Josh42 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 1993 Toyota Supra Aerotop 159,000km Imported in 2001 3 UK owners 570.9hp, 533lbft @ 1.3bar Engine Refreshed OEM GE block (bored, honed) 86.5mm CP forged pistons Manley H beam forged rods ARP studs (mains and rods) ACL race bearings (Mains and rods) New OEM 2JZ-GTE oil pump New OEM water pump New OEM crank pulley New OEM Valve Stem Seals New OEM 2JZ-GE Head gasket ARP Head studs NEW OEM gasket/seal kit Air conditioning delete Turbo & Intake BorgWarner S360 0.88 undivided T4 Flange Garage Whifbitz 4" Intake K&N 4" Cone filter Turbosmart Hypergate 45mm wastegate Toyosports 3" FMIC core Custom 2.5" FMIC pipework ACIS delete Transmission and clutch W58 5 speed manual RPS max clutch with street disc New OEM release bearing A01B Torsen LSD Ignition NGK BKR7EIX Iridium plugs New OEM distributor cap New OEM rotor arm New OEM HT leads Brakes EU Spec Toyota brakes - refurbished with stainless Pistons, pins and clips. - 4 pot fronts, 2 pot rears OEM discs and pads Wheels & Tyres Fronts - Rota Torque Drift 9.5J ET30 (+3mm spacer) Toyo T1 Sport 235/40/18 Rears - Rota Torque Drift 9.5J ET30 Toyo T1 Sport 255/35/18 Suspension HSD dualtech adjustable coilovers New OEM front & rear stabiliser bar links Fuelling Walbro 255lph Fuel pump New OEM fuel filter Fuel pulsation damper bypass hose Siemens DEKA 650cc Injectors with plug & play harnesses ECU & Sensors AEM V2 Standalone ECU AEM 3.5bar map sensor AEM UEGO wideband kit Greddy OLED Electronic Boost Controller Exhaust 3" HKS Hi Power Silent catback exhaust 3" Garage Whifbitz second decat 3" Garage Whifbitz downpipe with flexi section fitted Garage Whifbitz external screamer pipe Garage Whifbitz NA-T log manifold Interior Black leather electric seats Black headlining Black carpet Dash panels refurbished to OEM finish Exterior OEM 3L2 Renaissance Red (resprayed June 2013) OEM Active spoiler (blade only) Facelift front indicators Clear side markers Facelift rear lights Facelift front headlights Roof seals replaced Full Carbon TRD spoiler with sides body coloured APR Carbon cooling panel 6000k HID dipped beam Hi all, Thought it was about time I started tracking some of my progress with the car and let you guys in on what I've been up to. As many of you are now aware, I've been long planning on converting my NA Auto Aerotop into something a little more special, but my issue was, which way to go with it? This is how the car looked upon picking it up back in August 2011. It's a '93, which was imported in 2001 by a lady called Dawn and her husband. They owned the car through to 2010 and in that time had spent ££££s maintaining it to the highest standards with a huge folder of receipts to back up. After a thorough clean and some TLC, I was left with this, a completely stock NA Aero, with which I was over the moon! I decided to learn more about the traits and behaviour of my car by putting it around Curborough Sprint circuit back in November 2011, Followed by a dyno run at Dynodaze in Hinckley to assess what state the engine was in, it made a healthy 202bhp. I also entered a Santa pod RWYB day in Jan 2012 as a bit of fun and to gauge how it faired against more modern hot hatches. I had never been a fan of the OEM 16"s and so I knew they must go. I traded up to some OEM17"s to retain the stock look. I decided that the grey carpet, grey headlining and sunvisors were looking rather dated and so set about 'face lifting' them. I used 'Valeter's Pride black carpet dye' from eBay and much improved my car's interior! My JSpec headlights, (which were amazingly not yellowed!) still needed some attention and I had longed for some facelift items, however, due to cost, I decided to have a go at Refurbing mine with black inserts with great results! I chose not to retain the chrome rings in attempt to darken and modernise the front end of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) I then set about making my car sound "as a supra should" and brought a HKS HI Power Silent from a member on here, although I did not heed his warning of it being far too loud for daily use and soon became tired of its droney tone. It did sit rather nicely though! I replaced the HKS, with a Motoria 3" TRD style exhaust from another member on here and must say it sounds awesome! Only slightly louder than stock during normal driving then screams on WOT. I finally settled on the wheels I wanted and I brought some Rota Torque Drifts in anthracite as I loved the concave 'spokey' look on a supra! I run 9.5J ET30 Fronts 235/40/18 FK452 9.5J ET30 Rears 255/35/18 Fk452. All that I can say is, the tyres are awesome! Far better than the Avon ZZ3's I previously had fitted. Due to me having some quite substantial surgery, the progress of the car halted at this point and I spent my time researching what I wanted to do with regards to power, with me still not making a decision! At this point, I was open to anything-NA-T/TT/1JZ/V8. Edited November 26, 2013 by Josh42 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) After I had recovered from my surgery, I spent my time enjoying my car and finally got the opportunity to get the roof off! I know they suffer with flex issues, but wow! With that exhaust note, the warm air and open roads, I fell in love! I decided that I really missed the driving experience provided by a manual transmission and so purchased a full W58 conversion from a foreign member of this club, who drove from the Netherlands to meet me at SRD and deliver my new purchase. The girlfriend very kindly agreed to drive me down to SRD in her 1.0 3 cylinder corsa which majestically carried my Supra's new transmission package home to the midlands! With the help of my boss, Ric(Rich.2211) and Steve of Silverline Racing, we had the old gearbox, diff, prop, Selector, and tachometer out and the new box, clutch, flywheel, diff and prop on the car within 8 hours! Within the weekend I had a fully functioning manual supra! This was possibly the best decision I had made and increased the enjoyability of driving the car! I attended the Club day at Dynodaze in November 2012, and finally, my decision was made with