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right... where to start??



at the beginning is prob best.



so in 2010 i picked up the following starlet for a few hundred squids off a matey of mine:



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got her down my garage and let it sit for a while before deciding to get started on her, heres a walk round damage report:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGwujYp63wc



first thing i did was get the car in my garage and stripped all the exterior, fixed any broken parts and resprayed the outside with 2 coats of Spies Hecker 2K 001 BLACK!



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76yW3llf5gs



after this i decided to go traveling and just before i went invested in a few engine bay parts (my plan was to sell whilst i was abroad to allow me to travel longer but this did not happen) :)



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when i returned from travelling i got some cash together and injected £1000 worth of service parts and other bits n bobs to make her look sweet as:



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zqpABJDmAw



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSvFbSC3Aso



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now she was looking sweet, i needed to take the biggest step and attempt to register her (she was still on foreign plates). i booked in an exam at my local dvla (£400+) and failed miserably with 15 defects!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duvqdBWeGMA



a further 2 visits and a few hundred more in parts later and it was done, she was finally on local plates and legal to drive. now the fun began and i could start adding the stack of mods i had ready



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIH3ug-zCI0



and since then:



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this is her as she stood the other night, come along was considering the opening image on this thread 8)



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TO BE CONTINUED... :thumbsup:


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updated my build thread - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...sOxxr5zjYuBKEV

newest video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWt2dh_0RNs

fmic instlled
greddy e01 boost controller installed
turbonetics actuator installed
turbo set to flutter/chatter

bit of troubleshooting for what i will do next, port mani and screamer etc

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update to my build...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86GVi0Fj1hw



toyosport manifold


decat pipe


cool air intake


preparation for screamer



needs a bit of tweaking with the screamer but I have a brand new exhaust housing part coming down so when it arrives I plan to grind the wastegate hole and weld a plate in between the wg and exhaust and then refit screamer... will be good!


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UPDATE!



So been driving her about and found my 2nd hand manifold is a bit blowy, not to mention my turbo has started screeching.



Car is now off the road so i decided id paint the engine bay whilst juggling the other issues:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BSOUwShwKY



Currently working on the turbo side of things; refacing manifold, porting wastegate and sealing the decat/screamer so there is no leaks off boost.



Also in the pipeline is a ct9/ct20 hybrid of which i will post at a later date...


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didnt realise i hadnt updated this thread for over 6 months so gonna hammer it in one post.



so this is where i left you all:


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at the time i was working on a perfect decat screamer (no noise off boost, tons on boost) but i just couldnt get the seal and it sounded horrible so reverted to just a decat pipe which suited me better.


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i was also struggling with boost loss due to the weakness of the baileys DV spring so i managed to get an unbranded one of a mate who ran it on his evo and the performance was a lot better.


originally when i registered my car the rear struts failed the test so i had to order some standard ones, obviously i wanted a full set of ohlins on so i sent them away for a rebuild and now they are back on the car.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7anbIf4498



as we all know the winter is a testing time for all cars but specially classics. through the winter ive:


- replaced a faulty starter motor


- fixed a puncture of which i had to drive a mile on flat damaging my front suspension


- my ct9 is now blowing smoke so i can only run it a 6psi


- and also i breached the camshaft seal so that had to be re-sealed:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMaZ9gAu1PQ



heres how she was running before the turbo gave up the ghost:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0TrW_4uKcY



managed to do some fault finding over the winter such as ecu faults, fixing the high revs and other random bits.



...but this is the best part of the winter so far - Toyota Sera 5EFHE:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_KGCiHGnqw



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the plan:


- 5e Engine out


- Strip Sera ancillaries


- swap thermostat housing


- paint block


- replace gaskets



once ready 4e out and merge ancillaries with 5e before fitting in GT, hopefully by then my ct20/9 hybrid will be ready!



exciting times


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thought best do a mid year update...



since i bought the sera (dream motor - 5efhe) i had to replace the ct9 so i could carry on driving the car. managed to source a 'cheap' td04 from Socks and by definition of cheap it would seem it was equally as dodgy as the td04 but as the overall performance was greater i was still happy with it depsite being a smoke bomb lol



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvfiYoCkS1I



i then pursued the route of running the 5efhe as a high compression td04 but to get away with it i needed to do a compression test:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFA8QizL1Ec


the results not so good, 90psi means a strip and rebuild completely stuffing up my plans of a quick swap.



ive since made the decision to remove the 4efte and run the 5efhe naturally aspirated until ive rebuilt the 4efte into the Sera and have a run around during the 5efhte build:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5YH-1wwMWs



the switch is never straight forward when going from an automatic 5e NA into a 4efte manual turbo environment, the first problem encountered was the flywheel differences (in all fairness was a quick/cheap fix at £35 a flywheel):



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBX7E2tE0XQ



so this is how my GT stands, a stage 1 5efhe with no turbo :(



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se7Ggx23daI



so thats all your getting for now until that engine comes back out :)


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5EFHE 5EFHE, ive got a 5EFHE :yahoo:



So this is something i always wanted in my GT and now i have it... just needs to get rebuilt to handle boost 8)



So stripped engine down and it was the boggiest lump ive ever put hands on, absolute grot everywhere



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj3Qz8-hGZ0



Ive had it sat on the bench gathering dust but the last few days grabbed myself a bucket of petrol, a toothbrush, a pan brush and a slither of scotch and the results....



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belter! and even ground all the carbon off the valves.



and whilst in the mood did my vtec for my mini



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so just need to hone the block, refit the valves and then im ready to buy the rebuild kit; bearings, gaskets etc.



excited! :yahoo:


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...and shes built 8)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1XRdi1LkTw



timed to perfection :hi:


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next to get it in and get some goodies on including:



370cc injectors


HKS Hi Power Silent zaust-system


HKS PFC-FCON unit


FPR


Tomei AFR


HKS FCD


HKS SSQV


Magnecors + TD Ignition Kit



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so another back breaking day in the garage ahead :crazy:


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:db:


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so alot happens in a month.



was starting to feel like i had stalled a bit but where i hit roadblocks i was able to do other stuff to the car id had hidden for a while such as fitting the ALK id had for over a year and the camber bolts i got xmas 2014:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk5p16lK67Q



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also had to get an extension bit made up for the exhaust, a) cause whoever id bought it off cut it short when repairing flexi and B) needed to extend anyway for the height of the 5e:



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managed to run the buffer over it too whilst the manifold was being repaired ready for the sun



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then came the fun part, 1st start up and run:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaMFnLtDDrU



was running quite smokey and i thought it could be 1 of 3 things; 1) 370cc injectors running rich, 2) dodgy td04 i bought off jdm-ep (tbc) or 3) my oil drain hose wasnt sufficient enough (tbc). so i got a new innovate mtx-l fitted (cost me £130).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewgNpa0rVtk


all readings suggested good on that level and plugs look clean so must be turbo related - looking this weekend (actually got a tf035hm on the way down)



and then finally i also managed to install some data logging unit



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfbG_h_PlrE



which is so cool i did a little thread on it:


http://www.ukstarletowners.com/topic/102509-on-screen-ecu-information-zf-toyobd1-data-logger/#entry1187411



will keep you posted on the turbo situation this next week; diagnose smoke (blue) tomorrow and then fit tf35 next week 8)

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