2jz swapping my clean kouki after 16 years

[turbo2nr]

Looks good man , Glad to see your build still alive and kicking!

[tuzzio]

Man, that bluetooth mod. The little things that make builds awesome.

[RVAE34]

Wow, loving this build! The color is outstanding too!

[silviaks2nr]

Thanks! Slowly checking off all the little boxes I guess!

[carcrazee]

this is so cool, such attention to detail, love it

[5280VertDET]

That triple gauge din is sweet! I have been trying to find an OEM-esque looking one myself. Any STLs or how on that??

[silviaks2nr]

If you have a way to print it I can send you the file for each of the two pieces. You will probably have to do some modification especially if you're not using AEM gauges.

[greenmachine300zxtt]

wow!! amazing!!

[tricky_ab]

This is incredible! Such a great attention to all of the little details.

[silviaks2nr]

It's been a minute since I posted an update here. I'm slowly going down the list. First thing to do was build a catch can. I was inspired by the dukefab design but wanted mine to also cover the wiper motor since it's ugly. I 3d printed a little filter/housing with uni filter mesh instead of a "sandwich" design like I've seen on others. Here's what I came up with









I'm thinking about powder coating it wrinkle black. Raw looks okay too I suppose, other than the marks left from the brake.

[silviaks2nr]

Next I went ahead and cut back the inlet on the turbo and welded a 4" ferrule to use the same style clamp as the charge pipes. I should easily be able to swap between a custom turbo screen or an air intake tube/filter.



Next it was finally time to deal with those nasty valve covers. I stripped and painted them gloss black.







the radium fittings are a must to keep things tidy and away from the heat of the manifold and turbo

[silviaks2nr]

Finally it was time to do something special with the coil pack cover. I've dipped a lot of valve covers and interior trim etc. in the past but this was still challenging to get right given the shape and size, and all the holes. There are imperfections here and there but overall I'm pleased.



Matches my bike I built a while back

[silviaks2nr]

Installed the WS harness/infinity 506 and painted the throttle body and compressor housing. I'm going to make some brackets to hold the harness up better against the firewall. I just got all my AC fittings so that's probably the next step.

[BiG MiKE86]

wow man... just when you think it couldn't get better. Fire build! That catch can is dope man

[IIIXziuR]

Very well done work and creative. The engine and bay are looking tidy.

[Flicktitty]

that setup looks killer, I ALMOST would have done color matched green valve covers.

Curious as to what the turbo/exhaust manifold setup is you're using?

[silviaks2nr]

Thanks guys. I thought for half a second about doing green valve covers but I was afraid it might be too much. Turbo is a BW 66mm .91 divided manifold is XS-power. I needed to do some finessing with the head flange but otherwise the quality is not half bad.

[PoorMans180SX]

Very aesthetic! You had a really cool looking KA-T setup as well. Looking forward to seeing the rest of this.

[spooled240]

The wood grain valve cover compliments the dark green engine bay nicely. Well done.

[silviaks2nr]

Thanks!

Have been working on this a little here and there still.
I tried a few different throttle cables and settled on just using the OEM s14 cable. I routed the excess under the manifold and made a little bracket to attach it near the throttle body




When I painted the car about 12 years ago I didn't do the most amazing job I'll be honest. Not that it's a "20 footer" but I should have taken the time to paint match all the door shuts, trunk shut, etc. With the fenders off I took it upon myself to paint the area inside so it looks nice and fresh like everything else. Eventually I will repaint the whole car but it looks good enough and how often do you really have your doors and trunk open?


I threw the lights on for the heck of it too.

Catch can done in wrinkle black powder




I repainted the wiper cowl, wiper arms, and wiper arm caps with SEM trim black while they were off too.


P2m hood strut kit installed

The bottom of the hood needs a good cleaning. That white crap around the washer squirters is just clearcoat residue from color sanding the hood.

[TollieLifted]

Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

Thanks!

Dope build! Well done. More dog pics, please.

[silviaks2nr]

Exhaust is now complete as well. I want it to be LOUD but I threw in one bottle resonator to hopefully smooth the exhaust note out just a little bit. IMO JZ's definitely sound best with a big ass 4" pipe and as few bends as possible.



(don't worry this is a joke)

[Flicktitty]

That exhaust turned out super slick.

Off topic - Where in SC do you live?

[silviaks2nr]

Thanks! I'm technically in SC but more or less Charlotte, NC.

[drifter92]

this thing is sex

[silviaks2nr]

Made the tucked AC lines and an intake pipe. Started the car as well.


adapting standard size reduced barrier fittings to factory firewall and JZ compressor fittings








had to make this funky piece to integrate the factory pressure switch in the system


mocking up hoses


hoses ready for crimping


back from the crimper






I didn't take photos of how I fab'd the intake tube but here's a pretty pic after making it and polishing it up.


pretty boring but there you go.

Will update soon once I get it idling and coolant bled etc.

[2JZ_S14]

Love the build! I just started mine again after many years, and feeling it move under it's own power again was an amazing feeling.

I am interested in the cooler/A/C setup details though. Did you have to order a customer radiator, or did you just get one of their dual pass SBC radiators and modify the fill point? Your welding skills definitely give you a leg up there.

As for the A/C setup, I know you said you don't remember the condenser, but did you have to add your own drier/accumulator in the system or was it built into your condenser? If so, where did you end up adding that? Assuming you just used the Aristo compressor with the factory 240 pressure sensor?

[silviaks2nr]

Originally Posted by 2JZ_S14

Love the build! I just started mine again after many years, and feeling it move under it's own power again was an amazing feeling.

I am interested in the cooler/A/C setup details though. Did you have to order a customer radiator, or did you just get one of their dual pass SBC radiators and modify the fill point? Your welding skills definitely give you a leg up there.

As for the A/C setup, I know you said you don't remember the condenser, but did you have to add your own drier/accumulator in the system or was it built into your condenser? If so, where did you end up adding that? Assuming you just used the Aristo compressor with the factory 240 pressure sensor?

Yes it's a custom sized radiator. Be sure you order the coolant necks in the size you want (1.25, 1.375 etc.) If you look back through some of the earlier posts in the thread I think I spec'd out the overall size. you could make it a tad wider if you didn't care to do a back door intercooler. The condenser is pretty much the same size as the rad including the integrated dryer. The factory pressure switch can be seen in my last post where I welded on the little block piece just behind the intercooler on the driver's side. The compressor is from an IS300 but they are all pretty much the same on JZ's. Some had a more square connector and some had a triangular shaped connector. Hope this helps

[supersayianjim]

holy fuck!! i just came on myself!!

[K4RR]

Very nice build!