3SGTE/Turbo: new 4agte budget build

[donnyavery]

this just a post of my new very low budget build i thought i would post it sens there's not a lot of 4agte build posted here so im just looking for opinions and or suggestions im going to post pics and progress as i go (its going to be long)

im starting with a early 7rib 4agze block
this is the block after i cleaned and painted it (this is the color the car is getting painted too)
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im using a crank with 40mm journals and rods with 18mm wrist pins and a set of 9.4-1 pistons (because i have a good set laying around) i have a good pair of 8.0-1 4agze pistons but i do not have a good set of 20mm wrist pin rods

[Jackstand Queen]

I've got a set of 4 low mileage 4agze pistons and the 20 mm wrist pins laying around. At a guess, I'd say they have around 10 to 20k miles on them.

My problem with the pistons was that the block was too worn for the factory original sized 81mm pistons.

That would leave you with needing some GZE rods.

PM me if interested, I have trouble posting photos here.

[donnyavery]

i have the a good set of 4agze pistons it was the rods and crank that where annihilated but thanks any way

[Papo J]

Originally Posted by Jackstand Queen

I've got a set of 4 low mileage 4agze pistons and the 20 mm wrist pins laying around. At a guess, I'd say they have around 10 to 20k miles on them.

My problem with the pistons was that the block was too worn for the factory original sized 81mm pistons.

That would leave you with needing some GZE rods.

PM me if interested, I have trouble posting photos here.

How much are you looking to get for those? You can PM me if you prefer.

[donnyavery]

well i have to wait for gaskets i cant really move forward on the motor so here are some body work pics
http://www.mr2.com/forums/attachment...13417509134177

[donnyavery]

http://www.mr2.com/forums/attachment...1&d=1250917328

[Jackstand Queen]

I can do body work, but prefer using a wrench.

Papo J you got PM'd.

[donnyavery]

Originally Posted by Jackstand Queen

I can do body work, but prefer using a wrench.

i do body work for a living i like to turn wrench to get away from it (and the woman too )
so ive dropped 140lbs of my mr2 but does any one have any more suggestion (and thats with out taking any the of the interior out and not counting all the ac stuff i took out) im trying to take as much wight of the back tries im hopping to get the radiator move to the rear trunk today if i get time

[Jackstand Queen]

I haven't seen anything as new and unexpected in many years of cruising these forums as . . .. . . . moving the radiator to the rear trunk.

It would save some weight, and reduce the fill capacity of coolant. But the car's handling would suffer immensely. You'd have to cut holes in the trunk to create air flow for the radiator.

There are quite a few threads on weight reduction on this forum. Do some searches and see what's been posted.

[donnyavery]

the rad in the rear trunk im going to place it face down with the fans pulling and then run a duct to draw the air in and with screen in it to keep road dibree out of it and balance is some thing im not worried about because its for dragging and summer night driving(screwing around) there is to much wight in the back ive learned this the hard way ive tryed header springs and less power but still drives the @ss end down to hard any ways ill post pics of rad mod

[mr2tim]

My Project Drag Car was hit in the front when I got it. I SawZall'd off the entire front end down to the frame just in front of the suspension wheel mounts. Moved the rad against the front firewall and pitched the entire headlight assemblies. I molded the headlight covers to the hood.

I had to reinf the fenders to hold the bumper skin and used a super lightweight spoiler under the bumper. Dumping the 20lb front bumper reinforcement was a a drag strip only move, and not recommened if you are a street cruiser.

Like Jackstand indicated the reduced weight did make a big difference.!

[Jackstand Queen]

Don, the exhaust is directly under the rear trunk. Not only would you have the problem of hot air rising into the trunk, but you'd have radiant heat (infrared) blazing off the exhaust onto the radiator.


I managed to remove about 250 lbs from my car. And one of the stupider things I did was remove the heat shield that sits on top of the Cat. and muffler. Without it, the trunk got so hot, that anything left in the trunk got "browned". So I got some real thin aluminum sheet metal pieces, and sandwiched a layer of fiberglass between them. And screwed them down. Its was still a weight savings in the end though.

[donnyavery]

the problem here is im trying to leave it just legal enough to drive to the track and other local advents

Originally Posted by donnyavery

for dragging and summer night driving(screwing around)

so i have to have the head lights but im trying to figure out what i can make to eliminate the motors and some of the brackets and im trying to keep the body work light(wight)

a update got the all the yellow striped off the car and the dings in the roof have been fixed and the roof has been primed ill have pics later today hopping to get the roof edged out to day (the car is getting two toned black and orange same color as my celica)
http://www.mr2.com/forums/attachment...1&d=1251042199
http://www.mr2.com/forums/attachment...1&d=1251042199

[stu4u3]

Looks really good man. A too familiar site though, an MK1 on cinder blocks

[donnyavery]

well not a lot to up date tryed to take so pics but the cam died so i got these to crappy pics nothing in these pics are done it just in its place i need to finish up the brackets for the rad and i have to make and weild in the base plates for the tube
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[Jackstand Queen]

Originally Posted by stu4u3

Looks really good man. A too familiar site though, an MK1 on cinder blocks

Note my user name. Yeah that's right Jackstand Queen. It has literally been up on jackstands for years, although it has had brief periods of running, before breaking again.

[donnyavery]

my best friend calls my mr2 the jackstand warrior but funny thing is its only broke after he drives it thats why im redoing it now because he blew the motor so im doing the the motor and im doing the body sens money for motor parts are slow going right now and i have the left over body materials from customers cars so why not

[donnyavery]

well up date for to day i got my new seats (thanks mr3) and made all the brackets and got the rad almost done and fans are mounted and painted the turbo snail here are some pics
http://www.mr2.com/forums/attachment...1&d=1251422665
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[mr3]

Did the battery fit behind the seat still?

[donnyavery]

ya it was a little tight but still fit thanks when do you wont these axles ?