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The regulars will already know me, but my names Ryan.
This is my KE20
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I know this is slack but i have a far more detailed (WITH LOTS OF PICS :)) thread here: http://www.rollaclub.com/board/index.php?showtopic=24656
I also have a S3 RX7 which hasnt seen daylight for a couple of years, maybe one day it will see the road again
Daily duties is done in this
http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/37edit.jpg
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http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/42edit.jpg
More pics of the rotors plus my daily's can be found here: http://www.sarotors.org/forum/album.php?albumid=5
yelloS2Rx7
11-06-2009, 10:14 PM
beast of a little car!!!!
still cant believe i havnt had a ride, or more importantly driven it???!!!!!:P
How much does that thing weigh?! It'd be scary as f*** to drive on full throttle!! :exclamation:
beast of a little car!!!!
still cant believe i havnt had a ride, or more importantly driven it???!!!!!:P
cheers corey, i will happily take you for a spin but unfortunately for you (and a few others who have asked) no-one except me drive the car.
How much does that thing weigh?! It'd be scary as f*** to drive on full throttle!! :exclamation:
stock they 720kgs, with the 'extras' id estimate it closer to 850kgs
ill post up the spec list when ive got some free time:D
Rota_boy
13-06-2009, 07:03 PM
Yeah it is scary as fuck :) fucking loved it :D
RotaS4
15-06-2009, 10:42 AM
Hey Ryan
Have you made any changes to it since we last saw you at SCS?
Hey Ryan
Have you made any changes to it since we last saw you at SCS?
hilux diff
new 3inch tailshaft
new shock, springs and all bushes
adj strut tops
bigger front brakes
new brake lines
stereo
line locker
new rear wheels
catch can and enlarged breather system
the list goes on, but thats all i can remember off teh top of my head atm
RotaS4
15-06-2009, 02:37 PM
So you've been just a little busy then? lol.
...850kgs...
That's insane mate!!
You must have a lot of spare undies!!! :D :D
yeh Eros ive pretty much been constantly upgrading it and enjoying it on the street
Luke-lol at first yeh, its bloody quick for a little old corolla, in search of more power atm tho.....
Kusanagi
16-06-2009, 03:22 PM
yeh Eros ive pretty much been constantly upgrading it and enjoying it on the street
Luke-lol at first yeh, its bloody quick for a little old corolla, in search of more power atm tho.....
I wonder if it till retained all original suspension and brakes?
More power? hmm... for moonlanding? :D
Should produce more thrill than a roller coaster I guess, very nice!
K
I wonder if it till retained all original suspension and brakes?
front im using the original struts with K-Mac adjustable strut tops, pedders shocks, custom springs (200lbs/in) and ive had the strut modified to should the larger disks and calipers off a KE70. New brake hoses and all new nolathane bushes. Also have a custom order (from the US) strut brace
Rear is custom leafs with an addition leaf to stiffen it up and a half rebound leaf to help stop tramping (basically what the IPRA cars ran:D), pedders shocks, bigger U-bolts and modified bottom plates to suit the hilux diff, which has a 4.11 locked centred and has been shortened. Im using the hilux drums on the rear (which are HUGE!). New brake hoses with a line locker tapped in and nolathane bushes
The brakes may seem a little under rated but really they are more than capable due to the light weight of the car
Kusanagi
16-06-2009, 04:55 PM
front im using the original struts with K-Mac adjustable strut tops, pedders shocks, custom springs (200lbs/in) and ive had the strut modified to should the larger disks and calipers off a KE70. New brake hoses and all new nolathane bushes. Also have a custom order (from the US) strut brace
Rear is custom leafs with an addition leaf to stiffen it up and a half rebound leaf to help stop tramping (basically what the IPRA cars ran:D), pedders shocks, bigger U-bolts and modified bottom plates to suit the hilux diff, which has a 4.11 locked centred and has been shortened. Im using the hilux drums on the rear (which are HUGE!). New brake hoses with a line locker tapped in and nolathane bushes
The brakes may seem a little under rated but really they are more than capable due to the light weight of the car
Awesome, so what kind of power figure the engine produces?
Now the car is all go under the bonnet, any plans for improving the exterior?
How would you describe it? eg. fast & nimble, rocket, etc :D Would love to see and hear it in action one day.
Cheers,
K
last time it was dyno it pulled 155rwkw and 440Nm
Its only running a stock turbo, which has a front wheel that is WAY to small causing a restiction in the top end and making boost drop off to 6-7psi
Plan is to have a hiflow, bigger injectors and 200rwkw once back on the road
exterior is staying AS IS, the car was built as a sleeper and that is how it will stay!
...200rwkw once back on the road...
:O
Nice knowing you! LOL! :D
madaz4
24-06-2009, 10:42 PM
The brakes may seem a little under rated but really they are more than capable due to the light weight of the car
KE70 brakes are bigger than the KE55 rotors on mine, just passed regency with flying colours, think I'm carrying around the same weight as you too... You got a booster on yours?
