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Dark Blue Metallic aka Midnight Blue if you will

Just read through the entire build, looks good! Can't wait to see it when its compete!

Updates.

My replacement filter element for my Trust intake came in in from Trust Japan. 3 week wait.







And picked up some fluids to get ready for TX2K10


6qts of German Castrol
2qts of Mobil 1 75W-90
1 Purolator PureOne Filter

Not Pictured
4qts of Castrol ATF
AT Filter

Also got to polishing the plastics on my car.

Wetsanded with 2000grit then polished with rubbing compund.





Scored a set of JDM bubble markers off a GA70



Polished those suckers too





Stay Tuned lots to do this coming weekend

To my knowledge the LSD oil has not been changed so it will be interesting to see if it has.

This post has been edited by JDMMA70 on Mar 7 2010, 07:18 AM

Keep it up!

I like the bubble sidemarkers alot more.

Where do you guys get these Purolator filters, online? Can't find them at any local stores. Same with Redline MT-90, no local places carry it so I may end up using Mobil 1 or Valvoline gear oil. Unfortunately most places seem to carry GL-5 equivalent oil, not GL-4 equivalent.

The only place i was able to find Purolator filters was at Advance Auto Parts. I have to go from store to store to get everything i need. I buy my oil at Autozone.

Olyimpic Auto Parts carries my MT-90, and Purlator I get from Pep-boys. Although, my local Pep-boys is ran by real car enthusiests so its alot different from other ones Ive been too.

Well time for another tune up. This time addressing the cooling aspect of my car.

I picked up a generic water pump from the parts store because i didnt want to use my OEM pump on a motor thats not going to be in the car much longer. I was at first scared that the Pump would have a cast impeller wheel. However im satisfied with the construction of this pump.





OEM Toyota/Aisin on the Left, Generic on the Right

Also replacing the fan clutch.





Yeah.....Autozone replacement on the Left, OEM Toyota/Aisin on the Right.

Im getting to it after breakfast.

Free bump for teh man!

Water Pump and new fan clutch install complete.

Starting to dismantle



and off the old water pump it looked fairly new. Aisin was stamped on the outside and not on the impeller like the other pumps ive seen. Wonder if the Green Coolant killed it.



Yes im running the evil green coolant but that shit will be out soon



Had no rtv used copper gasket instead



installed



more poison





Done



Now today i got rid of the old green autogaurd/prestone/peak coolant mix. Flushed out the rad, engine and heater core.

Zerex G-05 getting ready to dilute.





all finished i bought two jugs so i could have extra coolant incase i needed it.



Car is running noticbly cooler than before so thats a plus

This post has been edited by JDMMA70 on Apr 3 2010, 07:17 PM

Funny that you're actually happy about the stamped impeller on the water pump. Most L-engine guys avoid them at all costs, and prefer the cast type.

Just curious, why is it evil green coolant?, and not the green, the evil part

This post has been edited by Betrayal Jack Knife on Apr 4 2010, 05:32 AM

Prestone and other brand of coolant you buy at most automotive stores like to rust out the water jackets and eat at anything else in the cooling system. I think its just Yamaha engines that they using in Toyota like the 7Ms and my 3Ss.

Cant say Ive heard of the green causing that, I know the dexcool stuff does.

Green Coolant is usually High in Silicate which causes the aluminum in the head and block to errode. Since most foreign engines are made out of a different combo of metals. They formulate Coolant to fit the engine. Theres a BIG difference in formula in Toyota Red vs Prestone. You want a coolant thats Phosphate Free, Borate Free, and very low in Silicate or Silicate free all together. I have a block that was run on nothing but Green Coolant for about 15,000 miles. There is some serious pitting around the water jackets on both the head and the block. Toyota Red also leaves a protective film that protects and lubricates the cooling system parts for extended life. Zerex G-05 and Zerex for Asian Vehicles also are formulated the same. Various Factory coolants are as well specifically, Asian and European coolants. And everyone knows not to run Deathcool

Crap, I've been topping off my coolant using Prestone on my 5MGE. Maybe I should go bug my nearby Toyota dealership for the red stuff, I did work experience with them and maybe they can hook me up.

Zerex is one of those buy online-only fluids if I'm not mistaken? I haven't heard of it up until this thread, and I've never seen it in Canada.

This post has been edited by VolkChaser on Apr 4 2010, 12:19 PM

Sounds good, though the big problem here is that everyone just uses tap water to mix with their coolant, so all the lovely iron in the water gets built up and just destroys the coolant passages of various cars. Not too uncommon to find chunks of minerals in overflow tanks.

This is also true.

So, its been a while but lets just say my Car will have a new stable mate soon. You can start guessing what it is, until pics are posted.

That sure is a lot of information to go on. Does it drive on 4 tires? Does it have a steering wheel? Does it use hydraulic brakes? Is the gear box synchro-meshed? Does it use an internal combustion motor? I know answering some of these might give it away, but it sure would help our guessing!

Lol smart ass.

It does drive on four tires, it does have a steering wheel (thank god), it does have hydraulic brakes, theres no engine or transmission in it currently, but it is an internal combustion engine.

This old gal has some history...only has 74,000 miles

Two owner car, previous owner could never get it to run right, blown headgasket, rod knock, two failed rebuilds both times the block cracked. He only drove it to track and race events. After that in late 06 he just left the car at the local Toyota dealership. Where it sat for 4 years, two hurricanes rolled through during that time and the paint is practically gone, and it needs some major TLC. Big things coming though.



This post has been edited by JDMMA70 on Jul 5 2010, 05:11 PM

So update if you havent seen the dyno vid it put down 261 @ 10.5psi

I have a new job now so you know what that means suspension upgrade.

Everything goes down sometime in June or July.

Ive already spoken with Bmwneotype and hes setting me up with a set of Zeal Function Xs coilovers when im ready to put my downpayment down. All new bushing for the rear since all of them are frozen, brakes etc. At the same time im going to start gathering the last bits and pieces i need for the motor build i plan to send off in october or around that time to get machined finally. Stuff is looking up finally.