Well as most of the people that know me from I-supra, SM, and SF's Know that I'm buildin up the good ol 7m. SM is dead right now and I thought I'd post pics here 1st. From the initial tear down to the parts gathered so far. I'll be getting things back from the machine shop sometime this week.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0293.jpg

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http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0335_edited.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0336.jpg

dunno why this is like this... Never ran it low on oil????
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0338.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0339.jpg

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http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0360.jpg

Bead blasted for free. Thought I would reuse it for an SP63.. I'm not going to tho
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0361.jpg

Powder coated some parts. Got alot of others a different color as well to offest with this sparkle silver.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0365.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0368.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0363_edited.jpg

Rods.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0450_edited.jpg

Wiseco .040 over coated pistons
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0631.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0640.jpg

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Manifold.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0696.jpg

thicker flangers then old V1
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0697.jpg

I'll do some more porting to match my head here.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0698.jpg

Clean this up a tad bit.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0699.jpg

Clean this up a bit as well. No problem
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0700.jpg

Flanges welded on for support
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0702.jpg

more flanges
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0703.jpg

Also I got a spec stage 3 clutch kit i havent gotten pics of right now. I'm thinking of ditchin that clutch disc and getting an ACT good for 720ft lbs. I'll be buying a GT3540R as well and alot of other things. Hopefully will have it done by spring!

Looking awesome Justin, wish I could do that kind of build up for my car right now. Someday, but till then a stock rebuild with a few goodies will do me fine :)

thanks Loki. I got alot of ARP hardware too i didnt post and little things. my hg wasnt even blown but I wanted to do MHG and well since it has to be torn apart and i had the money so I just threw it at it while it was apart and stuff. Thanks agian loki

Nice car man love the manifold :crazy01:

Thanks alot man. I'm also having RR build my FFIM. Should be getting that in a few weeks too.

hey looks great bud!

I love working on that engine :) these cars in general.

Awesome man, those parts cleaned up nice :) Are you using the Q45 TB on your FFI?

If I can find one for a decent price i will untill then no...

damn justin your car is gonna be one nasty beast when it gets unleashed... wut else u puttin into it?

If I can find one for a decent price i will untill then no...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90mm-Q45-throttle-body-no-reserve_W0QQitemZ8021951831QQcategoryZ33558QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

There are probably 15 of them on ebay. Some go for ~$50 some for ~$120

Thanks alot man. I'm also having RR build my FFIM. Should be getting that in a few weeks too.
were did u get it and how much was it???

from Ron Rameriz. gotta talk to him about pricing. He built duanes FFIM shorty manifold as well. Carbonfibrefx.com

Well I'm gonna ditch the spec stage 3 clutch disc and find something with a little better torque rating such as an act or somewhere along those lines. I plan on running the eman w/ profec. I plan on puttin alot into her. too much to list to be honest lol.

Got things back from the machine shop last night and as a result got a BHG on my DD but its all good!! lol!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Justinjj727/000_0718.jpg

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This is how they go about balancing things. Just thought I'd show a pic of 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Justinjj727/000_0724.jpg


They did some to the pistons too!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Justinjj727/000_0725.jpg

And before paint..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Justinjj727/000_0730.jpg

I forgot to get a pic of the crank but I do got it. I'll take a pic later when I go back out there to it!

dunno why this is like this... Never ran it low on oil????

The pic is a little blurry, but it does look like it starved for oil.

grinding off J tube restriction.
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Got things back from the machine shop last night and as a result got a BHG on my DD but its all good!! lol!...Man, that makes me giggle. Just because we are so different in that way. If that happened to me, I would be upset. Just funny how you laugh it off.


You seem to be doing great managing this project. Can't help but think: IF only we were closer, I'd give you a hand or check up on you.

yea lol as soon as I coasted the car into my drive way I got out and laughed fairly loud! The people next door looked at me like i was crazy but I went about things as usual. I can repair that cheaper then a 7m so no worries! Yea Tony if you were here man it would be awesome, i've been tryin to get you to move down here for how long now?

