Out with the pushrods, In with the Quad cam (80 series build) (1 Viewer)

[GLTHFJ60]

Sick!

What made you decide to do a pickup conversion?

 

[paulwolf350]

Got the back door stuck on a tree, and modified it and the quarter somewhat. I also like truggies, this seemed like a nice compromise between them and the rules that we have to follow over here

 

[serenity]

Very cool Paul! The 80 is looking sick, its come a long way since I saw it last, love the ute chop!
Would love to have seen you race it, I'll have to try and make sure I have work off next time.

Where are you getting your tube from? I'm just about ready to start my cage and every steel supplier down here is clueless.

 

[paulwolf350]

Fatz Fabrication is the guy to talk to. Will do bent kits that you can weld together yourself too. He did all of my tube work.

Otherwise "performance metals" sells seamless tube suitable for cages

 

[paulwolf350]

Latest round of mods, pneumatic bumps and coilovers in the rear

 

[paulwolf350]

Got the tray back on, coilovers and bumps in for final time



















Not a bad days work, time to crack a coldie

 

[MutleyFJ62]

Love the work Paul, looks awesome. What engine are you running in this one now? Did you get the 2UZ sorted?

 

[paulwolf350]

2uz is still in the pipeline, I have had a few holdups getting parts.

 

[paulwolf350]

So seeing as the rear turned out so nice with the coilovers and pneumatic bumps, we decided the front of the car should get the same treatment.
Part of this refurbishment includes removing the 8 inch front housing for a much beefier diff and the affor mentioned coilovers, gaining access to the front chassis meant removing the 3f


for good................ time for a new powerplant




so I got onto a killer deal for a Twin Turbo setup for a Lexus V8 engine and decided that the supecharger is gone! and this will be my new obsession

Some shots of my engine mock up, pretty basic, sitting on 2x4s and stands




meanwhile I have started to get a move on with the 2uz

Engine assembly time, due to the boost, I have had to replace the rods and thought i might as well put new pistons too, so now has all the fruit. Forged CP pistons, Argo rods, ARP bolts, ACL race series bearings. should be a good thing

New forged piston and new (stronger) conrod

Crank in place on its new bearings

shiny new pistons

short motor assembled,
measured, tested, clearenced, honed, miked, torqued and checked till I am sick of it, 12 hours work so far, but I am confident it is all correct and will not come apart



till next time
cheers
Paul

 

[serenity]

Dude that is nice! What axle are you swapping in? A Pootrol one?

 

[paulwolf350]

Yeah, sort of...........

You will have to wait and see





You will be impressed

Paul

 

[paulwolf350]

New housing has arrived




Buds customs hybrid, pootrol centre with 80 series knuckles






Knuckle bracing

So this beauty is going under the front with coilovers and pneumatic bumpstops.
Also have a custom set of radius arms to go with this housing, so I need to get them all sorted, build some castor plates, install a panhard mount and coilover brackets to get this puppy under

So now I get to make use of the pootrol centre and air locker I have been sitting on

Also got a bit more done on the motor




Can't wait to get this thing in the car and see how it goes on the dyno

 

[paulwolf350]

Another update with some more pics, front housing is all in, with coilovers and pneumatic bumpstops.



Housing mock up















Finished with coilovers and bumpstops
















Been working on the engine too





Basically engine is finished up to the heads, waiting on my head reconditioner, and looks like I have been ripped with my parts purchase, 10 months and nothing but excuses, so now my guy is custom making the parts for my heads

Cruiser is back on its wheels, I am working through the new brake lines, fuel lines and stripping out the original wiring for a complete rewire


Cheers
Paul

 

[lenross1]

Lookin good, mate! Can't wait to see those dyno numbers!

 

[paulwolf350]

Latest teaser pic with new boots on

 

[serenity]

Latest teaser pic with new boots on

Holy s***! I need to get out more and go to some races. That is looking deadly!

 

[paulwolf350]

I'm hoping to be racing at the Outback Challenge later in the year

http://www.outbackchallenge2014.com.au/event-outline/

So hopefully see this thing start to rumble

 

[paulwolf350]

Still pushing ahead with this, albeit slowly

Back playing with the 1uzfe as an interim measure. Bolted straight up to my fully sick transmission and dropped it in

Cut the firewall a bit to allow it to sit further back.

Fatz fab then made me a new firewall to fill it back in. (Can't find the photo at the moment)

And finished my engine mounts

 

[White Stripe]

Thats a 2uz? I know the 1UZ had 6 bolt mains. Is the 2UZ known for having a tough bottom end?

 

[paulwolf350]

1uz in the engine bay

2uz has a 2 bolt bottom end and cast crank, but the iron block is stiffer so still pretty strong, good enough for 800hp or so
The 1uz with 6 bolt mains will cop about 1500 hp