jonny mac Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 (edited) hey everyone, so yesterday I sold my red mkiv planning a family and potential house move means we needed as much money in a pot as we could get so the sensible thing was to get rid of some things we had money tied up in. 128 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr purchased a supra from an older gentleman who knew exactly what he had and how rare it was but wasn't using it at all and was more than happy to keep it in his driveway, I ended up making him a good offer he couldn't refuse so got the car in the end! 1 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 2 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr went back before collecting the car and unbolted all the brake calipers and changed the 4 flat wheels over to my 17" staggered turbo wheels so it would roll freely it was taken on the truck again over to my work and i gave it a wash 5 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr lifted the car up and surprised to find it's actually really good underneath, a few small areas to clean up, i suppose sitting for years without having salt and rain splashed up against the underbody was a good thing 6 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr the usual fuel tank cover was pulled off and binned full standard interior, had some alloy pedals on with japanese branding, i've removed them now 7 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr carmate japan? 8 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr I will be posting regular updates and I have over 50 pictures to attach today as I've done a serious amount of work so far, big project ahead! Edited August 23, 2018 by jonny mac (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 (edited) started working on the brakes, -3 out of 4 calipers had to be stripped and cleaned up and greased -front to rear brake pipes replaced -discs and pads replaced all round also threw one in the bin, dead bleeder threads 9 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr in got the toyota pads on the back and some ebc on the front with ebc discs all round 23 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr unfortunately from here on my pictures became limited due to changing phones the week i was doing the work stripped the timing gear off, it was a QH belt so has been changed at some point 10 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr had to replace -the hydraulic tensioner -the tensioner pulley -the aux belt tensioner unit -the alternator all because i wasn't happy with the apperance/workings of them new dayco timing belt showed up 12 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 13 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr now that was all done, i turned my attention to the cars chassis new brake and fuel lines to the rear 15 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr ground back to bare metal and inspected, etch primed areas that had surface rust 16 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr then it recieved two coats of stone chip gaurd 17 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr then two coats of waxoil to protect the stone chip and waterproof it properly 18 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr after two evenings of grinding and getting covered in old dust, i finally have one clean body supra found a broken spring on the passenger side rear, toyota said they had discontinued these so i'd managed to find a supplier of supra springs, kyb! 19 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 20 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr because the car had sat for a long time and the radiator was out for the timing belt change, i took my opportunity to wash out the cooling system i'd opened up the heater valve inside the car and put two long 16mm hoses onto the matrix pipework and ran a garden hose through them for a few minutes until nothing but clear water came out i did the same with the engine, removed the thermostat, replaced with new after washing out the engine for around 10 minutes starting at various points flushing the whole system out 21 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr the old one had seen better days, wasn't even going to bother testing it to find out 22 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr Edited August 23, 2018 by jonny mac (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC93 Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Niceeee... I really liked the red one. Kept looking at it on eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Niceeee... I really liked the red one. Kept looking at it on eBay thanks, yeah I was sad to see it go as it was a stunning supra, looked perfect in my opinion - - - Updated - - - so the next thing on the list was the fuel system -new fuel pipes front to rear -new fuel filter -drained tank and old fuel from system -fitted walbro 255lph fuel pump and swapped out hanger for a cleaner one old fuel pump and hanger removed, walbro 255lph fitted and used a spare hanger from a friends car i had that was in mint condition 24 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr replaced the fuel filter and fuel pipes, also starter motor if i hadn't mentioned it above 25 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 26 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr cut up the old fuel filter as i was curious to find out weather it was collapsed or dirty etc 27 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr not bad 28 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 29 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr removed some broken bolts for the radiator clamps and battery clamps 30 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr so my turbo wheels required some new tyres, went for toyo 255/40/17 for the rear 31 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 32 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr done the engine oil filter, also new coolant and a new battery cranked over until i had oil pressure then turned the key properly and it fired up first time! warmed it up then drained oil and changed filter again and another fresh bottle of oil and filter done, came out clean too which is nice so the engines good i do have a little missfire/stutter when revving up so i'll be doing the spark plugs and leads when they arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Excellent thread. Looked pretty good underneath considering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Been following this on instagram last few days, cracking work so far dude, well done for saving one, alot of poeple wouldve stripped its guts for a quick profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 thanks lads, yeah it would have been easy to break given the price of w58's etc now, I will be selling the 2jzge and w58 soon anyway as the turbo lump and probably some bmw or 350z box will make it's way in used the abc kit on my s14 silvia but it's a bit rough for road use as the clutch is savage being a tilton twin plate I quite like the colins 350z kit and a nice single plate clutch would be good either that or a pmc kit with the new 1 series diesel box and a sachs clutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 (edited) one thing i forgot to mention earler, my headlights were dropped off at the bodyshop and had them cut back and recoated with uv protection laquer and polished 50 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr also got a new set of import plates made up for the car as the old ones were horrible so now onto some clean up pictures before i put the car for mot test my mate scotty came over, he was the guy that made such a good job detailing the red car after it was painted the black car is a completely different story, this wasn't a case of let's make it have a mirror finish and pefect paint etc, it was just a clean up and try to degrease the top layer of the car the paint is still rough, the guy who had the car sat in his drive for 10 years walked past it every day and has scratched the passenger side completely from end to end it needs a full respray to be perfect but for now it's good enough as i won't have the cash to throw at this one the same as i did at the red one 34 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 35 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr two snow foam/degreaser tar remover type soaps used then two hand washes with various types of heavy dirt removing soap 33 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr always nice to have my red car nearby for motivation of how good a supra can look 36 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr then onto polishing, it was