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Project N/A 2JZ Soarer from aus
g'day mates. Posted in the Intro section introducing myself and the car in late 2012 (here: http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=38735.) It was imported with 60,000kms and i got it at 90,000 being the second owner in Australia and the third owner of the car.
Since then its come quite a long way. Going to miss out on a lot of the little stuff i've done since im starting my thread 2 years into the build, but thats ok.
When i got it: (bone stock with some random wheels)
6 months later with lowering springs
I've done the following since then.
mandrel bent 2.5" mild steel full exhaust with 3.5" twin stainless Magnaflow tips. bashed out cat
Xerd extractors modified for RHD and ceramic coated inside and out
Supra W58 5 speed manual swap
with an exedy heavy duty clutch
TRD short shifter and TRD gear knob.
Sanded back and resprayed the new supra driveshaft.
Around the same time i had a Haltech PS1000 standalone ECU installed and tuned in preparation for the ITBs to come (yes you read right). Made 190rwhp on an that dyno after full exhaust, k&n panel filter, manual and the haltech.
Next up was the A01B Supra 1.5 way torsen lsd. Got it painted black, reshimmed, new bearings and a shortened final drive ratio from 4.08 to 4.27 .
For handling i put in BC coilovers,
front carbing strut bar
rear GTspec strut bar
Titan motorsports front and rear sway bars (needed Supra rear subframe mounts)
Then i bought some Rota P45 r2/r3s
specs were 18x9.5 +18 and 18x12 +20
wrapped them and test fitted. Basically decided i was going to it properly and buy some good looking, proper wheels at this point i sold the rims and kept the tyres. Heres how the test fit looked ( i knew i was going to need widebody before i bought them)
Had my welder made re-do the diff back part of my exhaust to bring both the tips over to one side.
Interior wise not much has changed yet except i put in a Grip Royal Knight and a genuine Works Bell boss kit. still need a grip royal crest horn to complete this setup. Maybe down the track ill get a mint removeable hub.
Few more engine mods came next, New NOLOGY leads and plugs, coolant bypass, lighter oil, PHR lightweight polished pulleys, a/c deleted and installed my Fluidyne radiator and flexalite electric fans. Also put in a 12" K&n pod filter
Managed to net 206rwhp with a tune on 100RON
Picked up 97 soarer side skirts, rear pods and rear bumper and cut the left exhaust side to fit the tips. Front bumper wise i bought a cheap second hand one and went to work shaving the high beam and indicators holes with fibreglass and bog. This never worked but after a year or so of suffering i finally got the bumper finished and set to last. Really happy with how the front end turned out. Threw an ebay rear lip on for a laugh because i was bored with the ass end. Also bought a oem roof wing.
Heres how the car was 2 weeks ago. Currently sitting on my mates Blitz 3piece wheels wrapped in semi-slicks. With all of my handling mods and the tyres it actually handles REALLY well compared to the boat that was all over the road when i got. Front end turns in very nicely now.
Bought a second hand genuine Wise Lip from New Zealand but the courier company snapped it in half and charged me double what they quoted for Freight. Its still sitting at their depo 3 months later because i never paid for it
Just did a complete headlight restoration, took apart the lenses and cleaned everything. Came out great! Fitted tinted weathershields. Will post some more pics in the next coming weeks as my wheels have finally arrived from being rebuilt and I'm in the process of assembling them.
No pics yet but they are OZ Futuras stepped from 17" to 18" all round. Specs are 18x10 +33 and 18x11.5 +27
My big brake kit also just arrived so im currently in the process of sanding them back and respraying them. Fitting them witth Goodridge braided brake lines.
So plans for the car in the near future are:
- Fit 4pot Supra brakes (slotted front and rear rotors, new pads)
- Fit OZ futuras (need 3 carbon rings if anyone knows where i can get them!)
And then a respray. Planned the respray ever since i got the car and for the last 2 years ive been tossing between either a deep gloss black or a dark Gun-metal. Still relatively undecided but leaning towards black.
After respray will be ITBS.
