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bbaacchhyy's 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra ** PICS OF NEW MAGS** (56k beware)
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Following on from Joorsh's example, I have decided to chronicle the modifications made to my car in turning it from a almost std Mk2, to something that willgo well, brake brilliantly and handle excelently. In other words, a car that is at it's best gloing for a blast through the hills on a beautiful Adelaide spring day.
It started with a Mk2 that already had a 7M-GTE w auto fitted, but unengineered. A quick test drive, and a deposit of $100, it was mine for the princely sum of $5,000.
After only about 2 months, it was taken off the road to begin ethe transformation. First to go was the auto, and in it's place went a W58 from a MA70, and a Grant Berry 2100lb PP, and extreme Clutch 6 puck sprung centre clutch.
The next thing was the brakes. The fronts are a combo of WRX STi discs (326mm dia x 30mm thick) and 300ZX Z32 alloy 4 pot calipers. The rims are 16x8" Simmons B45's with 225/50 tyres.
The rears are W140 Merc rears (300mm dia x 22mm thick) and 300ZX Z32 alloy 2 pot calipers. Those with a keen eye will notice the 5 stud conversion as well !!!
The other set of rims that I have sourced (the 16's will be used for engineering and track work) are 17x8" CSA Gladiators +6 offset (pre-AU Ford fitment) that will have 235/45x17's
The springs are King's Lows, and the shocks are Koni Yellows (the rears took a bit of work), and all of the suspension bushes have been replaced as has the power steering rack.
Still to come is a Tru-Trak LSD and 3.58 ratio (may be used, not sure yet), top notch ARC I/C and 2.5" piping, T04e based CT26, LS1 MAF + MAFT, and to fit the LJM Strut bar purchased from the States.
Sorry for the long post to start with, but it is where I am at,
Cheers
Michael B
[Updated on: Sun, 03 July 2005 22:46]
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Wed, 25 August 2004 12:27
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Picked up my custom braided brake lines (legal ones).
Also, here is a pic of the new ARC I/C and 2.5" piping. I'm picking up the I/C from getting dipped tomorrow morning (already back and VERY clean now
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Michael B
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Wed, 25 August 2004 12:34
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Love it!
Tell me more about your brake/stud conversion...
Work involved? Costs? Would you do the same second time around?
And does your taco work properly? Cause I have all this junky looking stuff on the right side of my engine bay that is apparently to make the silly little LED taco work, but I don't see it in yours.
Your engine bay is MUCH less cluttered than mine!
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Wed, 25 August 2004 12:36
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Nice to see a thread finally bbaacchhyy 
If I ever get sick of my 15" celica xx rims i'll be asking you for help on the 5stud conversion
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Wed, 25 August 2004 12:44
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| HyDrA wrote on Wed, 25 August 2004 22:36 |
Nice to see a thread finally bbaacchhyy
If I ever get sick of my 15" celica xx rims i'll be asking you for help on the 5stud conversion
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I'm a bit slow sometimes....
No probs if you need some help on the conversion
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Michael B
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Wed, 25 August 2004 14:56
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very nice, very nice.
i already had pics of your supra on my pooter, too
so many nice supras all popping up...  , i love it
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Thu, 02 September 2004 02:45
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Here are some more pics. The calipers are finally back from the powder coaters, they have been rebuilt with new seals, and are finally mounted ;
Front Brakes ;
Start of I/C mounting ;
Also getting organised to fit an oil cooler and thermostat sandwich plate (need a fitting made). The P/S has been removed which provides heaps more room and will aid in the plumbing of the new IC.
Ooorooo
Michael B
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Thu, 02 September 2004 02:47
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I'm so jealous! I love your brakes!
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Thu, 02 September 2004 02:54
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| joorsh wrote on Thu, 02 September 2004 12:47 |
I'm so jealous! I love your brakes!
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Thanks. For the amount of work that went into them ......
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Thu, 02 September 2004 06:08
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Full prop's on your brake work, Michael.
Next time you have the camera out, would you mind snapping a few pics off of your CAI for me?
cheers,
Justin
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Thu, 02 September 2004 06:15
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Cheers Justin.
I can take some pics for sure. Looks rather dodgy, but the principle is OK, and I'll improve on it and make it look better
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Thu, 02 September 2004 07:00
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OOoo, there's a CAI?
Show us the goods! 
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Thu, 02 September 2004 15:53
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That's a staunch setup. Have we ever met before? I remember a car like yours with a 7M-GTE in it on a hills cruise once.
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Thu, 02 September 2004 21:37
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Josh and Justin, I'll have some pics after the w/end.
Danish, haven't met, but you may have seen teh car with the previous owner. It used to reside at Mount Barker.
