Jozinobi

He does get a lot of pm traffic so to speak and is often away the site from time to time. But I assure you he will get back to you as soon as he is back online. Thanks for being patient Regards Joz

Welcome to UKSC Sacha I'm part of the Admin team along with Nanglebadger & Sicaln however it is Enzo (Geo) who owns the site and deals exclusively with trading positions etc. Thats what I'm assuming is your query which is totally fine. The best way to contact him is via pm username: Enzo Its great to see you on here and we all hope you enjoy the site. Regards Joz

Guys if you want to know what it tastes like think of Super Strength Listerine with an added kick! I kid you f'ing not lol! Will leave you breathless drunk neat so not for chronic asthmatics We'll have to call them (Van)'Goth Goggles' Joz

You really need to get outta the house dude lol! But hey you only live once so have fun. Joz

That is epic dude! Lightened up my evening that's for damn sure! Luck seems to be coming your way @Carl it was a dummy nipple not a bird crap lol Joz

Seems like a really busy week for Jays Garage. Glad you are well on the way with the new Blitz setup Phil, sounds really idea for your needs. Getting closer to EP perfection broski. Joz

Welcome to UKSC my friend How is the starlet scene in HK now? I'll be back in HK at Christmas. It would be great to see some photos of some of your cars. Enjoy the site. Joz

Have a good one lads I swear I'll be at the Costa for beer duties someday soon Please watch my car lol! Joz

Nice work Chef Bet you can't wait to finally drive with it on. Joz

Old school cool mate Really captures the essence of starleteering. All the best with it. Joz

Gold flake eh I'd go for a uniquely coloured bay seeing as you have access to all that paint Joel bro. The right sceme will look the part. Pretty sure you will find some inspiration for it. My bodyshop randomly did my rocker that red/gold colour and I haven't looked back. Keep up the good progress. Joz

Welcome to UKSC mate. Very nice glanza Joz

The engine you use WILL last as long as its 'rebuilt' as much as possible and that it is not damaged in the first place. An engine builder will tell you what needs to be done after a full inspection. Rebuilding and refreshing costs a fair amount which I've had done with my engine which included: - Cylinder head tested, skimmed, port matched and chemically cleaned. - Engine block tested, skimmed, bores rehoned and chemically cleaned. - Three angle valve grind (to reseat valves) - Crank polished - Intake ports port matched - New Toyota oil pump - New Toyota piston ring set - New ACL bearings - New Toyota valve stem oil seals - New Toyota headgasket - New Toyota crank oil seals - New Toyota oil filter flange gaskets - New Toyota rocker cover gasket - New Toyota camshaft seals - New Toyota Inlet manifold gasket - New Toyota Exhaust manifold gasket - New Toyota turbo oil return pipe - New Toyota Rotor arm and distributor cap - New Toyota Inlet manifold port matched - New timing belt and rollers - New Toyota injector seals - New Blueprint fuel filter - New NGK sparkplugs - New Blueprint Waterpump The main cost is in the machine work and labour itself. The full toyota gasket set is amazing and well priced @£120 By using a running 2nd hand 4EFTE there is no guarantee when it will go. I'm not recommending you go and replace everything including all the valves but its just an option. It would become an ultra fresh engine and would be far more reliable. Just how I want my car to be. Especially as you are concerned that there is no guarantees said engine will last. Think of it as an investment and more worthwhile than jumping straight in with a new turbo setup. There is no pressure to do that and it would be FAR more beneficial to roll with the CT9 for at least a short while to get things in motion. Its also VERY useful to do whilst the engine is out. Us n/a owners have it more difficult as we do not have an FTE engine in the first place. Whereas turbo owners can rebuild and even forge theirs once it goes. Hence the extra initial costs in getting the engine and all the wiring. Its not the best way to do it cost wise but it would save you in the long run and give reassuring peace of mind. You can't have everything unfortunately Hope this gives you some different insight Amjad. Joz

Keep us posted mate and have fun learning. Thats what its all about Definitely all the best with your build. Joz

If you can get brand new twin pot calipers well priced I'd be interested in a set mate Think they are expensive tho. Aftermarket pads are dear for them (£100 a pop) the standard ones are more than up to the task. Back in the day I went full steam on everything ;) As for the WMS kits I'd wait for some concrete feedback first, not doubting Keri of course. Brand new forged pistons will come with their own specific set of rings dude. I'm always happy to give my input, not a prob. Joz

The block needs to be at least honed/crosshatched to accept the new pistons and piston rings. It will need bored/machined if there is any stressing or pitting in the cylinders after inspection. I haven't heard of any pistons that will fit straight in, but thats just me. Scat rods would be the cheapest brand of forged rod out there and I'm not knocking them. If it was my build I'd go Wiseco or Ross for pistons (both are tried and tested) and something different for rods (not scat) Pauter rods would be one choice or even something rare and jdm at cost e.g HRF. I'm running Levin AE101 Twin Pots and 260mm discs/Endless pads at the front and standard drums at the back Joz