The pic is a little blurry, but it does look like it starved for oil.

very possible nick. I dont know the exact history of this motor before i got ahold of it so thats possible. No metal shavings in the motor or oil. The oil pump screen was clear as day as you can see.

lets see, rebuilding a 7m plus doing it where the neighbors see you equals the sinister mad scientist luagh, hahahaha, i love that! anyway, good choice for parts justin, choice of champs! how much do you think you are gonna dyno when you have it ready? Just thinking about it has me itching to finish up on my project even though I am going 1j, but I still have my love for the 7m, I never had it fail me.

well im looking for anything over 500 honestly and the GT3540R has shown alot more promise then just 500 but off the bat thats not a bad shot. One day i'll tackle a 1jz swap because I would much prefer a 90 to do that swap in. I'll build the 1jz to be my track/cruise car. 7M weekend monster maybe some during the week.

thats sick! good luck with the project.

seriously, that is sick........ whats nice is that after you finish this, you are going with a 1j project also. Damn, I wish I was your neighbor, it would have been bad ass to have you around to maybe help me out with my swap. So far I am almost done but I am waiting for my crossmember to come in so I can finish the swap and drop the car down to see how everything goes from there. I am just hoping to god that it goes ok.

Thanks ALL! Goodluck with your 1jz swap. Its not so bad and there should be alot of guys in FL willing to lend a hand! I'll be heading to FWB for new years weekend! Yea there wont be anymore updates till after new years sometime because I got a few things I gotta do over the next few weeks. Not too long. Gotta hook up and tune my buddies supra he ordered an Apexi s-afc along with walbro kit. He'll be buying an intercooler kit sometime... Everything is going by smooth! once agian thanks everyone for the compliments and I will update as soon as I progress!

Yo Justin, your car looks Minty fresh. im very impressed with the condition of your car. Black Supras Unite!

looks pretty sweet and well sorted out.

Thanks alot Flubyux2.. I had to lay down some of the freshness on her. Got rid of the old nasty tan interior and swapped out of my N/A some mint grey interior. Gonna respray the engine bay before i drop the motor back in... Depends on how soon I can get to it. Then i gotta do some work on my BHG Tbird and get it running agian.

Word!

BTW I'm laying down factory black 206(suppose to be black w/ ruby red pearl) I changed it up with a tasteful Blue pearl, not alot either. Dupont Chromabase in the engine bay!

Well sorry I havent been on to update recently just been getting alot of other things done that needed to be done. Work is full time so I havent had a day off to do anything new. Today I cleaned out some of my shop and removed somethings from the engine bay to get it ready to paint. I did a test mock up with the exhaust manifold to see if it would clear. Here are the pics
Doesnt look too bad from here does it?
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Justindj727/000_0834.jpg

Nor here?
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Justindj727/000_0835.jpg

Can you see here?
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BAH!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Justindj727/000_0837.jpg

Leaves that much space.
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Improvise damnit!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Justindj727/000_0839.jpg

If that doesnt help it then I'll have to heat it up some and work that part of the manifold up some. Besides that she fit perfect! I dont plan to use an oil filter relocation kit because I just dont wanna bother on mounting something somewhere else. Stock will suit me just fine.

Nice :D :D :D :D

Looking Good Justin, but I have to say the finish on the block deck and the head looked a little on the rough side. I would have expected a much smoother looking surface for a metal head gasket, did the machine shop tell you to what Ra they finished the surfaces? It should be no rougher than 10-15 for a try metal headgasked, and just from the pictures, it looked closer to 30, but maybe it is smoother in person?
Other than that,, It looks to be quite a potent combo. I'd just to see the gasket let loose on you...
Keep us posted on your good work, -Jake

Its pretty smooth to tell ya the truth. The pictures do make it look a little rough. But I do have reg remiers lapping tool that I might give it a small working with.

And then?

you know... it didnt occur to me till just now that the title is "the Plague". kinda like from RE4 with the infected cult members and those Regenerators... those things creep me the **** out!

oh well, carry on ;)

Sorry guys I forgot I even had this thread on TSF's... But the regenators are something else. You use the Chicago Typewriter(tommy gun) yet?? lol

alright as you can see in my previous pics my manifold hit the oil filter housing. Well I massaged that housing and now the manifold isnt hitting and the head seats perfect on the block. pics now.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0910.jpg

cant see thru now
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Theres a lil more space then this but u get the idea
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http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0904.jpg

