Any Projects on the go?

Hey has anyone got any projects goin on?
Show or Go tell us what ya got!
Mines a 1975 TA22 Toyota Celica.
Body is completely stripped at the moment.
Is getting sandblasted as we speak.
Planning........
Lexus 1UZFE 4.0L Quadcam Alloy V8
Link + Ecu
Toyota Celica/Supra W57 Alloy Gearbox.
Nissan 200SX S14 IRS (BIG BIG MODS NEEDED)
Nissan R33 Front Hubs, Struts, 4 Potters.
Colour Scheme, Black on Black on Black. Did I mention its going to be black?
Aiming for 350-400Hp in a car that weighs about 900kg.........
Yeeeeeehawwww

nice motor choice.


*wonders if nem will post*

me and my bro have got an rx3 coupe race car with a rover v8 in it. its just an angry machine!
giving it a new paint job at the mo.

Datsun 1600 in pieces.
Planned sr20DET.
Bit hard to work on it when it is in NZ.

I am comtemplating buying a 2dr 1600 and doing the engine conversion up here. Would leave it LHD though.
Only problem is the whole sr20 thing has been done to death.

I also have a 460 cu in V8 motorhome that I am converting to RHD.

you'd have lots of trouble emissions wise up there wouldn't you? or would you not bother making it road legal while in the US?

There are all kinds of ways to get around emissions. The main reason I was thinking about the datto is because it would be pre smog, I think another before 74/75 is fine. So an RB powered 240z could be a good option aswell. There seems to be a ton of good 240z's around (another good thing about the CA weather).

Another option is to go diesel. Diesel vehicles are not currently required to meet smog. Hence the big turbo options available for the duramax/powerstroke/cummins engines. Also guys take old VW diesel cars and switch them to gas powered. The VIN is still registered as a diesel so there are no worries there.

Or register it out of state where there are no stringent regulations.

It is also possible to get dodgy smog certs.

Alot of the boutique cars (ariel atom) come in through a loophole for small manufacturers. I think these cars are not resticted by smog also.

At least by modifying an older car it is all above board and not dodgy. No WOF or certs which is cool. Tube frame homebuilt cars are no worries, just weld in some chassis rails (or similar) from an older car and it is all good.

oh yeah, of course there's always plenty of loopholes.

just a lot of the stuff i see on a few of the US-centric forums basically says if the engine was never federalised, you're shit out of luck.

My mate swapped a GTI-R with dead motor for a 510 Datsun haha.
Has L20B stoked to 2.2 and twin dellortos
Just had a freshen up but is running a little rough due to a doggy igtn, once he gets MSD and dyno tune he reakons he should get 200Hp at the treads......
They are staunch little cars but I hate the punks ruining them buy throwing in a rap rap rap rotary.....

I agree. I am not a fan of the mixing and matching of brands. Nissan product deserves a nissan engine.

97 Series7 rx7

Not to much done to it yet, still running standard 13bt rew, only mods so far are the twin k&n pod filters, mazdaspeed struts, mazdaspeed gauge cluster, hks exhaust and a very heftly alarm and gps tracking so I can actually take it out during summer and leave it parked up :p

going to see some guys this weekend about wiring up some GReddy gauges on the a-pillar and apexi AVC-R boost controller. Hoping to get some new 18-19" dishes for it sometime in January

Picture

P.S when I get around to doing a 20b conversion I might look at getting a ke30 coupe to drop the 13b rota into

I'd loooove to do a batmo. For the purchase price it's definitely in the bracket for my next car but rotories are just. too. risky!

expensive to run, especially the rate they burn through gas but the rx7 is garaged for 6 days of the week and I just use the skyline as a daily driver. everyone seems to be scared of them because they are going to "break"..you shouldn't really have any issues with them unless you're gonna start porting them

hehe ... may as well chuck it up.

Vehicle: 1986 m325i e30 BMW

Powered by: s50b32 3.2ltr M3 evo / M-coupe engine running a GT42 (I think at this stage) running around 18psi street and 22-25 drag. This will make around 600-650rwhp

Body: e30 m3 panals / bumpers, BBS LM's

Underboady: Full 5 lug conversion and m-coupe trailing arms, half shafts, M-coupe LSD Diff, M-Coupe gear box

here are some links of an M-Coupe (different car same running gear and its heavier ) doing a run with our setup.

http://www.bavariacars.com.au/article/?id=37

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=110a4o_Jxfs

Progress: Ordering all the suspension and drive train bits. Had the engine / gearbox blah for a week, its now heading down next week to the engine builder. Ordering all the pistons (J.E Low comp forged) and Pauter rods over the coming month.

