johnd-mkiv Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Cars now in primer and final work going into it before paint, really happy with the lines on the car Started working on the exhaust system this week as the original was not to my taste Ive salvaged the front section of the exhaust, cut and blanked the wastegate entry as ill be running it externally, removed one of the borla silencers and made a new tail pipe with the stainless sheet I had left over from my ac cobra build. I just need the car back now to make it all fit Ive gone for a carbon effect hydro dip on all my dash panels with some extras like the steering cowel and door handles ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra matt Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Lovely work John going to be a fine example once completed, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Sorry not updated this much been so busy with getting the car finished and works been busy ive only just had time to sit down and organise my self. the project continued. while the car was in its final stages in the paint shop I was doing the finishing touches on the engine, fabricating a new stainless pipe for underneath the intake plenum I sold the carbon spark plug cover and bought a clear cam cover then made an ally cover to hide the coil packs, sourced a smaller aux belt from a local auto part store The paint shop kept me updated with progress pictures fitted the box and double checked everything before fitting in the car, a pic with it sat next to my cobra engine and box my painter rang me to inform the car was now ready to collect I booked 10 days off to start the task of rebuilding one of the most time consuming jobs I had to do on this car was the fusebox relocate, after following the guide on here that was a great help I set about cutting and soldering, heat shrinking until all the joints were done and the fusebox now located in the boot using one of the boot compartments I removed some of the material and made an ally base plate to mount the newly located fusebox the fun part assembling all the newly cleaned and polished parts interior going back in all wiring set out, new audio wiring to the boot, gauge wiring all in place cable tied in. the big day!! luck to have my boss let me do this at work and use all the equipment, the crane made installing the engine and box easy! With the engine installed it was time for some fabrication work, making all the intercooler pipework fit neatly and look presentable, I spent hours setting up tacking, checking then welding it all, then swaging all the ends to prevent them popping under boost. Had to cut and redo the turbo side, with some luck I had an ally turbo elbow from a previous project so I cut the old lot off and welded this on, also helping divert it away from the manifold. the airfilter I bought was to big so had to pattern develop a transition piece to make the lot fit spent a few hours under the car with no perks of a ramp, but with some of the jobs we get at work its not much of a chore doing something you love, the exhaust system now finished more late nights wiring in all the dash New LED rear lights installed, love the look of them really updates the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) The oil cooler was jammed up in the wheel arch and sat to close to the wheel, I decided with the aircon removed to mount the oil cooler in its place along with the powersteering oil cooler that was bolted to the side of the chassis leg. more custom brackets fabricated. Bought these seats off a member until I can source a leather set just needed to make a set of custom low mounts for them, being as ive mad e a few now this wasn't to much trouble fitted the new exhaust system after fully welding it, really happy with the ground clearance bought a custom ally tow eye, used the original tow plate that bolts to the chassie leg as a base plate to make the new tow eye bolt to made a custom single din panel to hold the cal switched for the Syvecs and three aux power switches that illuminate blue The wheels always needed some attention but didn't want to tackle them until all the paintwork and mopping was done, after looking at them I realised only the centre part was chrome, which was dirty and after a good polish come up really well, just leaving the outer lip that turned out to be polished ally then lacker that had stared to bloom and oxidise, 3 1/2 hours per wheel I had flatted them down and polished them up!! really happy with the results. the car come with an auto LSD but when the back was jacked up I noticed this was not the case either its broken or never had one to start with which seems odd, but might explain some of the traction issues. I have a small case manual LSD until I source a big case one. I have cleaned and painted this ready for fitment Edited June 2, 2015 by johnd-mkiv (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) with the whole car back together I had some small electrical problems that a local auto electrician traced for me. I then had Romain recommended by Ryan come and base map the car for me, a rather tense time to say the least. After a short run down to the MOT station a clean pass and now the joys of running it in for a 1000 miles Im shattered put 100's of hours into this car since its return from the paint shop its been handy being single at the moment allowing me all the time I want to crack on with it. after the first 100 miles ive started to relax and enjoy the drive instead of freaking out over any little noise the car drives lovely really made it all worth it. Custom -12 breather system fabricated, custom expansion tank, washer bottle and powersteering tank all complete. custom slam panel fabricated To be continued....................................... Edited June 2, 2015 by johnd-mkiv (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Great work matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Great work matey Thanks Wez, still got the silver supra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclarenross Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 looks awesome, great attention to detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisgowing Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Worth every minute mate. Looks amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 You have done a great job mate, looks stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supraleeturbo Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Impressive work - your fabrication skills are great! Those other 900 miles can't come soon enough I bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkddav3 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Wow that is stunning! How have I missed this thread?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtin90 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Great work a lot of time and effort has clearly gone into the build and I'm sure it's well worth it based on the finished product pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolizma Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_widow87 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Wow!! Awesome machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Looks great John It would be good to catch up sometime considering you're local. Maybe get a few guys together for a Southend mini meet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Thanks for all the kind words still more to come yet but I'm happy just to be behind the wheel Chris I used to go to a Southend meet years ago with a load of the supra club but it fizzled out, I would be interested tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Thanks for all the kind words still more to come yet but I'm happy just to be behind the wheel Chris I used to go to a Southend meet years ago with a load of the supra club but it fizzled out, I would be interested tho Let's get it up and running again then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Great work on the car and stunning craftsmanship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Let's get it up and running again then! Just need a speed bump free pub that's good for every one, found a nice one in stanbridge, big car park nice lanes on the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Southend meet sounds good! The cherry tree in stambridge is nice, with a decent car park. Or, you have the bull in hockley, the silver jubilee in eastwood - which has a huge car park, or the smack in old Leigh, which could be good for some photo opportunities over on two tree island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Southend meet sounds good! The cherry tree in stambridge is nice, with a decent car park. Or, you have the bull in hockley, the silver jubilee in eastwood - which has a huge car park, or the smack in old Leigh, which could be good for some photo opportunities over on two tree island Best get a thread made Gary, i think we could get a good crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Gary You obviously like a beer I took them photos over two tree island yesterday, can't see Leigh folk liking a load of Supras turning up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim Sum Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 John, the build looks great! It definately is one of the great supras on the forum. That other 900 miles is going to cost you and remember i called shotgun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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