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Re: FRANKEN-3SGTE LIVES!! * wOot! *

Tue, 31 August 2004 08:57

Classique71 wrote on Tue, 31 August 2004 18:49

heh - well - as it always happens with rebuilding a motor for a moddified car things never go to plan :

in the course of what originally was meant to be a set of new rings + bearings + a tidy up of the head turned pear shaped about early april .

Things like a worn piston wall situation + the fact that the head needed more rebuilding than expected put things on the " well if it has to be rebuilt - build it PROPERLY " list.

Then the Educated guys at toyota sent the wrong TRD VRS kit from japan - meaning another big wait for new bearings + gaskets + the such ..

In this time the 205 cams were sourced + alternative head parts to suit were found + a new set of oversized pistons were purchased to counter the worn block.

With the engine back together + ready to roll - the gearbox off my old motor was taken off only to find that the power miners had attacked the clutch face + worn it to all shit - meaning a NEW CLUTCH also had to go in.

During the wait for the clutch - an St205 Box was sourced + thru the quick work of the seller ( thanks again paul! ) the box wwas down on the same day as the clutch + it was all put together and in one piece ..

Or so we thought ..

heh - the last hurdle to cross were one drive shaft seal, A small piece of pipe for the Turbo inlet + a new crank case ventilator hosey thing , which all came together on thusrday of last week .. They went in friday + final tunes were conducted early saturday morning + all fluids went in + the car was left to sit over the weekend to make sure it didnt leak ..

Monday arrived - car was fired up + taken for the first test drive - with NO problems as so far!

Its only cost me about 2 grand more than I expected - but for the amount of work that was done + the expected results it shall produce - i dont mind paying the extra .. You know the saying - build it once and build it right .

Its also starting to recieve a new name - from the grey beast, its now " that mongrel with the franken-3sgte " haha Smile

Also while im on ranting on - big huge MEGA thanks to Justen for all his guidance on what to do and how to do it! Much thanko mate!

2 grand more isnt that much
my conversion ended up costing 4k more than 1st expected... WITHOUT a proper exhaust
thats because i all better parts and manual conversion and such.. but still lol
respray just cost me a grand more than expected(6k job that was meant to be done for around 1500.. but there was a SHIT load done.. ended up going to cost around 2500)

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