Popular Post pbaines Posted March 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2022 I have news. Very good news: 233kw @ 15psi 265kw @ 20psi (with clutch slip) IMG_20220316_172725 by phillipbaines, on Flickr IMG_20220316_172728 by phillipbaines, on Flickr I'd like to thank Geoff at NZ Wiring and Performance for an EPIC job on the wiring (https://www.facebook.com/nzwiring) And Chris at Prestige Motorsport for the tune. Both are super good dudes and I couldn't recommend them enough! (https://www.facebook.com/prestigetuningnz) The turbo as some of you may have noticed is a tad too large, boost is after 5k but to be honest I don't think I mind that. The gearing on this car with the small rotating diameter wheel/tyre combo means i'll drop it down a gear and it'll be sweet. I'll change a few things over and sort a few final jobs out and come back for another tune up with Chris to see how it goes. But for now i'm stooooked. 18 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted April 13, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2022 Post a few weeks, driven it a few times and oh lordy. once the boost kicks in it's an absolute rocket. Definitely looking forward to driving this around more post cert Time to reset and get some of the small issues resolved Glenn at Syndicate Fabrication on the tools this week geting these issues sorted for me I always had an issue where the o-ring would leak fuel out of the fuel rail so definitely wanted to move to a welded bung either side to save me the stress of thinking I was dripping fuel out leading to a kaboom under the hood Then it was time to get the oil filter relocation sorted: One full hand worth of space (i'll still get a plate made up to go over it in case of giant stones) The hole for the oil lines will be filled with something similar to this to help clean it up a bit:https://www.mnpctech.com/products/pc-cable-grommet-large?_pos=2&_sid=21c8d58cb&_ss=r&fbclid=IwAR0vvx0Esgd0kWQ9Wu75g8tsqxPeL1_BoJuKxpY8nZG8PoZhAJKR30qFDrg Will be attacking the oil catch can recirculating into the turbo + driveshaft hoop next 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted August 14, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2022 Small update She's running well! Only small issue I had was losing a v-band on the exhaust and limping back home petrified I was going to destroy the zaust... To remedy this I'll be going 15" wheels and raise it a bit higher. I'll get it certed for both but it'll be nice having a bit of extra clearance under the floor so speed bumps and pot holes aren't so terrifying Last weekend was 86 Day so I took her out and caught up with Glenn from Syndicate Fabriation as well as GC Troy Brown down at Manfield 20220806_122622 by phillipbaines, on Flickr I was running AE86 heater hoses with one AE85 heater hose (no idea where my other went...) which had a joiner and then another section going to the core. this wasn't ideal as the hoses weren't correct and were hard to shape around to sit against the firewall especially since the cam cover breathers shoot out the back too. New ones were bought from Toyota Japan at a very reasonable price + new hoses = nice 20220805_215954 by phillipbaines, on Flickr A recent browse on Yahoo Auctions lead me to some NOS Levin Quarter shades. They sit inside the car and sort of clip behind the rear door cards and the C pillar trim piece, they're snug and look goooood 20220813_152018 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20220813_153828 by phillipbaines, on Flickr After some thought I didn't like the idea of the rocker breathers being directly horizonal out of the cam covers. In my mind, I foresee a bit of oil splash and oil seeping down the lines which shouldn't really happen. I purchases some 90 degree fittings in silver to retain the cam cover Ali vibes and rotated the -10 fitting line 45 degrees so now in theory oil shouldn't burst upwards. Don't know. it eases my mind anyways 20220814_145551 by phillipbaines, on Flickr I hadn't installed the window washer reservoir since the turbo install thinking it would probably melt away. I finally got around to making a NASA spec heatshield capable of handling all that choo-choo heat 20220814_145600 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20220814_145616 by phillipbaines, on Flickr I'd like to think all I need to do before cert is make a battery box to sit under the passenger seat so the battery is actually secure but there will likely be 10 other things i'll think i'll need to do by that time. Anywho, here she is for now 20220814_145538 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted February 15, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2023 Not been able to do too much on this over the last wee while. I do still really need to get the bumper fixed and repainted. It really throws off the look off the car and make it looks a bit rougher than it is! Something that was still bothering me was the clutch slip at 20psi... I had a mate ask me if he knew of anyone looking for a tilton twin plate clutch setup (less discs) so I thought, bugger it. Me! Acquired some springless clutch centers from Barry Manon at MRP. This car won't see much town driving, it's meant to be a fun car so know that a clutch with no springs is not fun. Anyway, the setup looks similar to this: clutch by phillipbaines, on Flickr I had a weekend with nothing on and woke up and felt like removing the W55 from the AE86 would be a good idea. I'd mentally prepared myself for a frustrating day which is exactly what I had but it all went well in the end! new flywheel installed 20230205_123632 by phillipbaines, on Flickr I'm a numpty and didn't take a proper after photo (probably due to the amount of fun I wasn't having) so here's one of me checking that the spline is aligned between the clutches properly. The first time I tried I didn't get success so it had to all come off and go back on. Anyway, that was done. hooray. 