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Fuck thats fantastic! Can't wait to see it on the road!

Next part is the head and this was actually started years ago from a stock 16v small port - so long ago that from memory it has G4A 01 stamped on it. The head retains standard size valves but has had a few other mods care of the 4age guru @kpr KPR broke out the dremel and applied some of his porting skills: Originally I was going to use the HKS cams that are in the original 86 engine, but decided to put my big boy pants on so Kelfords made a dent in my bank balance by supplying bump sticks and a few other bits: And this made me laugh Basically its a version of KPR's Hilux engine with vvti which should make the cams managable. Anyway, ages back I smoothed off a set of cam covers (photos ^ there somewhere in an earlier post) so got onto finishing them by welding on some AN fittings and then fitting a set of my breather plates (which I now sell if anyone is interested). These then went off to powdercoating. A TRD gasket was added to the mix: And then everything assembled: There's still a bit more to go but its taking shape.

Congrats! Its pretty good mph for the time - probably a low 14 even maybe a 13 in it.

Pretty awesome power! Building something like this is on my bucket list. Awesome work!

Looks like hasn't logged in since 2019 - bummer, really wanted to see this thing back in action too!

A mate of mine custom made an old style engine cover for his modern engine with period correct old style paint and graphics. At first glance you think cool old engine, but then on second look you realise the truth.

Haven't touched it yet, its just gathering dust in the corner of the workshop but will machine the bellhousing and the adapter ring at some point so will look at it properly at the time.

So, yeah, when I said GTX2867 I actually meant G25... Which does mean the Starlet will get an upgrade sooner rather than later. At the moment the 86 still has the T50 in it but I have a J160 ready to go but will worry about all that once its actually on the road.

Me too! If KPR's Hilux is anything to go by it should be fun especially in a light car. Ive got a GTX2867 series 2 turbo sitting on the shelf which is the next size up from whats on the Hilux. I havent quite decided if it will make it onto the 86 or upgrade to the starlet then buy something else. It will depend a bit on the budget at the time I guess.

Yep! More on that to follow

Well, Ive done exactly nothing with 86 in well over a year, but life has been pretty full on so it only seems like a few months. The car itself is still under its cover, but things have been ticking away in the background on a new engine for it. Sooo I can't actually remember if it was peer pressure from @kpr or from me peer pressuring him (probably this option), but a couple of years ago the idea of a building a dream engine was born. From memory the now somewhat famous Garage4age Turd short stroke engine was being punished to all the rpm on the dyno with great results, so the new build is based on that concept but with a hair dryer bolted to the side for max rpm and max boost lols. Base of the recipe was a 7a block so found one eventually: This was stripped down and pistons, rods and crank etc were junked: A brand new crank from Toyota made its way into the mix: Along with some 81.5mm 9.0:1 Carillo forged pistons: Some custom length Garage4age designed rods: All the usual ARP bolts etc were aquired, and a MPR crank girdle, and this went off to the machine shop where it sat in a corner for a year or so. The block was washed and resufaced, torque plate honed and bored, the tops of the main bearing caps were machined, the MRP never again girdle was remachined as it wasn't flat which was a major piss off, refaced sump surface, bored main bearing tunnels, rewashed, everything was balanced and polished etc. Here it is being picked up: New oil pump which got Toda gears, some relief porting and matching to the 7a block: KPR then applied his wizardry and put the whole thing together using ARP main studs, ACL race main bearings, King XP big end brearings, the balanced rods and pistions which were skimmed to 0 deck, SS works oil pickup, oil restrictor mod in head feed, and a TRD 0.8mm headgasket. So thats the bottom end done and I can't thank KPR enough for all his r&d and time put into this engine. The head is next level again and I will post on this soon as its actually 99% done bar a few small things. Till next time...

Can you lay the engine over and take a photo of the sump? Shouldnt be hard to recut a flange then fab a new sump as required? Or make an adapter for a differnt front sump pan like @Roman did?

All was going well, untill it wasn't... @kpr to the rescue - one 20v towing another... With the tune 99% done oil pressure started to leave the chat so the pin was pulled before the thing grenaded. Im not surprised and not all that worried, will drop its pants at sometime soon and see whats surprises lurk within but I suspect a bearing is a bit sad. Ive got a couple of spare cranks but am looking around for a donor bottom end to throw in so I can get back on the road for a wof - if anyone out there has something let me know! Or may sell it as is if someone was interested. Being the worst 4age made it didnt quite crack the 100kw mark but it sure made good noises! But sadly that ends the chances of making OS drags for another year. Good news though is that the new engine for the 86 is coming along nicely so am aiming to have that car running by the end of summer!

Just minor bits and pieces to make it tidy - its not bad as is but I tend to get a bit carried away. Then it might be for sale after that.

Haha nah not on this thing - no amount of beer will make it ok for him to work on a silvertop 20v Its got a stainless 2.5inch system feed by factory headers which have the factory squish - Ive been trying to convince him to grovel under the car but I'll likely end up doing it