Cam's Supra Build

[Cam27]

Got the rear subframe installed today, along with the brake lines and diff. Not far off finishing off now, just the fuel tank, rear brakes and wheels to go on. Not sure whether I will put the rear bumper and lights back on, as they will jist have to come off again for paint.

Anyway, really making progress now! Underside is mint. It will be time to bring the car home when I get home next week to get the engine in.

 

 

[Suprakeith]

That looks amazing, very jealous wish the underside of mine looked that good

[Cam27]

Today was the day I had been looking forward to for some time, the day the car came home! But first there was a couple of jobs to button up.

First up was replacing the driveshaft bolts and washers, as the old ones were very rusted. The diff was also filled with oil, some very expensive Motul SAE 75W40.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then was on to the fuel tank. I knew the breather pipe would need replaced as it was rotted in the same place as all Supras, so we made a new on from 6mm cupra-nickel pipe.

Also some nice new tank straps. I had to order these from Toyota as I needed them quickly. They were more than double the price compared to Amayama (including the shipping and customs from Japan!) and that was with my discount! Not very impressed, where do they get their prices?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a good day to take some nice shots of the new underside, I love it! The car is back home in my garage now so will have great fun in the next few days putting it back together:)

 

 

 

 

Edited February 7, 2020 by Cam27 (see edit history)

[Cam27]

With the car home it was on to the fun part of fitting all the shiney new bits. Started off with new side vents and retainers, Pas banjo bolts, bonnet catches and AC condenser and filter drier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up was running the engine bay loom, which I was dreading, but went ok actually. Also got some other stuff in such as clutch master cylinder, pas reservoir, battery tray etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Then it was time to get the engine back in

I had to remove the intercooler again as the hoist wouldn't reach with it on! Anyway it went in quite smoothly, with minimal scratching of the new paint lol. I test fitted the intercooler pipework, which is very tight, and will require the lower water neck to be turned as it is in the way of the rad hose.

I am really chuffed with how it's coming together, the engine has spent 6 months on the stand so good to have it back where it belongs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Noz]

So clean!!

[Cam27]

The past few days I have been plugging away with putting the car back together. A lot of hours spent on the wiring, and also got the AC system all buttoned up with new seals in the connections.

I gave the painter a box of things to paint when he did the engine bay but he forgot so I got them media blasted and had some rattle cans made up to paint them myself. Pretty pleased how they came out, especially since the weather has been cold and wet!

I have also started making job lists to keep track of where I am at lol, must be getting old!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So on with fitting things, got the brake booster in with new gaskets and formed vac hose I have had waiting in my box of new oem stuff for ever, brake master cylinder with new throttle cable bracket. Also picked up 2 litres of Motul 660 fluid which is very pricey but supposed to be the best.

I ordered a braided clutch line but it is too short which is annoying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got the boost pipes fitted from the turbo to intercooler, it was a tight fit but the squeezed in. I ordered a bunch of Murray constant tension clamps for the boost pipes to minimise the risk of boost leaks. I have the intake side on order so they should be here this week.

I was down at Scott's today and picked up a Turbosmart race port BOV that will be welded on the pipe from the outlet of the intercooler. The inlet pipe I got for the turbo was too long, so chopped it on the bandsaw whilst I was there. Excuse the squished filter in the picture, I was too rough with it lol. I have ordered a bigger one to fill the space better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 17, 2020 by Cam27 (see edit history)

[Noz]

Lovely work here mate. Enjoy following.

 

Try and get a lip put on the end of that boost pipe! Doesnt take much boost to pop a pipe if throttle slams shut.

[Cam27]

Lovely work here mate. Enjoy following.

 

Try and get a lip put on the end of that boost pipe! Doesnt take much boost to pop a pipe if throttle slams shut.

 

Thanks mate, it's the intake pipe so under no pressure. If it was a boost pipe I would:thumbs:

[Noz]

Ah cool! Didnt realise.

[Cam27]

Carrying on with the jobs this week, i managed to get the brake system fully plumbed and bled. A bit awkward getting the long lines in behind the engine but it's done now.