KE70 brakes are bigger than the KE55 rotors on mine, just passed regency with flying colours, think I'm carrying around the same weight as you too... You got a booster on yours?
yeh but only slightly bigger, think mine would be a little heavier mainly due to the hilux diff. Nah i havent got a booster on mine, id need to run a remote booster if i did put one in. Im happy without one.
capella re
01-07-2009, 03:25 PM
i actually met you at the car show pictured, that corolla was so damn quiet. thats what you call a sleeper. i used to own the ke20 that had the rb30 turbo in it. last i heard it was blue.
nice to see yours when youve finished it too.
Tally
01-07-2009, 03:39 PM
its a monster of a car dude. Good on ya..
I wanted to buy this back in the day when it was for sale...
love to do sumtin like that to the 25 but I guess the 5K will have to do lol...
keep it sleeper uh...
i actually met you at the car show pictured, that corolla was so damn quiet. thats what you call a sleeper. i used to own the ke20 that had the rb30 turbo in it. last i heard it was blue.
nice to see yours when youve finished it too.
Yeah I wanted the car to be pretty quiet because i believe thats one of the biggest attractions for the cops. I choice to a full 2.5 inch exhaust for this reason. Anything bigger than a 2.5 inch causing boost spike issues for alot of people so i was alway going to run a 2.5 inch dump pipe but opted to keep it 2.5 all the way through to help keep the noise down.
The car runs a rotaflow slimline SS packed resi and a SS muffler before the diff and a rotaflow muffler at the back. Keeps it nice at quiet at idle and cruising around but is still loud enough once you get some revs into it and proved to flow very well, BIG THANKS TO DREW AT AAA EXHAUSTS!
I know the car, Scott from down south owned it as one point. Last i heard some young bloke owns it and cruising it everywhere
its a monster of a car dude. Good on ya..
I wanted to buy this back in the day when it was for sale...
love to do sumtin like that to the 25 but I guess the 5K will have to do lol...
keep it sleeper uh...
Its come along way since then, just asked the previous owner;)
I bought the car as a rolling shell and in desperate need of some TLC, the only things that remain from when i bought it is the engine/gbox mounts and the retrimmed seats/door trims.
The car will be a sleeper for as long as i own it
ive upload some more pics of the car plus some of the daily's into my album : )
Have a look: http://www.sarotors.org/forum/album.php?albumid=5
black_widebody_fc
09-07-2009, 11:55 PM
what kind of bodgy knob did the build for you?:fo: yeah i'm back
RotaS4
10-07-2009, 09:00 AM
what kind of bodgy knob did the build for you?:fo: yeah i'm back
Hooray bout bloody time. Welcome back Jarrod
yelloS2Rx7
10-07-2009, 10:00 AM
get an intro and some pics of your black beast up Jarrod
dont be soft!!!!!!!
Rota_boy
10-07-2009, 10:21 AM
The merc is looking tuff mate :)
The merc is looking tuff mate :)cheers Ian, gotta few more small exterior changes to do like clear indicators to finish it off (which ive already ordered, just waiting for them to come from interstate:)) then the focus will be on a good quality sounds system.
KE20 front springs will be ready by next week at the latest ive been told. So it will atleast be driveable again, then i can ring Leroy and book a time to get the car in for a few things
capella re
21-07-2009, 03:23 PM
seen the pics of your daily in the albums, that mercs pimp daddy with the white walls. didn't realise how full on the corolla was, hilux diff and all. i had a standard rear end in my ke 20 with rb30 turbo and got sick of changing snapped axles (i think the guy at u pull it thought i was a weirdo, makin dildos outta axles of sumthin!!!)
seen the pics of your daily in the albums, that mercs pimp daddy with the white walls. didn't realise how full on the corolla was, hilux diff and all. i had a standard rear end in my ke 20 with rb30 turbo and got sick of changing snapped axles (i think the guy at u pull it thought i was a weirdo, makin dildos outta axles of sumthin!!!)
yeah im real happy with how the daily has turned out
I spent a couple of months either snapping an axle or blowing a diff centre every weekend, got pretty sick of that so upgraded to a hilux so i knew i wouldnt have to worry about it ever again.
Got the front suspension all back in today and back into a driveable state, been sitting for a few months but started up first go. Idling for about 30 secs and sounded like it had a stickie seal then died and couldnt get it restarted..........
Fouled the brand new plugs, so cleaned then and started it again. Still didnt sound to flash but took it for a quick spin and once warm and given some decent revs if cleaned out and ran heaps better. Really needs a good freeway run to clean it out properly so ill probably grab the trade plate from dads work and do that sometime this week.
