'72 RA21 Coupe, 1uzfe and Single Turbo

[bigdaddeywalt]

Great Project!!! keep upthe great work and loving the wheel setup

 

[stevieg]

finally some progress
Built a skeleton for the fuel cell

 

[stevieg]

picked up some 15x8 -19 5x114.3 wheels off ebay for $80each+shipping

 

[stevieg]

Mounted the fuel cell in the car

1989 2wd rear axle shortened 5" total, truck axle width is 56" and stock celica is 53" new total width is 51" which means my 15x8 -19 wheels fit similar to a 15x8 0offset. Have not mounted the panhard mount or the spring mounts as i'm waiting for my Megan Coilovers to show up to see the difference in rear spring diameter between the ae86 and ra21 stuff, and T3 panhard rod to make sure i get the mount centered correctly

shortened and re-splined axles

rear brakes will be
-11.3" Mustang SVO vented rear rotors
-85 cadillac seville rear brake calipers w/ebrake
-custom caliper mounts

Already ordered and currently in transit
-Megan ae86 coilovers
-T3 RCA's
-T3 Panhard rod
-T3 Traction brackets
-Used Megan 4-links
-OEM toyota fender mirrors
-All new rubber seals and weatherstripping for the entire car (already have some)
-TRD Duckbill front spoiler

should round out the rest of the parts i needed
Steve

 

[JustenGT8]

I prefer those black rims....sinister

 

[stevieg]

I prefer those black rims....sinister

yeah but they were hitting on the frame rails lol

steve

 

[stevieg]

 

[spf_lexus]

Great progress. Those rims will look excellent on your ride. Gotta' love ebay.

 

[stevieg]

Great progress. Those rims will look excellent on your ride. Gotta' love ebay.

even better, discounttiredirect.com. all 4 wheels and tires, mounted, balanced and delivered for $1070

sooo cheap

steve

 

[pophead]

looks like a great project! a couple questions, what capacity is that fuel cell, looks pretty big.
How wide are those tires? 265? looks very sweet.

 

[RedPhoenix]

I love this car!

 

[stevieg]

Trunk, fuel system, and battery relocation completed





Should be able to fire it up this weekend

 

[stevieg]

looks like a great project! a couple questions, what capacity is that fuel cell, looks pretty big.
How wide are those tires? 265? looks very sweet.

20gal fuel cell and the rear tires are 255/40

 

[stevieg]

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it runs

 

[stevieg]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od8svAVHqWg[/video]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od8svAVHqWg

 

[stevieg]

Radiator and intercooler done, now makes pew pew sounds!





Still need to re-do all the underhood wiring ie headlights, alternator, gauges etc

Steve

 

[stevieg]

been a busy couple weeks

dyno video
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424whp/450ft-lbs@8psi

 

[JustenGT8]

Nice results mate...that's good power at such a low boost level. What fuel? and what turbo again?

The same power nose over around 5300rpm we love so well

 

[stevieg]

Nice results mate...that's good power at such a low boost level. What fuel? and what turbo again?

The same power nose over around 5300rpm we love so well

Ya I'm hoping this will help with that high rpm falloff

 

[stevieg]

Sorry fuel is 94 octane pump gas (I think about 97ron for you Aussies) and the turbo is a pte billet 6262 ballbearing with a .58 t4 vband exhaust housing. I was worried about it choking flow on the top end but don't see any evidence of that yet