[HIZOKU] PIG EYE Streeter

[Urrik 0]

On 2/20/2021 at 6:51 PM, bigtoepfer said:

We're back, quick post some updates before it disappears again.

 

After two weeks, I was afraid it was gone for good this time

[bigtoepfer 0]

That round one looks like a good buy.  I'll probably go with that.  Now I just need to figure out how to plumb it to the 2J.  Seeing as most of that is deleted at the moment.  😂

[Jason 0]

On 2/23/2021 at 4:46 PM, Urrik said:

After two weeks, I was afraid it was gone for good this time

Brian is a glutton for punishment. Rumor has it, the JZXP server is now on a off-grid triplicate power supply primarily fueled by roadrunners on a treadmill, backed up to a tumbleweed burning hydroelectric furnace, and lastly a 70 year old 1 ton GMC dump truck converted to permanent PTO > generator. 

Change my mind. 

[Urrik 0]

I believe it.  Now JZXP is prepared to survive the assimilation of all message boards into Facebook, the forced electrification of our personal transportation, Chinese mainland invasion and following inevitable nuclear holocaust

[bigtoepfer 0]

On 2/22/2021 at 3:30 PM, ROBAPHENT said:

R1 came in two styles one like the ducati and one like this. the below link is my fav due to size/style. very simple 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-2001-Yamaha-R1-Fuel-Smog-Evap-Charcoal-Emissions-Canister-OEM-/372752335737

I ended up picking one up like this for about $20US.  It just arrived a couple of days ago.  Now to get it plumbed in.

[ROBAPHENT 0]

 Small update.

Rear strut bushes changed and fixed to suit. the rear end now in. found out driver wheel bearing is seized, axles boots need replacing and as you can see the axles look to be on the upward angle at strut full highet nothing dramatic and hopefully raising the diff mount will correct this issue.




has superpro make me a ISO diff bush


had issues with the front end, first being LCA's being a lot longer than i needed but the main issue was ball joints being stuffed and unable to bolt coils/knuckles in etc. caster arm are about 100mm too short so need to fabricate. but what shitted me the most was using mate for fabrication. awesome guy etc but I wanted the front end to be able to bolt in AE86 stuff and have no issues, instead, he made the AE86 stuff fit the X3 witch meant drilling some very expensive Cusco items. it's done now, just annoying and why I will prob not go this route with other cars.

So what is left? well remove it all, paint it all including the body and get what I need to be rebuilt. so it will be finished rolling/steering wise. the only major concern after this is the steering shaft and extractors everything else is essentially off the shelf and little fabrication items. oh and wheels to suit.


with a daughter, it has been really hard as after 7 pm im bugged and my weekends are spent with my daughter doing things. so i do regret not taking advantage of doing things before baby. but I will make it work.
 

[bigtoepfer 0]

I totally understand the doing things before baby bit.  Especially when I was sitting at home for a month or two during quarantine not working and waiting the last couple of months for a baby to pop out.

I am gonna shoot you a message I want to ask a question about the front end.

[ROBAPHENT 0]

Yeah, my daughter was born almost 11 months ago to the day, so she is a COVID baby, and was born during lockdown here in Australia. 

[bigtoepfer 0]

Mine just turned 9 months old three days ago.  Seeing as he started the manufacturing process about two months before anyone in China had ever heard of Covid I wouldn't call him a covid baby.  But he has definitely started life in the thick of it.  Was wild going to the hospital in the middle of everything.  Really sucked that my wife had tickets to fly to Japan to have the baby set to depart three months before the due date.  But her flight was cancelled.  So we suddenly had to start making plans to do everything here.

[ROBAPHENT 0]

22 hours ago, bigtoepfer said:

Mine just turned 9 months old three days ago.  Seeing as he started the manufacturing process about two months before anyone in China had ever heard of Covid I wouldn't call him a covid baby.  But he has definitely started life in the thick of it.  Was wild going to the hospital in the middle of everything.  Really sucked that my wife had tickets to fly to Japan to have the baby set to depart three months before the due date.  But her flight was cancelled.  So we suddenly had to start making plans to do everything here.

Yeah, while Australia was pretty good with COVID, we had to be isolated to the baby ward. im lucky and I have private health cover for my family so it was like a holiday stay. but stupid me did not understand/register when i was packing clothes i just packed clothes to suit people coming to see the baby, not the consent 36c degrees or what ever it was and no clothes to sleep in or wear other than jeans and tee's 

been good after though, even though we had to wear masks etc and was locked down to a 5km radius for the start. i have done my best to show her more then just the house. also helps living on 32 acers. 

[brian 0]

On 3/8/2021 at 4:44 PM, Jason said:

Brian is a glutton for punishment. Rumor has it, the JZXP server is now on a off-grid triplicate power supply primarily fueled by roadrunners on a treadmill, backed up to a tumbleweed burning hydroelectric furnace, and lastly a 70 year old 1 ton GMC dump truck converted to permanent PTO > generator. 

Change my mind. 

3 ton.  it's the 450 series.  get it right.  

[ROBAPHENT 0]

 So a minor update,

Due to time and getting over the car sitting there, I sent the car to 21Fabrications.



