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Location: Numinbah Valley QLD
Registered: October 2003
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Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Sun, 19 October 2003 10:33
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Hi all , I just purchased a new project car from a friend who's finances went downhill . Its an 87 soarer with a 1jz-gte-auto.
I just had it towed home and have been looking over it, It seems that the motor is in 100%. It just needs a cooler and pipes and also the radiator hooked up. The biggest worry is the wiring is not hooked up and the computer is on the passenger seat.. here are some pics.
I Photoshopped the number plate..
Does anyone know where i can find wiring diagrams or maybe even find someone in the brisbane or gold coast area that can wire it up for me???
Im stoked , Ive always wanted 1j powered something, and this is sweet, it has an LSD and i plan to show up some silvia / skyline's..
Thanks all...
Maty...
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Location: Sydney
Registered: February 2003
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Sun, 19 October 2003 10:39
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older soarers are cool, thats gonna hammer to when u get it goin
have u spoken to 'sideshow' on these forums, i dunno where hes located tho but he does wiring and stuff
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: November 2002
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Location: Numinbah Valley QLD
Registered: October 2003
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Sun, 19 October 2003 10:56
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Not Yet..But i want to meet the guru's for sure.. I like the old skool style with the 1jz...
Its really dirty at the moment but i plan to clean it next weekend.. Im hopin that it hammers, I just noticed the ecu has a blitz 180kmh speed delimeter.. Bonus..
Cheer
Maty..
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Location: Numinbah Valley QLD
Registered: October 2003
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Sun, 19 October 2003 10:59
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Cheers 7M.. Do you have a contact number for him?
This is awesome thanks for letting me be part of this great community, you guys are so willing to help.. cheers it is much appreciated.. Will keep posted about conversion and how its going..
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: November 2002
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Sun, 19 October 2003 11:05
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Quote: | He comes recommended highly.
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One step ahead - I clicked send by accident. Post has been edited
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I supported Toymods
Location: Epping, Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Sun, 19 October 2003 13:12
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shifty?
man, youre the second guy I know with that nickname
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Sun, 19 October 2003 13:27
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Thats what im doing to my soarer(its same as mine), talk to sideshow... he was gonna do mine and will be when i get the finances(will make mine easier for him too hehe)
Thats not an 87 model though, correct me if im wrong but thats a z1x soarer which stopped being built late in 85, the z2x soarer went from 86 onwards and is much rounder than said soarer.
Mines an 84 model and looks exactly the same.
- Johal
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Location: Numinbah Valley QLD
Registered: October 2003
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: July 2002
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Location: Melb
Registered: September 2004
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 06:03
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Hey guys, I think I can help out here - I have the exact same car.
Never seen anyone else with one - Hey Fonz does the damn TV work?
I have had all the capacitors blanket replaced coz I couldn't work out whats wrong (they dont like low battery voltage i know that, starts bitching and you in japanese and beeping then turns of, right selfish i say - if i can work without sleep so can it). I'm pretty sure its a loose pin in the wiring loom (correct term?), which is gonna take to damn long to sort it out. But I will in the end.
and yeah
Its going to be a 3 litre 6M engine, non turbo'd. from 1985, only year they made them. Try keep your motor in good condition, when mine decided to blow a conrod bearing or something similar i was looking at 1.5 to 2 grand for a new motor. Managed to pick up one from T&H wreckers for $660, but isn't the best of replacements... you could actualy say worse - but it aint going to blow up anytime soon.
say, did you get leather interior with the car? and is your seat warmer hooked up? Infact does anyone with an MZ series Soarer have their seat heater hooked up? Is it possible to hook up the wiring (which is there) on cars that didnt come hooked up at factory?
Cheers all, and enjoy the ride Fonz, they comfy
Phyro
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I supported Toymods
Location: Perth
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 06:11
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Why may I ask did you dig up such an old thread?
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 06:14
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justcallmefrank wrote on Wed, 03 November 2004 17:11 | Why may I ask did you dig up such an old thread?
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he obviously used the seatch engine with a model prefix or some such thing
nothing wrong with digging up soarer threads
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Location: Melb
Registered: September 2004
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 06:45
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Cheers all, still workin out which buttons to press, and Jag - damn nice Soarer
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 06:51
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thx mate, 2 yrs and about 5 or more cars to piece together this car
got any pics of urs, interior aswell
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Location: Melb
Registered: September 2004
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 07:29
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money and time spent well I hope? hehehe
yeah sure, not on this pc, i'll send some along soon enough, finishing some online training right now so i can pay the damn bank back. i think my 50 days interest free are up and am no closer to getting paid - Coles Myer don't have my bank details yet.
Weren't you trying to work out whether to go with those wheelarch guard/trim on the soarer? did you go that way?
Phyro
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I supported Toymods
Location: Adelaide
Registered: July 2004
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 07:35
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nah jag has realised that they look silly with his purple bumpers so he is going to sell them to me, arent you jag
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: July 2002
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I supported Toymods
Location: Adelaide
Registered: July 2004
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 08:12
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Jag7799 wrote on Wed, 03 November 2004 18:39 |
MR 1GGTE wrote on Wed, 03 November 2004 18:35 | nah jag has realised that they look silly with his purple bumpers so he is going to sell them to me, arent you jag
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
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theres a good chance they wont fit ur car
and there at my gf's dads atm having the bumps and shit removed to make them like brand new
from there i will decide
money and time WELL spent
ask anyone who has been for a ride
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let me know aye
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Location: Melb
Registered: September 2004
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 08:16
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Are they metal?
How are the bumps getting removed (huzzah for girlfriends dads, unfortunately my lady's is a courier and a masters harpsicord player... can't work out what to get out of him )?
If they are metal... can you make them yourself out of sheet metal Mr 1GGTE?
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I supported Toymods
Location: Adelaide
Registered: July 2004
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 08:38
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I could try to make them out of sheet metal but no doubt they would come out looking like shit
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Location: Sydney
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 13:58
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I bought the car that this thread is about, and I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY ECU THAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD SEND ME !!! thefonz !! what is it, 9 months ?
Kristian
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Newb with a new project..Need some advice and help!!
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Wed, 03 November 2004 15:09
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Phyro wrote on Wed, 03 November 2004 19:16 | Are they metal?
How are the bumps getting removed (huzzah for girlfriends dads, unfortunately my lady's is a courier and a masters harpsicord player... can't work out what to get out of him )?
If they are metal... can you make them yourself out of sheet metal Mr 1GGTE?
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they are stainless steel so all the bumps can be knocked out of them and returned to new condition
he is a sprayer/beater, did my whole car for me, saved me 3 grand(out of a 6 grand job)
Kristian: I woulda bought that car off you for the same price you bought it for, way back when .. i guess im glad i didnt have to wait 9 months for an ecu
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