my build thread, gts...ish

[GavinJohnson]

haha ok then steven

[GavinJohnson]

updates!


stock cams, i think?

head off


bore looks good, good crosshatching




not sure, think these are stock too?

[GavinJohnson]

oh ps, thanks MUSSS you big cuddly bear for all your help

[Muss]

oh ps, thanks MUSSS you big cuddly bear for all your help

No, thank you! That cajun chicken burger was the tits. Fat Burger is awesome.

[GavinJohnson]

truth! thanks for the hot date

[plankworx]

awww. I'm glad you girls made up after catfighting.

As for slugs, other stockers I've seen were similar, with slight reliefs.
And I recalled something important! if you do go the gtr cam route, the base-circle is different! several rb20+gtr cam attempts I've seen were totally fubared because nobody realised this, so shims and cam-gears to compensate and you're golden. Those with stock limiter were fine with hydraulic lifters too.

[m_melen]

+1 those are stock slugs, mine looked identical.
cool build!

[GavinJohnson]

yeah, confirmed they where stock shortly after. will be doing some more work on monday hopefully. and also going to be fabbing a forward facing intake soon.

[Muss]

[jessem]

working under the dash is arguably the hardest place to work in a car.
The bucket seat and door bars dont seem to help the situation either

[Muss]

Also, arguably the funniest picture you can snap while working on a car.

[GavinJohnson]

lol nice steve, looks like ive had a change of plans here. updates soon

[GavinJohnson]

well decided to sell the holset, and picking up a t3 t4 top mount, plazmaman intake, tomei cams, cam gears, timing belt, and 550 injectors. ported head, and some other stuff, heres some pics of various things ive done since the last update
decided on rb26 valve covers, since they look better. dont fret though, removed the 26.all the paint was done by genetic tuning, thanks alex





ive had a problem with denting my oil pan in the past, due to ride height...

also, oil drainback from the head and oil temp sensor installed.



cleaned up and re undercoated my frame


i hate oil leaks, so i took out the front crossmember, and cleaned it and repainted it. new tie rod ends, new balljoint, cleaned up the coilovers a bit.


i dont like how the wiring went up around the whole engine bay, so i shortened it and ran it under the dash, then ran the wiring for the headlights and signals to the front of the car. also added some distrobution blocks with relays for ign power for gauges, and etc as well as for illumination for my gauges, removed all heater stuff and welded it all up.
silly holes all welded shut


this is the wiring that ran around the engine bay


the mess before i cleaned it up


the harness run across the dash


the 4ft i needed to remove


shortened harness





new intercooler


engine bay before




stripped, and almost all primered


painted to match the car


will update with more pics soon

[Muss]

Love it. All of it. Genetic Tuning ftw.

[DreadedFist]

Duuuuude, get rid of those mechanical oil pressure and temp gauges. Either mount them outside of the car, on the hood, or sell them to someone who will and replace them with electric versions of the same gauges. If the gauge fails, you'll have the potential to have wonderfully boiling hot oil spitting into the cabin. Not only can this be bad for the complexion, it can be bad for your future mating potential. No one wants to bang a dude who's face was melted off!

Autometer has no problem selling the gauges, but they do recommend that you don't mount mechanical gauges that have boiling hot oil or water going to them in the cabin. Even if the gauge doesn't ever experience a failure that leads to face melting oil spewing everywhere, a crash could knock them, and their connections lose.