DaveR Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Fortunately I discovered earlier today that I still had sufficient alloy heat shielding (courtesy of Whifbitz) left over from when I constructed an air filter heat shield for my BPU set-up to create another for my new K&N filter on my single turbo set-up. Result! I didn't get any work-in-progress shots because I had to dodge the weather somewhat throughout the day, but the technique involved knocking up a template from cardboard and then transferring the shape into the alloy material. I finished it all off by covering the (really sharp...) edges of the panel in some blue rubber piping that I had lying around. Here's what the panel looked like fitted but without the air filter or the oil catch tank pipes re-attached: Attachment-wise, it's held in place with a cable tie around the bracket for my stock air feed "snorkel" and a bracket (recycled from my BPU heat shield, handily) on the stock airbox mounting point. With everything re-attached, here's the finished product: And finally, the whole engine bay as it now stands: I'm just waiting on my radiator slam panel and polished coolant expansion tank for behind the n/s headlight from SRD and the physical components of my engine bay will all be in place. Well, for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkddav3 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 those rota's with the white side wall writing make it look proper race car. love it oh and the toe hook's help a load too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Lovely those rota's with the white side wall writing make it look proper race car. love it oh and the tow hooks help a load too Thanks guys! And Dave, I'm surprised more people don't do the sidewall writing - given how simple it is (if a little time-consuming, I suppose) and cheap to boot, it makes such a difference. It's all about the little touches, you know?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Looks very nice, love the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Love it Looks very nice, love the wheels. Thanks all! She's really starting to take shape now. Uh, just in time for the winter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADD Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 As I said to ya over text the other day this is one of my fav supra in the forum! Your attention to detail is second to none mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 What a fantastic job you're doing. I love the look of the engine bay, and actually, the whole car. What a beaut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 What paint did you use for the sidewall writing out of interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 As I said to ya over text the other day this is one of my fav supra in the forum! Your attention to detail is second to none mate! What a fantastic job you're doing. I love the look of the engine bay, and actually, the whole car. What a beaut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 What paint did you use for the sidewall writing out of interest I used this stuff here courtesy of eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Have you cut a hole in the front bumper for that front tow loop!? Pics dont show it too clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Have you cut a hole in the front bumper for that front tow loop!? Pics dont show it too clearly. It's more of a slot than a hole, but yes in essence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 im glad to see that you done the heat sheild by the filter, did you test how hot the filter gets from a good run? im sure that its the most cost affective mod that has practicality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 im glad to see that you done the heat sheild by the filter, did you test how hot the filter gets from a good run? im sure that its the most cost affective mod that has practicality I did check it, yeah and to be fair it really wasn't too bad. BUT... it was quite a cold day (shock... ) when I did it and besides, I figured it really can't hurt. Plus I think it looks quite smart too so it's win-win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Hi all. I have a couple of (mainly cosmetic) engine bay upgrades to report: I've been away for a couple of weeks now, but on my return was a package waiting for me containing a radiator slam panel and alloy coolant expansion tank from SRD (cheers Lee!) - both polished of course - so I busied myself with fitting them at the weekend. Bolting the slam panel into place was a simple enough job taking all of, oooh, 35 seconds maybe? Sadly, the same can't be said of the expansion tank. Because it's designed to fit (very neatly) in between the battery and the n/s headlight and because my battery is now in the boot to make way for my boost pipe / power steering fluid reservoir, things needed to be "massaged" into place. Everything did indeed offer up fine (more by luck than by judgement as I confess that I didn't measure anything before hand... ), but I needed to re-route the power steering feed pipe to behind the boost pipe and then remove the reservoir and even the headlight to gain enough access to drill the mounting holes and then bolt everything in. All for the sake of 2 nuts and bolts! Oh well. A bit of a pain, but it's all done now along with some nice shiny Viper Performance hoses to finish things off. Check it out: One thing I did neglect to re-fit is my alarm's bonnet release sensor, so that will need addressing at the weekend, meaning that - probably - everything will need to come out again so I can get the correct size / placed hole drilled. D'oh! Edited November 28, 2012 by DaveR (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 looking good. just need to paint the feet on the strutbrace to blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 looking good. just need to paint the feet on the strutbrace to blue Yup! That particular job is LOOOOOOOONG overdue. I'm just waiting for the weather to warm up a bit (uh, that may take a while...) and it's happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Nothing to do with any work on my car per se, but I spent some time earlier playing around with some Supra logo-esque lettering (as found in this post (thanks Guigsy! )) to create a logo for my Suki: I've added it as a title to My Garage and I thought it might be kinda cool to knock up some "number plates" to fit at shows, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 I actually carried out this little alteration a while ago, but neglected to get any decent pictures or, uh, mention it... Anyway. Nothing spectacular, but I got rid of the rear wiper (RainX can be solely responsible for my rear visibility now!) and motor. 