Gav Missen

Forgot to update this in a while and definitely don’t have as many photos as I’d like 🤦🏼‍♂️ 

just been trying to plumb all the electrics in hook up the vacuum lines etc 

also made up some fuel lines 

Starting to look more like a bay now with some parts from DJR 

also finished off painting the boot floor and under the rear seats (I’ll get some more photos of it now with the rear brace and plastics in etc) 

intercooler turned up so briefly test fitted it in to place 

held the toms bumper up against it still plenty of trimming needed before I can actually fit it but looks soo much better 

this is where I am at at the moment struggling to find a long enough turbo oil return 16-19mm for the top mount hopefully will be able to fire her up soon 🙈

Update time she’s finally back on all 4 no more stands 😂🙌 

still needs to go back up as I haven’t fitted the wilwoods yet but managed to get the axle back to together new rear wheel bearings, discs pads & calipers back on 

Still need to do some adjustment on the suspension to get it sitting right but the wider wings has definitely helped with the fitment on the front may need some adjustment on the rear 

Never get bored looking at this 

also decided to strip the rear and spray it only done it in high build primer at the moment till I get some more 040 white but it’s a start 

As title brand new pec forged conrods for 4E with ARP bolts, all boxed and individually wrapped.

Ashford Kent 

can post if needed 

£350 

Managed to get the axle back on tonight along with my Gizfab panhard rod not properly adjusted yet only by eye will get a full geo setup once it’s back on the road 

Then moved on to the rad had issues with the original grommets fitting the half rad fitting kit so took some advice from @Claymore and sorted some other out cheers bud! 

Haven’t attached the hoses yet as I may get a different fan for the rad instead of the ones that cable tie through, also fitted the RW developments expansion tank 

So got the axle off and it was in a bit of a state 

stripped the brakes and back plates off to clean it up as much as I could with a wire wheel 

tapped up the areas I needed and gave it all a coat in black 

still have the callipers etc to paint back in red, new rear bearings have arrived just need to order new discs and pads for the back.

also my Tegiwa half rad turned up today as the half rad I had on was getting a bit tatty

Looks pukka bud

So bit of a bigger update as haven’t posted in a while.. 

managed to source some livesports wings to fit the new wheel width still in gel coat yet to be painted 

also got the gearbox casing welded up where there was a crack 

then managed to finally get the engine in! Feels a shame to be covering up the ORC clutch & fly 😭

gave the gearbox a clean and sprayed it black 

then mocked up the turbo and manifold, also fitted the new catch can and lines along with the Cusco brake stopper 

now that the abs & p/s are out the way I can mount the fpr here which I think is a nice touch 

driveshafts and new seals are now all in but I’m having issues with a wheel bearing that I’ve only just had replaced seems to be locking up tight when hun nut is on will take it off and look in to it more soon.

spent some more time today fitting the loom and taking the rear axle off to be painted will get more pictures soon.

cheers

3” exhaust turned up just need to cut the downpipe flange off and get it matched up to my 3” wepr downpipe 

got bored staring at the first crusty loom so stripped it all back and re sleeved it in braided cover not 100% but looks 10x better 

Little update

got sick of looking at the state of the old crank pulley 

ordered a fensport one and really happy with it build quality looks good 

also sent my gearbox off to be repaired, I’m not sure what hillbilly done the last repair but oh my goodness 🤣

pretty safe to say it won’t be staying like that 

54 minutes ago, jellybaby said:

Looking good feller 

Cheers mate, getting closer to the finish line finally! 

Looking pukka bud, where did you get the Toyota bolt kit? 

Another update 

got some parts test fitted on the engine all looks good so far 

Ordered a RE developments catch tank & lines and a coolant reservoir tank

I then split the gearbox in half removed the old diff and gave it a little clean inside 

I then fitted my new Kaaz 1.5 way diff and fitted new bearings etc 

hopefully during this week I’ll get the ancillaries on the engine sort the engine loom out and start getting everything put back in the bay

also need to get an exhaust made up to match with my 3” downpipe 

will keep updated 

cheers 

On 1/20/2023 at 8:55 AM, Claymore said:

Top notch parts there mate, Turbo looks awesome. Looking forward to the build. 

