Just a few pics when it all started. Got it from rolla forum on my build thread on there, somehow it works. :)


This is the part of the dash my mate fabricated, its a bar which is welded above the transmission tunnel and the side pillars where the old dash plate was spot welded. This bar is much more stronger than the old dash plate and should hold the front part of the car a bit more hopefully and avoid any rattling like the old dash did.
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1.0mm Thick plate for the dash face
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The 3 left side gauges are facing the driver with the plate dropped in 25mm on the right side to give the angle to the driver.
Holesaw cut-outs for the gauges to fit
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OLD DASH! what it looked like and how it should look now..
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We've test fitted the gauges to see how the angle of the 3 gauges on the left are towards the driver. So far everything is good and now a top part of the dash and a console is to be made and then dress everything up with padding then black suede and store away. Gives a nice clear view of each gauge facing the driver.
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So far new dash has been all dressed up and ready to bolt on when its time to put the interior side of things together.
As for the interior thats it, just had to get this made before respraying took place so the fresh paint doesn't get ruined after.

Just a pick with how it looks with the gauges sitting in

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Also just had the machining of the engine done at Southside Engine Centre:

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Bored and honed to 86.5mm
Line-honed main journals
Blueprinted/balanced crankshaft/rods

Just took in the new clutch kit along with billet flywheel and ross harmonic balancer to get it all balanced out than the assembly will take place along with top end .

So far the bottom end is ready to put together.
Still got to get it all cleaned up properly to get rid off any metal bits from machining than slowly will get assembled.

Im very happy with Southside's for their work, everythings come up nice and flat.

Here are all the bits along with the block...

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here is the fully assembled bottom end, yet i've got to sort the cylinder head but still got to choose the best combo for it.

the machining job is no1, thanks to southside engine centre for that. :)


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well, its about time I got the car back all freshly painted in the original factory colour.
Very happy with the bare metal paint job. The surface rust in the engine bay is finally gone and now all you can see is a straight engine bay in one colour and no rust spots. :)

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SHE ALSO LOOKS A LITTLE MORE FAT WITH THE NEW CUSTOM PURSUITIES AND TIRES THAN BEFORE[/COLOR]


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Few evening pics
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THE FINAL FINISH CLOSE UP, PICTURE PERFECT REFLECTION FROM DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITH ZERO DENTS :)
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Slowly I've started to assemble the rear end starting off with the rear bumper and tail lights and install sound deadening in the boot and the shelf than eventually get the inside of the car done. The difference is very noticable from before and after installing the sound deadener, will definetely ipmrove cabin noise compare to before and make it a little more quieter.

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Also have took out the front steering components to install all new tie rods, ball joints, whiteline bushes through out, pretty much got everything that i can change to improve the steering geometry. The steering should be much more responsive than before. All the old joints have split and lost grease so were pretty much useless.

The rear shelf is now complete with sound deadener. Still cant believe the difference this stuff makes and it's the same thickness as normal dynamat.

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Thats how the interior stands now. Have cleared out all the things I dont need and started cleaning it up. Have to grab some dry ice tomorrow in order to get rid off the old sound deadener before I lay down the new one.

Give's me a head ache looking at it at this state, long way to go yet.

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what brakes are you going to run ?

Was it Brian from SSE that sorted you out? Top guy, not caught up with him in a while, so unsure if he's even still there.

Orange A9X Torrana, may or may not be running NOS ;)

[QUOTE=mARC;482081]Was it Brian from SSE that sorted you out? Top guy, not caught up with him in a while, so unsure if he's even still there.

Orange A9X Torrana, may or may not be running NOS ;)[/QUOTE]


It's Graham and Neil. I know Graham has been a part of the company for years and took over ownership.
They're a bit pricey but it was worth the money with all the machinig they done for me. Definitely recommend them.

