My 1979 Te72 T-18

[roids70]

ok has been a very long time, got time now to paint my car better now as i have a car to drive instead of mine,

 

still planing a new motor as i don't know what to get you still after a 3tgte, but not got enough money for it looking alot for a working one, but i need something in it thats more powerfull, befor this ones shits itself cause then i will be stuck without something to drive,

 

will give more updates as i go along with getting it done properly

 

cheers Sean

Edited July 22, 2007 by roids70

[Paul]

David Lawson (AJPS) is selling a turbo setup to suit 3T-C at the moment for $700ono just in case you would consider that path. Thought i'd mention it.

[roids70]

that abit stipid that price i'd rather go buy their 3tgte off them for about $1200 atleast then I'm getting more than just a turbo manifold, and piping

[roids70]

sorry it's been so long have been busy at work haven been home much, just having trouble keeping up with things started doing the car up slowly as i drive it every day, i know it looks like i mess but meh you get that, it has to be done latter anyway just want the colour on so i know what it will be like then its getting sent into body works for it to be done properly, now that i have a good job i can afford it but looking at it i thought maybe 2 tone but nah CBF, i also have just quickly modded a spirit duck tail to suit my car and i think it looks cool

also got my 2tg stuff so its all going along quite well, just about to get the pistons done cause I'm doing a hybrid convertion, that will cost me some money aswell, but since last have got a pair of sizuki sierra front shocks in the rear of the car, brand new from work GT gas work a treat stiff as, only 2 inches of travel from where it sits to where it stops when you lift it in the air, the exhaust is also running under the diff now with has actualy mad a noticeable difference to performance, not very much but noticeable to me, also put a bit of garden edging for the front lip looks ok but thats what you get for garden edging,

[roids70]

Here's my bits and peices also have a block and all that is 2tg but i have fuel injection and side draft mani, so i'll get it in the car with side's and get it going then put the fuel injection on it, and get it going, and then i'll put the turbo on it witch arrived on friday witch is a ct20 in good working order,

 

will try and keep everyone posted with progress

 

Cheers Sean

[roids70]

hey guys it has been a very long time since i posted on here but i bit of an update if you call it that,

 

T-18 got defected realy bad and taken off the road, got myself a st162 celica with 3sge, also got 2 more 3sge's and now a 5sfe turning it into a 5sge for the celica, now that i have cleared the shed out of the t motors I'm going to put a 3sge into the t-18 get it painted and completely finished befor it gets re registered,

[roids70]

hey guys I'm back and the t-18 is starting to be done again, i finally have tome to do things slowly and i've now started on stripping it back to nothing at all and re painting it, and for the moment I'm not saying much about the motor choice for now cause I'm still undecided

i will post some new pictures up in a few hours as I'm really buisy on the car

 

Cheers Sean

[roids70]

 

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2008 by roids70

[Taz_Rx]

So you've rebuild the whole front suspension/steering!? :jamie:

 

Re - defect.

[roids70]

huh?

stearing and sus is all good apart from my cut springs lol, but i am re doing the whol car from scratch so new suspentions and all new motor well i fully re built one with all the good bits, atm i've only started on the back right corner, trying just o pump the guards out a little by elimninating the flat lip on it,

 

but here some more pics of todays progress

 

 

 

 

 

[Taz_Rx]

I mean all the stuff you got defected for.

[roids70]

ah k my bad, nah it was

 

1. Oil leaks

2. Not complying to emission controll witch they corrected

3. passenger door not hinging properly

4. bald tyres

5. frayed seatbelts

[roids70]

finally got my list of engine parts organised but they due to expenses it will take me a while to get these parts

 

lightened flywheel

custom pressure plate

custom clutch

BRD racing pistons compression of 13.8:1

rods

CT-1 coted bearings

ARP head stud Kit

ARP main stud kit

ARP carnkshaft pully bolt

ARP clutch bolts

ARP Flywheel bolts

stronger lifters

full balanced rocker assemblie: Comes With Rockers, Collers, Stands, and Micro-Polished Shafts.

hardened pushrods

double valve springs

Bronze valve guides

BRD Custom Titanium Valves

High Volume oil pump

steal sump with double kickout

Windage tray

BRD racing timing Gear drive

2 peice timing cover

side draft manifold, new webbers, also a 4 barrel holly intake manifold

Schoenfeld Header

EGR Plugs

High Performance water pump

racing alternator

spark plug bar

Fuel Pump block off plate

Lightened crank pully

lightened water pump pully

also getting the biggest cam i can get then getting it reground for longer durationg

and I'm also trying to sorced a 3' wide gilmer drive setup for the t motor,

 

all these parts come to a hefty price but it doesn't worry me as I'm buying good stuff

at all comes to $6,330

and will be building the motor up over time

Edited August 31, 2008 by roids70

[Taz_Rx]

Where do you plan on getting all the ARP bolts?

 

I had a hell of a time just trying to find head bolts, ended up coming from the States, through NZ!!!

 

Only Toyota ARP head studs Kym Sheppard has a listing for is 7mgte (what a suprise!).

[Falken_KE30]

http://www.brdracing.com/ maybe??