JDM Import Rev 2 Turbo - 5SGTE build

[androo007]

Great work!

[rossonza]

Great work!

Thanks mate

[rossonza]

Popped my mates and took my spare engine cam cover

Starting with this:


took the crap off with a drill with a wire wheel on it:


Placed masking tape over the lettering, and then used a scalpel to trim around them:



Primer laid down (2nd coat):


Then onto the product id be using on the cover:


Heatgun on the go after a thick coating of the paint:


The finish, which im more than happy with. Just leaving it to dry fully before i remove the lettering tape, and possibly polish the letters again with a sanding block:

[markstevieandmads]

I like that. Gonna be painting my whole engine while its out so may look into this stuff.

[rossonza]

I like that. Gonna be painting my whole engine while its out so may look into this stuff.

its a finish i hadnt really seen before. My friend who introduced me to it has loads of MX5's and supposedly its quite popular on them.

Im more than happy with the finish especially as it was done in a relative rush (was losing light). thank god for heatguns.

only downside is the price per can, and the fact you have to be careful not applying it too thick.

other than that would recommend it

[Magic Beans]

Looks great

I'm considering doing my cover, inlet mani and throttle body in that too.

[rossonza]

Looks great

I'm considering doing my cover, inlet mani and throttle body in that too.

id forgotten about the intake plenum and throttle body ....saturdays job.


quick one.... does the plate come off the intake plenum? (with the twin entry writing on). or am i going to have to cover it in crinkle paint too lol

[rossonza]

looks like ill do the intake plenum etc when the engines been dropped.

small but big update for me:

Got the drivers sill all welded and temporary paint on it (stone chip soon)
Really happy with how its turned out, especially as it was my first attempt at welding.

So here she is, sat on the ground...well that is until i turn it around on the drive and get started on the passenger side



Second thing was ive always had a load of crap wiring under the dash, didnt investigate due to concentrating on the sill... however id had enough of looking at it and decided to investigate.

Turns out its an old alarm/immobiliser kit which has been left installed (but not fully wired in). I presume an old owner had issues and decided to bypass it.

I also a turbo timer which to be honest, i let the car cool down naturally on the way back from a drive out so dont see me needing one.. well until i upgrade the turbo and take her on track.




I then temporarily fitted the radio i was given by my mate, just waiting on my cubby hole to arrive from a forum member:


Heres the left over wiring/bits


and heres the interior looking abit better, needs a good clean but ill do that last.


may/may not be updates for a few weeks as im in early stages of buying a house so moneys diverting to there.

[rossonza]

Got it turned around on the drive.....thank god I had a mate help. Flat tyre helped loads......

[craig]

Looking tidy bud!

[rossonza]

Looking tidy bud!

cheers dude, getting there

Looking forward to getting all the body work sorted then machine polishing it/getting some decent wax on it. poor things had 5 years of neglect sat in that field.

i honestly cant wait to turn the key for the first time. I've not even heard an MR2 in person before. let alone drive one.

[rossonza]

passenger side.

looks like a good start :S



So after removing the outer passeger sill its similar to the drivers side, tad worse at the back.

looks like this side has had a bad mot patch too without any cleaning/protecting the metal. it looks like someones just welded to rust, fitted a new outer and fillered/painted over it. no wonder its bubbled through again.

[rossonza]

bit more of an update. I've cut more of the sill out and drilled all the spot welds. started to take the metal back to see what needs doing. got a few sections forward of the rear (which i didnt have on the other side) but nothing major i dont think.







hoping to get the metal cut and welded in this week. id really like to have the new sill on by friday.

[rossonza]

Tackled the rust tonight. Managed to get 45 mins on the car.

Took rust back to metal..then covered in kurust. Just got to repair the section I've cut out. Then weld it back in






More updates later in the week.

[Magic Beans]

Nice work, Ross

[rossonza]

Nice work, Ross

cheers mate

[craig]

Nice work sir, keep at it!

[rossonza]

Nice work sir, keep at it!

thanks mate!

[rossonza]

Got the inner panel kurusted and repaired/welded. Not the prettiest but strong and the rusted metals gone.

Cut out the old rusted metal


Made CAD templates (cardboard aided design)


Finally welded in and painted to give it some additional protection


Now just the rear quarter to get cut out and repaired.

[rossonza]

Small update, unfortunately no pictures as i got my head down.

the rear has been fully welded, and now its just time to drill all the holes for the spot welds in the new outer sill and get it welded in. weather/light depending ill hopefully have this side complete by the weekend.

then the fun starts. I made a rough list of whats left to do:

• fit outer sill/paint
  buy/install new alloy radiator
  drop fuel tank/upgrade fuel pump
  buy cancer bars and fit them.
  remove current engine
  transfer parts onto new engine, paint block, fit new cam cover.
  fit HKS intercooler (heat reflective tape on IC pipework
  buy and fit timing belt kit + water pump kit
  buy and fit decat dp
  buy and fit new battery
  buy and fit new disks
  buy and fit new tyres
  buy and fit new handbrake cables
  buy and fit new spark plugs/air filter/oil/coolant
  fit new brake lines (have braided to go on)
  fit new suspension bushes (have bushes to go on)
  mot car
  spray on stonechip on sills with compressor at a friends.
  enjoy.
  

think thats it....