New suspensions is nice and stiff, cant wait to take it through the hills and really test it out.
capella re
21-07-2009, 05:38 PM
yeah those little corollas handle like gokarts, backed by a 13b turb i cant see much keeping up with you. should get the plates BONKERS but there goes the sleeper angle
been working on some wiring the car needed over the last couple of days, its all done and working now. All the wiring is there for the stereo i just a havnt got around to buying a headunit. Once i do it'll take 5mins to finish.
Brakes need to be bleed again cos the pedal is a little spongy but about from that its ready for a good thrashing again:)
if you haven't got a headunit yet pm me and ive got an unused remote control jvc headunit. when you pm me let me know how much you wanna spend. thanks
Thanks for the offer but i think ill use the current one out of my merc when i upgrade the whole system in that, i can handle not having a stereo in the rolla for a little bit longer. Ive managed without for almost a year anway
oil seal in the turbo have gone, so i just bought a brand new garret T04E and HKS manifold with external gate
turbo specs
AR .70
R .82
Stock S4 turbo is AR .45 i believe and R .80, with the stock turbo boost was dropping off to 6-7 psi in the top end which was hurting my power figure. New turbo should fix this problem, so while seriously increasing my front wheel size ill also be getting double the boost up top (fingers crossed).
Should results in a very healthy power figure : )
capella re
18-09-2009, 11:52 AM
spewin about doin a turbo seal, but hooray for the to4e! where did you end up geting the hks manifold from?? the mean machine just got meaner huh. have you had time to test out the new front suspension? how did it handle?
spewin about doin a turbo seal, but hooray for the to4e! where did you end up geting the hks manifold from?? the mean machine just got meaner huh. have you had time to test out the new front suspension? how did it handle?
both the manifold and turbo were bought through ausrotary, the manifold is only a second hand one. Turbo however is brand new.
Front suspension is GREAT now, only thing is its got 165's on the front and even though there a quality tyre (RE040) they simply arent wide enough. I will be changing these for some 195's shortly then it will be heaps better
car got dropped off at the workshop yesterday
HKS manifold didnt fit so im getting a custom one made
Bought a 60mm RACEONLY external gate, new K&N filter, some silicon bends and t-bolts clamps
Injectors have been sent off to be cleaned and hiflowed
Looking at buying a GARRET turbo beanie for the car too now that they are available in black :)
capella re
07-10-2009, 09:52 AM
What happened with the manifold? Is someone in the $hitbooks for it? And what happened with the external gate you got in the package, no good?
So what base spring will be running in the new external gate, and are you definately bringing it out on the bday cruise or is it still dependant on if the work can get done in time?
I saw on rolla club you conversating with oke 020, now thats a man that knows a thing or two about quick ke 20s!!! the summernats powercruise when he had the 13bt in it, the vids on utube are mental. Anyway goodluck with it ryan.
Simon.
What happened with the manifold? Is someone in the $hitbooks for it? And what happened with the external gate you got in the package, no good?
So what base spring will be running in the new external gate, and are you definately bringing it out on the bday cruise or is it still dependant on if the work can get done in time?
I saw on rolla club you conversating with oke 020, now thats a man that knows a thing or two about quick ke 20s!!! the summernats powercruise when he had the 13bt in it, the vids on utube are mental. Anyway goodluck with it ryan.
Simon.Ok this is going to be a long post.......SORRY!
I bought the manifold knowning that it was to suit an FC, however i asked for pics and it looked like the manifold was very similiar in design to my current one, which is actually a cast one to suit a S1-3 and S4 turbo, so was hoping that it would fit. Unfortunately due to how the wastegate flange was done on the HKS manifold it hits my crossmember. I will getting one made up from scratch, not a cheap exercise ($600-$700) but it will flow better and means i can position the turbo exactly where i want:D
Gate comes standard with a 7psi spring PLUS a spare 10psi and 15psi, Ill be using the 10psi spring and more than likely be running 12psi.
I can say ill definitely be at the bday cruise with it, Ill be spewing if it isnt! but atm its looking like it will be ready by the end of the month.
OKE020 is a legend, the man definitley knows how to build a quick car. his beast (as you prob know) is now 2JZ powered and his current goal is 1hp/kg power to weigh. The motor has been built for it, just needs to turn the boost up once the car is all sorted. I think his best to date is 8.6 on DOT tyres. I love those vids, they were the inspiration for my car from the start. Has been interesting knowning what his car run, which we had a track so i could of compared them properly. I believe his car did
13BT, stock turbo, 155's 4spd box 12.6, 11.9 on slicks
13BT hiflo, auto,slicks 10.6
capella re
07-10-2009, 05:33 PM
good work, i ran the 10 pound spring in the 45mm turbosmart gate i ran in my rx7. It came with the 6 pound spring but when we wound the boost to 14psi the boost was fluctuating up and down and wouldnt hold boost. i thought it was the greddy ebc i had but mark mills worked it out to be the spring too soft to hold boost at higher levels. Wasnt planning to run less than 10psi anyway so no prob for me. cant wait to see it in the flesh again but i'm sure your not going to be too keen to pop the bonnet in front of 200 people (including the po po) but we'll see i guess.
