nzae86's TRD ae86 N2 Race Car Project 2,

[nzae86]

Well it seems like my painter is a bit busy at the moment , I know I should not have told him to fit it in between his other jobs!! So I have an empty space in my workshop floor while I wait .
I had some spare time in my work day today so the sheet of Lexan that had been sitting for a while turned into a full set of lightweight windows .


I am still to sort out how I can make the drivers window wind up and down

Also I sent a pile of bolts and brackets to the electroplaters , so time to sort them out as well .


Wheels are being made and they should be here in about 4 weeks , so maybe this car will go one day!!

[mc68]

i think jealousy is the word im looking for here

incredible car

[chowdig]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...&viewitem=

saw these on ebay. dont know if they will fit or they are legit but you said you were lookin for trd rims.

gl on the build.

[nzae86]

chowdig Wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...&viewitem=

saw these on ebay. dont know if they will fit or they are legit but you said you were lookin for trd rims.

gl on the build.

Hi thanks for that , I saw those rims the other day, but they have the wrong pcd and are only 8" wide , I want 9" for the rear and 8" for the front but the same style as those .
Cheers

[nzae86]

Well another weekend and a little more progress, I decided the rear side windows were going to need the black trim around the inside , so with some careful measuring and a sharp knife , the protective coating was cut back , the lexan sanded with 600 grit and painted black to look original.


I have all the parts painted white back from the painters , front gaurds,bumpers,body kit, and bonnet , these have all come up looking better than new!


So while I'm waiting on the body this week , the gearbox will get it's TRD close ratio kit fitted. Kit number 33030-AE811




This is a old standard box that I will start with and strip it , fit all new bearings and syncro's , as you can see the TRD shaft's are splined , which is great if you break a gear you can replace only the damaged one .





The diff is about to get the same treatment with a new TRD LSD and 5.3 crownwheel and pinion ,brand new axles , etc


So by the end of this week I should have the body back from being painted and ready to fit all the panels .(I thought that was going to happen last week!!!)

[Eircamae86]

I going to have to see this in the flesh when its finished.

[hachirokuGTV]

Never, ever add up what this has cost!

[nzae86]

hachirokuGTV Wrote:Never, ever add up what this has cost!

Ha ! I don't have a calculator with enough numbers on it!
I have a bit of an idea what this is cost but I try not to think about it, it may well be enough to get the world out of recession !!!

[nzae86]

Well the work carries on with this , as I had a problem with the TRD dry sump pan sitting on the steering rack and wanting to keep the motor as low as possible the front crossmember was due for a tune up !
I should have taken some photos before painting it but as you can see now the rack sits lower than the top of the crossmember and still looks original.





The next area to work on while waiting for the body will be the fuel system,tank and diff cooler .

[nzae86]

I am still waiting for the paint work to be completed , I called in to my painter yesterday and the body is all painted on the outside (forgot the camera!) and will be finished this week, I hope ! I will have the red and orange details on the body done in vinyl.

This has given me a chance to catch up on some more small details again.
All the parts arrived this week for rebuilding the steering rack with all new parts and fitting up the Quaife quick rack



A few more parts came back from the electroplaters as well , gearbox cross member with a cusco transmission mount





Also I sent the drysump tank in for polishing as it didn't look that good in blue


The fuel pumps and diff pump have been sorted where they work the best , just need to fold up a couple of small brackets and weld into place.




I also removed the foam from inside the tank and fitted the fuel sender and also another an fitting to the top of the tank , as I used the original breather fitting as a return line to keep the aerated fuel away from the outlet the the fuel pump .


Working out of town during the week so that doen't help with progress but does help pay the bills!