Avenga's 1UZ V8 powered 1980 Avenger Wagon

[Ashkellybarr 473]

On 03/02/2019 at 23:48, Truenotch said:

They’re good motors. 

Also worth looking at the Toyota GR series (2GRFE).

I’ve done a lot of research into doing rwd 2GR. Absolute pain in the ass. Can swap onto a small box that won’t handle the torque and no room for starter as the block design means the starter has to be on the Gbox side.

or a Lexus sc350 2GR with auto and custom bellhousing to manual box, $$$

1GR with R box is the go, but it’s a pleb commercial vehicle motor compared to a Nissan 35.

2GR bellhousing pattern is different to the Lexus 2GR and 1GR so that’s a no go.

ford or Nissan for sure

[Ashkellybarr 473]

On 03/02/2019 at 23:48, Truenotch said:

They’re good motors. 

Also worth looking at the Toyota GR series (2GRFE).

I’ve done a lot of research into doing rwd 2GR. Absolute pain in the ass. Can swap onto a small box that won’t handle the torque and no room for starter as the block design means the starter has to be on the Gbox side.

or a Lexus sc350 2GR with auto and custom bellhousing to manual box, $$$

1GR with R box is the go, but it’s a pleb commercial vehicle motor compared to a Nissan 35.

2GR bellhousing pattern is different to the Lexus 2GR and 1GR so that’s a no go.

ford or Nissan for sure

[Roman 9,918]

If you have two cars but largely the same except for engines, then they need to be different enough that its not a hard decision to take which one for a drive.

I dont think a v6 turbo isn going to feel hugely different to a 1uz in terms of power delivery etc.

Turbo rotary and then each car has its own completely different charm!

or a high strung turbo hyabusa engine or something. Something as completely different to a 1uz as possible.

[Ashkellybarr 473]

Electric fork lift motor ftw 

[Willdat? 1,759]

6 minutes ago, Ashkellybarr said:

Electric fork lift motor ftw 

Or for a little more go 

https://evsource.com/products/hyper-9

[Ashkellybarr 473]

3 minutes ago, Willdat? said:

Or for a little more go 

https://evsource.com/products/hyper-9

No specs on controller for DC feed?

[KP_wag 220]

Good choice on painting the bonnet pin surrounds, more sleeper = more awesome IMO. I'm currently agonizing on whether to go pins for my thing, REALLY don't want to but seems like the only way I'm gonna be able able to run the intercooler I want dammit

[avengertiger 131]

looking good now its coming along i like the older style bumpers much cleaner look did grim have that? its looking like i might not get around to doing a chrysler avenger will probably just stick too hillman i have two brand new headlights for one but i payed a lot for them

pins look better body colour indeed.

[kiwisurf 77]

Saw it at the Brit and Euro show....Its just as sweet in person.

[Avenga 1,124]

On 10/03/2019 at 18:10, KP_wag said:

Good choice on painting the bonnet pin surrounds, more sleeper = more awesome IMO. I'm currently agonizing on whether to go pins for my thing, REALLY don't want to but seems like the only way I'm gonna be able able to run the intercooler I want dammit

Yeah. They have grown on me. At first they looked odd, but it was just that my eye was drawn to it because I could see something had changed so they stood out.

On 10/03/2019 at 19:37, avengertiger said:

looking good now its coming along i like the older style bumpers much cleaner look did grim have that? its looking like i might not get around to doing a chrysler avenger will probably just stick too hillman i have two brand new headlights for one but i payed a lot for them

pins look better body colour indeed.

I got the bumper off Ross, Oldschool on the Avenger forums. He had them left over from after he sold his Avengers.

They didn't come with the brackets so I had to steal the ones off my 75 Avenger, I'm currently trying to hunt some down so I can put the old bumper back on my 75.

Normally I like the Hillmans for sedans, but I quite like the look of the Chrysler wagons more than the Hillmans. If they are Chrysler lights then I wouldn't mind buying them off you, mine are a bit old.

On 11/03/2019 at 15:26, kiwisurf said:

Saw it at the Brit and Euro show....Its just as sweet in person.

Nice! It was a good day out! So many cars there, I spent all day walking around and still didn't see everything.

[Mof 8,212]

Option D please 

[kyteler 41,541]

I would flatten down the centre of the "cooling fins" where you propose to put the badge with sufficient equal space either side of about an inch,  the badge would then sit approximately level in height with the top of fins, paint the whole cover the same alloy shade and it will look even less like a Toyota V8 and more like a classic Mickey Thompson type V8 valve cover which would be more fitting for the car. 

Hope that makes sense. 

[kiwi808 8,479]

^ what he said.

Love the Chrysler badge idea. Fucking with peoples minds appeals to me. And it will be awesome listening to Barry’s talk about it!

Also, the painted bonnet pins have grown on me. I’ll admit atfirst I was unsure, but like mentioned above it makes it even more sleeper. So now im down with it.

[Muncie 5,598]

Could you make a feature of the spark plug leads ? Make it look extra hemi.... with a pentastar chucked in the middle.

[locost_bryan 9,563]

Perhaps a variation on the rocker covers of the Sunbeam Tiger - "Tiger powered by Chrysler"

[Avenga 1,124]

7 hours ago, kyteler said:

I would flatten down the centre of the "cooling fins" where you propose to put the badge with sufficient equal space either side of about an inch,  the badge would then sit approximately level in height with the top of fins, paint the whole cover the same alloy shade and it will look even less like a Toyota V8 and more like a classic Mickey Thompson type V8 valve cover which would be more fitting for the car. 

Hope that makes sense. 

I was thinking of doing that originally, except the plastic isn't very thick, and it is sort of ribbed in the inside, sort of like the inverse of the cooling fins, so by the time you flattened it down you could break through the plastic.

4 hours ago, kiwi808 said:

^ what he said.

Love the Chrysler badge idea. Fucking with peoples minds appeals to me. And it will be awesome listening to Barry’s talk about it!

Also, the painted bonnet pins have grown on me. I’ll admit atfirst I was unsure, but like mentioned above it makes it even more sleeper. So now im down with it.

Bygones did a Zephyr with a 1UZ and all they did was put a ford logo on the top of the standard 1UZ manifold and it confuses the crap out of everyone. So I do like that. 

1 hour ago, Muncie said:

Could you make a feature of the spark plug leads ? Make it look extra hemi.... with a pentastar chucked in the middle.

My theme for the motor is super clean and simple, so I want to avoid having any wires or leads visible. I do like the pentastar and mopar hemi badges on that engine. 

8 minutes ago, locost_bryan said:

Perhaps a variation on the rocker covers of the Sunbeam Tiger - "Tiger powered by Chrysler"

I do like that idea. I have model names for each of my Avengers. My 75 is sort of an Avenger Tiger+++ so I called that my Avenger Panther, and my wagon I have dubbed the Avenger Hydra, after the 8 headed monster of legend, so I could go for something like that.

[locost_bryan 9,563]

Mantis from The Avenger comics?

[Avenga 1,124]

More like Hyrda, which are the bad guys from the Avenger comics