It will get back on the road one day 
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Thu, 09 September 2004 13:55
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OK, Here are some pics of the CAI that is on the car. It is rather dodgy, but I guess it works, but will be tidied up somewhat prior to engineering.
The smaller hole outboard was the hole that the original I/C pipe went, but will no longer be used. The mod is agrigultural, but it would work OK.
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Re: My 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Thu, 09 September 2004 15:19
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bring your car to ballarat and let me perve 
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Thu, 09 September 2004 15:52
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Evil, Not for a while.
But if you are ever in Adelaide, feel free to drop in and have a perve and we'll go for a spin
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Michael B
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Fri, 10 September 2004 01:53
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will do, will do
everything cool is everywhere but victoria... engines and ma61s in adeliade, heaps of ma61s in syndey.... victoria sucks  
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Re: bbaacchhyy's 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Wed, 10 November 2004 23:52
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That looks dead sexy man Good work.
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Thu, 11 November 2004 00:00
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 Awwww thanks ....
I am hoping to get it going by Xmas
One thing the rims do is make those brakes look small, even though they are big. Imaging what std rotors would look lile 
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Thu, 11 November 2004 00:03
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The 15's make the factory brakes look small Are those Superpro bushes I see?
Picked up a set of those calipers yesterday, man they look massive compared to the factory ones!
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Re: bbaacchhyy's 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Thu, 11 November 2004 00:13
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 11:03 |
The 15's make the factory brakes look small Are those Superpro bushes I see?
Picked up a set of those calipers yesterday, man they look massive compared to the factory ones!
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The bushes are Noltec, and as they are one piece they are harder to fit. The superPro's are two piece I believe whic make it easier, but can't/wont comment on quality difference.
The calipers are a nice size for sure, and light too !!!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 00:15
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| bbaacchhyy wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 08:13 |
The calipers are a nice size for sure, and light too !!!
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Very nice. I just had another look, DAMN you don't have a lot of room there
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Thu, 11 November 2004 01:16
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bbaacchhyy the car looks beautiful. Looks like you have done a lot of work on the paint too.
The wheels make a huge difference to the look of the car. It must handle and stop a lot better now!
WHen will you be ready to come to Mallala and what days?
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Thu, 11 November 2004 23:27
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Wow bbaacchhyy!! It looks MUCH nicer now that it has been washed. It looked filthy in the garage those few times I saw it, but it has really cleaned up nicely
And those rims look great on the car, and those brakes are huge
That is gonna stop on a dime!
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Fri, 12 November 2004 16:03
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holy shit
thats one fucking nice supra, the gladiators look wicked!
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Fri, 12 November 2004 22:40
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Very nice.
Might get my ass into gear about the paint now!
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Re: bbaacchhyy's 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Mon, 15 November 2004 05:38
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your surpa looks soooooo nice. it scrub up really well since i saw it, i think i might have to go wash mine now.
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Re: bbaacchhyy's 7M-GTE powered Mk2 Supra (56k beware)
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Thu, 18 November 2004 04:33
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Thanks for all of the great feedback guys.
I am in the process now of sorting out the I/C piping, and am going 2.5" all the way, including the pipe over the engine. The pipes will be following a similar routing to that of the Rabid Chimp kit (US based Mk2 supplier), but my I/C is even bigger.
My core is 480mm wide x 380mm high and 75mm thick (some 25mm wider and 75mm taller than Aarons), and is the one shown in one of the pics up further (although it is now beautifully cleaned after being chemically dipped.
I'll post some pics as I keep fiddling (had to make a slight adjustment to clear the LJM strut bar).
Cheers
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Thu, 25 November 2004 00:35
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Oooooohhh, the suede feel, I like it.
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Thu, 25 November 2004 01:34
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Looks nice man, but DAMN, won't that IC piping just get heated up again going over the turbo again!?
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Thu, 25 November 2004 01:46
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Damn willis. Umm....what hot source does it it go over if you route it like a 1G? I just thought the problem was you couldn't route it like a 1G because the 7M is so massive
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Thu, 25 November 2004 01:51
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Thu, 25 November 2004 12:46 |
Damn willis. Umm....what hot source does it it go over if you route it like a 1G? I just thought the problem was you couldn't route it like a 1G because the 7M is so massive
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The engine itself is not as hot as the turbo, but the radiator is a great heatsink as well.
As mentioned before, it is not ideal, but everything is a compromise (as you are finding out with the brakes...)
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Thu, 25 November 2004 01:53
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For sure, I'm just glad I fell in love with a set of rims that have massive brake area
Looks good man. Very neat. Keep us posted.
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Mon, 29 November 2004 20:59
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Managed to get some more piping sorted in the shed last night (been too hot lately) and started hacking into the I/C piping....
More pics to come as it starts looking good.....
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Tue, 30 November 2004 00:14
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I saw what you meant about that triangle in the corner of the bay, without the radiator there was a massive amount of room.
