Guest ed_jza80 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) Hi guys... first post this side of the pond. not sure if any of you folks have caught wind of this over the last couple of years, but seeing as ive finally finished this sucker (well at leat for now anyway!) i thought id chuck up a quick post and say hi, and just take a sec to show off the piece-o-crap thats sucked my spare time and wallet dry over that time. and so... i finally got my shit together for long enough to organise a photoshoot for an article in HPI ( http://www.hpi.com.au ) a lot of effort has gone into getting this thing to a stage where this was possible, and a quick round of thanks to the many hands involved in helping make this car and engine what it is today. specific mention goes to linden @ roadrunner fabrications, jase @ jmr fabrications, matt @ motor2000 smash repairs, justin and his garage, and the fistfuls of people who've helped in so many ways to weed out the bugs, and lend a hand when the shit's been hitting the fan. also, kudos to 'work wheels' aust/nz for the excellent deal on the set of XT7's seen on the car today the specs of this car are strewn across many bits of teh intahwebs, but the nuts and bolts of it are as follows: 1994 jza80 2000 1uz vvti engine 4.0L 11.8:1 naturally aspirated ITBs, big cams, big pipes about 420rwhp @ 9500rpm if anyone wanst any specifics please let me know, id me happy to fill in the blanks im not sure when the article will hit the pages of HPI but ill keep an eye out and give folks a heads up. the photos below are mine, shooting from besides/behind the 'proper' photographer. now i did fuckup and i didnt realise i had the ISO set on 800 from the last time i was out with the camera. sorry for the horrific graininess!! ill get a copy of the photographer's images once the article has gone to print apparently for full information on the engine build, as well as specific and accurate 1UZ and 2UZ tech info please check out http://www.v-eight.com ive got a 4.6L +600hp engine in the works at present to replace the current block. cheers guys ed Edited August 17, 2009 by ed_jza80 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Very nice indeed, loving that engine What colour is the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ed_jza80 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 752 (baltic blue) but we remixed the colour code a tiny bit to get it to go darker in the shadows, and beam up brighter in the sun. the colour, per se, is exactly the same though cheers ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Looks stunning Good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdMorris Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Thats lovely. I've been following your build a bit as I'm doing a 2uz conversion on mine. I love what you've done with the intake setup. If ya interested, check out my build thread on here. I may have some questions for you too at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Engine bay looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 What gearbox is behind that Ed? Mentions a W58 bellhousing on page 2, but that seems optimistic.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ed_jza80 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 yeah, its a bit of a fuse its there until it blows. meanwhile, seeing what we can do about other options. 6sp sequential holinger anyone?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayosupra Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Well done great build mate:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 oh my! i bet that sounds good! Great build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Ed. I've seen your useful looking CAD files on v-eight.com - gearbox adaptor plates and Brembo F50 adaptors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ed_jza80 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 thanks guys, yeah, a few familiar names here i recognise from around the traps. i appreciate the encourgement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen G Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 sweet looking car mate. I think i have found my new colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Wow. That's extreme. Nice work Which bumper lip do you have and what's it made out of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 stunning! i bet that sounds insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 awesome car my friend! thats shit hot! love baltic blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Many thanks for the pics, I love the one with the photographer in, makes a change from the usual car ones, would love to hear that at 9.5k, any vids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ed_jza80 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 some older ones: cheers ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ed_jza80 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 noice.... we got around to adding some new youtube vids nothing super fancy, but we captured some cool bellmouth flames with a flooded/fouled engine, and the other one, well lets just say its about time there was a decent video on youtube showing-off the sound of a set of real ITB's 1uz itb flames: 1uz itb's on noise cheers ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky49 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Ed, what a great project indeed! Hats off to you Sir;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdMorris Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Music to my ears. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee P Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Awsome, love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Amazin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Very nice:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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