Hi there! My name is Ben...I'm 18 years old and am taking on quite a big and lengthy (lol) project currently and want to share it with you all!
A few months ago I bought a 1990 FC3S...and about a month ago I came into possession of a 2JZ-GTE
non VVTi out of a JZX147 Aristo. I picked up the motor off a friend for a sweet $500! But....the catch? The motor was in a tub on the floor of his garage and didn't come with a turbo or manifold (which is good anyways)
So after ordering a whole rebuild kit, it's in the final stages of completion. Now it's just time to source a trans and an HX35
Lets get on with the car it will be going in!
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This was the day I picked it up. It hasn't changed much from this pic, but it's definitely taken some abuse hahaha. It's cocaine white that was painted on with a roller lmao
The motor was supposedly rebuilt and the wiring defintly shows it. Someone went Edward Scissorhands under the dash. Half the electronics work. Suspension is a nightmare too, cut springs ftw!
Anyways, after driving it around for 2 or so months I found the rotary to be dreadfully slow...I owned a wrx before so this was a few steps down in the thrill factor. The car brings alot of attention, mainly for the Redsuns reference, shoots some flames and is obnoxiously loud for a stock port...Plus it has a hotboi bodykit. It's some BN Sports rep. I wanted to build the rotary until the 2JZ fell into my lap. I still think rotaries are sweet but they're exactly the same principle as the YZ125 I had...excessive hours and excessive heat means rebuild time
So after many hours of reading threads and watching youtube videos and making estimates I decided to just say fuck it and do something really awesome before I graduate... Something that I could make memories from with all my friends. So here it is..It's gonna be quite a lengthy thread and I'll also be recording most of it and uploading to youtube.
Stick around guys and thanks for reading! Anyone with tips for the build or some heads up let me know haha
