My Car

[cactus]

Thought i would post some pics of my car as someone asked me too.

Its a 1973 HQ with a few minor mods, all work was done by my old mand and i helped out as much as possible.

[V8ENZ]

nice Matty

just got it on the benz now that you got the boost sorted out

[redline07]

Looking good matt, looking forward to seeing it sometime.

[upgarage]

nice conv

would get some angry holden fans

[[RX2]]

not bad matt , something different thats for shore .
as i keep asking you when are you going to get rid of that rb20 ! :lol:

[ReaperSS]

Very neat!

The VL dash would of been a mission to fit and wire up.

Whats it go like?

[180SXTCY]

nice conversion mate, looks good, yeah what it go like?

[cactus]

Hey cheers for comments :P

Booga, i will get rid of the 20 when i get some more money but uni makes it hard. But its surprising how good the 20 goes hey... its not that gutless down low and it revs real real hard. It goes very well in the HQ, very surprising... i was dragging some SS commodore (before i had tune, 3inch exhaust and SAFC) and at 100km i was pulling away from him, not easily but was definitely pulling. Id say at the moment it would prob do like a high 13 (its got 3 inch from dump, SAFC II, FMIC, bigger turbo and tune) But the hi-stall and torque converter will fix all the low end problems soon =D

The dash was not that hard to install, it needed some lengthening on each side by bout 50mm but was easier than expected. The old man didnt take to long with the wiring either (it runs a full VL harness) but when we put the 20 in, the wiring of the motor and ECU to the VL harness and some of the old HQ bits was an absolute b!tch lol. And then we had to do the wriring of the R33 auto, which without pin outs or a wiring diagram was an insanely difficult task... that was the hardest part of the conversion and took most of the time. we were expecting a two week conversion, the wiring alone took 5 weeks.... but considering it was all done by my old man (a plumber) and my uncle (physicist) i guess thats why it took a little longer.

I had some major turbo problems as well. it was making a loud noise which we were told was a torque convetrer isssue, so we changed the gearbox but it was still there. so i changed the turbo to the standard one, and was still there, so i bought another turbo (after someoen then told me it was the turbos making the noise) and finally 3 tubros later it worked lol.

So in the end we have the rb20 engine harness, the R33 auto, VL harness and some HQ left overs (lights etc.) which made for a lot of fun. But end result is awesome... old school beauty and Jap technology

[Rossco]

all work was done by my old mand and i helped out as much as possible.

this makes it even better. Well done mate.

[IN DETT]

you lucky bastard (just jokes)
all that room i wish my LJ could have had as much room as that when i did mine
but looks awesome,
give it a couple of months and my torri will be on the road again have to go for a cruise

[ZedEx]

Wow! Nice conversion! Looks great.

[Joe]

Nice one Matt..

Yep, your old man is very handy.....just gotta take one look at his Monaro to see that ;)

[upgarage]

post pics of monaro

[TJ]

Yeah im a huge fan ....

[V8ENZ]

the munro is ****
i mean look at his gay choice of engine
http://www.thepurplecircle.com/uploads/post-580-1151732553.jpg

[upgarage]

hey what motor is that?

looks like a 253

[V8ENZ]

1uz

[cactus]

lol yeah its a 1UZ-FE... ill get some pics up for you all tonight, the motor is in now with his front mount, exhaust system is done, and he is starting the intercooler piping, he just finished building the inlet manifold...

[Milhouse]

i remember seein this car at hillarys one time, when it was the RB30e engine.. had to be shown the engine bay to prove me wrong lol :)

awesome work

[yumafia]

Thats a very good choice of engine.... Dont forget that red supra runnin 1uz twin turbo made over 600hp at the wheels and the gearbox blew up at the plex.

[redline07]

Supra with a 1UZ twin turbo? Who has that?

[Nemi]

its something about cubes and turbos that really get me amped.

[cactus]

he is running standard internals and GT28R's with the R154 box.... only aiming for 400 at the wheels (10psi is max boost he is allowed to run we've been told) but knowing him he will go out and buy forgies etc. later on.

[Tre-Cool]

You and your Dad should be PROUD, that is a Awesome job!

[Brockas]

hey what motor is that?

looks like a 253
I'm so offended, 1UZ + turbos = toyo power.

