Hi guys, thought id post up my newest build thread. Last time i did this my zed was a black "stocky", gettin Black beasts gt2871r high flows wacked on and all the usual 100k service gear done etc. That was about 3yrs ago now. Since then it hasnt missed a beat and is goin strong at close to 500hp with full spool @ 4200rpm, been resprayed blue and had some pannel beating done here and there when its come off the road to hit mulch piles etc . Any way, works finally picked up a bit and i can finally afford to forge it to prevent engine hassles later on down the track when i might not be able to afford repairs. Iv been doing more and more drift/trackwork in it so it will give me good piece of mind knowing its not a stock motor gettin flogged each time. Anyway, enough writing and more pics... here are my latest purchases from Coz that were payed for less than a week ago and already on my door step. ( Coz never dissapoints) .....and thats the zed, (minus Anti's escort)
yeh got vids but gotta sort out the mega pixel setting on the go pro (and work out how to edit) cos the files turn out huge and take upto 3hrs to upload even to youtube
Don't know why, but your zed is stupidly tough, like way more than it should be. I should hate it... But I love it.
So will be able to beat my NA then after you have done this haha And then I woke up lol but looks good man cant wait to see it. Give us a yell if ya need a hand on the weekends with anything
nice work dude. should be able to thrash it for years to come now with strong reliability.....pending mulch piles. :br::br:
progress pics Got some pre engine pull work done on saturday after cleaning the shed up a little gettin ready for this tech day. exhaust out rad and oil cooler and sandwitch plate disconnected engine will be out this weekend so there will be a lot more pics ahead
wrapping exhaust haha cheers, mate. Ok, so today i decided to wrap the front part of my exhaust while its off the car. Its Been getting stinkin hot in the foot well ever since iv upgraded to the toyz 3'' dumps and full 3 inch system. I wrapped the front half of the test pipes and left 1.5m or so of wrap for the dumps themselves that i can wrap once the engine is out. Soaked wrap in water to make it easier to use one side done wrapped both sides done left over wrap for dumps hopefully this solves the bloody heat problem. Bloody annoying wen even on a 20deg day ur sweatin like mad after a 5-10 min run on the track
Ah no shit, il look into it. Will be good to put up there with engine etc out of the way. Just glue on stuff ay?
ah yeah, just looking at it on ebay, you reckon 12'' square will be enough? only really concerned about foot well so thinkin just taping it above the dump there
The cheapest way to get it is in the 2" rolls, least amount of money per square foot Get a roll, use as much as you need, once you have some you'll find lots of places to put it
do you have any photos of the piston tops and bearings? im gonna push my current stock motor pretty hard (for 400m not drifting lol). yours is the hardest working stocker I know of so good reference. if not all good. got inline filters to save my turbos if mine goes pop
Ok, iv decided to gas flow and port the heads myself. Turns out my missis old man has all the tools and equipment required for the job. He use to work at an engine building joint and has done it quite a few times himself. Iv also had some new parts arrive today I also got to polishing my radiator pipes, alot easyer than i thought. Did a patch on top first to see what itl look like in the end, il be finishing them off this weekend.
