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Some idiot ran is HHR -----WITHOUT OIL----- locked it up and brought it in to the shop a few days ago. So I was notified today that I would be the one to pull the motor. We have a full shop with lifts and air wrenches and everything so its not going to be for lack of equipment. However noone in...

My apologies. I was in a hurry to post and made an ass of myself.

What would be the pros of going with a 1.5JZ over a full on 2JZ? Considering that this engine would be going into an A70 chasis. I should have no problem getting ahold of a 2JZ block and crank and would need to make the choice between grabbing a 2JZGTE head and slowly building up a full on...

Considering that the 2JZGTE (one T man, its not a Nissan) was made only with a V-160 6 speed manual and a A340E 4 speed auto you may be looking for a long time. However should you wish to have a 5 speed you have basically two alternatives. Either get the 1JZ bell housing and go with the R154 5...

Whats the price difference between the two? I am looking for a light alternative because my battery may go any time now.

The MKIV is in a bad place in the car market. Its almost an exotic supercar but with the problem of having the Toyota brand stuck on its nose. For the money of the top end MKIVs (70,000-120,000) you can pick up a new Audi R8, new Nissan GT-R, new BMW M3, used Aston Martin, used Ferrari 512 TR...

I see where you are coming from and I completely agree. I was not thinking about how far inboard the frame rails were either. The only thing I was thinking of is if any pressure was put on the floor it would break through if a thin layer of carbon was used. I like the idea of getting the...

It would go under the car and only where needed. And when floor pans would be cut a lip would be left and holes would be drilled in it to run the rivets through. I could see that the ends made of steel would probably be too thick and add weight and the aluminum tubing would end up being thick...

Get the BIC Divorced Down Pipe. Look in the vendors section on this site to find them. What it does is allows the wastegate to dump into another tube that is free of the main exhaust. As for filters go with APEXi. Someone ran a filtration and flow test on the top brand filters and APEXi won...

Is your battery from Braille?

Red is steel Grey is Aluminum Green is threading Blue is locking nuts Yellow shows the point where angles can be changed to fit different parts of the chasis. I am sorry it is kind of rough. I hope you can get an idea of what I am talking about as far as the cage's construction is...

Exactly. Like a mini cage for the bottom of the car, but instead of completing the cage out of one material, build the corners out of steel(so it can be welded to the cage, unibody, frame, ect) and thread it in such a way so that aluminum tubing can be threaded into the gaps in between the...

Yeah, aluminum/carbon fiber, I get off to it. No, J.K. I wish I could post pics of what I am talking about. I can't explain things to save my life. Well since your chasis is already stiff(no pun intended) you should have ample places to trim sheetmetal and replace it with lighter material.

I have an idea about unibody lightening. I am assuming you have removed the paint from the bottom of the car. Find the key structural points and build bracing like an exoskeleton cage from rock crawling but instead of having the entire total of bracing made from steel have steel tabs and...

This may be a question more for JJ but would it be possible to use aluminum wires in the harness. Or would there be too much resistence interfering with the functionality of the wires themselves. This is purely an academic question, as I don't know where to find aluminum wires of the correct...

I have seen Fairlady guys put an SR20 in their cars with even better results than the factory VQ. It doesn't seem like too much of a stretch to me. When I had my A80 I was thinking about doing the mother of abominations to it. An Audi 4.2 swap, the one out of the RS4 and R8, and Spyker C8 for...

As far as motor choices go, and I know I am going to get crucified on this, wouldn't the 3SGTE be a more viable option for a handler. It would move the weight back quite a bit with propper motor mounts. The A80s in JGTC ran this motor in GT300 class with good results. For killing weight...

I fit my old downhill bike in the back of my old MKIV. Its all in how you turn it and who wants to ride with you. And another plus of the tow-hitch rack is that when its not in use it adds weight to the rear of the car helping with the balance of the car.

BTW Chris. I keep forgetting to tell you that I have the stock front plug cover that came on the car. Its black and shiny. I'll bring it when I come back down in August.