peeling the shitty old tape off side moldings before they go back on.

Picked up some greasy 14x7 turbos with huuuuge 195/70/14 for certification. Two seem to have the shank washer seat drilled deeper so that when I tightened the nut it was bottoming out on thread before wheel was properly seated against hub. Hopefully double washers are OK...