What brand extractors are they in the engine bay shot of the 4age ?

Not sure mate.....had a look when it was sittin in the shed today and yesterday quickly but couldnt see anything stamped on them, so can't help ya out yet :no2:

 

Update: 4k out, 4age & gearbox, pedal box etc bolted in, pretty much just driveline now (tailshaft and swap to t-series diff), fuel system (in place, just gotta run hoses & connect pumps and then wiring. me & my mate had a look at it tonight but it might be past our capabilities :) Will look again tomorrow and will see. Doubt it'll be finished this weekend, but should be one way or another by next weekend. will keep ya posted :)

 

And thanks Raven for your help with the exhaust! If ya get bored......... :) Enjoy the 4k :(

Haha, no probs. Thought I'd lend a little bit of a hand while I was there.

 

Gotta show the Rollaclub Love :)

Yeah, was appreciated mate! :( About to head off shortly to see if we can't get this f$#king wiring worked out. main problem is identifying what the ke70 loom wires were, but will have a squiz over the gregory's and go from there. will probably end up just sticking the diff etc in today instead! :)

Okay, bit of an update.......

 

4age is bolted in and all in place, as to is the gearbox, t18 diff, tailshaft etc etc......basically all that's left to do is wire the b!tch up, get the clutch line hooked up (and sourced....didnt come with the package, so will be phoning tomorrow :(), and finish the fuel system. Got the starter going and got it to crank over, so should fire once all wired up (well thats the plan :)).

 

Also found out that the "aftermarket" clutch in it is a TRD 3-puck brass button clutch i think.....got trd stamped over everything, and even better, there's still heaps of meat on it :) Ran all new gaskets and seals etc through it while it was out, so should be nice and fresh when it fires up.

 

Oh, and a big thanks to the lads helpin me out (you know who you are!!!)

 

Anyway, here's some pics for the peeps:

 

Bye Bye 4k.......enjoy Mick

 

Inside the beast

 

New and the old.....didnt realise how much bigger the t-18 brakes were :no2:

 

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd - 4age as it sits now - unwired, not running, but ready for more work :D

 

That's it for now! Will keep the post updated, and also might chuck up some stuff re my experiences once done. Watch this space :)

Dam you work quick.

Dam you work quick.

Not quick enough for my liking mate :) Was tentatively hopeful that it'd be running by the end of the weekend, but just couldnt get it done (mainly cause of the clutch line and wiring). Plus we worked 6:00pm-1:10am friday, 9:30am-12:30am last night, and about 8 hours today :) Bearing in mind though, this is the first time any of us have done a 4age transplant, so learning alot along the way.

 

The issues above will all be sorted out during the week hopefully and with any luck, it'll be running by mid arvo on saturday. Had alot of help too (thanks Mick - again :(), which is good. I'm really the "brains" behind it i guess, as i did all the research re parts etc, and my two mates have done alot of the work with me helping on the side (they're more mechanically minded), as well as my g/f's dad and mick. Much easier when ya got lots of support :no2:

All good. I don't mind helping out at all :(

 

Gives me a does of what's to come when i drop the Bigport 4AGE into my coupe sometime soon.

 

Hopefully you and Craig have sorted out when he can come up to wire it all up for you as he has all that gear at his place. :)

Edited December 3, 200619 yr by Raven

Yeah, we sent a few messages back and forward last night, and he's gonna come suss it out tonight and let us know if we need anything so i can get the gear, and then hook her all up on saturday :( thanks for putting me onto him :)

No probs Dan. Its the least I could do to help you out :)

Edited December 3, 200619 yr by Raven

Went and had a look at this car tonight. So far everything is looking very neat and tidy.

 

Have told Dan what hes need for me to wire it. Hopefully he understand what i told him to get and gets the right bits and pieces.

 

So far i think i will have it wired up and hopefully running by lunch time saturday.

 

I think dan also wants to do abit of a write on the wiring so we'll see how that goes.

 

Looking good anyway

 

Craig

Thanks Craig. Got the list on me so should be able to get all the s#!t required to sort it out. Remember, if ya wanna come up any night during the week to have a play you're more than welcome to :( Just can't wait to have this thing running! :)

I would come up during the week but ive been doing 12hour days the last few. Its killing me getting home at 930 after working falt out all day.

No problems Craig! Managed to get the loom through the firewall yesterday, so it should all be ready to go! Got the shopping list completed, so hopefully we'll hear the beast come to life on saturday :P

ITS ALIIIIIIVE

 

Well, it was alive, then it wasnt, then it was again, and now it isnt :(

 

Got her all wired up (thanks craig!!!!!), and we had some trouble getting her to fire. Eventually got it running (quite loud coming straight out the extractors!!!!! :rolleyes:), but then went to wire the alternator and it wouldnt start after that.

 

Checked timing, plugs etc, and then the dizzy........well, there was a heap of powder that came out when we took the cap off, and there was corrosion all through it :fap: Cleaned it out, but then the rotor snapped when putting it back on cause it was so f$#ken brittle. Glued it back up, wired the thermo, joined the exhaust and then got it all running again :P

 

Went for a spin around the block......took it easy, then on a straight put a lil bit into it, and then all of a sudden power is gone, no spark, and we then proceeded to roll about 400m back to my mates house (lucky). The rotor we glued had shattered :S

 

Tried one off a 4ac elec dizzy (thanks heaps Mick!!!!!! :)), but no joy.

 

So it'll be off to the shops tomorrow to try and find one, and it should run again! WIll get some pics up shortly....and will have a review on the car tomorrow all things going well :P

okay, bosch GD688 purchased an in place, and engine is now running again :( Got my first decent drive in it (from my mates to my place - 6km) and it goes pretty well. Great powerband, though the tacho isnt hooked up yet so not sure how high I'm taking it (not heaps high though). Just gotta quieten down the fuel gear in the back, and tidy everything up (ie mount ecu and a few other things) and i'll be good to go. Is holding all its fluid and staying cool so I'm pretty happy :P

 

Will report more on it once its all setup properly and running consistently nice.

 

Again, thanks heaps to all the boys that helped - paul, neil, mick, craig & others!