Pic of Reg's lappin tool for some that havent seen it.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0934.jpg (http://photobucket.com)

lapping the block with compound and such
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0935.jpg (http://photobucket.com)

cleaned it up. alot smoother then it was when i started
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0936.jpg (http://photobucket.com)

the trick is to work the block in a figure 8 so u wont lap it uneven
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0938.jpg (http://photobucket.com)

Take ur time and results will be awesome.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_0937.jpg (http://photobucket.com)

Thanks Jonathan. Well I got some pics today. The guy did ask if I wanted him to polish it up some and I told him no because it will dull out anyways. So here are the pics

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Justinjj727/000_0939.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Justinjj727/000_0940.jpg

Ceramic coated

Finally got the pistons mounted to the rods.
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It was a bitch but i found an easier way
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Yummy
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_1000.jpg

MMMMMM
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Comparo
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still lapping the block ever so slowly
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Still have that damned pitting!!!!
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Look wait came in the ****ING mail today!
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_1026.jpg

well i scored a Q45 fairly cheap off of Ebay and i was so suprised how clean it was when i recieved it?!?! here are some pics

90MM YUMMY
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_1077.jpg

bitch aint tight no more. Goodbye virginity
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_1081.jpg

Poppin cherries baby youch
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_1080.jpg


btw still waitin on ron with my FFIM. luckily im in no rush and im not complaining at all. Can't wait to get that tho!

Alright pics as promised. Im not really celebrating since i've recieved it from the machine shop once but here they are. Real happy with the decking qaulity they did.

Shiny!!! Also smooth!
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_1223.jpg

well you cant see the pitting there but its barely there
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blingin for now
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Back on the stand
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Well I got bored and decided to polish my compressor housing and take a break from studying piston ring gapping. here are some lovely pictures
Before:
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Well I finally gapped all the rings. didnt have to touch the bottom rings but the tops are now at 18. They are on the pistons and they are just sittin on the block till I get bishop over to help with reassembly?

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Justindj727/000_1304.jpg

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Got some parts in the mail today! SPECIAL Thanks to Sean At TITANMOTORSPORTS.COM!!
Toyota oil pump and FIPG

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_1305.jpg

notice the mounting brackets are a tad different hmmmm
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/Justinjdj727/000_1306.jpg


And this is where im at today 4/19/2006.
Short block is ready to be reassembled. Still need MHG for complete assembly.

seriously, that is sick........ whats nice is that after you finish this, you are going with a 1j project also. Damn, I wish I was your neighbor, it would have been bad ass to have you around to maybe help me out with my swap. So far I am almost done but I am waiting for my crossmember to come in so I can finish the swap and drop the car down to see how everything goes from there. I am just hoping to god that it goes ok.


BTW i'm going to pick up a 1jz 89 here soon from a buddy. Going thru divorce and needs a family car. So I'm going to trade him my daily driver with a lil cash for his 89 1jz 5 speed :aiwebs_00

havent gotten the Chicago typewriter yet. i played thru RE4 and beat it... now i just have to work up the gumption to go thru it all again and take my time. those regenerators are crazy... same as the crazy baish with the chainsaw. the guy w/ the chainsaw comes at you fast and hard...especially on the hard setting.

anyways, that turbo looks damn good now. that must be the 1st gen manifold... cuz mine has the XS power tag on the #1 runner and clears the filter housing.

those look like wiseco's on eagle rods. did all your rings come out to 0.018" end gap?

also, the trick to getting a perfect block finish w/o lapping is to get the block SURFACE ground, not milled. Milled is the traditional engine decking process. all machine shops do it. you can get a decent finish if you go w/ a fast cutter speed and slow feed rate... but nomatter what you do,itll always have cutter marks, some finer than others. i found that i had to take my block to a General Machine shop (this shop makes plastic injection molds and such) and had them put the block on the Surface grinder. it ran for about 2 hours. they had to take out 0.017" to get all the pitting out of the block. but when it came back, it was FLAWLESS. there were no scratches, gouges, stains, cutter marks, pitting or anything. it looked like finished cast iron. i could have finished the head the exact same way, and run with NO head gasket.

The lovely chainsaw girls and guys. lol. Also mr chain gun man. I've gone thru it a few times and then the same with the mini misions. Got all the mercenaries. Fun playin as Krauser too!