regards my route to more power! After a ride in Dunk's TT Auto BPU, and Scott's T70 NA-T, I decided I fancied the challenge of a small single build on my existing GE block. Scott runs a T70, on a T3 flange at 6 PSI with stock compression. This made 375bhp and I agreed that was a sensible figure for me to aim for. I set about immediately finding a suitable turbo and within hours had brought a brand new T3, T70 turbo from an XS power kit. I know they are not the most reliable/best for producing power, but at the price I got it for, I couldn't complain! I also found some 7MGTE 440cc injectors for a bargain price of £50 delivered and so had them ultrasonically cleaned at work and flow tested. I spoke to Craig(dr Jekyll) and agreed to swap an emanage blue and an eaton paddle clutch suitable for NA-T for my old auto diff. Craig was a great guy and offered me lots of advice! I was very happy with my purchases so far! (Picture not including clutch) Edited January 28, 2013 by Josh42 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) I made the decision to purchase a second 60k miles engine to turbo, to allow me to future proof my build. This included changing front and rear crank seals, crank pulley, distributor, rotor arm, thermostat, timing belt(+idler and pulley), cam cover gasket, and check the block for wear. It also made the job of drilling my oil return into the sump plate a much easier task! The engine was being kept in my office which made concentrating at work more difficult than usual! I also planned on smartening the engine up a little by painting the block satin black, polishing the cam covers, inlet manifold, y pipe, throttle body, turbo and all of my intercooler Pipework to a mirror finish before dropping them in. The car is also booked in for a complete respray in Feb 2013 to update the faded, tired old paintwork with fresh Renaissance Red:) Edited January 28, 2013 by Josh42 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Good read Josh, sounds like you have a good course of action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thanks Abz! It's taken a long time in the planning but it's all coming together:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 That was a good read on my commute to work, cheers, keep us updated dude, I am thinking of buying a second block and tinkering with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thanks mate. It's been an awesome way of me learning to be honest and I've managed to change all of items which may fail once the engine is running raised power:thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR24 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Nice build thread. Look forward to seeing it come together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kill1308 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Interesting Turbo choice.... I thought most NA-T people were now moving away from the old dinosaur turbos to something more suited to the application/boost levels? Good luck with the project though, hope it all goes to plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Cheers mate:) Well as it was a proven set up to me, and the turbo came in at a very reasonable price, My thoughts behind this were that I can run it at low boost and not have the turbo stressed to its limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kill1308 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well you're not going to stress any turbo if you're going to be running it at circa 6psi, but you'd certainly find one that would spool much quicker. Nevertheless, at least you've made an informed decision if you've seen one running already with a similar setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kniff_666 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Nice car and a great thread! Its always more satisfying when you complete your own work on your car. I always find that i end up with a warm smugness after i do something to a car and it works as it should (even if it takes an attempt or 2) Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkddav3 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 great thread mate! looking forward to seeing what happenes with this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caineoo Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Good read mate Be good to see it finished and running nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I know this car better than I know my own Good luck with the project mate, and looking forward to seeing it out of paint. Lots of long nights ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wewsupra Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 well done josh nice read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Good read, good luck with the build!! Have you built your resistor box or your jets yet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Great read When's the aim for it to be up and running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 I haven't built resistor pack up yet, will be doing that within the next few days at work:) And cheers mate, I'd love for it to be done for fast show, but I'd say end of March/April time is a realistic time scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Fingers crossed you're being pessimistic and can make the fast show then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDukesy Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Nice read mate! Makes me miss my na again! Wanted to NA-T it also! Best of luck with the build! I will be watching this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariusz Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 It's good to follow this and looking forward to seeing the car develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Some more photos of stripping the engine for painting and drilling the sump plate. I removed the intake manifold, fuel rail, air conditioning pump, intake manifold, water pump and all rubber hosing. This is what I was left with:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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