AlanD Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 In a last ditch bid to get to the Irish meet in the starlet, I set about finishing up the engine!was nearly there till I filled the rad, and Im loosing water roung the back of the intake mani!!! grr!!!feel sick as a dog, twas 3:37am, and my plans for sunday are now scuppered! ah well, at least I wont be risking damaging it lol!the TD04 of justicetook hours makin all the wee stainless brackets! ahh well... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Leak sorted!I needed to blank one hole off that I missed, but lesson learned!she's now sat on her wheels, suspension all set, but more importantly the charge air system is complete!view from the underside:the turbo exits with a 90 right, then a 135, into a 51-63mm 90 reducer to fit the intercooler. I was unable to pipe straight from the turbo to the cooler as the bend was too acute and the cooler too close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 well folks, its a very emotional moment! TEH KITTEH LIVETH!I fired her up last night once a few teething issues with the Inlet mani were solved, and re routed the intercooler piping.She went this morning and had her downpipe made ill stop typing before I get all soppy and show you the money!Just rolled out and firing minus downpipe, I was so tense at this stage, I couldnt bear failure.She wears her heart on her sleeve....My baby being operated on at the exhaust shop!and after the tentative drive home hearing her chatter to her hearts content...but what lurks within?the new re route!and my new downpipe!the mani shifting colour with the heat.cant stop smiling!Ready for a well deserved wash ;)treated her to this Addzest (Clarion) JDM MD/CD head unit last nightnow to start building her up inside! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 VID-eeeeeeeeeeeee-ooooooooooooooooooooooooh! forgive the rattles of my harness, youll get an idea how stiff the kitten is (pardon the pun)the split second its outside you can hear the induction noise Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 I started on cleaning her shortly after,it took 3 runs with near neat surface100 through the snow gun before it stopped dropping grime lol!I followed up with a lighter citrus TFR to wind the concentration down, and rinsed with the filter on and air dried.Next up came Farecla G3, followed by Menz IPF106 finishing compound.im trying out some new Zaino Pro 5 polishes, and ill finish off with my good old faithful Swissvax Shield Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Heres a video clip of the piggyback running at last!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADH6FzJ9z38 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 we're only at mapping stage, Chris is getting her all trimmed, I got sent this video this morning!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcs0HRNUdXY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Time for the goods me thinks!Mapped up, idling!sounds almost like a ported Rx7, evil! WOT run! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 shes changed remarkably mate!hats off to you, really makes me want to build a sleeper now ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 amazing. so whats cheaper u reckon a 4efe turbo'd or a 4efte transplant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 neither ;)both will bug your bank manager. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 That is immense mate!!!Awesome build, i absoluty love the pink bits, they rock ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza Al Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 This is immense mate Amazing work be sure to keep us posted ;)Al. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 awesome..turbo's on the n/a engine...scubs told me about the braidedlines kit for the n.a, td04 @ 0.8 bar made something around 240hp i think on a n/a and did rediculoous quarter mile times lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Nice build up mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mi16chris Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 just to let u guys know the ecu in it is full standalone not a piggybank thats y it took a lot of time to map it and it needs done over over again once we fit biger injectors really is not easy as u have nothing to start from Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 really is not easy as u have nothing to start frombut i bet the final outcome of it working is such a great feeling! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mi16chris Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 u have no idea how happy i was just to have it runing on the ecu lol i had the wrong pin out for it and it took ages for me to work out what was wrong lol should be some job once the bigger injectors r in and maped again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoostJunkie Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 it HAS to be said this way.WHAT A FUCKING BUILDhad a complete read through but i'm unsure, i know you started it off by adding a turbo onto the 4efe still running the high comp pistons but on going td04 and removing block again did you use gt pistons and rods or go for forges or did you keep n/a pistons? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 awesome work man, from zero to hero lolthats a beauty thats for sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 i saw this at kirky at the weekend and it is out-freaking-standing. simple as that! jay and weejohn had told me about it, but now that I've seen it its even more UBER!!!!and alan himself and his mrs are soooooo dead on too, they most kindly leant me a helmet so i could sponge a run out with weejohn (thanks again guys!).cant wait to see this motor in the flesh again, lookin forward to your belfast meet your plannin alan!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 Thankyou all for the really kind words, its very encouraging, and ill keep trying new, crazier, weird-er things to keep you all interested lol!I was leaving for work the other morning (I drive a yaris daily) and I liked this angle so popped a quick shot for you all, I just like the way the light hit it in the morning!it catches the spokes of the sparco's quite nicely! plus you get the beautiful view of the duct tape keeping water from flooding the inside of the car! Bonus!heres a few shots of the various gauges im fitting to keep a vague eye on her, the reason I say vague is its more of an adventure and if she goes the way of the trackstar... well... thats the price I pay for having so much kitten business going on lol!I had to take two shots as the macro couldnt focus on all three simultaniously.Trevor scored me some nimbus sheeting, and got my idle down another few hundred rpm, so my next job is to box up the area between tont of herhe TD04 flange and the cooler piping as its a scant few centimetres apart, and must be heating the cooled charge something shocking!It was great to meet you mr nanglebadger sir! your a true gent!you can borrow my helmet anytime, as long as you dont polish it in front of her lol! pardon the pun!did you get many good pictures on Sunday? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 its been a while since I updated as Ive been running all over the place busy helping people out, but with the help of my good buddies Trevor and Robbo, ive acquired a few new toys!you may have noticed my new thread in the resolved issues engine section:'guide to making a starlet earth kit'this thread will bring you upto date : http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.php?t=22585that brings me up to this stage:all earthed up and looking particularly racey lol!you might have noticed that the intercooler pipe appears to be wrapped in aluminium bubble wrap, and you'd be close! Trevor donated some of his waste (but very expensive might I add) Nimbus heat reflective sheet. This fancy material insulates whatever you enclose, from nasty heat soak. I noted trevors bay being relatively cool even though he was pasting the hell out of his mx5 track car, he has his manifold totally boxed in with this stuff and it works wonders. My issue was that the intercooler charge cooled pipe was getting cooked by the nearby manifold flange, to the point you could burn your hand if you touched the silicone. Now all the heat gets reflected away. My next task involves venting the hot air from the manifold area up and out! In case your wondering how the cable ties holding the sheet dont melt, I used stainless manifold ties!im dead chuffed with my bay now. Its killing me not having all the looks outside, so the bay allows me to indulge in my urge for bling lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 hahaha nice pun!i got some nice pics yeah dude, someday i'll get them uploaded!yet more great work there i see! nice one! see u on sunday dude!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanD Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 Was up to a bit of mischief in work today and made a set of show plates for the meet his sunday so I dont need to be concerned about people blanking my plates, what do you think? lolI brightened up them last few pictures a little too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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