20230205_132927 by phillipbaines, on Flickr I've also grown up since I was 21. 7 years later i've come to the realisation that low boy life, is not fun. It's annoying. I don't like going sideways over speed humps, and I don't like losing exhaust v-bands on 100km'h roads 15 minutes in to a journey. So i got a pair of 15 x 8's (something like -25 for the rear, +10 ish for the front. can't remember) paired with a set of Nankang AR1's. I had this thing at Manfield for a bit of a bash a few months ago, the Toyo T1R's were definitely not up to the task of keeping rubber in tact coming out of the corners leaving me pretty unconfident to push it too much So, tyres/wheels on. Ride height increased by 10mm 20230206_132902 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20230206_132918 by phillipbaines, on Flickr 20230204_174851 by phillipbaines, on Flickr So, done for now. Took it for a drive. adjusted the clutch pedal, clutch is actually fine to use and didn't find it too terrible. Just need to downshift on gears which is easy enough! TODO (more for me to remember): - Adjust pinion angle - Acquire adjustable lower arms for diff - Fix bumper - One day: Find some 15 x 8 long champs in perfect offset. This is a low priority but they just look so lush on longchamps Discuss: 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted February 21 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 21 Back in the country means back in to work on the ol' 86. Firstly, the time has come to get the front bumper repaired. So, off it came and off it went. The plan is just to make it structurally sound again, I think there are too many hairline cracks to warrant a full resto on it. If it's structurally sound and painted, i'm a happy man. The bro's cracked in to it! When i've previously removed the dash, i found it not possible to take out the dash clock surround without breaking it into 30 pieces. This has been an eye sore for years and luckily toyota still make them new Next was to install the JSP coolant overflow/oil catch can combo unit. 10x better than the previous solution. I will hook it back up to breathing back to the engine, I just need to acquire a -10 120 Degree fitting so that it can point down to the ground a bit more as using a 90 degree will make it hit the bonnet Turbo water lines installed. I need to order another -6 90 degree bend fitting as I didn't order enough, luckily I had a -4 premade hose sitting about which works fine, but it's 90 Degree to straight end hence the U bend to where it connects to the back of the head. This will be resolved shortly! Tidied up the NASA heat shield for the overflow bottle, I will get a beanie at some point for the turbo but hopefully this is sufficient for the interim. I've also misplaced some U Channel moulding I was going to install around the folded edge of it so that it wouldn't be possible to cut into the rubber line to the windscreen jets. it'll turn up.. Clean! Gave the interior a clean, still need to address the small rip on the drivers side seat.. I've always wondered where the handbrake light loom was situated in the car, I assumed that it was just that I was missing the wires and it never had them. Turned out in my spares box I had the spare loom, plugged it in and we now have a light. something that isn't that helpful just good small win For 10 years i've put up with using a wooden stick to hold the hatch up. FLOS.ie have new gas struts so in they went. much satisfaction TODO: - Replace oil pump. I'm having lower oil pressure at higher RPM's than I'd like (with a rebuilt bottom end), so i've got a spare oil pump which has the SQEngineering pressure up spring unit to hopefully address that. If that doesn't resolve the issue i'll be getting plasti gage out to measure the cam cap tolerances as I can't think where else I would be losing pressure the way that it is. - Recheck pinion angle since the 15" rims and slight height differences to bring back to 1.5 degrees both sides - Pull out gearbox to replace the output shaft speedometer worm drive. The plastic gear for on the speedo output is stripped, and without knowing what the worm drive it suits, better to pull it apart and replace it with the correct stuff which I now have. - Maybe try cert? 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pbaines Posted February 29 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 29 Replaced oil pump with other unit I have with the SQ Engineering additional relief valve spring setup to bump up the pressure, we seem to be good! If that still doesn't give me good pressure at all times i'll flick the cam caps off and have a measure up New Speedo drive is in so I've now got a work speedo Think that's it really, time for cert? Bumper is back and looking absolutely insane if you compare to what it was previously! 23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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