Georgehburroww

5 hours ago, RoyalDutchie said:

Amazing work. Really like the look of fresh plated bolts and nuts.

Also in the process of mounting a z-line intercooler and representing RS-R with the panhard rod. Amazing part, can't really get any better panhard in my opinion.

 

Thanks dude, great panhard! It Was completely covered in a black grease when it was first on the car so it wasn’t until I cleaned it up I realised it was an rs-r one, was very cool find!! 
 

As for the intercooler I actually had it modified slightly by cutting off the original 2.5” ends and having them go into a 2” if I remember correctly to match the throttle body diameter and to reduce the amount of couplers needed so in the end it was two solid pipes for the hot and cold side of the intercooler and only 1 rubber step-up coming off the turbo!

I think it looks great and works just fine but I do want to try and reduce the amount of piping and go for a different style intercooler next time maybe.

Next stage was reassembling the underside with shiny parts!

- I rebuilt the front a rear callipers with OE rubbers and seals and had them done in flake black that look really good + ID Workz front and rear disks and HEL braided lines.

-power flex and super pro bushings throughout. 

-new wheel bearings front and rear.

-new bottom ball joints and track rod ends I also sprayed them black and lacquered to prevent rusting.

-rebuilt and re greased the driveshafts with new bushings + gearbox fluid.

-the bolts I got anodised were all lacquered on the heads again just to prevent rusting.

-I went for Blitz ZZ-R coil overs in the end.

-Ultra racing front wing bars.

-I also welded up some brackets and fitted a Mishimoto intercooler from their universal range, IMO best bang for buck if you don't mind mounting yourself!!

-Then I got the fuel tank resprayed and fitted a Walbro 255.

So after getting the car I drove it around for a couple weeks before putting it in the garage and commencing work on it.

- I started at the rear removing everything to be sent of for powder coating or anodising.  

-I used a steam cleaner and bead blaster to clean the whole underside using wire wheels and sand flappy disk to remove any rust, luckily there wasn't any serious rust on the car the worst was the rear arch edges where someone had cut away at them to fit larger wheels, I just ground back to good metal and used zinc primer where necessary. i did take my time with this and did take quite a while to get it how I wanted!

-I did use wax oil on areas I thought would benefit from it but for the final finish I used the UPOL stone chip which set hard and gave a really nice finish.

-Any bolt hole I rethreaded with taps.   

So I thinks its about time i started a thread on my ep82 as I’ve owned it for 4/5 years

When I originally got the car it was very different to what it is now so I’ll be updating bits at a time of what I’ve done so far and what I’ve got planned for the future so bare with me! 

when I originally got it ———

Exterior - first thing I noticed was it had been converted from quad lights to squares as it was a later model 1994 which originally had quads, as much as I liked the square lights they were badly faded and tracking down a decent set was near on impossible! And not to mention they had been bodged in so that was one of the first things to go! 

It had genuine TOMS side skirts and spoiler, the skirts were in pretty terrible condition but I have stored them in the hopes of getting them restored if I can find a front bumper and spats to complete the TOMS look. The car did originally come into the country with the front bumper which I found out this year which was abit gutting to hear! 

japan racing wheels, not sure on model but looked like wantanabe knock-offs and was something stupid like 8-9j and it enjoyed scrubbing whenever is could…

Interior - was your standard Jdm, ripped bride seat, crappy steering wheel you could flex with your pinky finger….

engine - homemade TD04 turbo kit and a stock engine and decat exhaust system which honestly worked pretty well! with a HKS fcd and manual boost control valve with no map and Standard injectors….yeah….Looking back I should’ve ran a mile when I found this out lol but oh well!!! was abit boggy but did the job!!! It also had an eBay FMIC kit with an intercooler big enough for a Scania and plenty of lovely couplers! didnt know how much HP it made but i guessed it was around 180-190

suspension - had a rs-r Chrome panhard which I’ve not seen many of around! and lowering springs.

braking - all standard apart from green stuff pads 

like I said I will be updating more on what I’ve done and what I’ve got planned! Thanks! 