Tally
07-10-2009, 05:38 PM
seen this today at the workshop while putting up a poster...
first time seen it in the flesh... looks like such a sleeper hahaha
capella re
02-11-2009, 08:23 AM
Yeah baby, power to weight = F$%KING MENTAL!!!!!
Tally
02-11-2009, 09:02 AM
Great to hear man!!!!! so cruise it is?
mate that is a great power figure!
best part is it made that power in mid/high 30 deg heat with not temp adjust on the dyno:) so prob got a bit more in it at that boost level too
car will definite be at the cruise
Im happy with the power figure, but not so much with a few other things so after the cruise the car may be off the road again (DAMN IT!!!), but after driving the car all weekend in the heat i can safety say i wont be driving it when its that hot again too often.
RotaS4
03-11-2009, 06:27 AM
Hey Ryan I saw you with the Merc on saturday morning around Para Hills, at least I think it was you lol.
Hey Ryan I saw you with the Merc on saturday morning around Para Hills, at least I think it was you lol.
yeh probably me going to get some food while the corolla was getting tuned
RotaS4
12-11-2009, 06:26 AM
yeh probably me going to get some food while the corolla was getting tuned
I think you had the missus in the car too. Where were you getting the rolla tuned? REVS?
I think you had the missus in the car too. Where were you getting the rolla tuned? REVS?
lol missus, when have you ever known me to have a steady gf???
Was Christians missus in the car, on our way to Maccas.
Car got tuned by Clint, highly recommended btw!!!
capella re
12-11-2009, 12:36 PM
lol missus, when have you ever known me to have a steady gf???
RYAN YOU PLAYA!!!!!
http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2009/5/15/633779672797348545-playa.jpg
RotaS4
13-11-2009, 11:46 AM
lol missus, when have you ever known me to have a steady gf???
Well to be honest I always though you were gay :P
Well to be honest I always though you were gay :P
F&*K OFF!
:browneye:
crazyboosta
13-11-2009, 05:29 PM
You got a dyno vid or what??
You got a dyno vid or what??
all ive got is a crappy phone pic of the dyno readout, as the printer wasnt working when the car was tuned. Im happy to chuck the car up on the rollers at the next dyno day to back up my word
crazyboosta
15-11-2009, 08:21 PM
I'm not doubting your figure I just like to watch :) Cant believe he still hasnt fixed the printer!!
a few small changes are planned for the car once im finished exams, one of them is turning the boost up :)
Also sacred myself i little by doing some number crunching......
Ive kept a pretty good record of money spent on the car, what started out as a cheap build has just recently blown out to $19k. IMO the car still needs another $10k spent on it to before im happy with it lol
recently regoed the car, been enjoying driving it again plus having the time to do a bit of work on it.
Been serviced, CAI done which was a major pain! 4inch piping and not much room ment it needed a pretty tight bend, cheers to LeRoy at BTR for the help with that.
Finally cleaned up and painted my half cage so i can see how that looks in the car
Borrowed a pair of 14x10 rims with 265's off Paul, just need the beads reset and ill bolt them on and see how i go with some grip :)
Unfortunately though my g/box is well on its way to going BANG so when that does happen (doubt it will last too much longer) it will be off the road again for bigger front brakes and 8kg coilovers in the front. New clutch/flywheel as well as a new g/box to obviously lol
Also currently planning out a water spray set-up for between the radiator and intercooler, while the radiator is out ill be getting it flushed and recored if neccessary
After all this ill turn the boost up, its plenty quick enough on 10psi anyway.
capella re
20-01-2010, 08:25 PM
After all this ill turn the boost up, its plenty quick enough on 10psi anyway.
TRUE THAT!! i got the pic of your engine bay and would post it up for you but you "just" can't quite see the piping, only the filter (it was a front on engine bay shot)
you worried about the half cage and extra attention or you reckon you won't beable to see it through the venetians???
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_6galpzg6SxU/S1bvAyepJNI/AAAAAAAAAU8/mhnUwbGQ_iQ/s800/S6300913.jpg
had a productive day on the car today, starting with its first wash since the bday cruise lol
Fitted the half cage, main loop is nice and snug with the B pillar so im happy with that and its painted black so doesnt stand out a great deal. The venetian does help hide it but it can still be seen from the back, ill keep it in for now....
Had to make a new rear parcel shelf to suit as well, came up pretty good.
