The Truenos Transformation

[The Big Yin]

in the UK if a car has no MoT you are not suppose to drive it on the road unless it is to a local MoT station

i my case the MoT station was 60 miles away so was no within reasonable distance so i had to trailer the car there

plus i am not supposed to do any real milage on the diff untill i have ran it in which i have not done yet

plus the car was nt taxed that makes it worse as well lol

[banpei]

Ah, that explains a lot

[The Big Yin]

got a box today

had something i have wanted since i bought the car



can yoiu guees what it is



yup standard wing mirrors to get rid of the nice gay M3 ones
ebay bargain at £30







went and got a price for getting the bonnet sprayed

£150
this includes geetting the bonnet done
getting the headlight covers redone
wings blended in
and mirrors painted

getting it a bit cheaper because my mate works there guy that done my MoT

[The Big Yin]

well here is an update for you all


the car is not back on the road yet as i had hoped

ran into a problem where the car was not acclerating right, or going hrough the rv range quick enough, we thought it was an ignition problem

so changed the leads/dizzy cap/rotor arm/plugs

this did not sort the problem

so next thing we checked was the timing which was out slighlty, after we sorted thiswe could not even get the car to start, so next up was a compression check

which gave these results

here are the figures
dry
1 130
3 155
2 103
4 112

wet
1 135
3 163
2 120
4 132

according to the books

min is 142 and max 179 with a max of 14psi differance


so strip the head off to discover one fucked head gasket

and once fucked cylinder number3 and a fucked piston









so i ordered a new TRD 0.8 metal headgasket as it was cheaper than a standard one

it got delivered by a courier but it was fcuking well folded in half
contacted fensport they went apeshit and are sending me a replacment asap



in the meantime i have decided to scrap my engine as it is an early model 3rib big port engine

going to go with an engine from a AE92 FWD corolla as it is the later 7rib smallport engine so better for further modification in the future


all that is left to go is the gearbox now and when that goes i am fitting a supra box instead of the T50 as it is cheaper and stronger

[NoHachi]

Quote:all that is left to go is the gearbox now and when that goes i am fitting a supra box instead of the T50 as it is cheaper and stronger

You have easy acces to A->W adapter bellhousings?

[The Big Yin]

NoHachi Wrote:

Quote:all that is left to go is the gearbox now and when that goes i am fitting a supra box instead of the T50 as it is cheaper and stronger

You have easy acces to A->W adapter bellhousings?

not sure yet

not looked into it properly yet

[The Big Yin]

meh not as cheap as i first thought

http://www.phpbber.com/phpbb/viewtopic.p...xcouk#3559

[NoHachi]

Thats what I thought..If you go through the trouble of buying adapter bellhousings, might as well spend the extra money on the 6-speed from the NC miata. For near stock torque numbers (aka anything non FI) the stock T-50 box is fine if you're not a complete moron. Some people can wreck anything, but that has little to do with the equipment imho.

[Denmark]

I just cut the oe t50 bellhouse open toward the gearbox, and then weld it to the gearbox,
You can still take the gearbox apart for rebuild ,if needed!

I´m this weekend making 2pcs. bellhouses ready, to weld on the w58gearbox.

/Skassa

[The Big Yin]

well should be getting hold of a replacment engine soon, thank feck

going to rebuild it with all new parts
water pump
oil pump
ACL RACE SERIES Crankshaft Main Bearing Set Standard Size (5M1695H-STD)
ACL RACE SERIES Connecting Rod Bearing Set Standard Size (4B1780H-STD)
ACL RACE SERIES Thrust Washer Set Standard Size(2T1695)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-CHEVRO...QQtcZphoto
full engine full gasket set
ARP flywheel bolts(already got these)
new pistons, and piston rings(standard)
new plugs
new timing belt and fan belt
TRD 0.8 metal headgasket


going to be about £200 for all the parts
majority of parts are coming from america






planned mods
PASS racing underdrive pulley kit
lightweight one peice illegal garage driveshaft
lightweight 212mm flywheel