View Full Version : GREEN MK1 turbo SWAP PROGRESS
matt dixey
11-08-2006, 00:17
hi peeps me again, big thanks for the encouragement on my turbo swap. just a quick update. the engine mounts are made and im a proud owner of a mint pre accident mk2 turbo , just cant wait to get the motor out so i can start getting it blinged up :jump: ive got some great ideas for some body mods (vents etc) plasma cutters are so much funrotflmao will keep you all posted with some piccys on the way.......... matt....
lodgeman
11-08-2006, 01:41
looking forward to seeing this one !:thumbsup: good luck mate!
Gary Symons
11-08-2006, 06:21
Cool, keep the updates coming.
^ :woods:
wooo, a plasma cutter, not had the peasure yet although i hear great things. good luck with your swap, this ones going to be a minter !
Paul Woods
11-08-2006, 07:27
:popcorn: you want some adam?
Sponge Bob
11-08-2006, 10:16
As Lodge says - well looking forward to this one... good things ahead I'm thinking!!
Jiff Lemon
11-08-2006, 11:14
/ bangs monitor several times....
Pics not working Matt! ;)
/ Pulls up chair next to Woodsy and Adam, waits for popcorn.
:popcorn: you want some adam?
:popcorn: *eats whole bag...
what suspension and brakes ya have or plans etc ?
Limeymk1
11-08-2006, 14:07
Nicks bag. http://atlas.walagata.com/w/limeymk1/Gifs/c095.gif
Get those piccies up.:mrgreen:
Nicks bag. http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2005/04/52.jpg
Get those piccies up.:mrgreen:
what about my bag..?
(loving the smilie):afro:
matt dixey
18-10-2006, 22:03
hi peeps, sorry its been a long time coming { its medical honest:hehe: } so heres the latest update on my swap. first thing was a 10 hour round trip to somerset to collect the doner. guess which one?
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/10/75.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/10/76.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/10/77.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/10/78.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/10/79.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/10/80.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/10/81.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/10/82.jpg
hope thats enough to be going on with cause im nackerd now.......:mrgreen:
That`s a strangely smooth color:) What did you use on the gearbox? Looks good. More pics as you go along please. Good progress.
Marksman
18-10-2006, 22:19
Fantastic progress Sir.
I was worried in the first pic that you'd bought a plastic kit of a MK2 turbo from ebay when I saw those axle stands in the background...
It's also very kind of you not to mention a hell of a sacrifice to go on a mission to rid the world of that green paint. (I'm sure you must have used all that was ever made by now.) I'd have loved to see that car next to Paul's original MPY car, they would have looked like long lost twins :thumbsup:
Keep up the stonking attention to detail, all the best,
Owen.
Mistertwokw
18-10-2006, 22:21
nice work there mate, that gearbox looks fantastic, keep it up:popcorn:
millentubby
18-10-2006, 22:27
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/10/79.jpg
"When someone said to Matt 'you should put a 3S-GTE in your Toyota' they thought he knew to put it in on the mk1!"
:lol:
(referring to Forklift incase no-one got that...my jokes can be a bit...crap)
Was yours the 'Strangely Smooth' Green mk1 at JAE? You still got all those uber shiney 4-AGE bits?! ;)
lodgeman
18-10-2006, 23:02
nice work mate! thats gonna look one mean mota:shades: well done!
suprising choice of colour :whistle: . lovely work matt, looks like a fab exhaust with that clip, thats ging to look mean under the rear
looking good Matt,look at how bling that intercooler pipe is ! :shades:
you going to have it done for JAE 2007?
you doing any other mods/changes to the car?
:thumbsup:
Looking good there.... liking the silver cambelt cover :thumbsup:
Paul Woods
19-10-2006, 06:25
superb! fantastic attention to detail,keep it up matt! if the old 4a-ge engine in your car is anything to go by this one is going to look the dogs do-dahs :thumbsup:
Miss.Pitstop
19-10-2006, 08:16
looking good!!! :thumbsup:
superchargedsam
19-10-2006, 08:46
wow amazing work indeed !
not a colour I'd go for but can't deny the qulity of the work thats gon into it, keep up the good work mate
after seeing your mk1 ast jae i thought youd never put the same effort into another motor but hey presto, youve only gone and done it again..
super clean..