Here is what it will pretty much look like when done (colour, wheels and all)

yo nem,
how hard is it to get your mitts on the m3 panels??

just curious.

Maybe easier to start with an m3 shell?

finding one of them is most likely harder and if you found one as clean as what he's got now you really wouldn't want to molest it imo.

go santa go

Fresh off the aircraft from germany



m3 would cost exactly the same to do. and we would still have to: right hand drive convert it (10k in steering and dash) change the rear drive train to this shit (we have in that picture) the cost would be the same .. and as kris said .. you just dont remove an s14 outta an m3 .. its not cricket

Our will look exactly the same apart from the rear window frame and raised boot .. which im still deciding on ...

330mm x 35mm 6pot fronts arrive next week in from the US and we now have the 315 x 20mm rears and the adapters where made up in the states too .. they just landed today .. brendons pickin em up now from customs.

Fronts =

that's some big stoppin power tingz

yeah ... decided I didnt want to die down the back straights

In very early stages at the mo but i have an A31 cef that im planning to put an RB25 into, not a very original conversion i know but i just want more power

I have a 96 EK Honda Civic which im slowly building up as a track day car. Now has a 1800 Type R motor that has been tuned to about 165kw or 220hp, not bad for a 1.8 still get 8l/100km on the gas too

Here is my car which was stock six months ago, been in the shop for the past 4 months.

The motor before it went it:


Detail of that stage of work:

Removed the engine, gearbox and other associated parts e.g. radiator, pipes, wiring, powersteering, ac, exhaust, drive shafts etc. Separated the gearbox and sent for repair, replaced the main bearing and serviced the syncro's and replaced the seals.

Stripped the engine, stripped the head, cleaned and machined the head. Machined the valves with a three angle grind for better flow, also fitted new valve steam seals and new chomoly heavy duty valve springs and retainers for more reliability at high RPM.

Fitted block guard to stop cylinder liners moving around under high boost.
Cleaned and machined block .5mm oversize for larger forged pistons. Machined top of block for better gasket seal.

Measured crank for correct size, big ends needed machining oversize, main bearings polished. Reassembled block with the new JE .5mm forged pistons and Eagle forged H Beam rods with new rings, bearings, seals and gaskets.

Refitted head to the engine with new head gasket, rocker cover gasket, inlet and exhaust gasket. Refitted cams with new seals and set valve clearances. Had flywheel skimmed and clutch made to heavy duty cover for better clamping pressure and a carbon Kevlar full face clutch plate for better driveability and grip.

Replaced water pump and cam belt as well as power steering and alternator belt. Fitted new intake plenum for better flow, had rocker cover powder coated red. Reassembled all other engine parts and refitted to car.

Fitted and wired up MSD ignition system, fitted and plumbed up fuel pressure regulator.

Next stage:

Engine in the car:



Next stage:








Detail:

Turbo gt2860
Exhaust manifold
Waste gate new 40mm to replace the faulty one
Intercooler 500x300x76
BOV new turbo smart one to repace the faulty one
Flanges for turbo
Fuel pump
Alloy for intercooler plumbing
Silicone hose for intercooler
Hose clips for intercooler
Oil feed for turbo
Material for making up turbo and waste gate down pipe
Water lines for turbo
Link computer with 3bar map sensor and resistors for injectors
Injectors
Mount seat supplyed
Air filter
Oil filler cap
polishing
Oil
Anti freeze
Catch tank hose
Heat wrap
Dyno

Here's my money pit.

1982 Datsun 1200 Roadstar Ute. Originally running a 68Hp A12 single carbed beast.




From there , things went a little pear shaped. We decided to take the engine out to install some extractors and do some mild porting to the heads... well , that stopped rather quickly. Someone then suggested I drop an SR20Det into it, after pricing the necessary parts through work , I quickly decided against that idea.

So , the truck sat for a month , with no motor , and me with little motivation.

Until one day... I was talking to a mad ass colleague of mine , who suggested an engine... to which I laughed... there's no way it'll fit. He assured me it would... I just had to think outside the square.

So , I went home , did some measuring , and the next day .... had the engine secured and paid for. That Friday , it sat at home...

What the hell had I started?!




A Lexus V8 .... all shiny and new.
So that , coupled to a KnightSports gearbox adaptor , with a W58 at the ass end. It should be weapon.






So that was the engine installed , so now it was on to the suspension and steering. Well , that was more difficult than you'd expect. Nothing bolts straight in , and as we wanted to do things right, we spent the next month trying to find something that would do the job... enter the bling.