Turns out i was sent the wrong clutch hose by accident, a half length instead of full length, so got that installed as well. My car never had a factory heat sheild on the clutch master cylinder so I ordered one, only to find the mounting holes were filled in!? Anyway i drilled and tapped them out and got that installed as well. Also got new single turbo heater hoses from Whifbitz, much neater than how they were before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I decided it was time to start getting the car back together, so the front wings, headlights, sideskirts, rear bumper and tailights were all mounted. I also fitted the new hockey sticks i have had sitting. I was pleased to find that the come with all the mounting clips and screws, handy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I order the plenum side boost pipework from Whifbitz. They are slightly larger than the throttle body, but not by much. I got them installed and quite happy with the fit. I think I will have to mount the bov down beside the intercooler.

I wanted a bigger air filter, as i had accidently squished the old one anyway! I order a 12" k&n and it was ridiculously big so was never going to fit! Ordered another one, 9" this time and it barely fits, but not at the angle I want so will have to modify the pipe, again!

That will have to wait for next month now as the car is tucked up for the next few weeks while I am away working.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mharvey]

Love this build. It's a real credit to you, doing it all yourself and addressing little things that most would miss.

 

I keep looking forward to the next updates.

 

Oh and I REALLY want your garage, what a great space!!

[Noz]

Looks so so cool. Very clean,.

 

Without the fan fitted it looks like you have an industrial heat sink on your alternator lol

[Cam27]

Love this build. It's a real credit to you, doing it all yourself and addressing little things that most would miss.

 

I keep looking forward to the next updates.

 

Oh and I REALLY want your garage, what a great space!!

 

Thanks very much mate, appreciate it. It is a labour of love haha. The garage is perfect for me, I am lucky it is close to my house as well!

[Cam27]

Looks so so cool. Very clean,.

 

Without the fan fitted it looks like you have an industrial heat sink on your alternator lol

 

Thank you buddy. The fan is off just now as the paint started to flake on it which is annoying, I will have to redo it.

[Hammer]

As always, great updates and like others, love following the thread. Great work, cheers.

[Cam27]

Last month I used my time during the lockdown to crack on with the engine bay. My goal was to start finishing a lot of the systems as I am getting closer to completion.

First up was the cooling system. I ran in to an issue where the lower water neck and boost pipe were too close, so I ordered an adapter plate to rotate the water neck 90 degree. It did the trick but was a pain to fit!

 

 

 

 

 

I received a nice delivery which included a Koyo radiator, HKS cap, Whifbitz carbon shroud and polished upper pipe. The Koyo rad is excellent quality, although expensive. The mounting tabs on the carbon shroud were out by a fair way so I had to open them up with the dremmel to get a good fit.

I applied some foam tape between the rad and shroud to fill the gaps and maximise airflow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After fitting the rad and shroud along with the new upper pipe I fitted a new oem lower hose, which I cropped to work with the turned lower neck. I filled the system with Toyota red coolant and added some water wetter, which probably will make no difference, but thought I would give it a try. I filled the block through the upper pipe (turned up the way like a spout) so there is less bleeding to do when the engine runs.

The only thing is didn't account for is with everything being bigger the boost pipe sits very close to the shroud, it's snug, but ok...just!

 

 

 

 

 

With the coolant system filled and no leaks it was to the boost pipework. I bought a mounting bracket for the boost solenoid from SRD which did the job nicely! I soldered plugs to the solenoid and the old wires for the stock wastegate vsv, which i will assign to the link to keep the wiring neat. I also got my Turbosmart bov welded to the boost pipe on the intercooler outlet and Murray clamps fitted to the joiners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the cooling and boost sorted next up was the power steering. I ordered a mocal 13 row cooler kit from SRD, and made mounting brackets from alloy angle. I am really pleased with how it is fitted, hopefully will get plenty of air fed through the opening in the front bumper. System was filled with Motul dexiii.

