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looks awesome mate. gotta love got bang for buck of an S475

Another update. Covid kicked my ass, so i sold off my old 5L setup. Progress will probably slow up til the end of the year but ive got plenty of little jobs to do in the meantime.

Mounted up my intercooler (aeroflow 600x300x100) by making up some simple steel brackets, used nutserts for easy install. Has 4 couplers in the system. 90* 4-3 off TB,…[Read more]

Thanks man. Been following your builds for years now. Always loved what you’ve done.

im mostly self taught. Have had some guidance from boilermakers at work but other than that just time. I’d never touched a tig welder before. Having a lot of fun just practicing, watching videos and learning the art. My welds aren’t the prettiest but they do th…[Read more]

bit of an update.

turbo and wastegate arrived, as well as my dump pipe flange.
Borgwarner S475 T6 and turbosmart 50mm GenV Progate.

Made the rest of my turbo manifolds, bought a TIG welder so been learning that process.

Dummy fit, Mounted up turbo, going to have to run elec power steering because my wastegate will be off the exhaust…[Read more]

bit of an update.

turbo and wastegate arrived, as well as my dump pipe flange.
Borgwarner S475 T6 and turbosmart 50mm GenV Progate.

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Made the rest of my turbo manifolds, bought a…[Read more]

As a litte bonus, here’s my daily driver GQ that i painted myself in my shed. Colour is toyota beige.

Now…

here’s where things get a bit interesting.

Have always wanted more power, the 5L was fun, sounded tough and has been reliable for the last 5 years or so. I was told by many people it sounds like a fast car, but it isnt haha. I considered bolting a charger to the 5L, but then i found a well priced LS conversion for sale on marketplace,…[Read more]

oh man…

It’s been a while since i’ve been on here. This will be a bit of a recap post following on from my dyno tune since most of my images are gone.

Had some fun with it for a few years. track days, drifting, drags & plenty of meets.

Destroyed a throw-out bearing at QR, kept throwing belts at lakeside

Wanted a change of rims, so…[Read more]

oh man…

It’s been a while since i’ve been on here. This will be a bit of a recap post following on from my dyno tune since most of my images are gone.

Had some fun with it for a few years. track days, drifting, drags & plenty of meets.

Destroyed a throw-out bearing at QR, kept throwing belts at lakeside

Wanted a change of rims, so…[Read more]

oh man…

It’s been a while since i’ve been on here. This will be a bit of a recap post following on from my dyno tune since most of my images are gone.

Had some fun with it for a few years. track days, drifting, drags & plenty of meets.

Destroyed a throw-out bearing at QR, kept throwing belts at lakeside

Wanted a change of rims, so…[Read more]

thanks mate!

Still out enjoying this thing, need to touch the tune up a bit but apart from that loving it. Getting the bug to chase some HP now, but will have to wait for a while. Still having fun so that’s the main thing.

ohh man i remember this thing!

Pretty slow on the old updates. Ended up putting a spool in a 3.45 diff gears, took over a month because i got severely knocked out in a soccer game and ended up with 6 stitches next to my eye, impared vision and concussion for about 2 weeks, so had to take it easy for a while. back in the swing of things now though.

Diff gears have completely…[Read more]

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Haha thanks man. Sounds the part just need some more grunt haha. Yeha just still not sure what to run. Was even considering a minispool but still thinking about the locker too. thanks man, wouldnt mind just coming for a passenger ride and seeing how it is in car.

Car looked the goods in that matsuri video too, bummed i couldnt go.

had its first track day at qr on the weekend. car went awesome. Makes me realise it isnt a quick car haha, but had fun cruising around the track. really need to sort diff gears and get both wheels spinning now, then probably save up for a charger.

Didnt even realise but i had a race against you yesterday at torque time, now i know why you beat me haha. how do you rate the auto lokka now after having it for a while? is the backlash noticable at all? still tossing up whether to put one in my VN or not.

Really need to update this more often. Got my gauges all sorted. Really happy with how it turned out, put green LED’s in them and at night they look awesome, not too bright and easy to read.

Also installed a sandwich plate and oil cooler setup. I plan on doing track days/skidpan days so figured i’d do it with the sandwich plate. Aeroflow…[Read more]

Really need to update this more often. Got my gauges all sorted. Really happy with how it turned out, put green LED’s in them and at night they look awesome, not too bright and easy to read.

Also installed a sandwich plate and oil cooler setup. I plan on doing track days/skidpan days so figured i’d do it with the sandwich plate. Aeroflow…[Read more]

keen to see this thing going! god clean donor to work with too!

I drilled out and tapped the T5 gearknob to suit my cube short shifter as the thread was different. is solid as and doesnt twist at all.

Also keen to see how these go price wise. reckon if would look good in my VN