Jos Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Picked up my new toyota parts today (thanks Rinus:thumbs:). Now that I have the center console part, it's time to start cutting the supra, it fit's nicely, will mount it permanently when I have some sealant: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adam b Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Great work mate, its gonna be a stunner i bet. love the black n silver combo on the suspension parts.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest juju205t Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Very good job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Great work mate, its gonna be a stunner i bet. love the black n silver combo on the suspension parts.. Thank you, I am thinking of doing the same with the engine, silver pipes and spark plug cover and black cam covers, see how that turns out. Very good job ! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Looking great, nice use of the forklift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Looking great, nice use of the forklift Haha, it was the only thing I could find that was high enough and easy movable, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Now that I don't have to hurry anymore for the Dragonball deadline , and realized howmuch work it is to get to the cilinder head properly, I decided now that the engine is out to check and rebuild where necessary. So off go the intake parts, to clean and and paint them. Did the painting today, but wanted to get an idea of how things would look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dan supra86 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 looking good will be watching this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 looking good will be watching this one Thank you, hope to have this finished in a few months now so I can show some result . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 This week I got my hands on a used set of Ksport brakes, 356mm discs, so I hope I can brake a little better when the supra drives again, I had Jspecs and these did not feel great. The orange set is a little older than the black, and the color has faded, so a good excuse to paint them silver . Only need to find out the easiest way to remove the anodised layer, without damaging the seals or pistons. Also checked valve clearences, all ok. And removed the paint from the valve covers with paint stripper, did not want to sandblast these because it's impossible to remove the grit that gets on the inside of the baffles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim Sum Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Now that I don't have to hurry anymore for the Dragonball deadline , and realized howmuch work it is to get to the cilinder head properly, I decided now that the engine is out to check and rebuild where necessary. So off go the intake parts, to clean and and paint them. Did the painting today, but wanted to get an idea of how things would look: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=152050&stc=1&d=1337542822 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=152051&stc=1&d=1337542822 Nice work Just wondering are all parts powder coated if so can i ask what did you use to mask off the pipes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Nice work Just wondering are all parts powder coated if so can i ask what did you use to mask off the pipes? Thanks!, they have been sand blasted and painted with a 2 component primer and paint, and before the sand blasting I taped everything off with ducktape, to prevent grit getting in the pipes. The ducktape was strong enough to survive the blasting, so I did not have to tape everything twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 what a nice piece of work ! would give my right arm for at rear suspension like that mate ! must be my next task .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 what a nice piece of work ! would give my right arm for at rear suspension like that mate ! must be my next task .. Thank you, maybe swap for the turbo in your avatar ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 maybe but rather loose the arm thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Did a compression test, and cilinder 3 was not as it should be, even after some oil in the cilinder. So took off the turbo's, nasty job even with the engine out, and the head. Cilinders look nice, lots of carbon deposits but almost no wear, only some very minor rust pits if you look very close. Probably because the car stood still for a long time. Took me some time to clean the pistons and deck, but that is done now. On the head, there's lot's of carbon deposit on the exhaust valve shafts, because of my leaky valve stem seals I think. But I'm going to have the head cleaned and checked anway. And, while I had some time left, I made the front brake dust covers fit the larger brake disks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 More goodies have arrived, thanks to Lee P and AlexM, ARP headstuds and manual ecu (Blitz access) and throttle control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOSTA Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Fantastic work mate, love builds like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Thanks alot, looks like you've got a nice project going on yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexmk4 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) car is looking awesome can't wait to see it in real life Edited July 1, 2012 by lexmk4 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Hi Lex, I was wondering if it was you how bought some of my parts, and it is! Thank you for the kind words, see if we can meet soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 Thanks to Paul@Whifbitz, I now own a very nice exhaust system, ordered monday, arrived today . The catback was advertised as used, but if it had been for sale as new I would have believed it, it still looks perfect! On the downside, I have been taking the cylinder head apart and found rust/pits in my intake valves, so will have to see wat to do with the head now, i.e. go for a recondioned or order parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 It's been a while since my last update , but had a vacation and progress on the car was slow until now. Before we went on vacation I picked up some parts from JamieP, thanks for them!, and had a nice long weekend in south England. Also received more new oem parts from Rinus, thank's again, and painted some more parts. And, although offtopic, we bought a 'new' vacation car, a rwd ford transit from 1980 in ambulance trim, that had some consequences for the supra.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Looking good, what parts did you pick up from Jamie ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Then, when we came back from vacation last week, the Ford had to be put under the carport, where the supra stands, without it's suspension and wheels.... So put the supra back on it's wheels, I now had all the parts because I painted them before the vacation, clean out the garage , and put the supra in the garage. Now I have the whole winter to put the engine back together and in the supra, so I can finally drive a 6spd next year.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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