 

 

 

 

 

I got a few other jobs done as well;

Filled the engine with Fuchs Titan Pro S 10W50

Made up new -10an breather lines

Pulled the engine loom through to the passenger footwell. That is a total nightmare to do yourself, not really a one man job! I had made the cabin side pretty with new tape wrap, which i had to remove to get enough flex to pull through! Anyway glad it's done now.

 

 

 

 

Edited April 24, 2020 by Cam27 (see edit history)

[Cam27]

I had bought the mrs a new DSLR camera for her birthday a couple months back, and I thought it would be rude not to get some good shots of the engine bay now it is coming together

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Cam27]

It's been a little while since I have updated this thread, but I have been steadily making progress. The past couple of months have been spent mainly fitting the fuel system.

I'm a big fan of Radium Engineerig's products, so decided to build the system using pretty much all their stuff.

First off was the triple pump hanger, which has a built in jet pump on the return line which draws from the sub tank. I was going to run twin Walbro 450s but eventually I opted for a single Walbro 525 'Hellcat' pump, which should flow plenty, but if not I can always add another. I wanted to keep the system and wiring as simple as possible, as well as keep the fuel cool. I also have the Radium wiring kit to install, which has heavier wiring, a relay and a beefy fuse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 23, 2020 by Cam27 (see edit history)

[Cam27]

On to the front side of the fuel system, I opted for Injector Dynamics ID1050X injectors and a Radium top feed rail. I had already fitted the plugs to the loom previously so the injectors were plug and play. The rail has 2 ports on the side. The first one I fitted a Radium fuel pulsation damper (a great addition in my view, as th fpd is usually lost when fitting an aftermarket rail) and the 2nd port I fitted a fuel pressure sensor. I opted for Radium's direct mount pressure regulator, which mounts directly to the fuel rail's outlet port on a swivel fitting, keeping everything really compact and neat.

The rail is designed to work with the oem spacers, but as the IDs are longer body injectors, the oem spacers were too short, but easily remedied by some longer ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I ordered Radium's fuel plumbing kit to complete the system, which consists of fuel lines, filter, filter bracet abd fuel line brackets. It was a nightmare to try and order in the first place, and was meant to have a 2 week lead time. Now 5 weeks later it still hasn't shipped, Covid causing problems with getting orders out, so I will have to patiently wait I guess.

I did get my modified cartch tank fitted though, and also picked up a pretty cool VP Racing fuel can

 

 

 

[Cam27]

Unfortunately I wasn't able to receive the fuel plumbing kit from Radium, after two months and still not even shipped I cancelled the order and decided to make it myself.

I ordered a a stock Toyota filter, Whifbitz brackets and the necessary hose and fittings. The hoses are teflon with stainless braid and a plastic sheath (like braided brake lines). The feed is 8an and return is 6an.

I had to make a bracket for the filter as they are discontinued, but overall I am really pleased with how it turned out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also made the wiring harness for the fuel pump and got that fitted. I mounted the fuse and relay close to where the oem fuel pump ecu would normally sit.

I wanted to test the system so connected the pump to the battery momentarily, all is good and tight.

 

 

 

 

 

I also picked up a clutch. I was planning on running a HKS LA twin but saw Sheefa was selling his low milage OS Giken triple plate for a really good price so snapped that up. Maybe slightly overkill for me, but better than not enough torque holding capacity! It also came with the movement reversal kit.

 

 

 

 

 

As it stands, I have pretty much finished all I can do with the car now. In October it's due to be collected for final work and mapping. On the list is to fit the clutch, gearbox and prop, fabricate a new downpipe and screamers and the on to wiring the Ecu

 

 

Edited August 22, 2020 by Cam27 (see edit history)

[Thorin]

Some great attention to detail here! Love it.

[mattdavies]

Any up date on this ? 

I understand COVID probably got in the way but interested to see what power your Upgrade T04Z makes 

[Simo2007]

Just read this entire thread over the past couple days mate, absolutely fantastic. Really enjoyed it. Keep up the excellent work!

[ShawnPreece]

Just caught up on this too, stunning work Cam attention to detail is amazing