Wez Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Hey All, Thought I would start a thread for my track supra as its off the road at the moment while I get round to sorting various jobs out. Like most people I have an increasing list of jobs that need doing which I am slowly working through, as I complete them I will update this thread. Some jobs have been done already and will post up details later. This is how it looked before any work was started. #1 From SupraPod 2008 #2 Engine bay needs some work #3 Still need to get the bodywork cleaned up #4 Engine bay after some work had been done #5 Getting there, BrandsHatch May 2011 Edited May 12, 2011 by Wez (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wez Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 New Turbo Oil Return One of the 1st jobs to address was my turbo oil return, as the Induction Motorsport cast manifold kit was never previously installed on a right hand drive the oil return wasnt best placed as it rubs against the hard power steering lines. #1 This shows the old line rubbing on the power steering #2 Looks like I caught it just in time #3 Good job the IM kit uses a teflon oil return As the IM kit uses a teflon oil return line I wanted to replace it with another teflon line, this proved a nightmare as SpeedFlow and ThinkAuto were unable to supply teflon in -10. I ended up using an industrial supplier who could source the bits needed. To stop this happening again I looked at ways to improve the oil return adapter on the oil pan. Looking at other kits I decided it would be better to have a 45deg adapter onto a straight pipe, this would pull the line closer to the engine and away from the power steering lines. As you can see from this pic it sticks out way too far. I took the oil pan adapter to ThinkAuto and they managed to find a -10 45deg adapter that sort of worked. As you can see this has given me lots more clearance from the power steering, the only issue was it was a screw in adapter that didnt finish exactly where I wanted it. Once I had a position I was happy with I looked up a local welder who managed to do this for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Ohhhh, i love these threads. Subscribed. P.S - your supe looks like it has a white front in that pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Looking forward to seeing this. Good luck Wez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Looking forward to seeing this thread develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Any cage pics mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Next up was making the new teflon line, what I cant stress enough is make sure you have a decent hacksaw and plenty of tape otherwise you just end up mashing the line Here are the new adapters and olives, the plan was to use a 45deg adapter at the turbo end and then a straight adapter down to my new oil pan adapter. I did the straight end first, here is the olive installed. Next use some engine oil on the adapter and then push the hose all the way down using a twisting motion, it should look like this once done. Once both were completed I did a quick install and you can see there is no more rubbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Any cage pics mate? I have some unpainted ones, I will do a before and after when it gets painted which hopefully isnt too far away now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 RedTop 25 Battery and Isolator Install I have changed from the large halfords battery to a RedTop 25 and also installed a battery isolator at the same time. I decided to leave the battery under the bonnet and ordered a suitable battery mount. With the stock battery tray out of the way I was also able to remove the remaining AC lines which are not required and then went about deciding how best to lay out the new battery and isolator. Once I was happy with the position I ordered some new battery lines from http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu which arrived a couple of days later and allowed me to crack on with the install. The isolator comes with two switches, one is an external kill switch and the other is a main power/reset switch for the cabin. Most race regs state that the external kill switch goes on the passenger side splash panel so thats where I mounted it. The isolator works by having a live circuit across the kill pins, the switch breaks the circuit and kills the power, instead of having this connected all the time I put a plug and socket inline which I can then stick a small bypass wire in to allow the car start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Andy Robinson Roll Cage Here are some pics of the Andy Robinson roll cage, these were taken just after I picked the car up so it has no dash, I will post some more pics when its been painted This pic shows the harness bar being used, I no longer have the Recaros as I sold them to another member a while back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee P Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Looking good Wez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 The block of wood is gone!! Only took 4 years moved to projects section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Good luck Wez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 The block of wood is gone!! Only took 4 years Next on the list is the copper U bend to bypass the heater matrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 What harness have you gone for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 What harness have you gone for? Sabelt FIA approved 4 point. I have had them ages and use to use anchor eyes screwed into the stock rear seat belt mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 I'm looking to get some and can't make my mind up what i want They need to be wrap around type other wise i'll have to drill rear brace bar on roll cage To many to choose from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 I'm looking to get some and can't make my mind up what i want They need to be wrap around type other wise i'll have to drill rear brace bar on roll cage To many to choose from Speak to TRS, very very helpful and great price as well http://www.totalrestraint.com/harness/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Nice one Wez, just had a look and they have a distibutor 10 min away from me i'll give them a ring and see what they can do. Thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Cool pics Wes ... nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Looking good wez, the cage looks the dogs danglies, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Dash Work On Sunday I thought I would make a start on sorting the dash out, I am open to ideas on this and its all still work in progress. This is how the dash looked before I started. Once the dash was out I marked out roughly where I wanted things placed and then set about cutting the dash up. I have had to leave space for the Dash2 controls which I need to order and also looking at fitting a 2nd cal switch for traction control. WATER: enables/disable water/meth injection FIRE: arms fire system when I get round to installing FAN: on/off for small rad fan ALS: antilag on/off TRC: tracton control on/off LAU: launch control on/off CAL: 8 position calibration switch for ECU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Impressive ... so you won't use your Supe on the road anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Impressive ... so you won't use your Supe on the road anymore? Only to drive to and from track, its been like that for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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