mbruneaux Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 push...push....push.....keep going!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsi_tom Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 today i was really thinking to myself that maybe i have bitten off more than i can chew....its not that i cant do it...its finding the time! You're doing great! Keep it coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuze Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 No turning back now! Once it's sitting in the car you'll have the wind at your back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 moar picshures 4 you guyz gave the ol girl a hot power wash bath today to get off all the dirt and corrosive salts that caused all that nasty rust. really got into all the nook and crannys, frame rails etc... 75 degrees today and sunny, on the day i wanted to do this....lucky me.....would you believe its england?! http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/0a28a185-5cdb-45ef-a7b5-eefff6c14a95.jpg drying off in the sun after i blew it all out with compressed air... http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/09f8bbb4-a7d0-4f83-9994-67e1f020fc50.jpg completed subframe and engine mounts... http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/ec081d9d-3b51-48f1-ad4b-79e55f625eab.jpg got the correct coil today for my "coil on plug" (COP) setup.....fits perfect, just need a small spacer. http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/b0aeb2cc-3ff0-4590-8594-5eefa0d14d27.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbruneaux Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Very nice job! Info info info on specifics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 right, so for the 1uzzzzzzzzzie the plan is to just do a freshen up on the engine...its tempting to go all out crazy with it...but if i do, ill never get this car done. plus the engine is out of a 97 ls400, which means it has thinner rods and its interference...and also, it appears it may not have been maintained all that well i.e oil not changed regularly. the ideal choice is low mileage well maintained 90-94 ls400 1uz...because its beefier....thicker rods and non-interference.....but to find one will take a lot of time.....so in the mean time the i have now will have to do.. even though it wasn't maintained well, everything seems to be ok....i cleaned the valves and did some light lapping with fine paste, even though it didnt really need it.... before... http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/1af0c799-c061-4139-b5b5-b742e7cbc6f5.jpg after cleanup and lapping http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/9134492e-2d2c-4d3b-a859-89332fef027f.jpg the radius left by the lapping seems to be very even and straight.. the exhaust valves were a pain to lap...tool didnt want to suction to it... http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/21c1364e-ae63-4bd4-8c2c-b53e828e6131.jpg also noticed the valve springs seem fairly soft? i could push them in by hand without using the valve compressor tool. maybe toyota did this for longevity? i remember reading somewhere toyota said that these valves would never float at any RPM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 more on the COP setup.. so i decided to have a closer look at the coil, because it didnt seem right that it didnt go all the way down, and that it would need a spacer ....because it shouldnt.. i removed the rubber seal ring on the coil and found these two little tabs.,...which were stopping the coil from going all the way down.. http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/c9c1f06f-c7f5-40ed-a52a-e862fbf30527.jpg so i ground off the tabs, then removed the rubber boot that goes over the spark plug to see if i could feel the spring on the coil engaging the spark plug tip....and it did. when you put the coil in, you could feel it had a springyness to it, and then when you pushed it down, you could feel the spring being compressed. http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/5d3123e2-ea03-4fc1-97bf-50260958a790.jpg http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/aa143d1d-dfc6-4ddf-83cc-164f22047e41.jpg so the end result...it fits darn near perfect, just needed a small washer at the bottom. even the rubber ring on the coil fits nicely on the valve cover spark plug tube seal... http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/c00e0c8c-e6fb-4257-a029-d70adc9aa48f.jpg also, the coil is a 4 pin, so it has a built in igniter, which will be good for the megasquirt setup. cost 20 from ebay...cheap....., whether it holds up in the long run?....but physical fitment is spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Great Find!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 here she is at the body shop waiting to get the rear quarters done.. more pics soon to come! http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/b7ecba73-3bc0-406c-af60-e11d38e4612b.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Great progress.hope to do this to my car someday, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOMINUS Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Taki have you seen this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mitsubishi-starion-2000-turbo-breaking-gearbox-body-pannels-etc-/261621743881?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3ce9df0109 i can't clearly see the state of the rear quarters but maybe you can get there and see.These things don't come up every day.You and me know it better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I already contacted him a week ago...they are in bad condition he says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 That's awesome a wooden dolly great progress on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon. Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Mech, have you spoken to Neil Philpotts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Mech, have you spoken to Neil Philpotts? someone on the UK forum suggested him...maybe it was you? i sent him a message on facebook a week ago about the quarters...never got a reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon. Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Yes, that was me. Here is his garage number . . .Park Garage Tel: 0151 647 6430. Afternoons is best, he may be reluctant to carry out any more bodywork as he did my arches a while back and wasn't easy but you could call him even just for advice. Good luck, Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mech Posted November 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 lets see how the bodyshop im using gets on with it... whereabouts are you located simon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted November 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 more pics... media blasted the diff...took forever in my small blast cabinet. metal was so rusted and pitted.... http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/53bb869d-edad-4b49-a3e1-be2f04ee889d.jpg the diff soaked up the paint like a sponge! http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/b1be1fb0-9d63-42a4-95a7-e43415431c7e.jpg all 32 valves of the 1uz.. valves lapped, wire brushed, stems and keeper grooves cleaned with very fine steel wool.........springs, keepers and retainers cleaned up.. http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/8f295e18-2d7e-44d6-b063-6540c4238bc9.jpg bottom of the camshaft lobes were very funky...lots of varnish....valve lash was probably a littlesloppy...better than being tight anyways.. i taped up the journals, then polished the lobes with some very fine steel wool. this will make adjusting the valves easier as i will get a more accurate and better feel when using a feeler gauge... dirty lobe on the end is what they all looked like before polishing... http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/424f99fe-f08b-46b9-a1cd-5f5b22014bbd.jpg taking apart the oil pump.. http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/f11ca946-786f-49b3-9f87-6372da743c82.jpg friend has an ultrasonic tank.. so he cleaned the heads, upper and lower intake manifold, front timing cover and valve cover for me....came out pretty good.... great thing about ultrasonics is that it cleans in places you cannot get to normally...like the breather baffles for the PCV inside the valve covers....he said a ton of black junk came out! http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/1143ce82-dce6-457f-9c3b-843caf82626b.jpg http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt280/seaviewsuites/c9ac4e08-9bbe-4915-8a62-2a9a9370bc29.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsi_tom Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Love the pictures! Keep them coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon. Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Mech, I'm on the Wirral not far from Chester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dred_85.5_TSI Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Awesome work so far, keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donplayahat Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 any progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 nice work 1UZ FTW http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s263/aiche_photos/M%203/M350_zps5408f48f.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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