Project REV5 Turbo ............ Lots of big changes

[alan_uk]

haha the stickers will have to go on as im going to clear cote over them but its not going on the road until the engine is done anyway

i removed all fixings ive had it off on my other mr2's so knew about locating them but it was full of a rock hard black glue that was like melted plastic ???

wasnt tigerseal but i have no idea what it was lol done now though it will be smashed off if any paint flakes off

[C35Rob]

paint looks really good mate, looks a nice finish off the gun - but then you'd expect that with it being your day job!

[alan_uk]

Cheers mate 👍🏼

My day job but only the 4th full car ive done so im still proud of myself took my time with everything and spent 3 month on prep haha so had to be good or i would of been gutted

[stuMR2lee]

Cracking job Alan. Glad you stuck with it

[alan_uk]

Thanks mate im back in love now cant wait to get it finished and back together

[alan_uk]

few last little bits ive done before i go on holiday

i painted my toblerone strips and rear strips so i could attach the cear lenses and decals




and my replacement rev5 clocks arrived today after i stupidly swapped the faces for white lockwood 1's lol
also has a 45mm prosport boost gauge



decided to fit my dial rings to finish it off though



and my little gems i managed to get a brand new set of genuine toyota door handle gaskets




should finish it off nicely

my door strikers were looking tired also so i decided i was gonna polish them up

so far have 180.600.1000.1200.2000 wet sanded them and will autosol them with a polishing whee on dremel when i get back

[acf8181]

Niiiiceee!

How much were the seatbelts to get done?

[alan_uk]

Thanks mate there £80 inc return postage

[JD]

Nice job - and excellent colour choice

[wilki]

This should look on the awesome side of epic when your done

Jealous of the Kei office front bumper, always liked them

Also like the touch with the rear fogs, interested to see what it looks like completed.

Carry on with the great work and look forward to more updates

[alan_uk]

Thanks guys

Just got back fromy holidays so now time to get her back together

[acf8181]

Thanks mate there £80 inc return postage

That's not bad at all.....put that on my wish list!

Is the respray standard red?

[alan_uk]

yea its reasonable and i have until 19th july to pay as they give you a month after the invoice arrives

and yea mate a standard 3e5 super red2 just lots of coats 4 liters of paint i used lol just on the shell then a 50/50 paint clear coat then 5-6 clear

[acf8181]

yea its reasonable and i have until 19th july to pay as they give you a month after the invoice arrives

and yea mate a standard 3e5 super red2 just lots of coats 4 liters of paint i used lol just on the shell then a 50/50 paint clear coat then 5-6 clear

sounds good.....more photos needed (tho it will make me sad at my faded red)

[alan_uk]

few more little updates from today


my greddy skirts from patrick are all painted and fit superb





engine lid also came out perfect




headlight covers done decided against the carbon and went for paint



speaking of carbon my rev5 spoiler blade




also done full on paint and clear on the underside of everything too to preserve it all



also now nearly have every visible fixing replaced with new oem parts got a few left to collect



more to follow

[alan_uk]

Well the time is here to start putting it all back together , ive had a birthday and am another year older and dafter but it meant more car related presents haha

got some shift cable bearings from peter which will be going on this week at some point

the wife bought me this for my birthday which i love

350mm momo jet




managed to snaffle this thanks to clive aka madbasshunter :Dwhich ive been after a long time, should arrive tomorrow




and been fine detailing inner arches greasing and fitting my hsd coilovers, my drilled discs and pads and my braided brake lines















still not finished have yet to bleed the brakes and fit the fronts clean everything up touch up chipped hammerite from components in the arches from getting knocked, also ordered some anodised red p-clips to hold the brakelines out the way and in place, and got to replace lower ball joints with new items ive ordered as they were split.

ive also finished polishing my door latches and there fitted now



and put all the rubbers and t bar seals back in place with my new eccentric guides despite the seals being new and having no leaks







also put some of the front parts back together and cleaned and polished al the frunk



next jobs

fit the front coilovers discs pads and brake lines
bleed and flush full brake system with new fluid
final touch up of all inner arches
paint callipers satin black
refit arch liners (front)
paint wheels (vw 4Q4Q bronze)
refit with new wheel nuts
clear coat al my carbon parts and get the rest put back together and give it a good wet color sand and polish

fingers crossed i have no more hiccups lol

[jimGTS]

nice work! gona look super shiny!


any news on the high rise??

[alan_uk]

Cheers jim

He has made the steel versions and sent them off to he made in carbon should be arou d 6-8 weeks for the 5 sets to come back

Once back ill take my set and fit them make sure all ok and advertise them for sale

Due to whats involved and time taken this will be the only 5 sets he is going to do so ill let you know once back mate with pics

Date is from 28th june so still around 5 weeks to go

[alan_uk]

more progress to report

been a good day despite a few little setbacks in the way of need new front track rod ends, calliper retaining clips for drivers front and bal joints for front too

but hey ho least i know there new too now lol

anyway

got my new headlight springs and adjuster bolts from toyota this morning so got the raybrigs fitted in the newly powder coated jdm housings and surrounds love these lights even over the rev6 quads












and the finished look




also have a slight fetish with these lol





fitted my new scuttle grommets and all new screws and caps for that too




and all done with my new wiper arms and blades



also got some annodised p clips for my rear braided brake lines as they didnt come with the brackets (fronts did)



done some more painting too just front and rear bumper and ganador mirrors left to do now








cant wait to get it all together now

also got all the front struts discs and pads fitted and braided lines and all the undersealing / waxoyl done in the front arches too




and rears are all set up just got to get the front height perfect and its all go








fronts still a little high lol




and thats were i am now

next jobs

make custom undertray for kei front bumper
fit all 4 new ball joints
fit new front track rod ends
fit retaining clips in front callipers
flush and replace bleed brake system
paint mirrors and bumpers
full color sand machine polish
clear coat all my carbon parts
paint my wheels

then enjoy haha after a good valet wax and detail

[Nails]

Coming along well mate. Much prefer a build like this rather than a cheque book build. When you do it yourself not only do you get a better feel for your car I reckon you do a better job too. Go that little further for a better finish and its not about the profit.