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poisoned pie posted:my friends and I often joke about getting a rear cut from another aw11 and attaching it to the back of my aw11 so you end up with a twin engined, six wheeled MR2. lol. In all seriousness, 3SGTE? Can you even the blacktops from Altezzas (with the Dual VVTI) into an MR2? Or would you need to go back to the redtop from some other wimpier car?
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I've said too much!
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You should take some advice from Top Gear (5:25) and leave the doors off.
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Jan 12, 2009 08:02
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NoSpoon posted:In all seriousness, 3SGTE? Can you even the blacktops from Altezzas (with the Dual VVTI) into an MR2? Or would you need to go back to the redtop from some other wimpier car? The BEAMS motor fits in just fine. It's basically swapping over a non-turbo 3S - for which there is a kit available to mount the 3S motor in the AW11 chassis.
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Yummy update goodness. That wiring makes me weap. Not that I know proper wiring from bad wiring, but it just looks like a rats nest. Also, that's the first time I've seen a 1st gen gauge cluster, looks neat 
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Sockington posted:"Get someone to assist with removing the door." Okie dokie. You realize now that the chair is your official assistant, you have to name it, right? "Al" or something.
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Jan 13, 2009 04:25
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call the chair "forklift".
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Sockington posted:The BEAMS motor fits in just fine. It's basically swapping over a non-turbo 3S - for which there is a kit available to mount the 3S motor in the AW11 chassis. There's also some other version that comes in RAV4's, but let's not bother going there  .The reason I asked if it even fits, as that I think the blacktop only came in the Altezza in which it sits north-south. I'm pretty sure all the ones with the redtop sit east-west. I don't know if the newer 3SGE will just bolt onto the appropriate gearbox from the old one, or if the mounts are the same.
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Jan 13, 2009 07:35
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poisoned pie posted:call the chair "forklift". I miss the forklift. A highlight of Sockington threads was him stripping a junked car and then tossing its corpse aside with the forklift.
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Jan 13, 2009 15:59
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poisoned pie posted:I've said too much! I haven't said enough I was thinking of the 3SGTE swap as like the 5-year plan if something goes poo poo with the 4AGZE (hosed E51 tranny, rod through block, etc) setup. It's got the starting power level I would love - and just turn up the boost when you want to squeal like a schoolgirl. I haven't had too much time to play with the MR2 due to work. I still have weekends off - so expect some juicy content then. Once the MR2 is down to a shell, I'll decide what the gently caress I'm going to do. For sure I'm definitely going to have to order some POR-15 to seal everything up when I'm finished. I'm on the fence on how crazy this is going to get when it comes to repair/modification. I'll be doing lots of labour (to say the least!) on the shell, so I'll have lots of time to collect expensive/awesome/  goodies. Most of the lovely body work is covered by either rims/below car or under the sideskirts. The wheel arches are getting cut out for those bigass fibreglass flares.Here's a comedy 323 picture with the flares for content.  
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Jan 13, 2009 23:27
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Tables Sock, before you get probated, think of the tables. All in all the 323 looks drat good like that. Nice and aggressive.
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What do you mean by 'scribed' marks into the turbo? You mean, you scratched lines into something with a rev speed in the 50KRPM range? You idiot. Now you get to send it out for sure. You never ever ever ever cut marks into a turbocharger, they are balanced in the MILLI gram inches. read this. DJ Commie fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Jan 14, 2009 |
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Jan 14, 2009 17:57
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Baby Hitler posted:MILLI gram inches. Goddamnit you guys. If you're going to use loving Imperial, then just stick with it, and leave metric to us. 
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Baby Hitler posted:What do you mean by 'scribed' marks into the turbo? You mean, you scratched lines into something with a rev speed in the 50KRPM range? You idiot. Yeah, that would totally suck if I was going to use it. It's too much of a loving hassle dealing with the stupid Volvo flanges/lines. I could make up a manifold to use it, but as you said earlier, the amount of effort far exceeds the gains of using it. Any modern turbocharger beats the crap out of the Mitsu. Also, I make more money than I used to, so buying a brand new turbocharger isn't out of the question anymore. It's not like I'm driving some lovely 80's 323 and can't afford a new turbo...  Here's also the info I was working with; quote:If you are not sending your turbo for a full rebuild, MAKE SURE to scribe a line across the compressor wheel, nut, and the end of the shaft at this time. If you do not bolt it back together with ALL of the lines lined up, your turbo may end up being out of balance, and it can quickly destroy itself. I don't really give two shits, since again, new parts aren't out of my budget anymore. It seemed kind of sketchy when I was sitting there rebuilding it, so I decided to scrap the idea. I won't be dealing with lovely tools (bought new ones) and lovely parts (save up and buy nicer new stuff rather than cheaper crap) anymore, so things will go much more smoothly in the long run. Sockington fucked around with this message at 23:42 on Jan 14, 2009 |
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Jan 14, 2009 21:35
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I think all of that money is going to your head, Sock. But I agree, get a new turbo. That'd probably be for the best in the long run.
