John Hodson

Started addressing some of the obvious areas under the bonnet that looked abit rough, this was quite satisfying 

Went out for a weekend blast along with a dirty Nissan 😉

I’ve really enjoyed the 6 weeks or so I’ve owned this car, they are so much fun to drive. My next plan is to clean up the engine bay so I’ll provide some updates to how that goes

Eeeee not nice to see! 😬But luckily what seems like rot is actually just in the top layer of paint/primer, this area always sees rainwater sitting around for long periods of time so can be prone to corrosion. A good wet and dry sorted it out, I removed the boot seal and tapped off the whole boot area to prep for some paint, I applied 3 coats of super white and left it to dry, then 2 coats of laquer, the end result is really good  

Found some surface rust on the rear of the boot the other day, since the weather was nice yesterday I decided to take the rear tailgate off and have a go at sorting it out 

9 minutes ago, Charlie Thompson said:

Looking good mate 😎 did you get the relocation kit from TD?

I actually had the pipe and hose already as it came with the car,  so the guys just used it in the build 😁

I’d never expected the stock CT9 to be capable of these numbers but I’m more than happy with the performance

I have to take my hat off to the mapping of this car and the work TD have done. The turbo comes on really strong and there’s a lot more low down grunt than there was previously, it pulls really hard through the gears now!! Absolute little beast!!! 🚙💨

also I’ve ditched the factory air inlet in favour of a short route pipe with a K&N filter. The turbo noise is epic 😆

More Power!! 

So I’d been driving the car round and it’s been brilliant, it handles well and it pulls nicely through the gears. As the chassis already has big brakes, semi slick tyres, Bc coil overs and a roll cage i decided on upping the boost abit 👀

I had enjoyed getting the socket set out and doing the odd jobs on the car but i decided to reach out to the guys at Tuning Developments for the work I had planned 

Since the car was running standard boost around 0.7 bar (peak) and was fairly quick  I thought opting for the 180hp package they do would suit the car well! 
 

Now i already have an emanage blue plus all the supporting mods needed. So I got in contact with mike at TD and i got the car booked in for basically ECU wiring and mapping plus bigger fuel pump.
 

While I was there I had the timing belt done and water pump for peace of mind. 
Also a SARD RRFPR, and various seals and stuff 

my Greddy Profec B boost controller turned out to be dead (solenoid is toast) so I got a nice new GFB g force 3 boost controller instead 😁
 

The Slightly surprising results!!

Found a decal kit so added the Glanza sticker to the rear

I managed to renew 4 out of the 6 studs, but I decided that I didn’t want to risk snapping off a stud in the head😂 the threads are all good so that shall do! 

i installed a new set of NGK irridium plugs heat range 7, dropped the oil out of her and installed a new oil filter and fresh oil. I got the turbo back on and connected it all back up 
 

Taking the car for a drive it felt smoother and more responsive. I got my fill of the good weather driving it around 😁

Now I’d love to say I threw a weld on this myself but I decided since my dad used to be a welder once upon a time I’d ask him nicely to help, I traded him a couple of beers and he welded her up for me 

while I had the turbo off I decided to clean up the oil feed/return line and I renewed a bunch of gaskets

turbo coolant gasket 

oil feed/return gasket

turbo-manifold gasket

downpipe gasket 

exhaust manifold gasket + stud and nut kit 

gasket for the pipe off the hot side of turbo too

Next on my list I wanted to give the car a service, but first I needed to sort out a cracked manifold, luckily the crack was on the merge collector so it wasn’t to bad to fix 

So First things first - A wash! I’ve always thought washing a car and giving it some attention makes the car that bit happier!

i gave the car a full wash and a 2 stage machine polish, then a chemical paint sealant for some protection, overall the paint isn’t bad! 

Hello there

firstly I’m new on the forum so Hi all! This is my first Jap car after being a life long JDM fan. I wanted a Glanza for a while as it’s a perfect size for my garage and also I just think there really cool fun cars. 

thought I would share with you all some  progress I’ve made with my Glanza, not long owned the car (maybe a month ish) but the main spec when I bought the car was as follows

1998 Glanza V in white (129 000 km)

6 point bolt in cage 

bc coil overs 

WMS brake kit

Nankang Ns2R tyres 

Jap speed exhaust with toyosports manifold 

factory CT9 turbo - with HKS actuator 

FMIC 

running 0.7 Bar of boost on a Profec B 2 

Thanks dude 

 Thankyou, yeah few bits planned, currently in touch with Tuning developments to help us wire up the ecu and do some mapping, then some cosmetic work (front bumper and bonnet mainly) 

Hi all,

New to the forum and new to owning this cool little car! Got a few things planned but just for the time being I’ve machined polished it, and gave it new oil and spark plugs (And driven it around as much as possible)