Project Great White

[jessemkiiis]

decided not to rebuild my ct26 so i picked this up

when i bought the turbo it never crossed my mind that it would need new oil lines so that set me back a little time wise.
ended up ordering the flanges an lines and fittings from Driftmotion should be here sometime next week. I have to say those little pieces add up quick. $150 bucks but what can you do had to have it.

finally I got all the oil out of the intercooler and piping. used some header wrap I had laying around and put it all back together minus the Turbo.

hopefully the next update will be about how I drove it down the road for the first time in forever blah blah blah. guess well see...

 

[Beals]

good plan, you'll make more horsepower top-end that way, I kept my rebuilt/upgraded ct-12as and now my cams are useless, unless maybe I get a shot of nitrous for 6-8k rpm lol

 

[jessemkiiis]

quick update, got some stuff in from driftmotion so I can make my oil lines. hopefully I can find time to get started on it this weekend, if not maybe Monday.

-4 feed, -10 drain hose with AN fittings and Arizona Performance flanges and the block adaptor for the feed line. needed a new CPS plug while I was at it.

I mocked the drain flange to the turbo and ran into this little problem.hopefully I can just clock the center cartridge and make it work.

 

[Atlas]

loving this build! Can't wait to see the car all painted up and running!

 

[fromgehenna]

Nice build. Always liked white supras.:thumbup:

Turbo oil drain can be tight some times. My OldCrappys drain looks like this.

 

[jessemkiiis]

clocked my center cartridge to fix my clearance issues. cant believe I didn't think about that to begin with.

had to mock the turbo several times in order to get the drain hose the correct length

put it all back together and heat wrapped the intercooler piping.

I've driven the car twice now but she hits fuel cut with the quickness. I think before I take it out again im going to go ahead and buy 550's and make a trip to the dyno for a tune. after converting to cop and doing the 12v fuel pump mod the car starts a lot easier even runs smoother.
I cant wait to hit the rolling road and see what kind of numbers I can put down.

 

[jessemkiiis]

did i forget to say i bought another car?

 

[AbsoluteSpeed]

Badass chivelle!

I can't say I understand heat wrapping the intercooler pipes.
Maybe the cold side (especially with the 7m's ic pipe going over the turbo) but is wrapping the hot side beneficial? Wouldn't that hold heat in? Maybe I'm looking at this the wrong way.

 

[jessemkiiis]

It keeps the heat out more than in, my setup gets heat soaked in a heartbeat, plus I had a lot of it Layin around so no harm no foul. I figure every little bit helps.
I bought the Chevelle to have as a project for me and my son, good thing he's only 5 months old lol. Maybe I can have the supra done in the next year or so and concentrate on it.

 

[jessemkiiis]

Figured I might as well post a couple more pis of the Chevelle

 

[jessemkiiis]

well guys Ive had my fill of 7M problems, car ran good for a little while but I blew my last headgasket.
started pulling the engine, parted out almost every 7M specific part on the car and Im going 1JZ.
I was a little sad at first but the more I think about it im sure that motor hated me with everything It had.
wish I had the money to go big single right out of the gate but more than likely that money will be spent else where.
Damn it Im going to dailey drive this car weather it likes it or not.

 

[Silver MK3]

Damn it Im going to dailey drive this car weather it likes it or not.

This made me laugh, it's nice to see another Alabama owner. Hopefully everything goes well with your 1J project.

 

[BabylonDown]

Man I was just reading through your build thread and was hoping by the time I reach the last page there would be some pictures or video of it running.

It's amazing the progression over the years though. I commend you for your dedication. It's sad to see it not submitting to your authorita!

 

[jessemkiiis]

Honestly when it ran taking pics or videos never crossed my mind. my first Supra did exactly what I told it to when I told it to. this one seems to have an attitude problem.
The new engine will be ordered next week and I don't plan on dragging the swap out.

 

[jessemkiiis]

Engine is here, now I hurry up and wait on swap parts

 

[supraguy@aol]

Looks good.
Better luck with this engine.

 

[jessemkiiis]

I've got a really good feeling about this one. Not to mention I'm going to keep it mostly stock and enjoy the ride.

 

[suprakid93]

like BabylonDown said, i was waiting to see some finished pics or videos of it running ha. but good luck on your JZ swap! im in the middle of one myself! subscribed to your thread!

 

[jessemkiiis]

I've been workin on her a little bit at a time, progress is slow but it's still progress.
Here's some updates

Light weight flywheel with arp bolts

Spec stage 2+ clutch kit

New oem bell housing to mate up to my old R154

Some cosmetics

Driftmotion AFPR Kit and PS hose

More cosmetics

Wiring

On her way home

Mocking up all the ic piping and ic

More cosmetics and starting to button things up.

Going today to hook up the throttle cable and start looming the harness change oil stuff like that.
As soon as my radiator hoses get her I should be able to take her down the road.

 

[Silver MK3]

Nice progress! I'm glad to see that you have been working on it since the last update.