Ashkellybarr Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 So motor wise there's a fair bit happening on the rebuild. Bens old 7AGTE Bottom end is getting 8.9:1 +0.5mm The rods are mint, huge pauter bastards as thick as my wrist, quite heavy hey I'm not gonna go spending 700 or more so save a little weight Crank seemed in good nick and bearing wear was good as far as I could tell. The most part that bothered me was the use of the 7A stuff so a 4AG oil pump and pick up will be used as they pump a bit more. The other is the timing belt set up. The belt was lose between ex cam and crank gear. I'm unsure of this arrangement but I read it requires adjustable cam gears witch is awesome cause now I have some cam gear to play with So the MRP timing kit will be bought to solve this and give me reassurance. Now after crunching some numbers it turns out the 8.9:1 Pistons actually gives you near 10:1 Wanting to use a TRD 0.8mm HG (OEM are 1.2) to reduce my squish gap this would put my 8.9:1 Pistons and 36ml head chambers to 10.3:1 Now that's to high and after talking to some guys they all said to drop it into the 9's. Barry saying 9.2 is ideal. Sooo i needed to lower my comp. the factory 4a head has some pretty ridiculous casting marks in the ports and cylander so I desided that taking casting and machine edges out of the head chambers was the option, aiding in cylander operation, lowering chances of det, and at the same time dropping the compression to where I would like. After crunching some number I came to taking the chambers out from 36ml to 42ml At the same time I'm sorting out the ports. Now the ex ports are pretty small on the 16v heads being a little less then 30mm maybe 28mm. The ex port on a blacktop head are 32mm and some people take those out for racing The formula Atlantic heads are a whopping 38mm So I took the ex ports port out to 32mm witch should help the flow once the turbos spooled. The bowls taken out as well, and all of the guide support material removed. Then taken to a mirror finish with A polishing compound The intake ports are quite big, even on the small port heads I've got so those have been left pretty un molestered, the wall was thinned between the valve ports, all casting marks removed, and as much of the guide support as I could. The cams are pretty cool, their an old cam you can't get anymore. They were a joint venture between wade and Toyota Australia as an upgrade for the 4agze aw11 They measure 267 and 220 at .50 with I think 9mm lift from what I can remember?? Valves and springs we'll haft to wait and see but I've got some HKS and tomei springs sitting here with OE valves and retainers Head still got more work to be done, I've spent maybe 30hrs on it and probably have more then that to go still. I'll post some photos when I've got some spare time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Braided brake lines in after a bit of pissing around Started playing around with the BC's, might look into shorter springs as I'm a bit worried about the having to add to much pre-load to get the ride hight I want. Will haft to crunch some numbers on spring rates and preload and see what's up. Form&function I've just ordered some rear camber plates so wait till those turn up then drop it and start sorting hight and then sort spring lengths and rates to get it handling nice at the track. Here's some more photos of the head, cutting out mostly done, about ready to take it through the grades and start on compound. There's some annoying grooves around the guides I can't get out as I don't want to take it out to far, Orwell... Oh and that ports not on the piss, photos taken on an angle, your'd be amazed how hard it is to get photos of shiny ports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 OEM 4agze throttles pretty small. NA's not much bigger. On the left is a 7MGTE throttle. Good as it has the same style cold start mech and TPS' are interchangeable. 7MGTE take 2.75 silicone. Good little upgrade to this bottle neck in the system Will take the NA intake manifold opening out and get a mounting plate welded on to put the bigger throttle Progressive plenum would probably be better but I'll invest on one later down the track. Sorting out a decent intake in these things is a pain in the ass. Air flow and heat soak being the biggest dramas. Have played around with a filter in the boot. maybe adding a vent on passenger side same as drivers and build an air box onto that, il do this at a later stage before cert. Fibre glass flanges and intake piping aren't hard to make, a lot lighter then alloy. Allthough I'm not sure about heat and pressure resistance. I've got to get some carbon mat so I'll have a play around 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Picked up some fish nets (yes anouther Toyota with fishnets) Finley seems to like them too Drivers sides woren as per usual how ever I'm gonna pull it apart and add more support in the sides. Kinda need bucket seats but I think new style buckets are out of place and finding a same pair of retro buckets at a reasonable price is un realistic. Plus I like putting stuff behind my seat so reclinable is nice How I'll add more support I have no idea! haha maybe some alloy sides and glue foam either side?? Sand or bread knife the form to shape?? Oh and I have no idea for rails. Any one got ideas? Could buy some form NZKW or someone?