Tsia Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi guys, Afraid I haven't got a fancy name for this project (yet ) but I thought I'd get a thread up with some progress, along with a little history of the car. I bought the car as a relatively stock TT from the forum, with the only mods being some wheels, a spoiler removal ( ) and a few interior bits, like a custom LED dash. It wasn't too long after I purchased it, that the turbos began smoking. It seems there was foreign material in the oil and it'd ruined the turbos. I had the turbos rebuilt as well as the oil flushed multiple times to remove any contaminants - which was fine for a while... until disaster struck again! I lost all boost from the first turbo. I took it apart to have a look and indeed, something had gone through the turbo and wrecked it. It was around this time that I found out my job was being made redundant, so the thought of another rebuild + repairing whatever it was that caused these turbos to go, filled me with dread! Thankfully, my prayers to the Supra god were answered and I managed to land myself a much nicer job than before, so decided to get rid of the twins in favour of something not only faster, but also not a 20+ year old rebuilt turbo system! Anyway, you didn't come to the thread for text, so here are some pictures! The car when I got it: The custom dashboard: The turbo, with soup can for size comparison (BW S362 FMW 1.0AR): The Whifbitz manifold (Arrived Yesterday - thanks Paul!): Turbosmart Wastegates & Supersonic BOV: And an Ultra Racing strut brace as the old one is looking a bit tired: The engine has been removed from the car, and will be fully rebuilt, along with the head. Here's a picture of it looking a bit worse for wear: I'll keep the thread updated with progress, hopefully I'll have a few pictures of the engine build itself if anybody is interested I've got to decide what to do about the intake manifold, though. I'm having all the pipework fabricated for a perfect fit and I'm not sure if I could deal with having an old, matte intake manifold next to all this shiny pipework. To get it polished, or to see if I can stretch to a Greddy style of intake? Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Car looks great, good luck with the build, would love to see the picture of the engine build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I despise working on the stock twins and will be looking at single kits next winter they are so much easier to work on... 500-600hp would also be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebas Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 i'm planning go single next year, so subscribed and watching Your progress with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Supes Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 That manifold looks lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham1984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Looks great, subscribed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Nice project. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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