1 x 25mm grommet with a dab of silicone adhesive later and the rear end is smartened up no end, I reckon. Some pics: I've also updated My Garage again with some nice new pictures seeing as the weather today was a touch more agreeable than it has otherwise been of late... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) I spent a good chunk of today underneath my car for various reasons, swearing and getting dirty. Never a waste of a day, frankly! Anyway, after reading the horror stories in this thread in the Tech section about subframe bolts coming loose, I thought I'd whip out my trusty torque wrench and check everything's good. To be honest, none of the bolts were anywhere near as loose as some members reported in the original thread, although I did get about 1/8 - 1/4 of a turn on 3 out of the 4 smaller ones on the front subframe and then probably just over 1/2 a turn on the other, so I'm glad I checked. My 12mm socket gave up the fight and split when I went to check the small bolts at the rear of the car, so that will have to wait until another day, although happily the 2 larger ones were tight enough. I also discovered my oil filter was oozing a bit of the slippery stuff too and managed to get over 1/2 a turn to get it nice and flush with the sandwich plate again. One of the other little (impromptu) jobs I carried out while I was under the back of the car was to remove the twisted, rusty, useless pieces of rotten tin that were once exhaust heat shields. I'd got rid of the redundant ones from the driver's side when I upgraded to my HKS Super Drager a few years back, but noticed today that the ones on the other side (where the exhaust is actually routed) were doing basically nothing due to being so decayed. They've now gone to the big scrap heap in the sky! At some point in the very near future I must get some time on a ramp so I can de-rust and underseal / paint the underside of my car. She looks remarkably straight up top for a vehicle that turns 17 years old this very month, but the underside doesn't half let the side down... High on my priority list now is to spray the fuel tank guard thing that sits just in front of and below the rear bumper. Scruffy AND noticeable - not good! That's it for now! Edited April 19, 2013 by DaveR (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 No updates for a while, mainly due to the crappy weather meaning my car has been kept under wraps as much as possible coupled with the fact I haven't had a day off (Monday to Saturday) in three weeks! I managed to get a day booked for yesterday though and squared away some new rubber for my rear wheels (overdue, to be honest...), meaning of course at some point I'll need to get my tyre sidewall paint pen out again. The main news though was I managed to get a trip to SRR booked along with some of Ryan Griffith's valuable time. Since getting my singe turbo conversion completed, I've noticed that under certain conditions I've had a problem with boost cut. It's happened a few times, most reliably (for want of a better word) when I'm cruisng in 6th and get to 120-125mph. Throttle position, etc made no difference and nor did the traction control setting on the Syvecs ECU. When I explained the situation to Ryan he was as baffled as me but confident we could find a solution on the rollers. As it turned out, we just couldn't replicate the conditions on the dyno' alone. The car went up to around 150mph smoothly without issue or hesitation. Ryan suggested we take the car out onto the local stretch private of road ( ) and try to replicate the situation there. This time, like consistently malfunctioning clockwork, the boost cut kicked in exactly as it had previously. It turned out to be a case of the turbo experiencing compressor surge. Who knew...? A quick tweak of the map later (mental what a laptop can do to a car!) and the wastegates were behaving themselves, preventing the same from happening again. Result! More importantly, I have to say just how impressed I was with Ryan's professional and courteous service. He was clearly busy, but at no point was he trying to rush me through to get onto the next client and he even spent time showing me how to use all the various settings on my ECU's calibration settings and very diligently and painstakingly sorting out a starting issue I've been having too. AND he charged me an extremely reasonable rate. Top top guy! As an added bonus, I got hold of a 2BarTuning decal for my tailgate too, which looks very smart despite the horrendous amount of road grime covering my car at the moment... All in all, a 100% successful day! Now I just need to get Suki booked in at TDI to get the corner weights sorted and the geo' realigned and I'm ready for the summer's track action... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Really please you got to the bottom of the issue, nice one Sounds like we have a few members looking for a Geo set up, I know I need one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Ryan is a legend! I would trust no one else - - - Updated - - - Ryan is a legend! I would trust no one else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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