Few teasers
Using photobucket for all this uploading, seems to be cutting the quality of the photos in half Stay tuned for high quality and more artsy photos haha!
Anyway thanks for reading boys ill keep you posted
Since then its come quite a long way. Going to miss out on a lot of the little stuff i've done since im starting my thread 2 years into the build, but thats ok.
When i got it: (bone stock with some random wheels)
6 months later with lowering springs
I've done the following since then.
mandrel bent 2.5" mild steel full exhaust with 3.5" twin stainless Magnaflow tips. bashed out cat
Xerd extractors modified for RHD and ceramic coated inside and out
Supra W58 5 speed manual swap
with an exedy heavy duty clutch
TRD short shifter and TRD gear knob.
Sanded back and resprayed the new supra driveshaft.
Around the same time i had a Haltech PS1000 standalone ECU installed and tuned in preparation for the ITBs to come (yes you read right). Made 190rwhp on an that dyno after full exhaust, k&n panel filter, manual and the haltech.
Next up was the A01B Supra 1.5 way torsen lsd. Got it painted black, reshimmed, new bearings and a shortened final drive ratio from 4.08 to 4.27 .
For handling i put in BC coilovers,
front carbing strut bar
rear GTspec strut bar
Titan motorsports front and rear sway bars (needed Supra rear subframe mounts)
Then i bought some Rota P45 r2/r3s
specs were 18x9.5 +18 and 18x12 +20
wrapped them and test fitted. Basically decided i was going to it properly and buy some good looking, proper wheels at this point i sold the rims and kept the tyres. Heres how the test fit looked ( i knew i was going to need widebody before i bought them)
Had my welder made re-do the diff back part of my exhaust to bring both the tips over to one side.
Interior wise not much has changed yet except i put in a Grip Royal Knight and a genuine Works Bell boss kit. still need a grip royal crest horn to complete this setup. Maybe down the track ill get a mint removeable hub.
Few more engine mods came next, New NOLOGY leads and plugs, coolant bypass, lighter oil, PHR lightweight polished pulleys, a/c deleted and installed my Fluidyne radiator and flexalite electric fans. Also put in a 12" K&n pod filter
Managed to net 206rwhp with a tune on 100RON
Picked up 97 soarer side skirts, rear pods and rear bumper and cut the left exhaust side to fit the tips. Front bumper wise i bought a cheap second hand one and went to work shaving the high beam and indicators holes with fibreglass and bog. This never worked but after a year or so of suffering i finally got the bumper finished and set to last. Really happy with how the front end turned out. Threw an ebay rear lip on for a laugh because i was bored with the ass end. Also bought a oem roof wing.
Heres how the car was 2 weeks ago. Currently sitting on my mates Blitz 3piece wheels wrapped in semi-slicks. With all of my handling mods and the tyres it actually handles REALLY well compared to the boat that was all over the road when i got. Front end turns in very nicely now.
Bought a second hand genuine Wise Lip from New Zealand but the courier company snapped it in half and charged me double what they quoted for Freight. Its still sitting at their depo 3 months later because i never paid for it
Just did a complete headlight restoration, took apart the lenses and cleaned everything. Came out great! Fitted tinted weathershields. Will post some more pics in the next coming weeks as my wheels have finally arrived from being rebuilt and I'm in the process of assembling them.
No pics yet but they are OZ Futuras stepped from 17" to 18" all round. Specs are 18x10 +33 and 18x11.5 +27
My big brake kit also just arrived so im currently in the process of sanding them back and respraying them. Fitting them witth Goodridge braided brake lines.
So plans for the car in the near future are:
- Fit 4pot Supra brakes (slotted front and rear rotors, new pads)
- Fit OZ futuras (need 3 carbon rings if anyone knows where i can get them!)
And then a respray. Planned the respray ever since i got the car and for the last 2 years ive been tossing between either a deep gloss black or a dark Gun-metal. Still relatively undecided but leaning towards black.
After respray will be ITBS.
Few teasers
Using photobucket for all this uploading, seems to be cutting the quality of the photos in half
Stay tuned for high quality and more artsy photos haha!Anyway thanks for reading boys ill keep you posted
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