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john89t
17-11-09, 10:33 PM
I didn't get this supra to JAE this year because the headgasket and turbo gave up, so over the winter months i'm in the garage again,
this engine was fitted with a MHG, but the previous owner didn't do it by the book, (block was not machined :sad2:)....
so i've ditched the mhg and the T4 turbo, it now has a standard toyota gasket with arp's (80ft/lb) and a brand new CT26, the 3" exhaust has also gone, it's replaced with a mongoose with a race cat, (my mate who does the mot now won't have to use someone else's emissions test :))

i'm still building the engine back up, i've got as far as i can because now i've got loads of bit's to get powder-coated...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/john89t/17112009492.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/john89t/17112009493.jpg
and the box of bit's to be powder-coated
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/john89t/17112009494.jpg
mick3.0T
18-11-09, 08:32 AM
Getting there John

Keep the pics coming along with progress
JSeaman
18-11-09, 09:06 AM
Sorry to hear the T4 didn't work out for you but it's always good to see a build thread so works out OK for us ;)
timmysturbo
18-11-09, 11:14 AM
its gonna be a awesome car by the looks of it, just curious why the powder coating and not polished tho
john89t
18-11-09, 04:56 PM
its gonna be a awesome car by the looks of it, just curious why the powder coating and not polished tho

:)...because with polishing you have to do it all again after a few months, with powder-coating a quick wipe with a damp rag and it's back to where it was...

here's some bits i had done last year..
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/john89t/19122008159.jpg
john89t
29-12-09, 01:18 PM
Been out in the garage over christmas, engine is back in and slowly being fitted out with the powdercoated bits, still a bit more to do but its coming on


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/john89t/29122009528.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/john89t/29122009531.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/john89t/29122009532.jpg
john89t
17-01-10, 08:58 PM
All up and running now, that's one winter project out of the way, now i need to get the GT Limited in the garage to change the heater matrix that i had to by-pass just before last jae..
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/john89t/17012010537.jpg
Dino
17-01-10, 08:59 PM
looking very very nice mate.