HedgeyGedgey

I've been toying with the idea of stickering up my glanza the same as the jam car was. Has anyone got any clearer pictures of the car? 

I cant quite make out the row of brands on the rear quarter panel

Car has had a few miles on it recently, about 50miles each way down to Shotley for a Japanese coffee meet. Largely off boost but still logging the car, then on the way back ended up playing with a Hawkeye STI 😂 so a rush 0.7bar map whilst blasting down the country lanes pushing the STI was done. The poor girl did okay, the 1.5way diff is vastly superior to the OEM one I dont care what people say. Seems to want to actually put the power down and not just leave 11s everwhere.

Still feels super laggy, Sacha from WEPR said the turbo really wont wake up till its over 1bar so will have to wait for the full 1.5bar power runs to see the lag.

And then the sad part, dug out my old trusty 98 glanza and sold her. My first car and had a a lot of time and money spent saving this one as it was a very worn and abused example. Shes staying the family and in the same unit but different owner

With a bit of a rush, MOT time Saturday. She passed with a few things needing to be adjusted. Rear wheel bearings and front ARB droplinks. Shes got a years ticket with no drama at all other than the "donor" car failing emissions hahaha

Then it was a mad rush to get things sorted for a small local show just to put some miles on her. Painted the green wheel 040 white, nut and bolt check, rear seats in, wiper arms painted and power steering pump painted

It does have a strange noise though. As it's starting to make boost, it makes a jingle. Almost like a vband or something rattling, and cannot find it or recreate it standing still

MOT checks and niggles sorted out, new bulbs throughout. Nightbreaker Lasers for the headlights, sidelights, and fogs. 

Interior put back together after wideband install and ME221 going in, wont be staying that way too long as I have a Bride Brix done in suede. But I've done what I did with the glanza last year, booked a show and the car is nowhere near ready lol.

Reg plates on (need a private plate asap as I hate the NI regs) next update will be MOT on the 5th. Hopefully be putting a few miles on it road mapping, service, all ready for the show on the 6th. Big task but should be doable

23 minutes ago, Socks said:

What a lovely Glanza!
Like the way your going with it!
Keep us posted dude!

Many updates when it's going on the road, Electronic throttle, sequential ignition and so on. All going forward, just hope the poor TD04 can take the abuse lol

Well, surprise surprise it runs. Idles like an absolute dream and seems reasonably happy. Next job is move her off the front grass and start pre-mot checks 

4 hours ago, Calum122 said:

It's good to see an air filter on

Nooooooo meshed ftw haha

What made you put an air filter on? Meshed sounds too good lol

Not much been happening with the car lately, just waiting on parts mainly. But my ME211 has finally arrived

Wasted no time in getting that in the original case

be interested to know what others have done to get to the flashing plug on the ECU. Thinking about getting an extension cable, drilling a hole in the case and having it permanently plugged in and lopped up in the glove box

Fingers crossed the next update will be the big one, the first start up. Not actually heard this thing run ever, so we'll see if this is the good blind Facebook purchase or a nugget. Fingers crossed 

Cheers, Jack

1 hour ago, RobSR said:

TMD engines were good, however back then they were built as fairly low compression engines as there was no ARP headbolts. Scat rods are one of the better ones to run as they use the bigger rod bolts.

See what the engine is doing on the dyno, no point pushing it north of 8 when you have no power there and putting unnecessary stress on it. 

 

I did notice on the spec sheet it said low comp Wiseco pistons, I can presume these are the 8.0:1 ones. With the 1.4mm headgasket I reckon the compression ratio is very low indeed. I'll have to wait till my ME221 turns up and see what that means in terms of drivability 

Just now, akyakapotter said:

Never get it on track and use the thing.

I still have my other glanza, have no need to sell that so maybe that one can scratch the itch. I'll have to think about it. These first world problems haha 

As is the way with these cars, cant postpone it anymore and decided to take skirts off and inspect for the dreaded tin worm. I got sent a video of it briefly before I bought, but needed to see for myself. What a lovely surprise it is not to have a rusty jap car lol

I'm more than happy with this, but does beg the question if it's now too clean an example to rag the shit out of on track 

5 hours ago, RobSR said:

What rods are you running and is it all dynamically balanced, inc clutch and pulley?

Last engine I did with Scat rods, all the rotating assembly balanced, stiffer valve springs etc was to 8500rpm.

All the pressures and temps were fine as oil pumps can start to become an issue if you push really hard.