Not sure about the orange Torana but I Know Graham is the one who has been race prepping John Zappia's HQ race car.
Last time I was there he had a billet big block that cost $20k ex USA for Zappia's engine build.

[QUOTE=seagull;482075]what brakes are you going to run ?[/QUOTE]


Currently it's running the rx7 4 pots and 2 pot rears. It's got individual wilwood brake-fluid reservoirs for front and rear.They're pretty good ATM. Might change to something else down the track.

That's them there
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Absolutely love where your going with this, reminds me a bit of my mates Datsun 1200 ute with VG30 in it. Will be following this thread, look forward to further updates. :-)

A little update for those who are interested. :)

Just got some pictures of the car when it was stock back in the day.

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Good pic
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She looked tidy indeed
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Breaking into 11s back in 05 T25 hi-flowed bushbearing turbo and only 179kw atw and 205 50 R15 rubber ;)
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To the current day now


This is the wilwood brake set up...

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The snail GT3076R

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Powertune turbo manifold has arrived and now it's all mounted up, Also got a Garrett turbo blanket to prevent paint melting on the bonnet. :)

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The clearance for the waste-gate is perfect, just misses on the strut tower
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I love the way the turbo sits in the engine bay when you're looking from the side.

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Also mounted up the boot lid and a custom latch was made up with a cable feeding to drivers seat to pop the boot open with.*

The plate surround has been shaved off and the boot lock deleted, looks much better plain and the plate sits in flush.

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Unfortunately I can't fit the *at fabricators in 6 weeks time but have gone over board with more changes. :D
That will be the only delay at the moment.*
It's better I take things slowly rather than rushing and run into problems. :)

[B]-[/B]In order to get the new intake plenum sitting flush the wilwood fluid reservoirs have to be moved a little to the left so while that is going to be the issue and while being moved a set of 3 aluminium reservoirs will be made up with billet caps. All will be polished up and will look so much better than the plastic wilwood reservoirs.

The rest but got most things now.

-Custom fabricated intake plenum
-70mm polished throttle body
-HKS fuel rail with braided lines*
-740cc Injectors
-Custom overflow can and Oil catch can (don't like the current ones)
-Splitfire Coilpacks
-Custom cold air intake with box
- New design Tial mvr 44mm External wastegate
-Custom 3" TBE exhaust and screamer pipe
-Hidden wiring in the engine bay
-Shave the Nissan rocker cover writing and polish it up to a chrome look finish

The car is going back to upholsters to get the headlining made up so I can get the windows back in place. Than the interior is complete finally and cosmetic stuff to follow up.

Thanks for reading and I'll be updating as things come along

Good ol SR20 looking good mate

brilliant!!

this thing is going to be a weapon. So jealous. The definition of sleeper right here!

That's a "real" sleeper :)

Lookin very cool!

that thing is a weapon

Looks awesome mate. I have a KE55 which im looking at throwing in the same sort of thing, good to see another one floating around the traps they are not that common anymore the old corolla.

For those who might be interested.
she's getting there slowly at fabricators. No rush for me but cant wait to see the finished engine bay. :D

It will be getting E85 set up too so watch out. LOL. :D

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Will gather some more pics when the engine bay is filled in with more shiny bits.


cheers

E85 tune! LOL not enough neddies in that shell already?

[QUOTE=GTB Liberty;564178]E85 tune! LOL not enough neddies in that shell already?[/QUOTE]

haha, it never ends. It's always one of those "yeah, might aswell" and just keeps adding on the build list. LOL

Modding cars is like owning boats - holes that consume money.

What a beast. Personally think you should polish the compressor housing. If you want i can do it for you for a small fee. Clean it up and get rid of the tag plate etc...

I did Tino's. Check his out.

[insert Russ polishing knobs joke here]

epically beautiful

what a beast, i love it :D

one of my best mates just bought an SR20 that he will be shoe-horning into his old school vauxhall viva ;)

^^^
Cheers to all for the kind words, glad to see people still appreciate these old school JAP mobiles. :)
@RUSSGT- Cheers for the offer mate but it's already been quoted to polish the compressor by the fabricator.
@STRUBARU - Is he dropping in a turbo SR or going 20de in the niva?