a full 8 hour session with various combinations of cutting compounds and polishes 37 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 38 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 50/50 of driver door 39 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 40 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 41 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr so now before the red car goes away to it's new owner, i had to grab some pics of them both, unfortuantely the red car wasn't washed in this picture and the black car didn't have spacers on the wheels or the wheel nut cover caps on either anyway it's just cool to stand back and at one point be able to i own two supras haha! 44 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 45 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 46 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 47 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr Edited August 23, 2018 by jonny mac (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Subscribed to this thread. I loved your red one and thought of selling my black one for your red one. I’m going to look forward to seeing what you do with the black one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Subscribed to this thread. I loved your red one and thought of selling my black one for your red one. I’m going to look forward to seeing what you do with the black one thanks yeah big plans, going to have it running the tt engine at bpu spec next summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 throwing up the older pictures but this is my 2jz vvti tt aristo engine I plan on fitting the engine was bought from jdm distro in Ireland and delivered on a pallet to me, it was probably the cleanest 2jz I've seen, no rust on the block at all! the outside was still a grey colour so I've painted it black to keep it fresh and also currently cleaning up the other parts for fitting like rear sump etc 51 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 52 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 53 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr I have removed the loom from the engine and have the fun task of trying to extend it all and fit supra plugs to the body side of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 This is why i need a workshop/garage big enough, Id love to do everything you're doing. Keep it up, love reading this DIY sort of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Great work, always good to see a build thread. That engine does look really clean, you must of been well pleased when you took delivery of it. Looking forward to seeing this develop, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 thanks guys, now looking for a massive sheet of plywood so I can make a loom template and build a new loom from for the aristo to work in the mkiv supra shell I need to find a factory manual n/a pinout diagram and it's hard as they are all auto online! some more pics to upload tonight when I get home and onto the laptop, changed the wing repeater lenses to clear, ordered some factory Toyota facelift front indicator and sidelight lenses for the front bumper changed the rear speakers as they were blown, also waiting to get some front speakers as they're just as bad, found a new stereo with Bluetooth for phoencalls and microphone so I need to change that out once my adapter lead arrives from ebay as I couldn't be bothered cutting and joining every single wire like I did on the red car also had the rear windows tinted on Monday by a local tint place, shame I couldn't get the fronts done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Awesome, keep up the great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 took the car to get the rear windows tinted 54 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 55 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr sorted out 2/4 of the brust speakers, replaced the rear 1/4 speakers with vibe coax units, need to do the fronts next but i want to hide them behind oem grills 56 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr unfortunately the starter i'd swapped in was still jamming, it was throwing out the arm but not rotating the gear, so i stripped and inspected a spare i had, i greased up all gears and cleaned up all contacts seems to be working first time every time now 57 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr so with some spare time in an evening i decided to work on the vvti engine new oil baffle plate arrived, along with the brand new strainer 58 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr took the front sump off 59 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr the engine is seriously clean inside replaced the o ring for the pickup 60 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr new baffle plate and strainer on 61 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr 62 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr all together 63 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr then oil return flange for twin turbos and engine mount for exh side 64 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr got my spare carpet out of storage and started washing it, the one inside this car is stained so i'll be happy when this one goes in! 65 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr forgot to grab pics of the clear wing repeaters i've put on, i'll also be splitting my headlights when i get a weekend that i'm not needing to drive the car, i'll be painting the insides like a facelift model again also going to be doing the timing belt and a few other bits on this engine in the next few days hopefully! i do plan on having it 'finished' on the stand ready to drop into the car once i find a gearbox situation that suits my budget etc did have a buyer lined up for my 2jzge and w58 setup so i'll need to chase him up and see what's happening, that'll probably just buy a clutch on it's own for a 350z or bmw box haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Excellent thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffsplace Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 If you want to dye the carpet black I have a couple of litres left over from the 5l I bought, mine does look serious better than when it was a grey stained mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 If you want to dye the carpet black I have a couple of litres left over from the 5l I bought, mine does look serious better than when it was a grey stained mess. that's a great idea what did you use? also doesn't it run off or stain if you go in the car with wet shoes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffsplace Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 It's like marker pen ink. It does come off if you rub it hard. I could bring mine even over for you to have a look at, a have a nose at your new beast, whilst I am there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 It's like marker pen ink. It does come off if you rub it hard. I could bring mine even over for you to have a look at, a have a nose at your new beast, whilst I am there aye cool we can work something out I'm taking the car off the road for winter in November anyway too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffsplace Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Planning on taking mine off the road as well, want to cleanup the underside and treat all the rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Planning on taking mine off the road as well, want to cleanup the underside and treat all the rust. good idea, I bought some spare subframes to get powdercoated, will be fitting them eventually, I want my supra to be as clean as my silvia underneath, done a full nut and bolt rebuild on the s14 around 3 years ago, still like new underneath to this day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 stripped the headlights apart as they are steaming up inside, whilst resealing i decided to paint the chrome to match a facelift headlamp 66 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr crank pulley, timing covers, aux belt tensioner and a few other bits stripped off the engine, just waiting on my water pump and gaskets now from toyota 67 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr new belt waiting 68 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr really happy with the difference the dark headlights have made my new facelift clear indicators have arrived from toyota now so i'll get them on too once i get a spare evening to do the wiring 69 by Jonny McIntosh, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Looking good so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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