Bopthebear Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) Hi I'm Rob I'm a new Glanza v owner from northern Scotland Car is going to be used on the weekends and for sprint's currently working in Bulgaria so not much will happen this year or next ( need a house ) but I'll potter away to tidy it up etc Sorry about the lack of pics no laptop in Bulgaria lol - attached the spec from Matthews advert - 98 Spec Glanza-V non sunroof in 040 white - 172,000ish KM - not converted so mileage is accurate. Stock bottom end, recently inspected by Rob Boston Racing and given a clean bill of health along with cambelt change, sump re-seal, crank seals etc all done recently. RaceTech EWG TD04 kit with SS manifold, 2.5" de-cat downpipe and VTA screamer. Port matched turbo to manifold. Turbosmart 38mm V-band external wastegate Braided oil and water lines RaceTech 2.5" SS exhaust system (single silencer, 3.5" tip) FMIC with 2.5" alloy piping Alloy 1/2 rad + 10" slimline fan Smoothed & polished rocker cover with AN port conversion for breather RW Developments breather tank with stainless braid and AN8 aeroquip fittings Oil cooler kit using mocal sandwich plate, AN10 aeroquip fittings and stainless PTFE lined braided hose to 15 row oil cooler mounted behind I/C Magnecore blue HT leads with matching king lead Walboro 255lph pump upgrade Iridium plugs Apexi boost solenoid Gizmo IBC-II boost controller set up with three settings Greddy EMB Mapped by Ricky at RaceTech to 0.83bar and 1.10bar and made 227bhp @ 1.10bar. Print out will be included. OEM LSD C52 box in mint condition with recent shaft seal replacement done using genuine Toyota parts. Comp Clutch Stage 4 paddle clutch (very low mileage/use) Fidanza lightened flywheel Hyper Sport quickshift Millers transmission oil (not cheap!!) Re-built CV joints with new boots and clips and fresh moly-lith grease Poly bushed engine and box mounts Meister-R Zeta CRD Coilovers with pillowball front top mounts and camber adjustability Coilovers socks - immaculate underneath these Whiteline anti-lift kit + poly bushes Cusco adjustable panhard rod Whiteline adjustable rear ARB OEM front strut brace OEM rear 3 point brace PAS delete with properly looped rack (best thing I ever did to this car!) ST185 Celica single pot brake conversion using Mk4 Astra grooved discs, Ferodo DS2500 pads and braided lines Standard rear brakes freshly serviced Recent replacement of all wheel bearings Motul RBF brake fluid Discs recently skimmed and brakes fully stripped and serviced. Rota Grid 15"x7j ET35 wheels powdercoated in gloss white Genuine RAYS anodised red alloy wheel nuts with locking nut Avon ZZR semi-slick tyres fitted all round with plenty of life left for road or track use (although they're quite noisy on the road, sounds like all four wheel bearings have gone at once!) Full alignment/geo done by Rob Boston at RBR Varis FRP front bumper fitted with BYC style chassis mounted splitter legs, marine ply front splitter Bumper secured using locking aero catches and wing ties Standard 98 Spec skirts and rear bumper Very VERY clean car with ZERO rust 2x Corbeau Clubsports (XL) mounted using proper T45 welded-in mounts and side mounts with plenty of adjustability/movement. Genuine OMP suede dished 330mm wheel with Sparco QR boss ARC Autosport weld-in half cage with harness bars Cruise shift knob & extension piece 3x Pro-Sport gauges (oil temp/oil pressure/water temp) HKS 60mm boost gauge mounted on dash Fully stripped interior no headlining or rear trims but dash intact and still has door cards, electric windows and electric mirrors that retract. NO STEREO (although I did keep the wiring in place if you wanted to re-fit one and I do have a stereo I can include with the car, not that you'd be able to hear it) Still has infrared remote central locking too! Edited August 5, 2018 by Bopthebear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike84 Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Nice ! Hopefully see you at some sprints with mine What's your plans with it , is it pretty standard just now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Hi mate my plans are to get the interior all painted as it's got the cage in unpainted and going to treat it to alot of carbon from Fiske I'm just going to make it my own as I don't plan punting it eventually forge it will be a long term project, edited the first post with the spec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 Well been a while since ive updated this now that im home and collected the car! Started working on it degreasing every inch of it and it's had a full correction to the paintwork by myself and other detailing buddy just going round the entire car tidying it up Got the foglights working and wired in the turbo timer have been having difficulty with my oil temp gauge sender and gauge work just not getting any temperature registering More pics soon cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Been a while since I updated this so here we go Sourced a genuine varis carbon bonnet, genuine varis rear bumper and skirts so bonnet is on Binned the st185 calipers for 6 pot ksports and the rotas have been tossed off for speedline challenges done in white pearl so has a flake threw it Rear carbon Cusco brace and Cusco front brace Pictures can do the talking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike84 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 This is looking pretty sweet now , nice work wheels suit it Keep the pics and updates coming Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Ha, ill show the previous owner before matt how this looks now! He is going to miss it! Looking sweet dude! Keep us posted! