NewbieLewby Posted December 25, 2014 Posted December 25, 2014 have you seen the picture of your car in this months banzai? Quote
toyotag2014 Posted December 25, 2014 Posted December 25, 2014 (edited) mate this is amazing alot of presentable work has gone in to this fella well done where about in kent are you based fella you should bring here to j.a.e Edited December 25, 2014 by toyotag2014 Quote
littlegreenmonster Posted December 25, 2014 Posted December 25, 2014 Tanz the guy is from chatham i think ;) either way this build is awesome !! What are you doing with the old wheels matey ?? Quote
toyotag2014 Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 fair play if he is i want to see this in person haha send me your number greenmonster so i can put it in me book and send us a message avalaugh when your about in her Quote
Avalaugh Posted January 5, 2015 Author Posted January 5, 2015 Sorry folks, been busy getting married Also been busy gas flowing my 4age cylinder head, progress has been good, hoping to have it back on the road by late Feb.What months Banzai ? If anyone wanted to post me there old copy Had a few magazines get in touch about a feature when it's all done, so looking forward to that. Don't think this is just a show car either, it's booked up for the Nurburgring in October too Quote
Avalaugh Posted January 5, 2015 Author Posted January 5, 2015 Here's some pics of my finished head work, also got some Tomei cans and adjustable pulleys for it too.Also done a fair bit of work to the combustion chambersLots more pics here for those interestedhttp://s66.photobucket.com/user/avalaugh/library/4ageThe list of things that need modifying to get all this working is huge, don't start it unless you can finish it Quote
5e colin Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 congrats on the misssis thing there some progress indeed Quote
toyotag2014 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 congrats on the married dude and cant wait for the finished version of this it looks amasing Quote
maddox710 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Wow you have been busy, is it ported by yourself? Looks like a clean job anyway Congratulations on the marriage Quote
Avalaugh Posted January 6, 2015 Author Posted January 6, 2015 The old wheels have already been sold I'm afraid.Yes I done the head myself, took over 20hrs to complete, I'm sure some folks will pick holes in it, but I done my research and im happy with the finished product, hopefully the dyno results will speak for themselves Quote
maddox710 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 That looks great for home job I'm currently doing my 4e head gotta Alot of hours into it just finishing polishing the combustion Chambers Quote
Stu Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Looking good dude - what the bottom end specs? If you need any 4age advice yell out. Sorry i havent read it all but what diff are you running? The T50 gearbox is a good choice as long as its the larger spline version. I've driven a couple of KPs with W5* boxes and they just feel too heavy (they needed it for the power they were making) but the T50s feel crisp. Another option later down the track is the 6 speed from an Altezza - a mate of mine is making the adapter kits. Quote
aaddzz123 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Some serious hours have been put into that head. Great work mate! I was going to port my head whilst it was off but never looked into having it flow tested or how much it would cost. I also read up quite a few different methods on the porting and how much should really be done and where you shouldn't port as much to add turbulence into the chambers... It was all a little too much for me having never done it and thought I'd leave it this time round... But if you have any knowledge that you would share, I'm all ears and eager to learn something for next time haha .Top work!And congratulations to you both, best wishes for your future together Quote
Avalaugh Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 Looking good dude - what the bottom end specs? If you need any 4age advice yell out. Sorry i havent read it all but what diff are you running? The T50 gearbox is a good choice as long as its the larger spline version. I've driven a couple of KPs with W5* boxes and they just feel too heavy (they needed it for the power they were making) but the T50s feel crisp. Another option later down the track is the 6 speed from an Altezza - a mate of mine is making the adapter kits.The diff is the standard open item I'm afraid, will be getting a LSD when funds allow. It's a 4.1 ratio though Bottom end is just stock.I don't know what T50 box it is, tell me the spline sizes and I'll measure mine, would be good to know. Quote
Avalaugh Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 aaddzz123Best bit of advice is to get another head, and just get stuck in, do some research, watch some YouTube vids and enjoy. This is the 2nd head I've done, the first was a mazda MX5 which I ended up turbo charging, there's a load of pictures in my photobucket of that too.I removed too much material on that head, but still worked great, and was a good learning curve. I find it very rewarding doing heads. Quote
Stu Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Is it still the standard KP diff? Or upgraded to T series? T series is ideal if you can, or even a G series from a Hilux but you'll need to shorten it. Just to confuse things theres two axle sizes for T series diffs too. With the T50 box, just check the output spline count - 22 spline is the larger and stronger variety, they also do a 20 spline which while still way stronger than a K50 isn't as good as a 22 spline. The diff is the standard open item I'm afraid, will be getting a LSD when funds allow. It's a 4.1 ratio though Bottom end is just stock.I don't know what T50 box it is, tell me the spline sizes and I'll measure mine, would be good to know. Quote
Avalaugh Posted January 16, 2015 Author Posted January 16, 2015 It's really taking shape now.I've fitted the yamaha R1 fuel pump !Prop shaft has been modified to suit, exhaust has been finished inc modding the manifold to suit Gearbox mount has been moddedRadiator mounts fabricated and rad installed Loving the engine bay now, also have the rad top mounts made up, and in the process of doing a stainless steel bonnet stay also.All this work has lead me onto getting some custom coil overs made up by GAZ SHOCKS.Better suspension also warrants better brakes, so que the custom 1 off WILWOOD set up, shocks and brakes should be ready in a few more weeks. Quote
Avalaugh Posted January 23, 2015 Author Posted January 23, 2015 Lots more wiring done, should be firing it up next week Have a dyno session booked up on the 23rd a Feb and Brandshatch trackday on the 27th 👍 Quote
Avalaugh Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Front coil overs have been made for me Also added a bit of bling to the engine bayAnd it's up and running now, got some tinkering to do with the carb setting up but it's not too shabby also waiting on my new HT leads.http://youtu.be/V4W45W5mE60 Edited February 1, 2015 by Avalaugh Quote
Avalaugh Posted February 1, 2015 Author Posted February 1, 2015 Is it still the standard KP diff? Or upgraded to T series? T series is ideal if you can, or even a G series from a Hilux but you'll need to shorten it. Just to confuse things theres two axle sizes for T series diffs too. With the T50 box, just check the output spline count - 22 spline is the larger and stronger variety, they also do a 20 spline which while still way stronger than a K50 isn't as good as a 22 spline. Counted the splines, 22 so that's a result Quote
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