Seen the HQ out on a TPC cruise, had to look twice when I saw the cooler, very nice.

[DCIEVE]

well done, got the old redtop running!

[Lonewolf]

awesome car and conversion matty.
cant wait til the old mans is on the roads, and one day when you put in a '26 and chop him :D

[cactus]

lol thats the plan!
but no matter how much i spend he will make sure his is faster

[OneJ]

Very nice.

[cactus]

hey nick didnt even see u there!
yeh got it running, turns out it wouldnt start because of one wire we left undone haha, so the ECU was fine but the ignitor was definitely dead!

[Jimmy_S]

mmm... a mate of mine has a 1UZ powered 7m supra(black tho)... turbo's on the way... will OWN!!! :D

[tuyen]

seen it at uni and at some cruises, also when ya came pickup the afc! love the paint work and interior setup too

really really nice. well done man :)

[yumafia]

Supra with a 1UZ twin turbo? Who has that?

I dunno his name but he did all of his work with Ray Ferrari in High Wycombe, i juss spoke to him 1 nite at the plex and he does run forged internals, car was crazy on the track and his last run he blew the gearbox. Its red color and last time i saw it had a yellow sticker which was few months ago so i dunno if its still on the road if someone knows Ray he'll probably know if the cars still alive.

[yumafia]

When i was gettin some parts of Ray i spoke to him bout the Supra, according to him it cant even be boosted to max coz gearbox cant hold it, but i later heard it has a high chance of making 800rwhp i dunno if its a rumor or a fact but sure does have some serious power now.

[redline07]

Well then that's Wayne's supra, it a 1UZ with a single T88-34D, and it blew the clutch up last time. And yes i do know Ray...he's my uncle..

[yumafia]

So how much is that supra makin with the 1UZ

[redline07]

nothing at the moment...

[Miami]

Wayne's waiting for a HKS carbon/carbon triple plate clutch to come over to see if he can finally have something that can handle the torque, from speaking to him at the AHG day a few weeks back.

Yumafia - think it might have actually been the diff he blew, cos he bought my LSD off me about 2 months ago (well, swapped, cos I had the tall ratio)

[yumafia]

Not sure ay people where sayin that it was the box so i dunno, i guess Wayne is the only one who knows what went.. But if i remember rite it was in 3rd that it went fuked, whatever it was that blew, was from a big Hp and that car had plenty off.

[Miami]

I'm not saying it wasnt the box, may well have been, cos I know he also replaced that pretty recently (getrag 6spd i think - jarrod??) but yeah, he trashed his old lsd as well. I'm sure he'll have it out and about when he gets his clutch sorted out.

As for the sequential TT 1UZ that was mentioned elsewhere in this thread, was that the one up for sale in the quokka recently?? Harlequin paint, etc...

EDIT: nope, thats single turbo as well...
"SUPRA fitted with Lexus 4L V8, T76 turbo, front mount intercooler, Lexus auto, shift kit hi stall, Valveside body kit, Harlequin paint, too much to list, very fast $45,000. Dnella. 9375-2552 or 0403-251-865"

[redline07]

Yeah shane that supra for sale with the veilside kit is the one that got done first.

[Jimmy_S]

Sounds BOMD! :D

[cactus]

hi-jack another thread lol this is mine

took some cool pics of car so will post them in an hour or so

[Sciflyer]

jeezus.... all these FI 1uz's im hearing about lately im starting to feel left out :(

Seems to be becoming a fairly popular (if complex) conversion

[V8ENZ]

sorry matt

rb20's suck
1uz's rock

[Joe]

Also, good to se ya at uni today Matt :D

[cactus]

lol nick, u got owned by an rb20 running 6psi and 3.45 diff gears with no tune and 2inch exhaust :P

[V8ENZ]

but i did it in style

[cactus]

Ok, here are some pics of the old mans

top one is of the car at AHG
and the other two are taken just today ... enjoy :D

[Passage GT]

awesome car dude
go the rb20!
don't underestimate the lil 2 litre:)
i really gotta show this to my brother so i can talk him into putting an rb20 into his lj
car is immaculate xu1 replica but currently running a 202 with a t04 and suck through carby styles
so it's kinda average:P
your old mans monaro is hot as too
can't wait to see and hear it once it's completed
coulda kept nissan theme and got a vh41 though:P