Sponge Bob
19-10-2006, 13:05
*spurt* !!!
That engine looks mint:woods:
superchargedsam
19-10-2006, 18:42
Rowan if that wasnt so funny I would put a :woods: up but not bad for you fella ! Have to say I thought my engine was bling buts thats uber bling !
matt dixey
07-12-2006, 22:06
hi peeps, me again with another update. things have been going to plan thanks to the excellent guides and information available from everyone at tb and of course the genius mr woods himself:praise2: :praise2: :praise2:
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/12/17.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/12/18.jpg
and of course more bling
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/12/19.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/12/20.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/12/21.jpg
i have lots of loose ends to tie up and as of 1.20pm today it is now an up and running mk 1.5 :jump: :jump: :jump: :thumbsup:
superb mate looking sweet !
nice work there
:praise2: Amazing work Matt. That's a fine IC, I can't quite make it out but are the inlet and outlet both on the same side? Is it a custom job?
Sponge Bob
07-12-2006, 22:22
Dude... got to hand it to you - you know how to make an engine-bay look damn good...
Congrats on the start-up!! Any videos out of interest?
matt dixey
07-12-2006, 22:25
i should put more info but im not one for pc stuff,,,,,,, the ic is from a landrover tdi 200 and i didnt need to modify it
Nicks bag. http://www.woodsport.org/forum/images/recovered/2005/04/52.jpg
lol
There are many of us in the middle of swaps now. That`s good for documentation:) And pics are great:)
Awaiting updates:driving:
the ic is from a landrover tdi 200 and i didnt need to modify it
I wasn't expecting that. Nice find :thumbsup: Had a good look at some pics on t'internet and the ic looks like a sound solution. How are you planning on feeding cold air into it? Sorry about all the questions, I may very well go this route.
lodgeman
08-12-2006, 00:15
excellent work mate! up and running for xmas then!! :thumbsup:
superchargedsam
08-12-2006, 01:13
Matt most impressed fella ! hope you aint copying my alternator there ;)
Paul Woods
08-12-2006, 06:52
looking mint fella! polished driveshafts too! bloody hell! 10/10
add your details to the swap register or i'll do it if you like?
Gary Symons
08-12-2006, 06:58
Very nice job there, and congrats on the start-up!
mmmmmmmmm clean and shiny, just as it should be.
Excellent work there fella, well impressed.
oh yeah..very nice..
have you given steveb a shout about a feature article in mr2only yet..?
if not do so immediatly..
millentubby
08-12-2006, 13:43
wow! So impressed!
are the hardpipes and all other shiney bits chromed or just polished??
matt dixey
08-12-2006, 22:25
wow! So impressed!
are the hardpipes and all other shiney bits chromed or just polished??
hello mate, every thing that is alloy is pollished and all the steel parts are chrome, luckily i have the kit and a lathe to do the polishing myself which keeps the cost down
matt dixey
08-12-2006, 22:51
[QUOTE=Shugsta]I wasn't expecting that. Nice find :thumbsup: Had a good look at some pics on t'internet and the ic looks like a sound solution. How are you planning on feeding cold air into it? Sorry about all the questions, I may very well go this route.[/QUOTE
feeding cold air to the ic mmmmm thats a good one mate. ive given this lots of thought and i believe to get cold air in you must first get the hot air out so a vent on the rear quarter on its own wont work as it will just create an air pocket. so now my plan is to use a vent on the rear quarter along with an induction trumpet fitted to the rear panel with ducting from the ic. hopefully this will keep things on the cool side, if not then im going for ice , lots of ice:hehe: :hehe:
matt dixey
08-12-2006, 23:42
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/12/34.jpg
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2006/12/35.jpg
fits well into the cubby hole , perfickt angle aswell to route some side vent air onto it , reckons thats going to work like diving brown :thumbsup:
hi matt great work there mate. can't wait to see this one!!!!!!!!!!!
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