Awesome build man much respect to you! Been looking at going b18 in my ep82! Is there much difference in engine weights between the b18 and 4efte? Did you fabricate your own mounts up or use the Honda ones or chop up some aftermarket ones to fit? 

Looking for the coolant reservoir located next to battery, can collect today need ASAP, good condition only 

24 minutes ago, Sam44 said:

Waw I wasn't aware the standard ems had a egt sensor. 

Very interested in this topic. 

Is the egt sensor placed before or after the turbo in relation to the exhaust system. 

Never saw where it went originally but would imagine just after catalytic converter 

Hi everyone, 

im going to be getting my car remapped with a wolf v4x stand-alone at TD, before I go just want to make sure she’s all ready. I’ve recently got a new downpipe and exhaust and there’s no hole for the egt sensor. Previously before i put the exhaust on the previous owner had the egt sensor just dangling in the engine bay (dodgy I know) I am aware egt sensors generally read the exhaust temp to make sure the car it up to temp to allow more accurate fuelling ect... so my question is... will it be something TD will most likely map out? im running a td04 set up and only really shooting for 200hp. I’m running the standard 02 sensor and would consider upgrading to a wideband aswell for more accurate tuning.

if anyone has a wolf v4x or can tell me anything about what they have done in terms of the egt sensor and o2 sensor it would be greatly appreciated!!

tia!    
 

As above looking for ep82 front bumper in mint or good condition.

thanks  

Hi Looking for sender unit and fuel pump in good condition ASAP for ep82 👍🏻

Only wanting good or perfect condition, thanks  

Hi everyone,

What brand bulbs are people using on quad lights, main and dip beams. I picked some up today and too big, I’m aware you might have to give them a little shave to fit but the ones I picked up are too wide diameter to even fit in the hole. 
 

just wondering what brand bulbs people have got on well with, from what I’ve read there hb4 and 3’s I’m aware all brands differ slightly so any information on ones people have got on with would be great. 
 

thanks!!

Looking for the quad light brackets, will happily buy lights if means I get the brackets 

Looking for LH drive shaft seal ASAP collect this weekend (Oem) 

So I’m looking at possibly upgrading my front anti roll bar,

I’ve been reading up about 24mm whiteline arb’s and a lot of people complaining of clearance issues, basically making contact with the lower control arms and parts of the chassis.

im aware of people using spacers below the arb brackets to make clearance (personally if I can avoid having to do that i will)

i haven’t really heard the same issues with the 22mm sway bars?

my car is currently running stock arb, full poly bushes and has fully adjustable coilovers and whiteline adjustable pan hard, and Oem front strut brace, I will also be getting rear strut brace and rear arb, 

based on what I’ve got on my car would anyone recommend an upgraded front arb or keep it stock?

thanks for any advice  

5 hours ago, H_D said:

i have a set of driveshafts available

Thanks mate buts only really looking for new ones 

Its a turbo non lsd gearbox, will the non turbo ones fit that box? 

3 hours ago, maerijn said:

is it a non-LSD gearbox? you can fit any other driveshaft from EP71, EP81 or EP91, NA or turbo. This might be easier and cheaper to find

Hi all, 

currently trying to source some inner cv joints for my ep82 a lot of the ones I’ve found have been for non turbo cars and I can’t seem to find any that match the part number.

my car is a non lsd model

can anyone tell me where they have got new ones from? Can you use any from any other Toyota? 

I’m after some quadlight fitting brackets need ASAP!! Message me I can collect or post to me, cheers 

Looking for some rear brake pad clips for a ep82, need urgently!! So message me ASAP if you have any!!! Thanks. 

I’m looking for some headlights for a ep82, only want them if there I’m good condition, looking for quad lights, thanks.

No longer need, been sourced 

I’m looking for all the quad light connectors from the loom 

Looking for some clear indicators 

Looking for a uncut front bumper