Since fitting my 4 point harnesses and the looped bolts needed to do so i havnt been able to fit my fire ext in its holder as it fouled on the loops. So today i made up a spacer for the bracket to fit it up above the loops. fire ext fits back in its holder now:) its mounted on my tunnel behind the handbrake
Ive got pics but cant find my camera cable :(
Simon post up the bay pic, havnt got any recent ones up yet. Dont want the world to see my numberplate tho......
capella re
26-01-2010, 03:42 PM
so i never said i was a professional photographer right??? im better with a telescopic lens looking in my neighbours windows ok.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_6galpzg6SxU/S16U6S6eYBI/AAAAAAAAAYA/4k3atNeDJdM/s800/S6300917.jpg
my thats a nice catch can u have there ryan :P
spent the arvo working on the car today
removed front grill
removed radiator
removed thermo fan
removed water pump
Dis-assembled water pump and cleaned
I had a leak from the water pump so ill get some new gaskets and wack it back on. Radiator is getting sent off to get flowed tested, will either get it unblocked or recored accordingly
Will be making a proper shroud for the thermo fan will the rad is out too.
Water spray set-up will be done as well while the radiator is out
Removed my drivers seats and working out mounts for the sparco fixed back seat i had in the shed (cheers jesse) so hopefully hav that mounted too before the car is running again.
I plan to hav this done by next weekends cruise haha
EDIT: also getting a new braided line sorted for my oil feed to the turbo
Radiator is all cleaned and ready to go back in. Made up a proper shroud for the back of the radiator, fair bit of mucking around (measure twice, cut once lol) but its done now and nice an neat so im happy.
Got all the gaskets, water spray set-up parts i need to get the car back together and im working a few half days this week so looking gd to have it back on the road for the cruise. YAY!
capella re
16-02-2010, 10:16 AM
Radiator is all cleaned and ready to go back in. Made up a proper shroud for the back of the radiator, fair bit of mucking around (measure twice, cut once lol) but its done now and nice an neat so im happy.
Got all the gaskets, water spray set-up parts i need to get the car back together and im working a few half days this week so looking gd to have it back on the road for the cruise. YAY!
so do you have to get it retuned for the water spray or does it just do its thing?? ive never had anything to do with watersprays before except when the kid nextdoor sprayed me with a super soaker and i got my deisel powered guerny out to show him a real super soaker. yes he cried, yes i'm a bastard but no he hasn't got me since!!
http://www.firetrainingcenter.com/images/FireHoseStreams.jpg
so gimme a run down of how it works and how it helps (reducing inlet temps i would assume?)
Simon its a just a simple water nozzle which sprays water on the radiator/intercooler/oil cooler to help keep temps down. Ive got two spraying the radiator and one each for the intercooler and oil cooler. Wont effect tune at all, no need for a retune.
Today i refitted the water pump, alt and set-up my water spray set-up. Need to fit some heat proofing around my turbo oil drain then i can bolt the radiator and hoses back in. Oil feed had been dropped off to Leroy at BTR for him to make me a new braided line, once thats back it will be running again :)
Also measured and marked out the front strip all ready to cut so it fits in with the intercooler. Started working on the sparco seat mounts too, can see there going to be a pain haha
capella re
17-02-2010, 06:43 AM
Simon its a just a simple water nozzle which sprays water on the radiator/intercooler/oil cooler to help keep temps down. Ive got two spraying the radiator and one each for the intercooler and oil cooler. Wont effect tune at all, no need for a retune.
yeah ok, sorry had it confused with a water injection set up you were talking about at a dyno day. i had this sort of setup but for intercooler only. had it set up on a hobbs pressure switch so when it hit 10psi it would start squirting. constantly need to check nozzles though because all the chemicals in tap water clogs them up quite frequently. i spent a couple of extra bucks and went for the copper garden nozzles instead of plastic.
i actually bought a little corolla with a worked 5k. there was a switch on the dash never knew what it did. couple of weeks later was armouroiling the dash and out side was quiet, accidentally hit the switch and heard a fuel pump noise in the boot. this guy had an oil injection set up spraying two nozzles (spraying oil) at the rear tyres for skids. lucky i didn't flick it mid corner at 80km/h!!!!!
very dangerous! yeh ive used copper garden nozzles : )
Ive just got an ON switch to press when i want it to spray.
Today i finished bolting everything back together under the bonnet except the turbo oil feed which im still waiting for, so car is very very close to being driveable again.
Sorted out all the bolts/nuts i need for my seat brackets, so a quick trip to get them then i can start marking out my brackets.
had an interesting weekend driving the car out to Morgan
My lift pump died, luckily i have two primary pumps so was able to redo my lines so i could use one as a lift pump and the other as the primary. Was disappointing cos it happened on the way out there so didnt get to enjoy the car in the cooler weather.
Pretty annoyed, because the lift pump was a brand new carter and only 1 yr old
So now the plan is to redo my fuel set-up in the boot, i was planning on doing it anyway so now it'll just happen i bit sooner than planned. Plans are:
60-70 litre fuel cell
new surge tank
new lift pump
new primary pumps (044)
capella re
08-03-2010, 08:32 AM
bummer man. least you havent had so much bad luck with it (that you've told me about anyway!) how soon are you planning on doing this? have you got the bits or you start looking now.