The stage I'm at now is before boost as my engine is still being run in (up to 700 miles), with not too long to go. Its already prepared/ready engine and modwise for the 1bar treatment which I will be doing once I get my emanage U set up later on. The red EP is running: CT9B HKS Actuator Properly ported standard exhaust mani Screamer Decat HKS Full exhaust Standard TMIC Standard Airbox/TRD Panel Blitz Dump Valve Walbro Fuel Pump Apexi Boost Gauge Emanage Ultimate waiting in the wings. The first step will be to setup the boost and then have her RR tested to see how she is running and of course her output. I had a lot of the engine build done for me, with just myself gathering the aftermarket parts (and paying bills) but I was still very much involved with the learning process. As you are going forged you will have a whole heap of options available to you. Just to let you know the running in process is slightly longer for forged engines than standard rebuilds. So many ways you can start off, obvious and safest way so you can get used to the power is a CT9 setup. It'd help run the engine in and would also keep you safer on the roads until you are ready for the upgrade. After that you will need to decide on something more wholesome as the whole purpose of the forging is so that you can run higher boost more reliably on a range of different turbos ranging from hybrids to larger turbos such as TD04/TD05/Garret etc. The forging still doesnt guarantee your engine will be invincible as it will all be up to the tune and if your engine/setup was installed properly. As for piston bore size and brand, you will need the block notched so at least a bore size of 74.5mm which is standard procedure or a maximum of 75mm which is the most logically that you can take off the block, seeing as the walls in-between are pretty thin. Wiseco is what I'd be looking at personally as they are tried and tested. Its your build so try to have an idea of what brands or parts you'd like to use so you can make your own mark on it. You can't go wrong with tried and trusted jdm brands such as Blitz, Apexi, HKS etc for engine/tuning goodies. Simple research is pretty easy to do. Keep your eye out for bargains and rare parts which do crop up from time to time. Thats a small taster of how I look at it, take what you will The guys who have walked the walk will be able to continue deeper ;) Joz

The gearboxes are interchangable so no need to worry about that. I'm using a 4EFE gearbox with QUAIFE diff in mine. Its all easier said than done Asad. Check Streetracer_Starlet's turbo conversion and you will see the pure pain of the whole dash out job. I've not seen many use the glanza dials but if you have the whole dash loom and are prepared to take out the whole dash there is no reason why they wouldn't work. I use Paseo ones myself. I'm glad to hear you will be getting everything machined properly etc instead of just throwing it in. An engine crane would be the ultimate peace of mind. Would be ideal if you could get a lend off someone local. Ryan you have pm. Joz

Before investing in all of the engine parts and goodies I'd make sure that you have a decent wire loom and dash loom that is specific for the engine you are putting in EP82 or EP91 4EFTE. To me a good wiring job is the bread and butter of a decent n/a to turbo conversion as well as making sure you can insure it. Will you be attempting the wiring yourselves or get an experienced autospark to help? A full 'dash out' EP91 glanza loom conversion is the most time consuming (ask streetracer_starlet) and costly if not done yourself. For my conversion we used a running EP82 FTE and had the dash and engine looms custom wired into my entire n/a looms. If you know someone that has done it before it'd save you a lot of hassle and is worth paying. Also forging as well as rebuilding an engine is pretty expensive to do properly. The cost soon mounts up. The used engine you will be using should ideally be inspected by the engine builder who is doing the work for you. You did mention you have a large timescale so you'd be able to gather the parts at your own pace and save up etc. When the engine is rebuilt and forged it will need proper machine work to both head and bottom end to ensure clearances are spot on, valves seat properly, balancing etc and that everything is A1. Just thought I'd mention some of the things that I'd consider which you hadn't mentioned There are many ways to go about doing this but thats my input of what I have experienced so far with my recent conversion which I was very lucky to get so much help with. It still cost me but it was something that I had really been wanting to do. So glad I did. Torque settings and timing can be found all over the net. Joz

Happy Birthday K! Joz

Cheers guys @Jay - I think it was you who parked it there Roll on the next potm! Joz

The background subject is what makes the photo Thanks very much for all the kind votes. Is a huge honour to win this month's potm Credit goes to Alan D. Joz

I guess it isnt as bad as it looks bro but still not a nice feeling. Still a bit of work to restore it but don't let that get you down. Im surprised the canards didn't trigger their slice 'n' dice function... Wizard of Nos kit looks good. The pieces are coming together now. Joz

But will it turn out right lol you know hair products these days Joz

That is just ballbags mate Some days everything on the road is against you. Hope it doesn't slow down your momentum dude. Joz