With the radiator there, I can see what you mean about there being much less room, the passenger side still has heaps, but the drivers side has closed up quite considerably.
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Tue, 30 November 2004 00:39
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Tue, 30 November 2004 11:14 |
I saw what you meant about that triangle in the corner of the bay, without the radiator there was a massive amount of room.
With the radiator there, I can see what you mean about there being much less room, the passenger side still has heaps, but the drivers side has closed up quite considerably.
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I told 'em it wouldn't fit 
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Tue, 30 November 2004 00:41
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Well without the shroud it would. Which is how mine is at the moment. The other side is massive as well. It's just the radiator that gets in the way.
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Tue, 30 November 2004 00:47
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Tue, 30 November 2004 11:41 |
Well without the shroud it would. Which is how mine is at the moment. The other side is massive as well. It's just the radiator that gets in the way.
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Minor problem really, maybe I should leave it out .....
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Tue, 30 November 2004 00:49
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Haha, you know what I mean. If it weren't for the shroud it would fit no problems. Unfortunately I'm going to have to live without for the moment and see how we go.
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Tue, 07 December 2004 07:39
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Looks nice so far
I see your little helper is back helping out!
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Tue, 07 December 2004 07:39
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Nice,
Btw, you should rename the thread from "56k beware" to "56k fuckoff"
I tried loading this thread the other night to see what you had done on the rears, 15mins and 5 meg later, it finally loaded.
I think you have about 7meg of pictures there now.
Time to learn the ancient art of compression bbaacchh's
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| CrUZsida wrote on Tue, 07 December 2004 18:39 |
Nice,
Btw, you should rename the thread from "56k beware" to "56k fuckoff"
I tried loading this thread the other night to see what you had done on the rears, 15mins and 5 meg later, it finally loaded.
I think you have about 7meg of pictures there now.
Time to learn the ancient art of compression bbaacchh's
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OK, I'll see what I can do.....
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Tue, 07 December 2004 07:51
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Hehe broadband rocks
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| HyDrA wrote on Tue, 07 December 2004 15:51 |
Hehe broadband rocks
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No shit. For me it was more of a pain trying to scroll through them than wait for them
On a side note, I'm still waiting for my exhaust and IC piping, he managed to get 2" through those little triangle bits. Going to be toight when I get a shroud that fits.
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Tue, 07 December 2004 08:10
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Pics now resized
If you want a shroud, you can buy mine, as I am going the Falcon thermo route.
It is complete and ready to be shipped !!!!
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Tue, 07 December 2004 08:11
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Already got an M-series shroud. Doesn't come close to fitting, fan is in a different spot cos the 1G is so much smaller.
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Tue, 11 January 2005 01:06
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Well after a lot longer than it should have taken, the I/C piping is just about there. The last bit will get tacked this afternoon, pick up a little more gay blue silicone hose, a final test fit, and then out it comes to be fuilly welded, cleaned and powder-coated.
Other decisions are that the stereo will go as part of the weight saving program (will be posted in For Sale section once I get pics), I have sourced a plumb back ARC BOV (thank's to Scott's mate Brad), the 3 HKS Guages (electronic EGT & Boost, and mechanical Oil P) will be mounted where the stereo goes, the new alloy radiator (Ex-V8Supercar) and EL Thermofans to be fitted, new carpet to be installed and then it should be ready.
Stand by for some more pics when I get my shite in a pile
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Wed, 12 January 2005 04:16
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Keep me posted on how the gauges work out, I'm trying to do the same thing. Are you just going to mount them flush or try to have them angled up and towards the driver?
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Wed, 12 January 2005 12:31
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since you've looked into the guages a bit.. what's the feasability (sp?) of fitting a stereo *and* 3 guages in there?
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Wed, 12 January 2005 21:04
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buccy - they'll be mounted flat, as due to their size and the space available, they can't be angled (may still try, but unlikley).
Draven - not unless you have smaller guages. Mine are 65mm dia, and all 3 take up the whole space. I could have mounted both, but wasn't interested in major hacking or expense to make it fit.
I/C pipes will come out over the weekend to get fully welded and powdercoated - Finally
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Thu, 13 January 2005 23:52
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Gotta Love a tuff 7M in a Tuff Mark 2.
Those brakes are fantastic that makes me wonder if I should of gone the 4 spot calipar when I did my up grade.
Keep up the good work
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Fri, 14 January 2005 00:20
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Thanks Luke.
Th 4 potters were partly because I had them and partly becuase they are nice and light, but the only downside is the pad size. Hence the reason why some Evo VI Front calipers are on their way over, but having seen CruZida's results, they may still be OK.
Yours will be fine, and sometimes what works easy is still PFG !!!
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love them old supras