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Working threw little gremlins atm while I wait on some suspension and hub parts to roll in Swopping booster and hilux cylinder over too. Old one had leaked, pealing the paint underneath it. Seems to be a common thing in these Sanded it back and painted it, it's a couple shades off so hopefully no WOF guys get funny about it Long ass acsel cable Hanging on by a thread Finley found it fun too Started on the drivers chair too, will make sure to do a good write up on that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Got started on the seat this evening while watching TV Kinda nice, flat mates and miss' tend to kick up a storm when I bring stuff inside. Bits of wire from a wire wheel in a drill stuck through all the carpet was a good one Probably the easiest seat I've ever pulled apart. Centres take 5mins to take out. Possably change centres between different recaro's if the frame the same There's some factory side enforcement already so I'll weld some 12mm tube the same to build out the sides more. No idea for foam. Maybe two part stuff to build off the original foam inner then cut it to shape?? Luckily my mums pretty handy with a sowing machine so I've conned her into sorting a pattern and fabric FYI I don't normally have this much free time, I've been off work for two weeks so making up for lost time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Welded some tube onto the sides. Bends look rough as I dont have a tube bender so just cut notches then ran over them with the welder once bent to place Picked up foam from para rubber. Went through the cut offs and go the lot for $12. Picked up some ados f2 contact adhesive to glue All the foam together. Dunno how I'll cut it, couldn't find a cheap enough elec bread knife (all +$60) so I'll try the angle grinder with a thin cutting disk. Woohoo! Recaro reclinable buckets on their way 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Reinforcement filler. Ados F2 is good stuff Tin snips worked a treat for cutting the foam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 sides mostly done Little bit lumpy but I'll play with it. Maybe foam backed cloth will take it out a bit too. Holds ya snug though! No movement at all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 So I've got no idea where my camber plates are, cars still on stands Reckon they will turn up this week they said Did a bit of sorting on the rear while its up. Full rust removal. Cut the back out under the bumper too, want to make a rear defuser kind of like this red one. Possably out of alloy the same as my front and side lips. I've now got some more free time and extra dosh so might get the hubs sorted within the next couple weeks too all going to plan P.S Simon I'm no longer with that crowd so flick me a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Further progress on the rear bumper Hubs are getting new bearings, longer studs, and slotted disks on the front Finally got started on carbon parts. Front splitter Side skirt extensions Rear defuser Spoiler extension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Visor extent io and front splitter. Got so slower epoxi thinking it would give me more time to play around, unfortunately it's so slow even with a heater and dehumidifier it's taking a couple days to get it rock solid UV resistant self levelling epoxi sea to take a lot longer the the west system stuff I've been using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Get more / \ Nice product, seem really high quality Got them anodised black Need spring pirchs still to hold springs aligned Hubs and wheels should be back next, just need to call the bloke at road, race and rally 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Picked up hubs from the road race and rally. Pretty dam happy. Good service too! Just need washers to space spring perch from camber plates Wheels nuts Tires Pull front guards Fibre glass rear guards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 More wheels to refurb Wheel nuts and rubber and it's all go 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Did a rough measure with the spacers on and dam there's a lot of poke. About an inch maybe. Soooo Whole front guards will get pulled to suit, no biggie here Rears will get cut right back and welded so there will be no arch what so ever After much debate about rear guards and looking into e30 m3 replica rear box guards I decided something a bit more Subtle would net a better out come, so I've made some mold of the rear quarters out of glass, witch will have a bit of a pull and bigger arch to allow for the wider wheels AW's don't seem to have much allowance for 8.5-9" wide wheels, especially with some track rubber with a bit of wall Gotta find something to remove the realise wax off the positive, tried PPG's wax and grease remover and it did sweet FA. It had been sitting for years however, think it's from when denim painted that red crown wagon black. Using meguiars mirror glaze so will see what the bloke at nz fibre glass says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 Getting there. Foam to pad it out to get some pull before adding more glass to thicken it up. Nearly an inch of pull Works good, shapes coming together Couldn't find my small quick grips (suspected flat mate) but multi grips and cable ties saved the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Not sure if my oem plus rears will fit. Trying to hunt down ma61 wide body front guards Or someone that will let me make copy's Tires, ssr wheel nuts, done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Clearance might be sorted curtesy of _david_ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkellybarr Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Moulds taking shape. Had quite a bit of interest of fibreglass p-type copy's to. Got a couple air bubbles between the glass and gel coat so I'll haft to sort that out before I add chop. This is because it I don't get a good bond Bowen the gel coat and glass what I pull the negative off the gel coal might stick to the guard and not the glass causing holes in the mold. Bit of a hold up as I was hoping to get it all done this weekend but will make sure I get it good so I can pull loads of copy's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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