Project REV5 Turbo ............ Lots of big changes

[alan_uk]

Totally agree mate ive although felt like giving up a few times have really enjoyed doing it

Cant wait to see it all finished i dunno what ill do when its done though lol ill have too much free time :p

[alan_uk]

well a fair bit of progress the car looks like a car again thank god, its been a long time coming

ill let the pics do the talking

new lexus door latches



new sponge pads and fixings for the inspection panels







brand new window strips and door handle gaskets fitted along with handles and my ganador mirrors





carbon rear panel not fitted yet just sat there


and skirts on with side ducts also carbon







and lastly new braided brake lines fitted and strapped up out the way of my daft wheels lol

[synXero]

Are they strapped onto the coilover...? Is that an okay thing to do?

[alan_uk]

There fixed to the body

There just held out the way on the coilover but ive used p-clips to hold them so the line isnt on the strut itself

Done it many times before and know many others who have also

[alan_uk]

well the decision was made to keep this car a non turbo and buy something else for a weekend toy, this will be my daily drive

so i decided to tidy up the engine bay as was really tatty looking

started with this



started the strip down



decided i was going to remove the egr but while doing so snapped the bottom stud that held it on so rather than messing around trying to extract the stud i got the hole alloy welded



and done



i then removed the plugs and found out instantly why it was missfiring just before i took it off the road lol



the oil is from me blowing the rocker out with airline it blew in they were dry when i took the rocker off lol

anyway i was going to at first paint it all black and silver but then decided i wanted to polish a few bits so it began

first off i painted the rocker and throttle body satin black
etch priming it all first






then went to toyota and ordered a full set of gaskets needed



i also bought an acis spacer and a race icon piggyback chip to try and get a little extra from it lol




on the inlet i decided to blank off the breather as ive changed the rocker 1 to a an8 fitting to plumb in my catch can this was the result



as you can see looked an eyesore so i ground it all back before polishing but went through the weld lol



i carried on with the polishing and got everything to this point




all done by hand took 61 hours of sanding lol and my fingers are quite sore

not wanting to waste my time polishing what wasnt seen i painted the rest black





and the whole thing back together, got to polish it with the buffing wheel yet so hopefully will have a mirror finish but im happy with it as is





also bought a few little touches to tart the bay up along with this main feature









also swapped the brake vac hoses for braided



excuse the toothbrush its purely for cleaning only of car parts not teeth lol

my inlet egr blank arrived today too which will also be polished and then i can put it all back together



all the brackets for the inlet were also powder coated satin black and all hoses/ vac lines will be swapped for new black silicone 1's

[craig]

Fancy selling the Ganador mirrors?

[alan_uk]

Haha no chance made that mistake once and luckily julian sold me them back lol

[synXero]

Man you put in an unreal amount of work Alan. Amazing mate. I look forward to the face on the guy who buys it from you

[craig]

Haha no chance made that mistake once and luckily julian sold me them back lol

Worth a shot

This car is ripe for a turbo or V6 conversion

[alan_uk]

cheers guys

original plan was 2gr then when the cost was looking a little too much loli decided on a rev3 turbo swap

then i was let down twice then tried to be robbed the 3rd time i gave up lol

so its staying n/a and my daily and im going for a 350z as a weekend toy

i bought an r33 gtst a few weeks back with ecu and gearbox problems i will work around fixing over time but for now im trying to find a good grey sub £8000 350z preferably with tan leather lol, im very specific haha

[alan_uk]

Man you put in an unreal amount of work Alan. Amazing mate. I look forward to the face on the guy who buys it from you

we all know its gonna happen hahahaha

[synXero]

It would make a good 10 year investment MR2

[alan_uk]

Aue that it would

No plans to sell her yet though im in love at the min

[alan_uk]

my second carbon bonnet turned up today

this time not smashed to bits lol




and was a perfect fit






also got my rear lights and carbon reverse panel fitted with my brand new oem reverse lights







and finished my center console with switch for my engine bay fan



and polished my egr delete blank

[craig]

What a beautiful ar$e!

Is that a Seibon carbon bonnet? 2GR is megabucks! A nice rev3 turbo motor or 3VZ in there would be right at home!

I reckon it's only a matter of time.....

[alan_uk]

Thanks mate

Bonnet was from epr after waiting 13 weeks to get 1 from carbenfiber creations it came smashed, so i gave up and now am having to chase for my money back

I likely will do a rev3 turbo swap when i find a decent un touched engine to build from :p

[craig]

Thanks mate

Bonnet was from epr after waiting 13 weeks to get 1 from carbenfiber creations it came smashed, so i gave up and now am having to chase for my money back

I likely will do a rev3 turbo swap when i find a decent un touched engine to build from :p

Damn, that sucks mate

My Border bonnet is from EPR, and the fitment is spot on. I wanna see this car with a turbo engine. Will certainly complete the package. Still salivating over the Ganador mirrors. I've had 2 sets now, and kicking myself for selling them.

[alan_uk]

Hahaha it did suck big time

Then he told me good choice with epr its cheap chinese xxxx and will go cloudy in a month or 2 so keep your reciept

but fitment is perfect and looks great to me im flatting it back and 2k clear coating it anyway

Ive had the same pair of ganador mirrors twice lol does that count 😎

[alan_uk]

been a busy boy today

engine is almost built back up with all new stainless fittings and oem gaskets, acis spacer fitted and catch can plumbed in on an fittings

















also finally got my wolfie celica gen7 rear fogs fitted








also changed my gaiters to red as wanted something to go with the red seatbelts



and finally getting through this lot lol im kinda just over half way through all what i have haha





end with an engine lid shot with shiny stuff poking through



enjoy lol

[alan_uk]

added the final details to the engine today

my nengun rigid braces front and rear powdercoated anthracite also matching x brace

my trd oil cap and trd plaque

my spal fan

fuse box covers










quite a decent change around which im rather pleased about and can honestly say i done the whole thing on my own

how it looked


also got my bonnet fitted properly with stainless allen bolts and aso all lined up correctly