Let us know how much they quote if ya dont mind. Just so i know.

It's about $250ish.

what a beast!

best of luck selling :)

[QUOTE=Brett Allan;564257]what a beast!

best of luck selling :)[/QUOTE]

Nah, Not for sale. Lol.
She'll be a keeper for years to come.

Cheers anyways

[QUOTE=DZENCI;564286]Nah, Not for sale. Lol.
She'll be a keeper for years to come.

Cheers anyways[/QUOTE]

hahhah, was going to say, keep her for a long time!

looks mint! :D

Wow wat a project!

that engine looks soooooo nice..... thanks for posting

u happen to have anymore pics of the work on the engine?

yeah my mates just chucking an n/a sr20 in the viva, i think he's just ripped the old donk out this week

[QUOTE=DZENCI;564212]^^^
Cheers to all for the kind words, glad to see people still appreciate these old school JAP mobiles. :)
@RUSSGT- Cheers for the offer mate but it's already been quoted to polish the compressor by the fabricator.
@STRUBARU - Is he dropping in a turbo SR or going 20de in the niva?[/QUOTE]

Niva

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Viva, just a little different

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[QUOTE=coon84;566236]Wow wat a project!

that engine looks soooooo nice..... thanks for posting

u happen to have anymore pics of the work on the engine?[/QUOTE]

Will get more pics once the rest of the fab work is done.

[QUOTE=Strubaru;566273]yeah my mates just chucking an n/a sr20 in the viva, i think he's just ripped the old donk out this week[/QUOTE]

Nice, should go pretty hard still in a light shell like that. Keep us posted

[QUOTE=Pimpreza;566372]Niva

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Viva, just a little different

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Cheers for the correction. It would be pointless in a niva tho. Lol.

much love for this haha, love sleepers :)

Stunning. Love it.

Bit of a update...

Well...since last update Mrs gave birth to two beautiful girls so I am a proud father. Haha.

I had to put the project on hold for a bit in order to get all the more important things done. Just finished building my house which was a challenge but all has come together now and now it's time to put the time and more $$$ into this granny mobile.

In the mean time I had a few things done and a few changes. I decided to sell the Hks cams I originally had and got my self some Kelford 266/270 cams. (Will be slightly more lumpy but Sean will try and even them out so they aren't that lumpy).


Also had a few parts chromed

Got the hood vents done by The bronzing Studio in Sydney. Had to send them there and two weeks later it was looking just how I wanted it. It was a bit difficult to do as there were coats of paint on them from previously but it was manageable all tho it cost a fair bit. Lol. I thought it would finish the front end nicely.


No bathroom spec here like Tino, paving and direct sunlight :D

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Also had the wipers done in Perth

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I have to take a pic of the suede head lining I got done, it's so nicely put together and you could stare at it all day.

The biggest change or should I say headache will be to put the original dash back in. I originally stripped down the original dash and had a custom one made up. The custom dash hasn't grown on me and I can't seem to handle it being there over the original.
My main problem is that I got rid of most of the old dash parts and now I have to source some via eastern states until I gather all the necessary parts to complete the original dash. So far I have found someone who might have everything I need so fingers crossed it all goes well.

Custom part of dash in suede finish

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Now I am in need of a opinion.. I know it's a old car and after market gauges suit most old cars. I was thinking of either getting a Motec or Aim dash in order to have a clean and simple dash without having so many gauges.

Picture it like this... If you're driving along, you see the appearance that the car has from outside and next thing you notice is a digital dash. I don't know if it will be too much or it will fit alright being something different.
Old car (sleeper appearance) + digital dash?


Cheers for reading

Nothing wrong with retofitting modern technologies imo.