*Drool

Looking good. How many ponies will that thing make when its done?

come a long way dude, great effort!

 

Cheers mate, hopefully you find it as amusing as I do that this is going in the front of Blue Thing this time. :laff:

 

Power figures...honestly, if it makes around the same as a healthy, standard EFI bigport I'll be happy. From what I have seen people achieving in the past, around 70kw/95hp (+/- 10%) at the wheels seems realistic, having things running healthily is the main objective. I don't see it making more than that, the internals are all standard & the compression ratio of 9.4:1 would only have increased by whatever 0.9mm height decrease (head/block skim, thinner H/G) would gain. Having said that, I'm never sure whether to trust dyno-sheets or not, I prefer to look at them as a means of checking all is good i.e air/fuel ratios, ignition timing. Maybe if I had a 500kw+ Supra I could enjoy the bragging rights, I have a little 1.6L FWD Corolla. :lol:

 

The next obvious upgrade are the camshafts, eventually. If this engine runs & runs well, it'll make almost twice the power of a 2A-C, gonna take a bit of getting used to! Again. :blush:

Cheers mate, hopefully you find it as amusing as I do that this is going in the front of Blue Thing this time. :laff:

 

This made me laugh because I know what you mean. I have a 5 speed t50 in my car! Meaning = its in the trunk for cleaning in hopes that it will be bolted in one day. I remember the post of your car with the engine in the back. :laff: :laff: :laff:

Being able to laugh at it is all part of owning a slow car! :D

 

The distributor looked like it needed a bit of a clean up, using this guide from ToyMods, I stripped down the distributor: http://www.toymods.o...or-rebuild.html . Got it to this stage.

 

 

Everything was shagged, a trip to local bearing supplier & a mere $18.35 later. The smaller o-ring came in the VRS kit, but is easy enough to source, the dimensions are 30mm ID, 36mm OD & 3mm thick. The oil seal dimensions are 10mm ID, 20mm OD & 5mm thick. The bearing dimensions are 10mm ID, 30mm OD & 9mm thick. The larger o-ring dimensions are 80mm ID, 86mm OD & 3mm thick. Just for reference, a 2A-C/4A-C distributor has a 12mm ID oil seal, so not interchangeable. :(

 

 

All back together, hopefully solving the common problem of 4A-GE distributors leaking oil everywhere. :)

 

Damn, you're beginning to inspire me to try rebuilding all the distributors, starter motors and alternators I have sitting around!

 

What are you using to clean everything? I have access to a bead blaster but it would probably be too harsh for these parts...

Have yet to completely rebuild a starter/alternator, but it doesn't seem so hard. Give a go I say! :y:

 

Mostly just degreaser & a wire brush by hand to clean things, hose off or wipe with damp rag. Parts usually cop a blast from the air gun to clean out any hard to get to bits.

 

Sneaky edit:

 

Leaving the shed in 5...4...3...2...

 

Edited January 8, 201412 yr by carbonboy

Stop typing and get it I the car will ya :P

Excited!

 

Getting warmer.......

That turned out to be such an anti-climax. :(

 

Flywheel went on, clutch disc went on, pressure plate went on, went to setup the release fork & bearing...the bearing from the kit doesn't fit the fork. Spent ages searching for 'other size' clutch fork, finally found it & it's broken. So under floodlights, I hauled all of the above items in the photo back into the shed. Just got back from sourcing a new bearing, none in stores, waiting until 3pm for it to arrive from main warehouse. Literally champing at the bit to do this!

 

Lesson re-learned: Check all of the things!

 

Edit: Killing time waiting for bearing, have never been quite happy with the heater setup on an AE80/2, switched to an AE90 unit. Will just look neater IMHO.

 

 

Edited January 9, 201412 yr by carbonboy

shame the clutch fork was wrong man, hope you can get it in soon.

Much waiting, frustration & dramas later, it's dinner time.

 

NICE! You have tons of room around that engine... for now.