( These are actually Series 4 RX7 Circuit Racing Adjustable Platforms ) , they're made by a company called BT Racing from the States. Awesome stuff.

That's about as far as we've got so far , at the moment we're fabricating a new crossmember, moving bottom arm mounts , and trying to find a Power Steering rack to slap in , and then we're away laughing.



( Sorry about the long post )

woah thats awesome, much love for that motor here. it's built like a brick shithouse (people out there getting INSANE amounts of power on stock internals) and typical toyota reliability.

i don't envy whoever is doing the wiring loom though

The wiring loom will be a Link+

hehehe. you know you reeeaaalllllyyyy wanna switch to ITB's right? holy fuck they sound insane.

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/itb+1uz-fe/0/7b692cb1-db71-418e-b4d6-3b5fb0148d73.htm

My bag 'o' trouble



What it currently looks like

Currently having a bit of work done to the wheels and also to the brakes (just a freshen up really, nothing more)... not really got the cash to make it any faster at the moment, but it's bloody fast enough for me as it stands... I want to invest some more time in learning to drive it properly, and when my new tyres arrive from the UK (FINALLY!) I want to see if I can start extracting better laptimes from it

Oh and Nemesis.... that's your car? We HAVE to meet up so I can have a look!

nah its not mine, it will be modelled pretty much the same ...

had some porn turned up




and 1 half of the kit .. ( shocks arn't ahown)



Ground control coilover kit, with uprated control arm bushes, adjustitble camber / castor tops and adjustible rear shock mounts(to allow for the bigger wheels )

that disk is crazy huge..... i so want them

I dont know which project to start with
My datsun 620 with a CA18DE




or my laurel with a VQ30DET



and Mr Kris B were going to have to start finding some mods for your car dude

lol not likely.

there are some awesome projects in here .. keep em updated guys!

The m3 front struts are at the welders at the moment getting the spring perch's cut off and the new support ring welded on and braided brake lines made up. Will have all the underneath completed by next week. .. then its time to start on the engine!. And I have some turbo shopping to do...

garret GT42r .... if the flow rate works out .. should be what we are going with.

ITS OVER!

My TA22 has kicked the bucket.
The Mrs threatened to leave me if I dont get that "piece of shit" out of the house.

Sold it for 2K on trademe......I offically lose about $1000 on the sale but oh well.
At lease Ive still got a V8 and box and link......

Hey anyone know of any Altezzas with dead motors for cheap? Ill have to sell my new suzuki swift to finance the rest (why the fuck did I buy that bitch car!)

well since i posted last ive officaly done jack shit on my cars... started another project and sold it but thats been about it... i seem to have a thing for starting projects but never finishing them

will also have a S13 for sale shortly ca18de auto if anyone wants one cheapish... about $1500

Nemesis, your Beemer is phat! Really rare seeing something like that in NZ!

oh hey dave. whats crackin

http://oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=9631

my project 1982 U910 nissan bluebird. currently has a ca18e engine but will be running a ca18det by the end of the year. aiming for around 300hp at this stage. will see what happens

there's only one paint choice imho




i suggested dave do similar with his ute

chur man...that photo about isn't mine but it is _exactly_ how mines going to look when it done (m3 box gaurds / colour / kit and all)
The project has been a _HUGE_ learning curve .. but getting there .. here is a photo of it with a test fit of the BBS LM's after the full drive train / brake upgrade and from 4 to 5 lug conversion




the s50b32 ('98 M3 evolution motor) goes into the engine shop next week ... then next on the list is buying the turbo and mock up for the racecar fabricators.

fun times...

May as well throw up some pics of a couple of my projects.





will throw up some pics of my batty soon

Fun times indeed! So you've already got an M3 motor, which model is it out of?

How long have you had her for?

yeah came into a 321bhp e36 m3 evolution motor with 7000ks on the clock (not that the ks are gonna make a difference)

had the engine about 3 months

the car was bought for the project .. so about 7 months now

Sweet! Only early days bro
You'll have to keep posting updates as ya get on.

will do

haha nah im steering away from the auzzie ones. Heading on more of a jap styled direction with it.

Blew the headgasket on the mighty ca18e over the weekend (something im becoming quite good at ). so normally would be perfect time to start prepping for the ca18det transplant, but as time is a factor (oldschool.co.nz nationals/trackday coming up in a month) we are just going to replcae the head gasket for now and get it running. should also have it lowered by then too

Nemesis: damn your bimmer is gonna be hot!

