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OMG that is sooooo cute!

Nah man, further up in your log, where u said when the second turbo came on it was awesome? In the background on the right, chaser and on the right another white car on stands?

Hey Ryan, was looking through your build thread, and saw a pic of a GX81 Chaser in the back ground of one of the pictures? Was it this one? The one with the rediculously large exhaust?

I'll look into that, try and find one when the time comes. Dylan said he could mod what I have now which fits perfectly in there. it's not really the width but the height. It's about 8 inches high. But about 20 long. And hellraizer, that intercooler looks sooo fugly. Because the cooler is at the front of the car, really visible, I kinda wanna keep it nice... :s

Yea, it's been mentioned before. We can't find an intercooler small enough with inlet and outlet same side, so we are going to mod the current VR4 one in there. That is most likely the first performance orientated upgrade along with intake/filter piping after the warrant.

Rad, Yea the guy there Dylan does alot of mobile installs and only just moved in too, so the sign went up on like Saturday. You work at the place that Mr Whippy goes in all the time or the place next to that? I was kinda sketchin that you be running out and chase me down the road for taking some sneaky photos

Haha, Working on my own car! We are next to the Asian workshop that does Warrants. At Car Tech security and installation. Spied you on Monday, but didn't have a camera on me, Haha. Didn't even notice the 2j was even there, had a double take when I was driving past on Monday.

I'll see how it goes filling up the radiator tomorrow as I had to run out before I had a chance. Kinda over spending money on this thing, just wanna get a warrant and go from making life easier/improving from there. hahaha. Good idea though.

Mmmmmmmmmm........ wut? FOUND YOU!!!!!!

Okay, soooo maybe these pictures won't make up for previous pictureless updates but I did get some until the camera ran outa room Sump was off so took some photos! NO SUMP! DIRTY great big sump put back on: See the top pipe in blue? The temp gauge sender s on the side to clear the bonnet, how ever, you can turn it so it is vertical to fill up Meaning n o more bubbles up there YAY!!! Was going to get in and take a video of it driving and to see if any more leaks appear, but ran outta time as I had to get to a band practice O well, next day is Thursday as Dylan isn't free tomorrow. Yay, I want a warrant this weekend!!!!

Hey, Looking at my engine mounts in my hunter compared to one with a stock engine, it looks like it was relatively simple to stick in another 4 banger. The 2tgeu (same mounts as a 4age I think) mounts really nicely in.

Yay, another pictureless update, keep forgetting to take my camera and since my phone was stolen I can't even supply low quality goodness. Anyway, today was a good day: Wired up the water temp gauge properly, then took for a quick test spin after I had fixed a little oil leak (Thread tape ftw!) ANd IT DIDN't OVERHEAT! I am soo happy, No water overheating, everything worked, took it for a kane, and everything looks good, Charger is boosting BOV it blowing. YAY! Get back and oil is leaking like a mofo! Argh..... Took out the intercooler, intake piping, radiator so I can attack the problems. Sump is off, cleaned and ready to go back after I take of the front cover and do the main front seal. Cam chain ftw, don't have to much about with marking shit and worry about timing. So tomorrow I AM TAKING MY CAMERA! And will get sum pics, and get it back together with no leaks please and take for another spin. THen onto lights and warrent, found all the light plugs, so shouldn't be too long before she's legal

Yea, I though of jacking the car up so the radiator was highest when filling, but now it's seems fine Gotta fix one little leak from the radiator bung with some thread tape and then take it for a drive and watch the water temp meter very closely. hahaha, atleast radiator and blower is working now.

So wait, did I fix it? Just checking haha as I might be taking it out for a drive now that the charger and radiator fan is hooked up. I also bled it so that it was full.

I understand what you are saying. But, That is the full point now. Once filled, screw in the water temp sensor. I don't understand as it is now the filling point? It is sealed at the radiator cap... If you saying there is always air in the system then how does it matter if the fill is the highest point? If it was flat, then the pipe of the block would be the highest... Even worse!

Pictureless update! YAY... I keep forgetting to take my camera out..... Radiator fan is fixed and wired in. Supercharger is now wired up, car runs alot nicer now, starts up first go etc etc. Sounded freakin mean. But then ran outta time... So fixing on the ground for the temp sender then take for a test drive to see how hot it gets. YAY, it's coming along.

I stuck a bolt and nut on it, welded it on it, for the sensor of the new water gauge, also means I can fill it up from there, so yes, top pipe is now the new fill (or top up to be full) inlet. yay. When I get out there next I'm checking the radiator fan/replacing it.

Was out there today, Fitted a new water guage. But didn't have time to test. The water pump is sweet, and radiator is sweet, however, the radiator fan is not... Fix that next time I am out there.

Everything on the ECU is plugged into where it should go. Not detonation and the blower belt is slipping and putting out a whopping 0psi! Or because I havent checked that it is hooked up electrically. So may not even be engaging the clutch on it. I'm pretty sure it is that top pipe so that is the job for tomoz morning (possibly) Not driving it again till it is solved. And I'm sticking a large bottle in the overflow to see what is happening. Will update tomorrow.

Hey, we got an overflow bottle and filled it half way, then started it and it sucked the water in to fill the gap. When we arrived back, there was some leakage from a pipe I didn't stick on properly. But we will put a bolt in that pipe so we can fill it up form there. Just needa find out why it heated up really hot. Might be water pump or thermostat. Taking the thermostat out tomorrow morning. Go from there. Also going to hook up a water temp meter and take it for a drive again and see wat happens.

Took her out for a whirl today, sealed up that gasket leak on the piping, flushed everything with a hose to get the rust out, filled her up and started her. No leaks, yay! Up and down the road, sounds freakin' mean, then got very very hot..... New problems found: Possible water pump fail, or thermostat (Please be the thermostat!) Supercharger pully is slipping like CRAZY! SO no boost at all. Brakes are pooz... But highlights is, it turns, it goes forward, it goes backwards and it's not at all slow.

Cheers man, yea so far this project has been full of surprises I wasn't told about... But It's all getting there. I'm looking at putting a nicer muffler on it. But I still want that sound you get with a nice one. Undecided on that so far. Probably be doing interior before that happens though I'm going to paint it Dark Cherry red or similar, keep it nice and clean on the outside.

I've had a look around and it seems possible with this block. AS I said, that is long term. For now I'd be stoked with hjust driving it around. Long term possibility of putting in something else in is still viable. But not for another year. I realise it'd need a big turbo

O well, long term plans. Heading out tomorrow if Dylan is there to work on gaskets and leaks and tidy up the wiring. Yay When I start looking into power upgrades I'll get a Hilux LSD. Really want 200kw outta this (280hp) Once it's totally complete, but that aint for a bit. So not worrying now.

Front is coils with a strut brace and lowered with stiff springs. Stiff az