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1. For Sale: $16K: 2002 Lexus IS300 with a 2JZ-GTE

Tuesday, 10 November 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / For Sale: $16K: 2002 Lexus IS300 with a 2JZ-GTE

... Performace Custom 1 piece intercooler piping Tial Q BOV just a month old Tail 44m Wastegate XSPower Manifold CXRacing Downpipe AEM Oil Pressure Guage Rare Altezza RS200 Yellow digital Cluster Rare Altezza RS200 Titanium Colored Headlights M&S ...
... the photos this was an impressive build. Engine: 2JZGTE VVTi Swapped with 45,000 Street Tuned By Mikey at M&S Performance on 8psi New Gates Water Pump New Gates Timing Belt New Gates Timing Belt Tensioners New Gates Coolant Hoses Toyota ...

2. Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

Sunday, 26 April 2015 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Exhaust, interior, FINITO!

... our problem! So stoked. This is the auto choke mechanism. There’s a plunger inside that opens and closes the choke based on coolant temperature. Ours was staying permanently open so when the car was warm it was running really ...
... muffler is blowing a bit but that can be fixed later. The best news is that it finally drove somewhere! It’s running better than when we dropped it off, but still not sorted yet. Adam swapped a couple of vacuum lines to the fuel pressure ...

3. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

Friday, 07 November 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 4

... Running a little unevenly at present and set the fuel pressure at 4 bar for now but mazy need to be increased given the power we are looking for. This photo was taken whilst running and you can just see a tiny bit of smoke from the right bank.In ...
... choice but somehow it just looks right. James just making sure things are within his acceptable tolerances…… And a nice detail shot showing coolant hoses to the ...

4. Project Honda City Turbo II – Bringing the engine home

Friday, 24 October 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Bringing the engine home

... be the wrong one. Thankfully our standard one was fine. Clutch and pressure plate installed. Gearbox bolted up. Radiator support removed, engine ready to go. It took a bit of fiddling to get the motor sitting nicely over the crossmember ...
... but here it is. The engine had been out not long before we bought the car, so assembly was a little more than the opposite of disassembly but it’s all come together really well. All wiring is connected, all coolant plumbing is sorted ...

5. Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

Friday, 29 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Ferrari F40 LM Restoration Part 3

... restored oil tank also now fitted. Tanks will be out again shortly for their pressure test and then back in for good. A final burst from last week with Colin adjusting the valve shims now that the cams are back in place. Here ...
... James starting work on the Air Jack system, radiator and brake lines. Second shot shows the line from the rad at the front to the coolant header tank. Once the plumbing is over the two major outstanding issues will be electrics and the engine ...

6. Project Honda City Turbo II – Teardown

Monday, 21 July 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Project Honda City Turbo II – Teardown

... start the head rebuild. This rusty coolant stain on the back of the block sort of looked like it could’ve been from a blown head gasket. More likely the source was that vertical hose fitting on the bypass pipe where there’s more ...
... when we got it. Removed a few kilos there. Fairly sure this is the original clutch but it’s good to go back in. Pressure plate and flywheel look fine too. I should also mention that this is a low budget build. We’re trying not to ...

7. Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 4)

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 Content / build-threads.com / Project 510: FMIC + more (pt 4)

... relay and cranked it over a few times to build oil pressure (after jump starting it off my dads Hilux). I had visions of driving it around the block for a gentle test drive before taking it to my mechanics for a re-tune, but that wasn’t ...
... I also used a brand new thermostat. As per Datsport’s recommendation, I went with a 50/50 mixture of distilled water and Nissan coolant. Once the cooling system was filled I was able to anxiously start the car. I removed the fuel pump ...