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TRQ-STR

TRQ-STR

Member Since 06 Aug 2008
Offline Last Active May 26 2021 10:12 PM
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#340704 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 19 March 2018 - 03:12 AM

Thanks guys!

 

Turbo was removed to reposition the coolant feed and return lines to the lower galleries, this keeps them clear of heat from the manifold and rear housing while remaining short and out of the way. The speedflow fittings have just enough room, I’m happy with how the lines turned out.
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While the turbo was out, it made sense to start on the new water pipe while I had access to the area (the stock pipe had clearance issues with the larger compressor housing). This became more difficult when I found 35mm SS tube was not really available in Aus, the quickest option was to make my own, this can be seen on the lathe in my last post. Anyhow this is what I’ve come up with…..the new water pipe clears the compressor housing, is made of SS and allows for a 6an return line, dimensions are 34.5x1.2mm.
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Fuel rail modified with a weld in 6an bung, this removes the restriction in the factory Galant line.
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A few shots I took while welding the radiator, 
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Here are some bungs I made on the lathe, the large M10x1.25 is the radiator drain while the 3 M6x1.0 bungs will be used as grounding points to eliminate stray current corrosion on the aluminium heat exchangers.   
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The power circuit is all 2awg and wired as follows:
Positive -
Battery > Alternator > Starter > Factory ignition loom (all piggybacked) 
Ground -
Battery > Chassis, Battery > Block, Block > Chassis. 
Here’s a shot of the electrically busy side of the bay, the ecu loom is broken down into individual circuits and looks basass!
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Custom made MSD ignition leads
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With the injection, ignition and fuel sorted, I set the trigger angle and got the engine started. Just had to play around with the ecu as the electrical side of things is no longer compatible with the vr4 basemap or pinout config. It was so nice to finally hear the exhaust after all the hard work, as a bonus it sounds so damn sweet! 
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Thus far everything is mechanically sound and the engine is ready for the dyno, much more to come.



#340444 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 15 February 2018 - 04:12 AM

Here is the evo3 radiator I purchased, the welds weren’t great and the dimensions are all wrong. Luckily the core was the right size, here we go again cutting things up, haha.

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Here are the 1.6mm wall end tanks I made, fit up is spot on

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Welded the filler neck from the inside for a cleaner look, had to apply a heat sink to manage the heat as the filler neck is much thicker than the sheet.

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Here we have the Idle control, the water side of things is rubbish and has to go. These are assembled with Pa66 parts on the inside which are supposed to be adjustable. Being 20+ years old the plastic is mostly seized on the internal thread and brittle. Here is my solution.

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Machined out the treads and all the broken plastic which was fused to it.

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3 of these 6 slugs are to block off the remaining holes, more on this later.

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Here are some shots I took while making adjustments to the suspension. What I’ve done here is install the front coilovers without the springs then fit the wheels to the car. Using a jack, I carefully lift each wheel to consume all suspension travel (~4” at front) and make adjustments to the lower clevis as needed. The purpose of this is to set the position of the wheel relative to the body (in the bottomed out position) and prevent the tyres from making contact with the body. Ride height is altered via adjustments to the lower spring perch, as a result of this, the lower the car goes the less suspension travel it will have.

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I got myself a small 12x36 Taiwanese lathe for home, It’s such a baby compared to the 1971 20x40 Takisawa I’ve got locked away waiting for me to open up a shop. Initially planned to get her going with an RPC, yea……not my brightest moment.

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Anyway, here she is turning 304 SS at 400mm between centres down to 1.25mm wall. 0.05mm over 400mm is accurate enough for home in my books.

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Also got myself a bead roller capable of rolling 1.6mm SS, no more welding beads!

 

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Some work in progress shots.

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#340443 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 15 February 2018 - 04:11 AM

Big update,

 

My old man had this fuel sender in storage for 20+ years, I cleaned her up and fitted a genuine filter I sourced on Amayama.

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Fuel setup complete using -10 suction and -6 feed lines. I have plans for a much more serious fuel setup but this will do for now, I just want to drive her at this time. 

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Coil packs complete, this mount is to position them under the intake manifold and out of the way. Manifold support bracket has been removed.

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Brakes and clutch are finally complete!

 

Custom hand brake lines, to correct the length.

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Brake master resealed and installed.

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Braided lines throughout, all custom made.

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Calipers sandblasted and rebuilt,

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After searching a dozen or so 2005-2006 outlanders for these magical unicorn brake brackets, I finally settled on the febest variant on ebay. Upon Initial inspection they looked well cast (and they are) however, when you dig deeper the cost cutting starts to show (the casting sand had not been cleaned out of the slide pin bores). Sand blasting, sanding with a homemade flap wheel and brake cleaning is what it tool to get the bore clean, not the way to sell brand new products IMO. Anyhow, here they are fitted.

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Onto the intercooler, I was never really happy with it so I cut off the endtanks and made my own.

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Milling right down to the core,

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Here are the frozen boost air side tanks, 3.5” flanges cut off, milled flat then finished with a brushed look, ready for welding.

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Here we have some 6061 which I turned into the new 2.75” end tanks, a much more appropriate size for this build. 

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#340437 WideBody ZR4

Posted by TRQ-STR on 14 February 2018 - 08:03 PM

looking good J, great to see some updates.




#336877 BAZENG. Street spec Galant VR4. (1991)

Posted by TRQ-STR on 23 April 2017 - 01:28 PM

Nice updates man, looks like you're having fun!




