JackyBoi Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Hi all! So this day has finally come for me to write this thread Now that I have the time and money, me and my brother are gonna be building up my 2001 Toyota Supra TT6 with an almost new HKS GT2835 twin turbo kit which you may have seen floating around the "for sale" section. Thanks to James for the purchase The car is a white J-Spec 2001 Toyota Supra TT6 VVTi with just over 50k miles on the clock. The car was practically stock when I bought it, with the only changes being cosmetic. It's shared between me and my brother, but I drive it most of the year since he works in Brighton. So here's the bought/to buy list in full: HKS GT2835 twin turbo with .61 A/R exhaust housings HKS wastegates HKS manifolds Stainless steel downpipes made by James Laser cut flanges HKS gaskets AN4 oil lines AN10 oil drains AN6 water lines + all the various other bits [pictures pulled from James' for sale thread] Fuel rail fitting kit Fuel pulsation dampener hose Walbro 450lph fuel pump Braided fuel lines 535 FPR Spec clutch stage 2+ Syvecs S6 ECU Blitz Nur Spec R exhaust Double TI decat pipes Whifbitz 4" FMIC AEM AFR gauge Oil temp sensor Oil pressure sensor ARP head studs Top Secret front bumper Top Secret side skirts OEM rear bumper Shine Auto carbon fibre rear diffuser replica LED tail lights TRD half-carbon spoiler I'm 100% I've missed some things so will add them as I go along I plan to have the kit built by Paul at Whifbitz due to the countless positive reviews of his, plus his prices are very competitive! This thread will be updated as and when I get round to doing work (I have to fit in my college and job with time spent on the car) so keep a close eye out guys Edited October 13, 2016 by Littler (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike2JZ Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Damn you didn't waste any time getting the power sorted. Looking forward to the results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Some pictures of the car as it stands now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Damn you didn't waste any time getting the power sorted. Looking forward to the results! Thanks buddy no point in waiting around it helps to have someone else in on the project who has the knowledge necessary... And the pockets deep enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Good luck with the project. Have you ever driven or been in a HKS twin car? Im surprised Paul didn't try and talk you into a single kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 This morning my baby arrived I was looking around to get the pillars sprayed, but couldn't find many places plus the quotes were silly. So I bumped up my ego and decided to do it myself First I cleaned it, sanded it down with some 400 grit wet & dry, dried it, then started to layer on white-prepped primer. First and second coat: Good ol' Halfrauds rattle cans Then the first layer of paint 2 hours later and another coat later Already coming along very nice considering his cold it is in my shed! Will put the final coat on soon then give it some lacquer in the morning And a cheeky picture of the carbon fibre blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Good luck with the project. Have you ever driven or been in a HKS twin car? Im surprised Paul didn't try and talk you into a single kit. Nope why, something I should know about? There are some outstanding single turbo's out there, but we decided to keep it twin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Nice! Looking forward to seeing the build progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C12MMO Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Will look similar to mine when done, just with a load more power lol, looking forward to seeing it come together. Here's a few of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suomipoika Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 So you did buy the kit! Congrats mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Will look similar to mine when done, just with a load more power lol, looking forward to seeing it come together. Here's a few of mine. http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh375/C12MMO/D4B3A3F6-92FF-4B08-9A06-916299F78E8C-3401-0000033AD81BEFB5_zps2a3c1b82.jpg http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh375/C12MMO/E8CF5991-29DF-4B09-99EA-C3F34AB4CF37-3401-0000033B351F881B_zpse73c955a.jpg That is TASTY bro! I'm loving those black spoiler pillars... If the white doesn't come out pristine on mine I may have to spray it black after seeing that photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Just finished putting the third layer of white on the pillars They have a really smooth matt finish (just what you should aim for) so all that's left to do now is let it dry overnight, put 3-5 layers of lacquer on tomorrow and then POLISH POLISH POLISH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Nice project. Subscribed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Nope why, something I should know about? There are some outstanding single turbo's out there, but we decided to keep it twin It's just they are not very nice to drive, very laggy. They make next to no boost in the lower gears. I'm not trying to have a dig, it's just you are going to spend a lot of money here, it surprises me people still consider fitting old kits like this. do your research and ask advice before you jump in on anything else is my advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Looking forward to the progress. Needs the ears taking off that front lip though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 It's just they are not very nice to drive, very laggy. They make next to no boost in the lower gears. I'm not trying to have a dig, it's just you are going to spend a lot of money here, it surprises me people still consider fitting old kits like this. do your research and ask advice before you jump in on anything else is my advice. If that be true and we want to go more modern single, then we could always sell up for cash or swap with cash one way, but I don't think that will be the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 The first layer of lacquer is on, hopefully will get round to polishing it tomorrow! An update in terms of the build; the car should be going into Whifbitz next week, so we've aimed for the car to be mostly finished within the first week of February (just in time for my missus' birthday) which leaves a good few months of fabricating/tuning until the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Nope why, something I should know about? There are some outstanding single turbo's out there, but we decided to keep it twin You need to drive one, even with excellent mapping they are as laggy as hell. Plus the manifolds were a PITA for cracking, and I doubt you can buy new ones, you'd have to have one fabricated. £££££'s Welding up carbon contaminated cracks in stainless is usually a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 You need to drive one, even with excellent mapping they are as laggy as hell. Plus the manifolds were a PITA for cracking, and I doubt you can buy new ones, you'd have to have one fabricated. £££££'s Welding up carbon contaminated cracks in stainless is usually a disaster. The manifolds and pipes all have flexiparts to them to help prevent this as for the lag, the smaller .61 A/R exhaust housings should hopefully prevent this. I've spoken to two people so far who have the 2835's, one running at 500bhp who claims there is very little lag, the other running 800bhp+ and also claims there is little lag. We'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Got another layer of lacquer on, gonna take a while to get it up to a gloss finish. Also got my K&N filters through from Fleebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Good Luck with the build mate. Will be watching with Interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Plus the manifolds were a PITA for cracking, and I doubt you can buy new ones, you'd have to have one fabricated. £££££'s Welding up carbon contaminated cracks in stainless is usually a disaster. It would be worth the OP looking into some bracing for this setup. I can never understand why people overlook such a basic and inexpensive aspect of turbo conversions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 and also claims there is little lag. They are probably trying to sell the kit go look at some dyno graphs and you will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Plus the manifolds were a PITA for cracking, and I doubt you can buy new ones, you'd have to have one fabricated. £££££'s Welding up carbon contaminated cracks in stainless is usually a disaster. It would be worth the OP looking into some bracing for this setup. I can never understand why people overlook such a basic and inexpensive aspect of turbo conversions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 It would be worth the OP looking into some bracing for this setup. I can never understand why people overlook such a basic and inexpensive aspect of turbo conversions. What exactly do you mean by bracing? As in ensuring that everything is 100% secured, or something totally different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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