Fat 4 RE
08-03-2010, 10:55 AM
had an interesting weekend driving the car out to Morgan
My lift pump died, luckily i have two primary pumps so was able to redo my lines so i could use one as a lift pump and the other as the primary. Was disappointing cos it happened on the way out there so didnt get to enjoy the car in the cooler weather.
Pretty annoyed, because the lift pump was a brand new carter and only 1 yr old
So now the plan is to redo my fuel set-up in the boot, i was planning on doing it anyway so now it'll just happen i bit sooner than planned. Plans are:
60-70 litre fuel cell
new surge tank
new lift pump
new primary pumps (044)
Mate that sucks.. How did you have the lift pump fitted because that can some time be the cause of the failure
If you need to borrow a spare lift pump for the cruise just let me know unless if are getting it all done before the cruise
bummer man. least you havent had so much bad luck with it (that you've told me about anyway!) how soon are you planning on doing this? have you got the bits or you start looking now.
I wouldnt say ive had a whole heap of trouble with the car, ive just been slowly upgrading things when needed. I was never real happy with the fuel set-up from the start, maninly due to the small stock tank, and had always planned to change it. But for the 18 months since the car was "on the road" its done the job very well.
Mate that sucks.. How did you have the lift pump fitted because that can some time be the cause of the failure
If you need to borrow a spare lift pump for the cruise just let me know unless if are getting it all done before the cruise
Remind me of the date for the cruise
Set-up WAS:
tank > filter > lift pump > surge tank > primary pumps > filter
Depending on when the cruise is i might try get it done before, cheers for the offer though i might just take you up on that : )
13bwankel
09-03-2010, 05:20 PM
Ryan, I did get your text but not till I was leaving work, I'll have a look tomorrow.
Ryan, I did get your text but not till I was leaving work, I'll have a look tomorrow.
Cheers mate, let me know
Fat 4 RE
09-03-2010, 08:56 PM
I wouldnt say ive had a whole heap of trouble with the car, ive just been slowly upgrading things when needed. I was never real happy with the fuel set-up from the start, maninly due to the small stock tank, and had always planned to change it. But for the 18 months since the car was "on the road" its done the job very well.
Remind me of the date for the cruise
Set-up WAS:
tank > filter > lift pump > surge tank > primary pumps > filter
Depending on when the cruise is i might try get it done before, cheers for the offer though i might just take you up on that : )
The date is set for the sunday 28th of march
And the question about the position of the pump (eg was it mounted the correct way up and lower than the pickup/ exit point of the tank) rather than the order they were fitted
The date is set for the sunday 28th of march
And the question about the position of the pump (eg was it mounted the correct way up and lower than the pickup/ exit point of the tank) rather than the order they were fitted
Cool, pretty sure i can have the new set-up in by then
Oh sorry, yeh it was mounted correctly as mentioned above
Today i removed the fuel set-up in the boot, including the fuel tank.
Fuel cell has been priced up and will be on its way shortly (cheers James)
Boot will receive a fresh coat of paint while its empty
boot has been completelly stripped and given a fresh coat of black paint.
A couple of custom braces for the rear have been measured and up and will be made shortly
Hopefully the cell arrives soon so i can start measuring out the surge tank dimensions needed. Then that can be made too
EDIT: also fitted new front indicator lenses
capella re
15-03-2010, 08:43 PM
so ryan, when you install the fuel cell what do you do about a fuel gauge?? yeah i know i should worry about my own fuel gauge :) just wondering does the cell come with an in built sender that isnt too hard to hook a factory or aftermarket gauge to or is it going to be a pain in the ass?
and ive actually got a bit of that carpet in my cupboard if you want it, its like a dark grey with a 2mm rubber backing, you can do the boot or a parcel shelf of stick it to mdf and make a fake back or side in your boot area, if you want it just sing out and i'll drop it off sometime.
where you get the lenses, nos or egay?? egays where i got my rx2 ones from (thailand) they were perfect and damn cheap.
are the braces your making to hold the cell in place or braces as in between your rear struts (probably a stupid question but its been a while since ive seen in the boot of a 25!)
now all you need is some black and chrome 18's (at least theyve got good tyres right ;) )
cell has a sender inbuilt simon, and ive got an aftermarket fuel guage to match my other guages so shouldnt be to hard to sort out :)
The lenses i actually already had but completely forgot about, there not brand new so i must of picked up a real gd second hand set at some point. found them while cleaning the shed over the wknd haha gave them a clean and polishand they came up great. Ill get some pics next time im at the car.