If you’re on a stock cam and TD04 however you won’t need to rev it past 8k anyway. Won’t still making power.

I've no idea tbh mate, bought the car relatively cheaply. Engine was built by TMD about 10yrs ago but done next to no mileage, so who knows how they built it. Yeh its SCAT rods, not my first choice but they seem popular in starbos. Well at least I know 8k is where I can sensibly stay, maybe push a little more and have an 8k shift point

So I'm almost ready for my forged glanza to be road worthy and start mapping. I've no idea what these engines can take in terms of revs? I have TD uprated valve springs and a WEPR hybrid td04 on a forged 4E. Does 8250rpm seem about right? I'm completely clueless what these are capable of

Had a look round a Ep82 GT at East Coast Japanese coffee meet at Shotley Marina yesterday. Just wondered if it were anyone off here?

20 hours ago, SpoonalTap said:

That's brill news that theres nay damage, actually looks a cracking wee motor. Well jelly haha although I've got enough on my plate with my own glanza.

Yeh I've been following your thread since you started it lol

Just fit a switch, nothing in MOT says the horn button has to be on the steering wheel lol. It's not a bodge if it works haha 

7 hours ago, RobSR said:

Check the base map on the ME221 as last time I checked it was wrong, also be prepared that you may have to take a tooth off the trigger wheel in the dizzy too. 

Cheers mate, will see how it goes 

Car got delivered earlier this week and got stuck right in. Head whipped off to inspect damage and........

Theres zero damage. None at all. But it became apparent as soon as the spark plugs were out what was the issue. The bores absolutely stink of fuel, even the oil in the head and sump stinks of it. So I can assume it's been flooded with fuel. As I budgeted for a new engine, thought I'd make this spec even better. We'd all drive boring cars if we like having money in the bank lol. So...

Uprated valve springs from Tuning Developments. More for piece of mind but also ability for a 8k+ rev limit. 

And now it was a tough choice, had ~£1000 to spend. Nice coilovers, K sport 8 pots or an ECU. I've chosen the ECU, ordered an ME221

I've got a fancy AEM failsafe wideband that will work well with it. I've no idea when that will arrive atm but we shall see how that goes. The software looks easy and have a base map already.

Quick pic with its sisters. No idea on the plans for the OG glanza I had just yet

Cheers, Jack

34 minutes ago, parker85 said:

Fingers crossed it's an easy fix mate alot of tidy parts on it I know the lad u bought it off hopefully you get her sorted 

She'll be sorted mate 100%. I'm glad I saved it from being broken up, it's so bloody mint!

It got delivered just as the sun set, but managed to sneak a quick pic in before the OG Glanza went off to the unit for storage. Gonna whip the head off tomorrow and see what's happened. Overall, looks very very clean. Well happy with it atm, not bad for sight unseen off Facebook lol 

On 4/8/2019 at 12:13 PM, Farley V said:

How has the gold wrap been applied under the bonnet? Just lots of cut out bits to fill the gapes or has it been fully covered / separated somehow?

Good luck with the forthcoming jobs.

I've literally no idea mate, its due to be delivered by the recovery truck in a few hours. I'm a tad nervous lol

8 minutes ago, SpoonalTap said:

I seen this was up for breaking on facebook, glad someone bought it and isn't planning on just stripping it down for parts. Makes a change, good luck. Hopefully doesn't take too long to get back on the road.

Yeh it would have been very sad to see this broken up, not many like this and low mileage.

Aim is to have it built up, run in. And off to mapping mid summer. I just gotta decide what I wanna do with my now old glanza lol

So in a bizarre turn of events I'm now as of a few hours ago, the proud new owner of one very poorly but special JAM glanza. 

It was originally up for breaking on the book of faces. I enquired about the front splitter, got told it had provisionally been sold. In my typical style, I threw a tantrum and asked to buy the whole car as a whole lol. So I apologise if I've stopped you getting any parts haha

Why is she poorly? Some valves have hit the pistons

Plan is to whip the head off as soon as shes back home. Looking at new pistons, recon head with new valves, athena headgasket etc. Then wire in the Emanage Ultimate and go from there.

WEPR td04 hybrid kit on it, so hoping for maybe 330bhp? But its worlds ahead of my ct9 glanza. I'll work out what it actually has on it once its back home, bit of an impulse buy to say the least but I'm happy with it

I need an outer CV joint for my glanza, where's the best place to get them from? I'm aware there's 2 types, will probably just get both types. Anyone able to help?

Thanks, Jack