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[Kyle]

First things first, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE FUCK I'M DOING!!!

That being said, if this thing ever runs, it's because I fucked up a lot of shit, spent a shit ton of money, and found JZXP. If it doesn't, I'll set it on fire, accept that I suck at life, and move on.

GOALS: To be done-ish (are they ever done?) by spring break 2011
500whp on 1jzvvti with stock cams
Break my douche stepdad off on his 1000rr with my x8

REALITY: It has rod knock when it fires and it never works


Started with this about a year ago, $300, bhg
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Spent all my money on 5spd swap and hg set and was off with ice cold ac. Drove it to the drivetrain shop with like a half inch of shaft engaged, pulled it in the Goodwill parking lot, waited for 2 hrs, and was off again.
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Thought I was cool til I heard it knock, so I did the only logical thing a broke kid can do and bought another x8 and r154 and shit off cl.
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And a Supra, and made shit happen over the first available weekend.
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So then that bitch started knocking too, so I cut it up and had it crushed. I'll find the pics later.

So I fucked up again, bought this. Wish registration was open back then so yall could have berated and belittled me into doing a reasonable na swap and I could be driving my car instead of crying.
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Did the first smart thing, blew my wad (haha) intended for the x on a 2005 focus and got a delivery job at pizza hut and started stackin$$$$$$$$$$!
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Bought a bunch of shit that didnt get me any further towards a fire, but will turn out cool. Here's a tease:
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Turbo's toast, so I bought this.
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Then I got tired of the Cressida headache, but still wanted to be cool since Cressidas are deemed cool, so I bought this hoping oneday someone will mistake it for an x8 and think I'm cool.
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And did this:
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FUCK Cressidas and 1jzvvti, yall can have this shit!!! I'm done!!!

























































Psyche!
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[Kyle]

So yeah, found this bitch about 30 mins North of me for my magic fucking number,$300. Left work early on a Wednesday, stole my gf's caravan and rented a trailer to "move into a new house" and burned off to get it. Four hours later it was sitting at my work and I was at the 2nd job slangin pizzas.



Rolled it off the trailer Friday morning solo, both helpers gayed out. Got to work.



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End of the day, tunnel beat, shit ready to happen:




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And now it sits. Waiting on a stupid adapter plate to get finished so I can start figuring out where to place shit. Getting impatient though, so if shit ain't happening by this weekend I'll probably have a t3 flange welded on the stock manifold cause that's holding me back. Well, that and cash. But cash is coming. I'm a month AHEAD on all my bills, and using all my money this coming week to stay that way, got my xmas money put up too, so it's time to make shit happen. I figure the next 2 months will be saving, followed by a month of splurging.


This is why I'm getting impatient, I want to mount this bitch!








Just got it back today. Probably gonna port the wastegate out tomorrow. Gonna be running the ct15 actuator with an extended rod for now.
4 inch all the way back. Harness is pretty much done, but my soldering has gotten better, so I'm gonna tear it apart again soon. Going to fire it on stock electronics to try and work out all the bugs, then the standalone comes in. Fuck wasted spark, fuck maf.

I've got a pretty good idea what I'm going to do for suspension, t3 style coilovers, but looking at different inserts than mr2, and custom spring rates. But that's a ways off, right now I just want to hear it run within the next 6 months.


THIS IS NOT A DRIFT CAR!!!!! IT WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE SLAMMED!!!!!!!! IT WILL PROBABLY NEVER RUN!!!!!!!!!


Cool shit comin in a couple months.

[DKALLDAY]

Pretty THUG NASTY BRAAH

[rayray]

THIS IS NOT A DRIFT CAR!!!!! IT WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE SLAMMED!!!!!!!! IT WILL PROBABLY NEVER RUN!!!!!!!!!

isn't that what project cars are all about?

[huckersideways]

THIS THRED IS FULL OF AWESOME.



















Just thought i'd point that out.

[redbullx83]

Your dash makes me feel emo, but looks good I made just put that vvti 1j in my car feels much smoother but can't find shit for aftermarket.

[Kyle]

Best way to fix an x90 ecu yet redbull!

[redbullx83]

Silence........I kill youu! If it goes out again I'm doing it.

[Gibbs]

This thread sucks! Jk I've seen all this shit going down hope to make it out there to get his shit rolling faster!!

[ChriSOL]

that dash is fucked to shit. do you want a slightly less cracked red dash?

[Kyle]

Thanks man, but Both dashes in my other cars were super clean on top, so I'm gonna dye one of them.

Redbull, I bet $100 that 2011 is the year of the vvti 1j. It's just that time, someones gonna step up to the plate and make shit happen, I can feel it. These things are getting easier to find and old ones harder (in similar condition). Keep that bitch, do it!

TXVTECFTW!

[Kyle]

Fuck me, the one day I plan to do something at work a hot job comes in so no porting today. Here's one of my favorite shots though, X chassis haz nice booty imo...



And some gayness



WUT?!



I think I'm gonna like these

[redbullx83]

We should hold hands on new years that sounds realistic lmao..

[mungface78]

Good stuff man

[Kyle]

no he di-int!

[redbullx83]

ohhhh u did!!!

[Gibbs]

what what holset is getting closer

[Kyle]

Stupid Cressida

[Gibbs]

i see your foot just letting you know

[Bill]

that's actually a severed foot, not his. good for cool retro-caveman-style gas pedal.