Rear-end is now in, straight. We ended up just welding in the cross member instead of having it bolt in like stock due to only needing the diff bush to be held into place. Essentially a cross between X6/X7 Cressida's. However, mostly tack welded to make sure the engineer will be 100% happy with the plan before 100% welding it in. I have also added some tiny braces to the camber adjusters.


The rack has been moved forward 20mm. However, as you noticed, the steering rack is sitting a little upright. However, this might not be a problem, but we will not know until we finish removing the slop out of the steering column/shaft.



Caster mounts and arms are now in place.


Other problems that have been run into are the S13 fuel tank simply too big for a low car. 100% will work if you sit at average ride height and like that Torana/VN drop tank look.



So options are fuel cell, custom tank or find a stock tank and convert it to EFI.

So this is all the work that happened after I dropped the car off Friday at lunchtime. So pleased progress is happening. A little disappointed I have not been able to work on it as much as I hopped.

What's next?

Install the engine and transmission.

So what are we waiting for?
The bearing for the steering shaft,
Radiator and thermo's to arrive.
Stainless exhaust manifold flange to be cut.
6-1 merge collector to arrive.

What I need to sort out,

Custom muffler for the rear of the car, want dual 2 inches in/outlets with round muffler so classic Japanese 240z style however there about 100mm too long so custom it is.

I also need to work out whether I put in a hotdog or another muffler to pass engineering. a person I know passed with the same engineer on one muffler, one hotdog setup. But he had no extractors. So feeling I might be close to the limit.

[bigtoepfer 0]

The benefit of the wagon is that if I chose not to have my spare under the car I could probably make the S13 tank fit.  Never really thought about it.  Or I'd have room for a MASSIVE fuel cell.  Dunno where else I'd put a spare though.  😅  I like all the space I have in the back.

[ROBAPHENT 0]

14 hours ago, bigtoepfer said:

The benefit of the wagon is that if I chose not to have my spare under the car I could probably make the S13 tank fit.  Never really thought about it.  Or I'd have room for a MASSIVE fuel cell.  Dunno where else I'd put a spare though.  😅  I like all the space I have in the back.

The fact I will be running 14x8 and 14x10 on the fucker, I'm just not going to have a spare and accept a tow home. I have thought I might put the battery etc., in there. This way, I can keep a full boot empty and everything under a false floor. 

[bigtoepfer 0]

On 9/20/2021 at 12:23 AM, ROBAPHENT said:

This way, I can keep a full boot empty and everything under a false floor. 

I don't know if you've prodded around in a wagon or not.  But the hole where you're spare is I've got a space for my jack and a few other goodies like the bottle for the rear window washer.  I usually keep a spare bottle of oil, the tool kit and a ratchet strap or two for securing stuff to the roof rack in there.  It's a handy little cubby.

[ROBAPHENT 0]

On 9/28/2021 at 11:19 AM, bigtoepfer said:

I don't know if you've prodded around in a wagon or not.  But the hole where you're spare is I've got a space for my jack and a few other goodies like the bottle for the rear window washer.  I usually keep a spare bottle of oil, the tool kit and a ratchet strap or two for securing stuff to the roof rack in there.  It's a handy little cubby.

I was thinking about buying a fuel cell that would fit in there because with a 14 x 10 etc, there would be no spare that would suit. I will have to just hope for the best I don't get a flat.
I have found a tank but I would still be missing sender etc. so still undecided what I should do. do I attempt to get the stock cluster working or do I just get a digital gauge and leave it at that?

 

Small update the steering shaft is completed with bearing fitted so the slop in steering has been removed. Engine and R154 going in tomorrow. good news is the collector is here

Radiator and Shroud have left japan, currently in Melb so will be here next week and stainless flange should be here next week. leaving the car for what I hope is the final stretch. with steering and engine fitted. it will be a case of wiring, getting fuel and brake lines sorted and the serviceable items like brakes a freshen up. 

[ROBAPHENT 0]

 

Engine and transmission are now in. 

[BoristheCat 0]

Looking good.  Just my two cents, but I would run a catch can off of your valve cover ports. Those mini filters tend to piss oil over everything in my experience

[ROBAPHENT 0]

2 hours ago, BoristheCat said:

Looking good.  Just my two cents, but I would run a catch can off of your valve cover ports. Those mini filters tend to piss oil over everything in my experience

Not sure what you are talking about mini filters? They are two radium fittings so I can put -AN fittings to a catch can.

[BoristheCat 0]

Oh word. From your pic they looked like those mini k&n filters that every honda fuccboi puts on their valve covers lol. 

Paying more attention to this thread lately. Waiting to hear a clip of your sweet induction nose with those trumpets. Trust valve cover is breaking the swag meter

[ROBAPHENT 0]

17 hours ago, BoristheCat said:

Oh word. From your pic they looked like those mini k&n filters that every honda fuccboi puts on their valve covers lol. 

 

I know what ones you are talking about now LOL.

 

[N.O. Drifter 0]

Very nice

[Foompla 0]

blast from the past over here

 

[ROBAPHENT 0]

So good news finally sourced a fuel tank. so will clean it up, fix it up and then put in an EFI setup. 

purchased air tank, vacuum pump etc for the brake master cylinder. washer bottle etc. just waiting on items to arrive  

[bigtoepfer 0]

I just want to hear it. I cant wait.