Chris Bailey Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 That looks lovely mate, liking the new wheels alot. Stance looks spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supraleeturbo Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Gorgeous buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 You've done a really good job there mate as that's looking really smart also like the wheels as they fit nice and flush with the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) Set about fitting the R154 conversion yesterday All went on well and within 3 hours everything was swapped over, took a while to do the clutch as i had it all bolted to the flywheel then realised the box wont go back on due to the release bearing parts not allowing the box to go high enough, so had to remove it all and put it onto the input shaft and tighten it through the inspection hole. Old W58 vs new R154 from the chaser Had to replace the pilot bearing too as the outer cover had come off (assuming its been caught by the input shaft while fitting the w58) so the bearings were visable New box all on Now onto the Propshaft Theres alot of information online regarding this but some of it is incorrect An earlier mk3 style R154 may have the same spline as a W58, but these later models with remote shifter are different W58 has 21 splines and the R154 has 23 splines and is also a slighter fatter splined end This werent an issue as i was using the Chaser front prop section onto the W58 rear Side by side they are almost idential length apart from a very slight amount Anyway due to the the extra tail lenth on the R154 gearbox, the only plug and play type setup is using the first section of prop from a JZ30 Soarer, i found out the JZX100 chaser section is a little bit too long so cannot bolt together, and this photo is with the prop pushed all the way into the gearbox (which it shouldnt be) Not a big deal though, propshaft has been taken to Dave Mac Propshafts in Coventry who are going to shorten and rebalance the prop to fit, and its cheap enough to have done Other than that all good Edited July 15, 2016 by berg (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Anywhere between 30mm & 40mm taken out of the front prop section will see you sorted mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 40mm was bang on all fits perfectly now and is in the perfect position in the gearbox also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Very nice mate bet you're excited to test it all out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Very nice mate bet you're excited to test it all out Unfortunately as i left things late the main test will be the drive to Germany on Wednesday I have done a few miles tonight though and all is good Its nice to now know the gearbox and clutch is capable of handling the power though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Got back from the Nurburgring last week 1100 miles covered in 5 days including a trip to Dusseldorf (more miles in 5 days than its covered in the last 12 months lol) I was nervous at first as i didnt finish getting the car back together until 24 hours before we left, mainly due to waiting for the propshaft to be modified However the car never missed a beat and ran perfectly, new gearbox is great I did however fit the stock viscous fan and cowling back on for the trip, knowing from previous trips how busy it gets through Brussells i didnt want to take any chances with twin fans Have seen heaps of pic pop up on websites of the car on track so heres a couple (these are mainly from the Saturday and it was pissing down with rain but werent letting that stop me!) Our group outside the centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Great pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Cracking stuff mate and glad it all went to plan. Pictures look great too. Are you going back to twin fans then? What set did you have fitted before return to stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Cracking stuff mate and glad it all went to plan. Pictures look great too. Are you going back to twin fans then? What set did you have fitted before return to stock? I will more than likely fit the fans back on as a set of srd fans popping up looks highly unlikely and they are ideally what i want as they are close performance wise to the stock fan. They are Whifbitz twin fans with shroud, never had an issue since fitting them but the car hasn't really been sat in traffic for long periods of time so no idea what its like in that situation especially in the 30+ degree heat we had. It probably wouldn't have been an issue with them on, i just didn't want to chance it being in a different country lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 looking good dude, I'd stick with the stock fan, paint it black and fit one of whifbitz carbon shrouds. Best of both worlds, looks and performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Car looks great mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 looking good dude, I'd stick with the stock fan, paint it black and fit one of whifbitz carbon shrouds. Best of both worlds, looks and performance. Hit the nail on the head really, that the next plan to be fair, as good and clean as it looks with the twin fans, it doesnt look bad with the shroud on so im having the fan carbon dipped and looking at getting a Whifbitz carbon shroud Car looks great mate Cheers dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Looks superb mate, glad to hear you had a fun problem free trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Looks superb mate, glad to hear you had a fun problem free trip /QUOTE] Cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Boring update, but started buying parts for the fuel system upgrade Picked up a Wolbro 485 fuel pump Also had some hose and fittings delivered I just need injectors and a fuel pressure regulator now as fuel rail has been sourced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 All looking good. That's a lot of fittings tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 All looking good. That's a lot of fittings tho. Its a twin feed rail so using a Y piece and running 2 lines from the filter just to maximise the single pump, and includes the fittings for plumbing the fuel pressure regulator in aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Few more parts waiting to go on Just waiting for my new intake manifold, throttle body and fuel rail to arrive Monday I.D 1000 injectors with P&P wiring clips Aem FPR and gauge Fuel flex sensor for ethanol content Although ive decided to put that on hold as its too risky using ethanol on the stock engine at high power levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Lovely mate A little E85 on the stock block will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Lovely mate A little E85 on the stock block will be fine A small amount should be yer, im hoping to get the engine built next year so can open up the full potential then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 New manifold, 90mm throttle body, 3/4" high flow fuel rail Assembled with fuel injectors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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