Nah cell will be mounted to the boot floor, one brace is for between the strut towers and the other is to tie in the rear mount points of the cage
oh and its a 20 ; )
haha at all the little things im sure you will fit in time mate, dont worry i can see the potential in the car as im sure you can!
capella re
16-03-2010, 07:14 AM
oh and its a 20 ; )
woops, thats called lack of concentration. i'd just been watching all these videos on youtube on a corolla with plates MUV12A- its a 12a bridgey ke25, my bad!!
woops, thats called lack of concentration. i'd just been watching all these videos on youtube on a corolla with plates MUV12A- its a 12a bridgey ke25, my bad!!
thats alright, hows the S6 surviving daily duties???
yeh i know its really a S8, just payback! lol
capella re
16-03-2010, 11:41 AM
thats alright, hows the S6 surviving daily duties???
oh ha ha!!!
yeah its going good. just looking into what we were talking about on saturday with removing some of the heat (radiator thermostat fan control temp), so is damian so we're helping each other out. then i want to open the intake a bit more, new dump pipe then bigger frontmount and a bit more boost and that should do it for a while i reckon (yes i've said that before on many cars i've owned too!)
and a new set of wheels is up there too!! (but last due to i cant see them when i'm driving so i don't care that much)
sounds gd mate!
keep your thread updated, im sure the FD lads can helps you out in terms of mods to do first. Getting that temp down is a great start IMO, i would never let my motor run that hot.
fuel cell arrived today, CHEERS JAMES!!!
diagrams have bee sent off to get my surge tank made
Got my fitler and ordered my fitting for the tank (made it just in time to pirteck James, bloke was real helpfull but unfortunately they didnt have the fittings in stock). so hopefully the car isnt in pieces for too much longer. Just waiting for parts basically.
After paying extra for the foam filled tank i found out that i can't run it due to the fact i run pre-mix (it breaks it down) so pulled it out
Surge tank is going to be roughly 3.75ltrs so wont ever have any fuel starvation problems
got gd news and bad news....
GOOD NEWS:
fuel set-up is complete and car is running again. In the short drive i had in the car it seems to have a bit more rear grip. Having the tank further back over the rear wheels def helps
Ill upload some pics into the gallery now
Bad news: i dont know how bad the news is yet so ill wait to see before i tell
13bwankel
21-03-2010, 10:32 PM
I'm confused, I take it you're worried that with extra grip it's gonna have too much grip :)
mUnky-matt
21-03-2010, 11:36 PM
nah he said that's the good news- more grip
the bad news is unknown... maybe... blown something up? something like an engine? :O
RazzaCaine
22-03-2010, 07:20 AM
that would totally suck
capella re
22-03-2010, 10:18 AM
yeah not real good ryan, like i said sad to hear it. hopefully its a spark or ignition issue or better yet fouled plugs (unlikely i know) if you need a hand with anything yell out.
i know its selfish but spewin it happened on the way to see me, i hardly slept saturday night with anticipation. if you end up needing a ride to the dinner april 10 you can come with me. keep us posted on how it turns out :(
pulled the plugs out on the side of the road, they were a little fouled but nothing excessive. Cleaned them up and put them back in, didnt help.
haha not your fault at all Simon, you seem more upset about it than me. Might have to take you up on that offer, hopefully i have time over the weekend to head down to the shed and start trying to work out exactly whats wrong with it.
Still runs, doesnt idle by itself though. Drives but chugs and def down on power (not that i pushed it, limped it home). Without havin a good look or comp test yet i would say its dropped an apex seal or maybe a side/corner seal
Fat 4 RE
26-03-2010, 05:00 PM
pulled the plugs out on the side of the road, they were a little fouled but nothing excessive. Cleaned them up and put them back in, didnt help.
haha not your fault at all Simon, you seem more upset about it than me. Might have to take you up on that offer, hopefully i have time over the weekend to head down to the shed and start trying to work out exactly whats wrong with it.
Still runs, doesnt idle by itself though. Drives but chugs and def down on power (not that i pushed it, limped it home). Without havin a good look or comp test yet i would say its dropped an apex seal or maybe a side/corner seal
Mate sad times but it could be good times if you have to pull the motor down and add extras to it
Do you think that it happened when the pre pump failed?? coz it could massive lean out
basketcaseFC
27-03-2010, 08:18 AM
Still runs, doesnt idle by itself though. Drives but chugs and def down on power (not that i pushed it, limped it home). Without havin a good look or comp test yet i would say its dropped an apex seal or maybe a side/corner seal
sorry to hear that ryan, that sucks mate :mad:
I know this is slack but i have a far more detailed (WITH PICS :)) thread here: http://www.rollaclub.com/board/index.php?showtopic=24656
thought people might be interested, just uplaods some more recent pics too
RazzaCaine
07-04-2010, 09:28 PM
haha did i inspire that last post with my pm? =)
updated first post with some pics, ENJOY!
planned front end set-up :)
S2 RX7 struts
koni adj shocks-revalved
coilover kit-8kg springs
Adj strut tops-use ones i already have
FC calipers-rebuild
EBC pads
BDA slotted FC rotors
1 inch master cylinder
braided lines
22-24mm swaybar
steering/LCA etc will also need changing/modifying to suit the struts, not looking forward to the hassles that will bring
while waiting for front end parts i thought i would flare my rear guards to suit my saab rims. So ill be running a full set. These are 15x6 with 185/55/15 i have been running a 14x7 with a 205/60/14
Rims n tyres, cheers to corey for the hook up with tyres!
