I thought it was about time that I started a build thread for my SWB TT manual, as my old LWB TT manual build was a big fat failure (read: ended up getting cut up into bits on my driveway and carted off to the scrappy in the back of a pikey's transit van!!)

 

 

I figured that this time, rather than give a step by step commentary of its progress (which can be depressing when progress comes crashing to a halt) this time I decide that I'd build it first and when it was pretty much ready to hit the track, only then would I write it all up afterwards..

 

 

 

Here's the old girl as of yesterday afternoon, about 99% ready to rock:

 

 

 

 

 

(big thanks have to go to 'Monster' and Whifbitz for some really nice parts at very generously low prices)

 

*I'm currently running a tidy VG30DETT that had been tinkered with in Japan, I'll run this until I kill it this Summer by which time I should have finished re-building the forged lump (below). The bottom end is finished, I just need some new cometic gaskets....joy)

 

 

(Engine)

 

VG30DETT (bored/honed ’20 thou)

Carillo ‘H’ beam rods

Arias oversized pistons

ARP bolts

Cometic gaskets *

Nismo 740cc injectors

300 degree fuel rails

SE ported and polished heads

SE cams/valves

AMS pulleys

ACL bearings

Polished crank

AMS manifiolds + gaskets

HKS turbo elbows

Garrett GT675 RS turbos

Polished water pipes

New OEM water pump/oil pump

EGR/PCV delete

NGK spark plugs

Unorthodox racing lightweight pulleys

Blitz custom exhaust (titanium wrapped)

Greddy 3 row front mount intercooler

ARC GTR oil cooler + braided hoses (front mounted)

Koyorad radiator

Nismo rad cap

CZP radiator hardpipe kit

ARC bov's

Greddy expansion tank

Greddy oil catch tank

Blitz oil filler cap

Greddy sandwich plate

Samco intercooler pipes/radiator hoses/vacuum hoses/intercooler couplers

SFS water/heating pipes

HKS twin induction kit/Samco elbows

AEM EMS

AEM 3.5 bar MAP sensor

LED headlight conversion

Bosch 044 fuel pump

Accusump

Cusco brake stopper

 

(Transmission)

 

Carbonetic triple plate clutch + flywheel

Carbon one piece prop

Re-built OEM gearbox

 

(Steering/Suspension)

 

Tein Type Flex coilovers

Tein EDFC

Driftworks front upper camber arms

Driftworks front lower arms

Driftworks Geomaster tension rods

Driftworks polybushes

Tein inner tie rods

SPL version 5 outer tie rods

SPL front drop links

Stillen front ARB

Driftworks HICAS replacement kit

Driftworks rear upper camber arms

Driftworks rear lower camber arms

Driftworks tension arms

Driftworks polybushes

CZP rear drop links

Stillen rear ARB

Ksport 8 pot brakes (356mm discs) front + braided hoses/Yellow Stuff pads

Ksport 6 pot brakes (356mm discs) rear + braided hoses/Yellow Stuff pads

 

(Exterior)

 

Satin black paintjob

Stillen GT-Z front bumper (modified)

Border vented fenders

Carbon fibre vented bonnet

Carbon fibre vented front panel

Carbon fibre fuel door

Carbon fibre aeriel delete plate

Carbon fibre cannards (front bumper)

Adjustable bumper support bars

Carbon fibre ‘Origin’ GT wing (formerly fitted to the Driftworks S15)

Aero-catches (rear hatch)

Stainless bonnet pins (bonnet)

Border JDM wing mirrors

CMS skirts

Flared rear arches

’99 spec rear lights

HID headlights

Scroth tow loop (FIA approved)

Red enamelled rear tow loops

17” Riverside deep dish split rims (10j & 9j) ET -7 (only set this side of Mars!)

 

(Interior)

 

Sparco Kevlar Pro 2000 drivers seat

OMP seat rails

Sparco Kevlar rally seat

Bride seat rails

Takata 6 point harnesses

ASD hydraulic handbrake + Willwood brake cylinder/pass through kit

Driftworks hydraulic brake lines

Personal steering wheel (Ltd edition OZ Racing)

Nismo GT gearknob

Autopower/Pegasus Auto roll cage (SCCA/FIA approved 1.75 inch x 0.120" DOM)

Carbing rear strut brace

HKS Oil temp/Oil pressure/Water temp gauges

Greddy 60mm (pillar mount) boost gauge

APEXi multichecker

Tein EDFC controller

Greddy Spec ‘S’ boost controller

Blitz AF meter

Lifeline 2ltr on board fire extinguisher system

Electric cut-off switch

 

there are probably a few bits that I've missed off the list, but it's all going in the right direction this time at least

 

Simon at SJS Design is currently working on some custom decals

 

more pics to follow shortly...

Edited May 24, 201213 yr by jap.slapper

Hello chief, the bumper is a urethane GTZ-R that I imported from Stillen about 6 years ago. I've modified it and made the front opening higher and lower openings shallower to accomodate the Greddy 3 row fmic and long Arc oil cooler, the side canards are home made/modified jobbies' made from carbon fibre

ah rite kool no probs bud cheers.

That looks the part mate, would love to see this in TA.

 

and so would I mate....in fact I'd be chuffed just seeing it get off my driveway at the moment :biggrin:

Anyone know what happened to this?

http://bigpower.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=20563

 

I've been following it over there, not any updates since the end of summer though

Cheers, had a quick skim through it, seems to have lost it's way a bit