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Few more updates - Ever since I bought it was leaving big blobs of oil on the drive so my mate stripped it all and so far we have replaced OEM oil pump - old one was severely worn Timing belt and tensioners and water pump Crankshaft seal, Camshaft bung, Rear main seal, distributor o ring seal, rocker cover gasket, basically any seal we've replaced, ORC Ogura is going in it soon with miller's gearbox oil Also bought a carbon spoiler from Fiske which should look good And relocated the battery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 Got the spoiler fired on now can't thank my mate enough for the time he piles into it for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timmah Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Aw man I'd like to have a rear wing like that.. and paint like that. Keep up the work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) Well it's finally coming together few little things to sort now and hopefully get it MOT'ed Made a list of what's been changed or updated 16" speedline challenge refubed in pearl white with Nankang NS2-R 50/50 Engine all seals and oil pickup, oil pump, water pump, top end gaskets replaced including timing belt tensioner kit, plugs gapped and replaced Oil flushed and gearbox oil flushed replaced with miller's oil, ORC Ogura clutch/flywheel kit to go in Battery relocation to boot Ksports installed with yellow stuff pads, braided hoses all round, brake fluid flushed and replaced, rear pads replaced Coolant flushed and replaced AEM afr installed and bung welded in to exhaust Hypersport shifter binned replaced with TRD short shifter and genuine varis gearknob C pillar brace installed Cusco brake stopper installed Modified the defi oil temp sender location no reading now solved Standard door cards binned, track day door card's installed Edited May 31, 2019 by Bopthebear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Yeah this looks really smart! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BMX-RIG Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Looks tidy! Definitely worth having that number plate panel off to clean the number plate lights and behind! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 Seem to be having issues with the indiglo dials I can't get either of the sets to illuminate am I being a donkey or missing something and can you hardwire them or what's up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 Nevermind my mate figured it out as per usual two broken wires AEM AFR installation done to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Orc ogura fitted and flushed the box and refilled it with miller's oil Mate made a custom stainless heatshield for it so we don't scorch the varis bonnet VID-20190616-WA0007.mp4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike84 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Clutch noise sounds like a proper race car now 😎 You must be better than me at sticking on reflective tape , can I get it to stick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 It's very very snappy I'll say that, take a bit of getting use to lol Practice makes perfect Mike haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timmah Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 That idles so well, I'm jealous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H_D Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Brilliant clutch and excellent pedal feel, I have the same clutch on my V Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 11:04 AM, H_D said: Brilliant clutch and excellent pedal feel, I have the same clutch on my V Hopefully I'll get to try it out pretty soon been a very long project that wasn't actually meant to turn into this but once I started I thought well - I'm this far in I may as well just do it all properly and once still not fully happy with the car but it's alot better than it was What power do the oguras handle does anyone know? Got a gold intercooler for a really good price on eBay to continue the white and gold theme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 9:40 AM, Timmah said: That idles so well, I'm jealous! It didn't when I first got it, would hunt alot and idle really low, adjusted it slightly and it's alot better now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 Nearly there I'm now having issues with the indiglo clocks Speedo doesn't work and rev counter is bouncing all over the place - yawn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bopthebear Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 Been using the car in the good weather can't fault it really enjoying it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BMX-RIG Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Good to see it getting some use 😎 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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