#336472 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 28 March 2017 - 01:33 AM

Yea I’ll be at the next meet, not the first time I’ve said this though, haha.

 

Coils are IGN-1A marine coils, the highest output non CDI setup I could come up with that didn’t cost a fortune. They do not self-discharge like the LQ9 coils when pushed to the limit and offer a much stronger spark.

Downsides are they occupy a lot of space (heavy too) and as a result I am unsure where to mount them, been thinking under the intake manifold.  


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#336461 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 27 March 2017 - 01:40 PM

New brake setup: DBA Evo 4 T3 rotors front and DBA Magna Tp sedan rear. Fronts to be re drilled to 4 stud.
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New coils with custom made mount using 304 SS rods and 6060 Aluminium spacers.
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#336396 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 21 March 2017 - 12:50 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind words,

 

It has been far too long, no more stuffing around, time to get her done.

 
Big thanks to Andrew for hooking me up with some hard to find parts. As a result, the shifter assembly has been rebuilt with new insulator and pivot bush. While I was at it, below the pivot was extended 15mm to shorten the throw. The difference is amazing!
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Dump and front pipe complete
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Arp extended wheel studs installed
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Before and after
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Steering rack rebuilt with genuine NOK seals
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Change of plans with the heat exchange for the a2w setup. The new setup will be this aluminium MK2 golf radiator with custom end tanks. More on this later.
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Custom made tray to mount the Yellow Top Optima (D51R Prius version) below the coolant over flow bottle.
First attempt was ok but the corner radius edges on revision two are so much nicer.
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Rebuilt the throttle body and made a new throttle adapter
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Sard 800cc Injectors
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Rear muffler tips have been extended to sit flush with the bumper. Also went for a brushed look over polished
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#331112 Mitsu Dyno day. Victoria. Springy Performance. 27th August 2016

Posted by TRQ-STR on 28 June 2016 - 10:47 AM

I'll come by to hang out




#329899 Heathcote Park

Posted by TRQ-STR on 12 May 2016 - 07:28 AM

I got a chance to take the Daytona for a run in April, managed a best of 11.09 @ 130 MPH with a 2.0 60ft 




#326221 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 31 December 2015 - 06:18 AM

Full Superpro bush kit installed
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Leveling out the body to be sure the motor sits perfectly with the new passenger mount
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Stubby mount complete
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Air to Water intercooler and front heat exchanger (Jack be fappin)
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Nice to see a proper a2w core
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The cooling system will be closed loop and share the overflow with the radiator, this remote inline cap makes this all possible
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here is the pump
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The bracket I made to mount the intercooler
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Here is some of the pipe work
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#325281 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 06 December 2015 - 01:08 PM

Coilover tophats now complete and installed 
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So it seems I was wasting some of my time machining the areas to clear the sump since the tri joint did not clear anyway. Here is the massaged sump.
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This bulge was just touching the rubber boot by a bee's dick amount
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Bolted an old front case to a spare sump, bulge turns out to be the casting off the oil pump (the pickup flange to be exact). lucky I took my time and was gentle with the dead blow. 
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Obviously I could not get the sump any further in, so with new boots, grease and outer cv, I clamped the tie down nice and tight.....aaaaaand, she fits with enough clearance! It turns out the boot was too far over the cup and not tied down properly
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To finish her off, TC12601 seals, these allow 50mm cv's into vr4 hubs 
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Today was a good day!



#325269 Classic Japan 2015 car show - December the 6th - Mitsubishi Entry

Posted by TRQ-STR on 05 December 2015 - 12:49 PM

I tried to get the cordia ready, I really did. It's been 10hr days at work, 4-5 hrs on the car and 5hrs sleep every night for 2 or so weeks strait. I got heaps done, but with no steering, its just not worth getting it there.

 

Thanks for pushing me Baz, It helped get the ball rolling!




#325235 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 04 December 2015 - 01:27 PM

Drivers side suspension installed, unsure whether I'll fit my current brakes or not. I'm tempted to get new rims, pump the guards and fit evo 8 brembos.
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Profiled the Gvr4 intermediate shaft hanger to fit the cordia today. Easy work using the mill. No bashing of the sump thus far, we will have to see about the tri joint though.
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#325121 My VR4 Cordia

Posted by TRQ-STR on 01 December 2015 - 01:47 PM



Looks nice, nothing more satisfying than cleaning, refurbishing, painting and refitting gear - I love it.

 

What turbo are you running? Is that the 20g with the 3" compressor cover? Also notice you're running an internal gate, have you come up with a solution to the actuator bracket that comes with the Kinugawa turbo's?

Turbo is a td06sl2-25g. As for the waste gate bracket, i will probably use the cnc mill at work to make one out of carbon steel. 

 

 
Alternator clearance with relocation kit
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On the left we have an Evo 8 booster and on the right is the old evo 2
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It was a lot of work to make this fit, I do not recommend fitting these in cordias. Just take a look at the throttle and speedo cables 
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New Koyo bearings, seals and studs in my hub assembly 
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Cleaned up the control arms and regreased the ball joints
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Could not get superpro bushes for the cordia since they are on back order, so I made my own.
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Control arms complete
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Evo 8 brake master with 1 1/16" bore and a cordia clutch master that dad had in storage for 20 years (resealed it anyway)
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15mm turbo drain.
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