Anyhow. Yea I believe its a 1st gen manifold. Also Yes those are eagles and Wiseco's. I was the 1st to post comparison pics of the eagles and stockers months ago on SF's and SM. My end gap for the top rings did come out to 18 also I didnt have to File my 2nd set of rings cause they all spec'd out right.
Also I took my block to a different machine shop and they got it real smooth. The only thing I gotta lap is the head and that isnt a big deal.
Bishop is going to make it over soon and help with reassembly. He wants to plastigauge all the bearings and such with me so thats cool!
Can't wait to get this back together.
Things I still need.
MHG
Fuel injectors
Walbro
AFPR
MAFT PRO
WIDEBAND
FMIC
PIPES
BOV flange
down pipe and clamps

hmm, mini missions. i think i started them... with Ada wong. shes only got that one small ass gun and no inventory. it kinda sucks. ill have to play some more.

seems like youve got a decent amoutn of stuff you stil need to get. let us know how the plastiguage specs turn out. im interested to see what your oil clearances turn out to be. i did a 2.3 stroker for a DSM and w/ the new crank and the new bearings, it was closer to the loose side of spec. the odd thing was it was a FACTORY Fresh crank and std sized bearings.

btw, you need your setup to look like this ;)
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/T88H_mockup_front_low.JPG
http://www.tamparacing.com/photopost/data/500/T88H_mockup_lower.JPG

go on, be jealous! lol

Alright when i get to it i'll post pics along with spec's. The machinest measured it all out and said it came out to std. So he ordered me Clevite77 mains, rods, Thrust washers, all for 90.00 so i wasnt complaining.
I still need a good bit along with SS oil and fuel lines :( but I'll get there.
I'm still jealous over your wheels! That setup is gonna work wonders.
Now I'm in a predicament i want to get sorted out before i go on.
I ordered s spec stage 3 long ago when i thought I was only gonna do about 450-500.
well now it seems that i can easily do 550-600 and the spec stage 3 clutch is well out rated now. Tryin to research to see if I can just get a different clutch disc but then agian that might not be a good idea because the pp also needs to clamp tighter.
But some of us thing I can just buy a stage 5 clutch disc and use it and not burn it up... hmmmmmm

see, the catch is... that "Standard spec" is a range. and i personally prefer my stuff to be on the tighter side of spec. like the Stroker motor i did on the DSM, it was on the loose side, and i was uncomfortable using it like that... but, the Service limit was a good ways off from my measurements, so i was reassured that my "loose" side of spec was perfectly fine. but, different people/shops had different interpretations of "acceptable".

i wonder if the bearing prices went up. i seem to remember getting my rod, main and thrust bearings for $70ish last year? did you have to replace the Oil pump driveshaft bearings or are those ok?

you could try to return the pressure plate or sell it off. maybe call up South Bend clutch in Indiana. my friends have had good luck w/ them and they will make you anything you want from what i understand. you could call them up and ask them if a 3200lb pressure plate for a 7M would hold your HP figures. whatever you get, i would get a metallic/feramic disc, preferably a 6puck-ish. more pounds per square inch w/ a puck than on a full-face organic disc.

Oh and dont sweat the wheels... they cost more than my CAR did. in fact, if i sold all my cars for what i bought them for, i still couldnt buy a set of these new! these wheels are a money pit! theres a reason why MK3 owners dont have 505a's on their car yet. lol im just lucky i have an MKIV friend who wants new wheels. do yourself a favor, Dont start hanging out w/ MKIV guys... cuz youll start scoffing at $1500 turbos, $2500 wheels, 800rwhp figures, etc. im living the MKIV lifestyle on a MK3 budget and it doesnt work! lol

LOL well i was going to sell my spec stage 3 clutch kit and buy a spec stage 3+ thats rated at 620 FT LBS. I'll get started with reassembly maybe saturday..

Alright today I with the help of a very good friend reassembled the short block. Bishop couldn't make it because of work but we managed!
Special Thanks to Noah!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Justindj727/000_1307.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Justindj727/000_1308.jpg

New toyota oil pump, and ARP everything
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Justindj727/000_1310.jpg

how come you didnt do my special madd tyte jdm oil pump mods?

no i didnt get to it. i dont really feel the need to modify the darned thing.