Gedda: Lookin good man! love the ute! would love to get my hands on an old datto ute. ahwell, all in good time

It's a mazda ute bro.

Mazda 1200

i know i know. im just sayin id love to get hold of old datto ute

Rides movin on well boys ... lookin sicker and siker every month!

Cant wait to HEAR it

Sincerely,
Jeeves

Any updates bro?

ive got a Corolla AE95 4WD wagon that im planning on putting a 4agze into.
getting a nice but simple body kit, falcon green meta paint, and retrimmed interior.
just swaped the instrument cluster for the GTI version (more dials and gauges )
no pics as yet but will be comming soon.

lovin that 180sx, very sexy
i want one of those 180's as my next project car to do an rb26 or rb30 conversion into after i fix the turbo setup on my batty project

um, kinda .. the engine is in being ripped apart at the mo .. checking everything (mainly big end bearings and the crank is 100%.

From here it will be put back together and placed into the car .. then up to the fabricators.

The actual cars drive train / brakes / suspension is all done now . and we have been driving it around making sure everything is 100% around the phase 1 section of the build (which it has thankfully)

Have taken ownership of two! sets of BBS LM wheels. 9.5 rears and 8.5 fronts.

Not much else from that ... I have been doing some minor mods to my other BMW .. uprated sway bars, full supersprint stainless exhaust system and coupe seats (still awaiting re-leathering).

Tell me more about the 180/200 ya got there thats hawt! I gotta 200sx (s13) finally finished putting rebuilt ca in there with race pistons and things so just ironing out the probs with the transfer at the moment

Well I sold the Lotus, so that's no more

Good news is that when the boat arrives in Early October, my new Lotus will be on it... more potential for speed and quicker laptimes but a couple of short months away! One of only Two like it ever to be allowed into NZ (because it's a dirty polluting car and won't meet our forthcoming emissions laws

dont normally ask this ... but keen for a ride in it dude ... vice versa when the m3 is done

Can do Hit me up in early October, when she's due to be arrived, unpacked and on the road

I am always adding to this. It's living in Chch atm, and im in Aucks, lwil move it up here once I get somewhere safe to store it. I am currently designing a full pc controlled touch screen dash with interactive menus etc, 2x10 inch Widescreen LCD touchscreens then going to get my engineer to help me work out a fuel injection system I can change on the fly.

Its a Mark 5 cortina that has an 8 point rollcage in it to make it hard. It runs a 355 Smallblock chev with crower steel race crank, Manley rods (I think), blower pistons, Dart 2 heads that have been flowbenched to 850 normally aspirated HP, roller rockers and lifters, and a custom cam. The supercharger is a 6-71 and it has dual 600 holleys on it (looking at fuel injection though). Trans is a turbo 350 atm, full manual shift kit and a 2500 stall converter. the diff is just an 8 inch but the car is very light so I have yet to spit one out. It was dynoed at 812HP at 5800RPM.

Good to hear drive train etc. all running sweet. Tw0 sets of LMs....where the hell did you find those?! Whats the other Bimmer?

Friends in the racing industry who spend every waking moment on trademe let me know about them both.



e46 330i Build, Full m3 kit, m3 bonnet, interior, wheels, suspension.











Finished

Thats sexy! I'm sure I've seen that cruisin around somewhere....Takapuna ways a while back.

http://hamstar.co.nz/nzsilvias/v/userrides/Gedda/

Whaddya want to know

yeap that'll be me.

New works-wheels and KW coilovers soon

Nice. I'm looking forward to the day when I start earning proper....roll on the project cars
Dude which one of the Antiform boys are you?

josh .. the taller keyboard playing producing cunt.

Haha I met ya on the way in to Coherent on Sat......only clicked later that its prob your Beemer!

ahh werd... the missus just pointed out who you are .. (just*)

Haha good to see there's a lot of love goin round in the Antiform group

Come and post those projects on show at www.wheelnut.co.nz
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Josh.....progress report

Block being bored to 86.9mm per bank, crank is being ground back .25mm. Ordering all bits to mount the engine and misc external bits, soon will be turbo and engine internals.

Won't start mock up / fabrication of manifold / roll cage till feb next year. Then engine build will happen as well as everything else .. aiming at this stage for end of winter next year finish.

1971 Datsun 1600, S13 SR20DET & 5 speed, coilover front end, all new crossmember, steering arms, tc rods, tie rods, ball joints, R33 GTST 296mm Discs & 4 pot calipers, Subaru LSD (for now), Autometer dash..

more to follow!

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