Cheers mate hopefully be done by summer 💪

Haven’t posted for a while but back on track! 
 

Engine is done and now fully forged I’ll do a spec list later on 

The ORC clutch & flywheel arrived from Japan really pleased with that looks a great bit of kit 

Turbo arrived from midnite turbos TD04 hybrid billet wheel Greddy 9 blade shaft

Willwood brakes are here ready to go on 

WEPR manifold is a real bit of kit looks lovely

Test fitted the wheels and may have to figure something out with the arches or get some wider ones it’s very tight 

Think that’s it for the moment just time to put everything together and get the gearbox sorted 

So update time…

suspension parts are all now back together, even though I’ve got to take the hubs back off to remove the backplates as I’ve just ordered the Willwood 4 pots which should be a nice addition! 
 

i also got the HEL abs delete kit fitted which was a bit of a pain with no instructions but worked it out eventually! Also fitted the new poly bush engine mounts 

the Kaaz diff has now arrived just still unsure whether to use my gearbox or now at the repair I found on it may be worst than I think I’ll try and get some photos to show… 

also ordered some bronze Grid V’s and some ns2r’s which arrived today! 

 

still waiting on quite a few parts but I’ll keep updated as much as I can 

Gav

Hi everyone so I’m doing a bit of an overhaul with my suspension I’ve replaced everything 

wishbones 

droplinks

anti lift kit

24mm arb etc 

well.. I’ve just fitted it all up and the near side arb is practically touching the wishbone where as the offside has a bit of space, 

will this change once the cars on the ground? I did notice when I removed the old anti roll bar that there were some make shift rubber covers over the arb in that area 

offside

nearside

thanks 

Gav 

Soo I may have bought some more goodies for G today…

38mm tial wastegate

ORC 309 clutch & flywheel 

Kaaz super a diff 

Oil sandwich plate 

Gizfab panhard rod 

Powerflex engine & box mounts 

Cusco brake stopper 

HEL abs delete kit 

HEL braided clutch line 

HEL braided fuel line

a new half rad fitting kit as mines getting tatty

So fitted some more parts today, forgot to order steering rack gaitors so hopefully getting some more today.

also dropped my hubs off last night to get the wheel bearings fitted so they will be going on over the weekend too.

also prepped my anti roll bar up, gave it a metallic silver base coat then coated with candy apple red followed by 2k gloss laquer, came out quite well

So managed to get the bay painted and looking tidy 👌🏽 

also got the inner arches cleaned and under sealed ready to put all the new wishbones anti lift kit droplinks track rods etc on 

all of the suspension parts have turned up now so removed the new bushes off the wishbones and replaced with the anti lift kit ones 

That’s pukka mate I did keep seeing the videos come up on TikTok! Have you got any future plans for it now? 

Had a quick hour on G after work, removed the wings just to make it a bit easier to clean everything up and I also plan on condensing down the loom in them areas as it’s very messy and maybe relocating the fuse box inside the car.

had a scrub up in the bay and arches was very grimey under the wings as you can see, getting a bit of prep work done ready for some paint, will also under seal the arches, trying to get this done soon as my suspension parts are slowly turning up so would like it all painted whilst it bare.

Gav 

Saw this at Shaun’s on Saturday looks pukka 🙌

I also put an order in today for the following parts which I want to get fitted before putting my engine back in 

powerflex black anti lift kit
lower arms

lower arm ball joints 

arb droplinks

front wheel bearings 

inner track rods & ends 

hoping to get everything underneath the car new to match everything else 

The hubs & dust covers and also the engine & gearbox mounts were a bit grubby with a load of previous paint on so sanded them all back primed and painted back to black 

Not a big update 

stripped the following off the car:

brakes

hubs

lower arms

droplinks

anti roll bar

engine/gearbox mounts 

inner track rods & ends