jazz1 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Very nice, are you Lee long lost brother! I wish I had the knowledge to work on my own car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Bieber Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 There's only so much Justin Bieber you can listen to I suppose! Whats wrong with me then?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Supes Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 This thread makes me want to rip my twins off and get a single kit on. Nice work dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Great job there. That manifold looks the nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Great job there. That manifold looks the nuts Cheers Luc! It certainly does look lovely, shame it's going to go all discoloured from heat really! This thread makes me want to rip my twins off and get a single kit on. Nice work dude. Doooo it! Dooooo it!! Whats wrong with me then?! Nothing darling, it's your black sheep american twin who won't stop banging hookers & being a massive c.... Very nice, are you Lee long lost brother! I wish I had the knowledge to work on my own car! Haha no! Why do you say that? I look nothing like Robin Van Persie! Looking very nice mate. Cheers Claymondo! I'll make it back down to BW once it's done. Hopefully for the F&F meet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Just realised that, A- none of the jubilee clips are straight... OCD going into overdrive and I can't touch the car till I'm home @ the weekend..Ahhhhhh! B- Some of those pictures are so crap.. in fairness it's dark and they are done with a phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Cheers Luc! It certainly does look lovely, shame it's going to go all discoloured from heat really! You won't see it a lot mate .... but you will feel its effect every time you touch the accelerator. The manif in combination with the HKS 60mm external wastegate is a great combo. I have the PHR manif with the HKS 60mm external wastegate on my setup too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 MSW Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Just realised that, A- none of the jubilee clips are straight... OCD going into overdrive and I can't touch the car till I'm home @ the weekend..Ahhhhhh! B- Some of those pictures are so crap.. in fairness it's dark and they are done with a phone! Must admit it was making my OCD twitch looking at them Great bit of work that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Must admit it was making my OCD twitch looking at them Great bit of work that The joys of building a car in a 1 day a week slot... Just end up trying to work quickly all the time! Thanks, need to get onto Ryan today, see when we can do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 MSW Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 The joys of building a car in a 1 day a week slot... Just end up trying to work quickly all the time! Thanks, need to get onto Ryan today, see when we can do this. Just think they are going to be all at odd angles for a whole week Looking forward to seeing what this does as the precision Gen2 turbos are really impressive. Best man for the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Just think they are going to be all at odd angles for a whole week Looking forward to seeing what this does as the precision Gen2 turbos are really impressive. Best man for the job. It's not a Gen2... I researched it a lot, I'll dig out the dyno graphs I found later, for the street I couldn't see it making all that much difference. I'll find out once I have my own dynograph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhy Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Great work. Well done. Be interesting to hear your feedback from Lee's kit once fitted. I'm considering this now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 It's not a Gen2... I researched it a lot, I'll dig out the dyno graphs I found later, for the street I couldn't see it making all that much difference. I'll find out once I have my own dynograph! Would be interesting to see what you found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Busca Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Amazing work here, 3 work's day to read, love it ! a lot of change on the project, now we need to heard the single start ! Good luck ps : Do you have a thread about your GT500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Did you manage to turn the key this weekend and hear the sweet sound of the 2JZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Did you manage to turn the key this weekend and hear the sweet sound of the 2JZ? Drove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Drove it. Ahhhh do tell more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 It's done! Took it for it's maiden test cruise today to check all was well, nothing appears to be awry. Maybe mapping on Wednesday, but we'll see. Some final progress pics: Changed my front crank seal, and ran the tig along the crank sprocket: Fixed my constantly leaking clutch slave(thread was knackered but the bore itself was perfect), by welding on a -3 fitting for the braided line: Finally....! Apart from a few small bits..... It's done! I've driven it! It's loud! My word it sounds good, the manifold has a touch of the RPS manifold about it, real offbeat growl... love it! Only took 3 different cars, 3 different turbo kits and 5 years of changing my mind to settle on this. Roll on mapping! Got a few little bits to do still to tidy it up. (Weld water neck etc...) Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Bieber Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Yeah baby!! Nice work mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Great job James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Good stuff! Yours being mapped at Devil Developments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrar Jabbar Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Nice one James, looking forward to your results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Good stuff! Yours being mapped at Devil Developments? Yeah that looks like the plan right now mate. Cheers all! Well happy right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Yeah that looks like the plan right now mate. Cheers all! Well happy right now Think dads might be on Wednesday aswell . Glad you're happy with it! Do you think you made the right decision in the end ditching the big twins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Think dads might be on Wednesday aswell . Glad you're happy with it! Do you think you made the right decision in the end ditching the big twins? I do dearly love Steve's car... Twins look awesome as well! They are a bit more effort work wise... Couldn't build it on my drive as the engine has to come out. I sold them as I'd quit my job(couldn't stand it any more!), and I was worried about money. I was very lucky to bag another one straight away, so I went ahead and bought another kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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