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GET EM SLUGGER posted:I think all of that money is going to your head, Sock. But I agree, get a new turbo. That'd probably be for the best in the long run. No, no, no. I used to get paid almost nothing - just a basic 'after college' job at a parts store. It was next to slave labour.  We're on normal hours now (40hr weeks), so my paycheques are MUCH more reasonable than the crazy overtime poo poo. I'm just a regular working joe now. Anywho, I was just trying to say that saving up for a new turbocharger will make more sense since I don't need to nickle and dime my way anymore. I'd rather save up some money and buy something that will provide less headaches and more fun. As for the lovely  part - I already bought nice stuff, so I don't have to use my crappy half-missing socket sets and poo poo. The Mrs. said I've already spent too much on tools for a good long while.  (PS DJ - I was just poking fun of your three-two-shitbox. I will always <3 you)
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Sockington posted:Also, I make more money than I used to, so buying a brand new turbocharger isn't out of the question anymore. It's not like I'm driving some lovely 80's 323 and can't afford a new turbo... Hey, I got a real job now. I still can't afford the turbo I want GT2560R
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I was just messing with you, Sock. I'm the same as you though. I believe in saving up and getting the right stuff, rather than trying to save a buck and getting substandard poo poo.
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Jan 15, 2009 05:36
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Baby Hitler posted:Hey, I got a real job now. I still can't afford the turbo I want  that's the hot ticket for my Toyota 1.6 (4AGZE) as well. We may be sporting similar snails on the hot sides of our motors. 
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Since you are in Canada, you could send the turbo to Blaast, and have him rebuild it. Very reasonable costs, and good service. He's on HMT, and a nice guy.
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Took out all the crazy computers from the trunk. Factory flares.  Crazy flares.  When you swap the G-series transmission into the 323, you get (almost) equal length axles thanks to that little jackshaft.  Rear window out.  The rear stripped more.  Looking into the trunk is a bad thing.  Get the electric impact.  Out comes some suspension. Notice that wacky bend - that's no good.  Driver's rear cleared out.   MR2's E51 manual transmission mounted on the rolly cart.  Passenger side out.   Empty looking back here.  Then spent an hour cleaning up the crazy storage area. 
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Jan 17, 2009 23:24
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Looking good! The jigsaw puzzle at the other end will be great fun.
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Jan 18, 2009 06:49
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These heater lines used to hook into those rubber hoses. Removed.  A shot down the tunnel.  A fun way to remove the hard-coolant lines from the car to try and prevent most of the mess.  Removed.  Another look.  Removed the brake master and distribution block.   Out comes the dirty factory oil cooler.   Then I went to town and pulled the fuel tank inlet line, evap canister, misc hard vacuum lines, engine bay cooling fan, and cruise control.  Cleaner.    
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That is more work than I have done in all the Sundays of my life combined. Good show, man.
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Jan 19, 2009 03:06
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Changed the oil in the snow.    Also, scored some wild anti-seize from work. 
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drat, that locktite is loving  You just need to pair that up with psylocibe's crazy warning label, and you're off to the races.
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Jan 21, 2009 01:36
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Hah, I have those same ramps! And that same Focus! (though mine is blue)
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Shampoo posted:Hah, I have those same ramps! And that same Focus! (though mine is blue) Yeah, I got the same focus too. Black. Keep it up Sock, you're making me want to actually do the suspension upgrade on my Focus now!
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Jan 21, 2009 04:55
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I see mother nature went right through the primer on the 323
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8ender posted:I see mother nature went right through the primer on the 323 He's just prepping it to be a prime-cut sockington rust removal project in the future 
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8ender posted:I see mother nature went right through the primer on the 323 Primer? She's bare metal on that side!
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I have a question. How the hell are you keeping track of all those nuts, bolts and washers you're removing? That's a problem that has plagued me since forever
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DFWlly posted:I have a question. How the hell are you keeping track of all those nuts, bolts and washers you're removing? That's a problem that has plagued me since forever He mentioned earleir in the thread: Sockington posted:I put everything in a bag. I try and re-assemble fasteners before putting them down. The rest is luck and loctite. I'm guessing he's still doing that. I do the same thing - little baggies and a sharpie are cheap! However, unlike me he uses both luck AND loctite.
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Baggies are super great and I wish I had realized that the first time I took apart a car. Just be sure the label doesn't get some kind of grease / solvent that smudges it. However, I used to be able to tell where pretty much every part on my Protege came from.
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Now would be a perfect time to get rid of that drat battery tray. Yup. 
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http://www.rollaclub.com/board/?showtopic=25047 I hope one of you is planning on doing that to your 4AGE's. Bit different!
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NoSpoon posted:http://www.rollaclub.com/board/?showtopic=25047 Twincharged isn't worth the hassle. A nice turbo will outperform the 20yr+ old Toyota supercharger.
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Sockington posted:Twincharged isn't worth the hassle. A nice turbo will outperform the 20yr+ old Toyota supercharger.
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Checking out how high up the rust goes. Further.  Further.  Some way to go. 
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Sock, the fact that you can view rust like that and not completely lose your poo poo is a good sign. How much would it cost to ship an AZ car up to you?
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