Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted July 1, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2015 New shell, new thread. purchased this gx61 with a 1ggte with a blown head gasket, parted out all the things i didnt need or already have. got rid of the sportmaxxs and sat it on something a bit more worthy whilst i went on holiday purchased some new old stock wheels while in japan (big ups to my mate josh for helping me carry them on the train) had pine engineering take them from 6" A type to 8" up front and 9" in the rear which brings me to today, car is currently a rolling body, i will tidy up the engine bay and set up the wiring and radiator for the 2jzge +w55 setup from my rx60 cressida and then swap everything over including the coilovers and give the interior a damn good clean. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 from its previous life 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Removed red pinstripe and hornet and fitted wheels this morning. Front needs to come down in height which should happen with the engine, gearbox and coilovers being fitted, rear is at perfect height, Previous owner has done some guard work to fit the 15x8 0p wheels so not a lot is needed 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Gave the engine bay a degrease and waterblast, will start looking at wiring for the 2jzge 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 started on the removal of the 2jzge from my other x6 chassis sedan all the wiring is disconnected from the body and radiator, twin electric fans and support removed, also grabed the trd 8 way shocks out to put in 61 and the whole 2.25 exhaust system which should pretty much bolt in should get the engine and box out this week and freshen up the engine with a new cambelt and waterpump now that i know its a runner 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 engine and gearbox out genuine waterpump and cambelt installed and new oil and filter and few oil leaks tidied up pulled up top and bonnet off engine and gearbox mounted, getting good at this didnt even need to remove driveshaft put the boot badges back on already started the wiring and have hooked up powersteering,vacuum hoses and throttle cable, hoping to have it running this time next week! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 swapped this for this and dropped off spare set of these to be modded 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Finished the wiring over the last week, everything functions like it should. Started looking at my coilovers and noticed one of the inserts had a slight bend so purchased a pair of st185 kyb inserts. Struggled to slide either of them in due to poor sectioning of the casing so decided to flag it and return them in favour of a front pair of s13 bc coilovers. Will hopefully see my extended LCAs and shortened knuckles in the next week and get the BCs welded onto my casings. Still need to pump the guards before hitting the track and look into getting a trd lsd or locker for now. Will post a start up vid in the coming days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Dropped these off at TTT automotive today, he will be grinding off the s13 mounts and making a sleeve to locate them on the casings as the s13 sleeves are 52mm id and the casings are 50mm od. pieced the interior back together and gave it a quick clean, the great thing from stripping another car as ive replaced almost every broken or missing piece (still to do dash top) Still needs a damn good vacuum and shampoo throughout gave the outside a quick wash an that was all today's daylight allowed 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Keto Steering Systems LCAs,castor arms and knuckles went in lastnight original castor rods vs new knuckles are about 40mm shorter and LCA about 35mm longer BCs/stub axles came back from crack testing last weekend and were promptly installed wound the front down a bit and set camber to MAX this weeks job is to source some new tie rods to suit and then look at getting everything aligned and set up for drifting 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 link to discussion //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/50005-jesses-1981-corona-mark-ii-grande-discussion/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Have spent the past month trying to sort out the tie rods to match the shortened knuckles and longer lcas, for future reference for people doing a similar thing i could source no tie rods longer than the x6 one so had adjustments sleeves made 50mm longer, this was at a cost of $275 from SAS This will be thrown together with new inner and outer x6 tie rods shortly Things still to sort before its useable- Bcs for the rear Set up alignment Experiment with tyre sizes for clearance issues and to get it a bit lower Locked diff or Lsd Possible use before Christmas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Lock before and after Have had issues with rear brakes binding, thinking it was possibly due to piston over extending due to pads being so low so put some new ones in s13 top hats fit with a slight file to the holes, camber is sitting around 6 degrees front, 5 degrees rear awaiting throttle cable 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ6He4nd8vQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeffs_Emporium Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Bought an MX83 alloy radiator and installed with the twin electric fans i already had. This radiator is bolts directly in place using two top rubber clamps Todd then setup the wheel alignment for me up at Eden Tyres with around 4.5 degrees negative camber in the rear and 6 in the front Taking it out to Meremere on Saturday for a private drift day so i had better have that diff welded A$AP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Had a successful day at Meremere on the weekend, changed to 165/65/14s on the 9s which fixed all clearance issues. The car ran all day without any hiccups and was lots of fun. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dugz8rMYdw4 The noise in the second run is my lower chrome strip having un-clipped itself at the front 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 New Year-Time to go on a diet. I had always planned on keeping full interior but have come to the realization its pointless and just punishing myself when i could send certain pieces off to people who actually require them and in the process give myself a bit more power since i dont plan on adding a turbo. In the past week ive removed and weighed a few things for curiosity more than anything front seats 18.6kg each rear seat 21kg spare wheel 13.7kg sound deadening removed so far 14.2kg carpet unknown lets say 5kg =91.1kg To remove the sound deadening i used science - dry ice mixed with isopropynol This worked a treat and i highly recommend it, all you do is smash the dry ice with a hammer in a plastic bucket untill its a fine powder(carefull not to break bucket), then you poor in the isopropynol and give it a good mix, i just used a concreting trowel. It makes a kind of gel which you poor into the area with the sound deadening and let the magic happen. This video was pretty helpful Ive also acquired a pair of out of date sabelt 6 point harnesses today which will be going in with the new race seat this weekend in time for the ZCD summer matsuri amatuer day next friday in taupo! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) Seat acquired and installed yesterday in the blistering sun. Have had the motorcycle throttle up and running for a couple of months but haven't taken any photos of the process. I used a cut up bmx handlebar which is bolted to the steering column and used a hole saw on the shroud and had the cable custom made by a brake shop in Mt Eden Edited January 24, 2016 by dspec_tt131 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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