Notice the nanna ride height, rock solid stiff but keeping with the sleeper theme:smiley1:
http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/KE20/175-1.jpg
as you can see they stick out the guards roughly an inch
http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/KE20/176-1.jpg http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/KE20/176-2.jpg
http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/KE20/175-3.jpg
So i tackled the rear guards with a heatgun, hammer and rubber mallet. resulting in....
http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/KE20/175-7.jpg http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/KE20/175-4.jpg
This shows how much extra room i now have with the 14x7's back on it, these use to sit flush with the lip and even tho rolled scrubbed on accasions.
Dont mind the cracked paint, shiny paint doesnt make it go faster. Ill get around to fixing it
The plan for down the track is to get some 15's made in the same offset/wide as the 14's and run a 225-235 rear tyres. Bit of extra grip would be nice
http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/KE20/175-9.jpg
Havnt finished passenger side yet and will be spending some more time on the drivers side before im happy with it
Cheers
basketcaseFC
15-06-2010, 10:58 AM
Looking the goods Ryan, the guards will look good and is definitely a sleeper considering how good this thing goes :)
cheers Leigh
Today i finished off the passenger guard. Engine strip down has begain too, removed
grille
lights
bumper
rad support
strut brace
rad/fan/overflow+hoses
water spray set-up
FMIC+piping
intake/filter
Top inlet manifold+TB
Alt
disconnected all wiring from motor
Prob an hour or two worth of work and motor/box will be out
http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/KE20/177-3.jpg http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx141/ryan_FLEX/Garage/KE20/177-2.jpg
Cheers
crazyboosta
15-06-2010, 10:03 PM
Engine strip down?? It go pop??
Engine strip down?? It go pop??
lost comp in rear unfortunately, needs a new clutch/gbox too.
Fingers crossed the turbo hasnt been damaged too
Cheers
crazyboosta
16-06-2010, 12:30 PM
Bugger, yeah fingers crossed for you, my turbo ate it hard LOL
capella re
16-06-2010, 01:12 PM
good to see you finally found some free time, putting it to good use i see. seeing it without the manifold on for the first time i didn't realise how snug in the bay the 13b was. sits real nice and low which is obviously a major benefit for handling.
was it planned or just worked out that way once the mount were done??
have you sorted the front suspension yet or still coolecting parts to get it done??
good to see you finally found some free time, putting it to good use i see. seeing it without the manifold on for the first time i didn't realise how snug in the bay the 13b was. sits real nice and low which is obviously a major benefit for handling.
was it planned or just worked out that way once the mount were done??
have you sorted the front suspension yet or still coolecting parts to get it done??
yeah no mucking around, guards took a few hrs each but the bay strip down was done in under an hr.
Motor def sits nice and LOW in the car, it was planned. Crossmember has been cut and rewelded lower to allow the motor to sit so low. It also helped to fix the S5 gearbox in, only the top of the tunnel is boxed. But it is pretty tight in there.
Still collecting parts for the front end, until they come ill keep dismantling haha
Cheers
crazyboosta
16-06-2010, 05:31 PM
So what are the plans for it then??
So what are the plans for it then??
sorry just saw this, plan is to pull motor down and see how much damage there is. Most probably get the motor freshened up, while its out ill be changing a few other things on the car also.
If the weather holds out this wknd ill do some more work on it.
Cheers
Not much has happend on the car front, bought another pair of 15 inch chasers for the rear. Put some 225/60/15's on, they JUST fit in the guards so might need to flare them a bit more again. Also picked up a set a 14 inch mesh rims that i will keep for the rear also. Collected a few parts here and there, some major changes will be taking place. The fun begins once the car comes out of storage and is back at my house. Stay tuned.
Cheers,
Ryan
spinergy
26-01-2011, 02:11 PM
flex, just wondering is it under sleeper territory or had the full regency, if you dont want to disclose that info thats cool aswell. i have been for a couple quick runs in a ke30 coupe with some real hot 1600's BUT they wouldnt have anything on your machine.
love the sleeper mate grey under the bonnet.
Cheers Spin
flex, just wondering is it under sleeper territory or had the full regency, if you dont want to disclose that info thats cool aswell. i have been for a couple quick runs in a ke30 coupe with some real hot 1600's BUT they wouldnt have anything on your machine.
love the sleeper mate grey under the bonnet.
Cheers Spin
PM sent
Cheers
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