Mk4 toyota supra cummins build + my other cars

[darrenh]

i wondered what welder you have? the earth clamp looks like clarke/sip style hobby welder ? if yes to that its possible to heat the 5mm plate up with a blow lamp before you make an arc, you can get some pretty decent penetration. T-butt welding two bits of 5mm you are actually welding 10mm of course (which is into industrial rig territory)

reason i mention this is i used my clarke 151 on some 6mm, it looked like a great weld but in service it actually broke off the parent metal. not a clean break at the weld but tore a bit of the parent metal way, almost like tearing a chunk out the side of a baguette. it had only penetrated part way in.

[whitz]

Aug 24, 2018 9:19:53 GMT darrenh said:

i wondered what welder you have? the earth clamp looks like clarke/sip style hobby welder ? if yes to that its possible to heat the 5mm plate up with a blow lamp before you make an arc, you can get some pretty decent penetration. T-butt welding two bits of 5mm you are actually welding 10mm of course (which is into industrial rig territory)

reason i mention this is i used my clarke 151 on some 6mm, it looked like a great weld but in service it actually broke off the parent metal. not a clean break at the weld but tore a bit of the parent metal way, almost like tearing a chunk out the side of a baguette. it had only penetrated part way in.

its an older murex trademig 2?? so its pretty substantial, its pretty much on its lowest setting possible out of 12 (1/2 1/6) to just about weld .5-.6 if you go really slow and chain tack


Ash

[nrs91]

I think Stealth turbo would be good, keep people guessing as much as you can lol

[whitz]

Few pictures from last weekend, nothing done this weekend as local welding suppliers don't have gas in...

pushed the supra in after a fair while (forgot how heavy it was)



made a start on the tunnel not a job ive looked forward too as its cramped messy and hot work 


soo comfortable




driver side mostly done need to do a small cap at rear and do bulkhead with abit of thinking 


clutch pedal line inbetween my legs making it a offset position so will need abit of thinking to make it nicer to drive, might turn the seat slightly and move it over a tad which isnt too bad as the head has side rails 





Ash

[scottishvanners]

love this build

[whitz]

just mocking stuff up to see what more i need to order

radiator is 70mm thick on some temporary tabs to see fitment, upper rubbers are some diahatsu? drop link rubbers similar to a clios and lower rubbers are off a rover 25/45 upper rad support 

intercooler is 100mm thick

[scottishvanners]

said it before this build has epicness all over it

[der90fahrer]

This project is totally different and i love it!
Great work! Can’t wait on updates!

[whitz]

Been doing a few bits and pieces, trying for a dry start tomorrow, just to make sure engine is ok before removing again 

post editor is playing up so pictures are abit random


around £180 worth of genuine bits and pieces in this lil box,cheapest way for guaranteed quality 

New timing case filler, aux tensioner bracket, not to self make the rea blanking plate before putting oil in 



only 5mm thick steel i had to make up for the lift pump spacer


timing case blank


going around checking stuff like this oil feed line is blanked etc 

 
timing case blank in, i think theres a slight bend too it as I'm sure it dripped a few blodges 

only like £15 new but sod that





Costs are going through the roof now into as it sits now into the 5 figure range

Ash

[whitz]

Ash

[skkylinedave]

Your not right .

Absolutely amazing.

[peteh1969]

This may of interest to you?

[Kieran]

Very cool project, I don't recall seeing anything quite like this before! That's a beast of a motor, seems a bit of a shame that it doesn't actually fit within the outline of the car... Still, at least it will look aggresive poking out, certainly seems to have a bit of a modern day hot rod theme, keep up the good work!

[ToolsnTrack]

Finished yet?

[whitz]

Many monies later ive got most of the interior parts, many monies next week should see the rest

temporarily slapping stuff in space to see what items I'm missing and see what space i have for heater uni pedal box etc


most of the switches will be removed as there just not needed


some idiot put a page in there


missing pretty much everything back


full of junk even after a clearout 


almost looks like an interior, also got all the arm rest door cards and other misc items, tunnel clears the dash just about, either pot luck or I'm that good at guesstimating space... 


Ash

[scottishvanners]

love it ash,
thread just gets better and better

[whitz]

Just been pottering along, finally did a half list on the whiteboard tis a very long list

rear subframe front spacer for the lift kit machined up out of house




truck propshaft ends vs a ls400 prop need to combine all of this


more welding 


random pic starting to make a clutch master cylinder bracket, it is a defender TD5 unit 


full droop



zafira electric powersteering pump fettling a bracket into place 


as I'm using a onboard air system for clutch assisnt horns etc maybe even air ride pair of airmaxxx 580s from the states, viair rebrand these in the uk to 485C gen2s and add alot more to the price list


subframe spacer locator pin in place

all buttoned up


rear in place too, painted black with new long bolts, really should get new rear mounts



front engine mounts welded up i know i know basically chain tacking all edges grooved heavily and power slapped up







1 of the 2 battery trays that i have welded where the rear seats used  to be for a pair of 019s


need to compine these too into a extended gear selector  



Ash

[fastblatt]

Some excellent work going into this. Keep going 👍🏼

[matfenwick]

Those welds look good enough to lick!

[lightyearman]

God damn, this thread does not dissapoint