Marco's First Car Project AKA Scarlet / daily driver
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Whats with the wood? u making some diy thermoblock spacers? :P
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Lol no that was a template for individual throttle bodies
Well after a day wasted chasing a fault that didnt exist it's alive! Details to follow…
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That spoiler looks uncannily like a mk4 supra OEM spoiler. I wonder if a supra one would fit?
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heh yea when I first got the car I wanted an mk4 supra, then the wings west "super" style spoiler turned up on ebay. It could be made to fit of course… Never had one in my hand to try though.
Size the decat ends up after using mx6 headers:
White wheels and white valve covers:
This car should be getting insured today. MOT runs out in December, hopefully after replacing a trailing arm it will be sweet. The current one is seriously rotten, quite like the rest of the car to be honest. Had to weld up a hole on the inner arch near the battery. Sills are pretty rotten too, so this will be a one year blast I reckon, if it passes!
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Well the car is insured. First test drive last night. I have to say there's just something about a ZE. Even with the exhaust blowing the soundtrack is epic and the delivery is fantastic. Sooty would blow the doors off it, but it's a great drive :)
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bloody hell you dont hang about do ya lol. wish i possessed some of your engineering skills mate
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haha thanks but seriously I'm sure you're very capable of it. First time is the hardest. It's just tightening and loosening bolts in the right order really! And a bit of welding :)
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no timing belt covers, eh? I've always wondered if they are even necessary on these cars…
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Well it's because the car wouldn't start, I redid the timing belt then later found it was the battery. I might put them back on. Tbh they're a bigger chore than doing the belt itself! I have a chopped off lower portion on with the timing marks. Keeps things clean and crap out I guess, I know plenty of probetalkers don't bother.
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How did the battery fit in there, Marc? Thought it wouldn't fit with the straight-neck IM? Just get a small battery?
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It will fit jay but theres almost a 90 degree bend straight out of the manifold. It is not as efficient as it should be but prob won't even notice the difference. I have the battery in boot on mine just to move a bit of weight.
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Ah right, cool, cheers man :)
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Yup it's very tight. You can't really use the stock tie down, I used a ratchet strap, which was actually a very easy way of getting it in and out!
